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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01

In the case OF tho Presbyterian Church
Of the United states against the Rev.
Charles a. Briggs, y. D.. the charges
and specifications were based upon GER
tain passages from his inaugural address
at the Union Theological Seminary III
this city. or more general character.
another OF the quoted passages from Dr.
lBrrh,'s address contained these sem
fences:
II shall venture to affirm that, SO far
as I can see, there arc errors IN the
Scriptures that no one has been able to
clear away; and the theory that they
were not in tho original text Is sheer
assumption. upon which no mind can rest
with certainty. II such errors destroy
the authority OF the Bible. 1t is already de-
stroyed for historians. Men cannot shut
their eyes to truth and fact" Then pr
Briggs challenged the authority OF those
who drive men from the Bible by
this theory OF inerrancy." IIo commended
that the Bible nowhere makes such a
claim, nor do the creeds Of the Church
sanction It. 1T is ghost of modern
eyanEelcalism to frighten children"
Another specification in the charge
was that Dr. Briggs said Isaiah did
not write half OF the book that bears his
name" Still another was that the teach
err 4 n the Union theological Seminary
found fault with Protestant theology be-
cause OF its ''limitnton OF the process Ut
redemption to this world" and neglected
those vast periods Of time which have
elapsed for&anfost men in the middle
state between death and the resurrec-
ton" Dr., Briggs continued, saying TINT
there is no authority In the Scriptures,
sor!tin the creed Of Christendon,. fort the
doctrine OF Immediate sanctification at
death. Progressive sanctlficntion = ho
commended, was the only, kind known to
experience, to Christian orthodoxy. ana
to the Bible. THE bilghear of Judgment
Immediately after death. and the illu-f
Ssion OF magical transformation In the
dying hour. should be banished from the
world 80 Tho former makes death
a terror to tho best of men. the latter
makes human life and experience OF no
erect; and both cut the nerves OF Chris
tian activity and thriving after sanctlfi-
ca ton" Death" explained Dr.. Briggs.
"destroys the body. IT does not change
tho moral and religious nature of man.
In brief, these arc the grounds on
which the Presbyterian Church found
Professor Briggs guilty Of heresy. II was
while holding these same opinions that
he was received into the Episcopal
Church n few years later.
Four years ago, upon the announcement
by the, Rev DR.. Heber Newton that he
was to give up his rectorshlp OF All
Souls Church to go to Stanford Unver-
sty. writer in tho Sun summarized this
most fearless of modern "heretcs":
"The religious views expressed so bold
~ by DR.. Newton which aroused Sc loud
protest ten and fifteen years ago have
no longer the novelty they then had. The
conclusions Of the higher criticism Of
the Bible. which In general may be said
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
62HI.UAl

Erwin Wardman, author Of The Princess
Olga, Just published by the IIarpsrs,f has
come into prominence in number Of
ways. but probably he was never more IN
the public eye than IN the spring of 1905.
among newspapers and tho Legislatures
of the various States by defying the New
York Legislature. The special session
called to consider the impeachment Of
and strove to Compel him to diyuge his
sources of information upon which the
New York Press, Of which no Is editor
ln-chef, had based charges of bribery of
legislators. For upwards of a week Mr..
Wardman refused to comply with the de-
mand, and though threatened with pun
ishment for contempt of that body per-
sisted In his stand until the Legislature,
let him go. H
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
z 8 NY, y y FI
Trreeis;4As Dust Gatllerers.

Even il our streets are dusty~e have
yot ono cause for thankfulness IN the
number OF trees that laYe been%planted
and are still being planted ed, sinethls city
When YOU are choked with dust; Whe''
YOUR eyes arc sore and your throat iee's
raw from the effect Of this nuisance,
that might be nbnted with proper treat
ment, lust look at the amount OF dust
that tho foliage Of the trees have caught
and then think howJmuch woyseit might
be. Every leaf, and there are acres OF
leaves on a big tree, catches ana nous
n great deal of floating dust. Good Tor
the trees, but, as The Times-Dispatch
has said over and over again, what we
want is q cure, not palliative, II it'ls
t,no that the streets can be flushed IN
Richmond as they are In New YORK
parts and Berlin, and If this process OF
flushing instead of kicking up the cloud
OF dust In the air will wash 1t into INC
sewers, everybody In Richmond Is vitality
interested in knowing why the streets
are not flushed. 1t Is not popular 10
talk about dlsagreeable facts but 1t is
profitable IL these conditions can DO
changed. The history of every city that
has tried 1t shows that dust storms are
not necessary It may help Richmond
however, to reflect that the busiest city
in The world Is Pekin, where the Chinese
have for centuries thrown all their refuse
into the streets. AS a result the slightest
nufr. OF wind raises an impenetrable cloud
of dust, Apparently the Chinese do not
object to this condition. Richmond must
either learn to be as stolid as Pckin or
as clean as other cities.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
Book Mems
And X epiews.

"rhe spur," or '1'he Bondage Of I'm
Severne, as 1t seems to DO principally
called, Is the second book Of one %. -
Lnncastcr, which Doubleday, Page y
Co. have issued within the past six or
eight months. Mr. Lancaster---we believe
this Is n pcii-nane--Wrltes with force ana
ability Of the sheep-herders OF New Iea-
land and several other things Els style
Is hard, succitict. compressed. SIP
lingcsque to degree. At times i rings
n BIT nrtincially and not infreduently It IS
too cryptic for ordinary understanding
but on the whole It Is good. and at least
1t Is marked enough to show originality.
Kin Severne was n sheep shearcr VINO
had idens and great lust to write, but
no education and very little experience:
THAT was how he came to sell hlinself
for seven years to tho sharp aud none TOO
honest Ilnddlngton, who promised him
book learning iii return. Haddington was
mixed UP In discreditable doings m
Samon. whittier 1t was his III luck that
Kin should be sent rs n war correspon-
dent. !, This part Of the story reminds
one more or less strongly Of paris or
I".rhc Light That Failed" a book which,
we Fdnresny,s Mr.. Lancaster, like our
selves, atln1ires considerably. There IS q
great deal Of incident and movement IN
this tale, which is Of the sort that
should bore nobody who likes what is
essentially nnns story. Kin met a
woman before he got through and "
changed him. as that experience is said
always to do, but he remained nlosLy g
mans man to the end. (Bell Book and
Stationery Company Richmond)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
Past and Present Poetry.

Editor Of The Tlmes-Dispatch:
Sir,-Solne can only see good In what
Is hoary. contemporarySin an editorial
on Old Irons;des quotes Holmes spirited
poem that proDnblyl saved the old ship
from destruction, as .here IS no great
amount Of sentiment n the United States
navy.
thought it fortunate for Old lronsides
that the order was not given In this day
"wlthout living poet competent to write
such an ode rs averted the Calamity
seventy-dve years ago.. &,@if3s
Without intending anything at all de-
rogatory to the poem, for It is q fine one,
we will venture the assertion that there
are hundreds of poets IN The United
States to-day that write. on occasion,
lust as good verses as holmes lronsides.
You can scarcely pick up leading maya
zine that has not In 1t at least one poem;
sometimes two or three, that VIII equal
the average poetry of the past. or course,
we have no reference to those poems
which, like peaks here and there m
mountain range, hopelessly overtop their
neighbors.
In this day Of extended education many
bright intellects are developed. IN uneX-
pected places and the gift Of genuine
poesy Is not SO rare as two hundred or
even fifty years ago. Amid the ceaselesss
flow Of rhyme from the press. here and
there, you will find pear! Of greet price
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01

IN order 10 ret his opinbn on the Chi
rorn street car situation. The Dalrytnple
report was not encouraging and Mayor
dunno suppressed It and thereby stu
further ernhrasscd his administration.
These mistakes led the Council to be-
lIeve that they could put through a lease
to n private corporation and such Tense
was proposed. ,rlereupon one ofSthe lead
Ing Chicago newspapers fr1ercilessly us
sected this proposal and showed that 1t
was only another sohef1efto pillage the
people, Then In desperation the So
called Mueller ordinance was introduced
which provides that the city Of Chicago
might Issue. SIS, 100000 Of bonds without
adding to nc bond Indebtedness Of the
city, this ISSUE to 10 solely lien upon
the street car properties acquired by con-
demnntion. Despite the serious doubt as
to the constitutionnlity, or even practi-
cnbility OF such measure, the Mueller
ordinance was adopted by very small
majority, and tho force OF municlpal
ownership In Chicago, though weakened,
will apparently press on undismayed to-
ward tahing over the street car lines.
Throughout the fight the Chicago press,
with tho exception OF the Hearts papers,
has uniformly pointed out the dangers OF
corruption, extravaganza, mismanagoment
and ring rule involved In such pro-
ctdure, and tho vote for municipal OPERA
ton has proportionntely diminished, but
III the opinion Of the writer to whom we
have referred. Chicago has by no means
abandoned its original position, which
was that the city should own those fran
chises which derived their values from
the existence Of the city Itself.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
A Protest.
Editor Tho Tin

Editor The Times-Dlspatch
Sir,-Does It not seem pity that we
of the South should pass q law against q
courtesy haye eften n hsar nte stnnge Of
orr street-car conductors. and | do not
Understand how any woman can resent
assistance given by them IN ms spirit;
maid maid who appreciates her clothes moro
than a Kindness. I am ashamed that the
women of Richmond should be, SO unre-
sponsive to the spirit Of chlvalry which
has doubt prompted these ,Iat men t ana
every man, bo he high or low born, to be
gsn.leman unit, H. he own prG par hm hava
uewer" mrt Win anything but courtesy
from the lts' co % Of Richmond, and
have always looked for and app.re IRE aa e,
their help in getting on and of the cars {, .s
though I nm neither aged nor f1rn.
nor Just child shonld be sorfy ,z zes
us as Southern, for take It we nave ny
Yet reached the point in which we WISH
20 W '''As'" - OUT OF DATE.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
TUESDAY, MAY !, 1905.
Sometimes a noble failure serves
the world as we'll and faithfully as
distinguished success. @
5if Unknown.
La Follette's Speech.

IA When Senator La Toilette spoke on the
4 Hepburn bill senatorial courtesy nppar-
entity did not extend SO far as to give
him an audience. This example OF good
manners, however, will not deprive Scnn-
Il tor La Toilette Of a public hearing ana 1t
may even encourage him to remember
that the greatest political thinker that
England has eyer produced, Edmund
Burke, was known as the dinner bell OF
the House OF Commons. II Senator La
Toilette can cast on tho question OF
rate regulation part OF the illumination
4 that Burke shed on every topic he, dis
cussed he may well afford to speak TO
empty benches in the happy confidence
A that after-ages will ponder his speeches
while the names OF those who would not
{, stay to listen have been long forgotten.
Senator La Follcttc's speech was moro
than q constitutional argument. 1t was
O. searching discussion OF the whole re-
relationship existing between tho rail-
roads and the people. In tho course OF
his discussion he said, "To permit the
railroads to control the commerce OF the
5CUuulIy, IS III lHc Illldl KILN SlS W pei =
NIT the railroads to control the country
and he established that position II any
thing further was needed to make 1t
plain. But control OF the commerce or
the country carries with 1t enormous pow
4 ers. These powers, Senator La Toilette
believes, have caused the rise In power
OF trusts, for, he says, 1.-THE trust evil
~,
trusts alone. 1t is the railroads in COM
blnation with the trusts that constitute
the great problem
What would the anthracite coal trust,
4 or the Standard OIL Trust. or the meat
or steel trust be able to do that any
other citizen with IKE opportunity could
not do, II 1t were not for nc special adj
.svantagcs these great aggregatlonsi OF.
\ capital receive from tho railroads And
the railroads are in the last analysis
/ public servants, It a policeman refuse
to let an apple-woman display, her wares.
\ on the street corner without q payment
to himself every one cries graft" but
how about railroad that steals a man's|
coal-mine without giving him even a
chance to pay enough graft 10 keep II
EolnE.
Fl Our enormous trade depends perhaps
Z more largely upon the freedom OF IN
terstate commerce than any one other
factor. but the tax paid tile railroad is
no less a tax because it is levied ndi-
rectly, and while we believe that the
3 people Of America wish the railroads no
injury and purpose to do them no harm.
yet matters have now progressed to such
a point that the public can and will
continue to demand OF Congress. rs the
body finally in charge o. interstate COM
merce. some redress from the present cx--
listing conditions. Senator Bailey and
Senator Spooner have with extraordinary
ability argued the constitutional ques-
tons Behind all constitutional cues
tions, however, lies the demands Of flesh
and blood, and Senator La Toilette dis
cussed this relationship between the rail-
roads and the people In his profound
and mastery speech.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
Merely Joking.
While the other Halt Rests.--''1ve, half

While the Other Halt Rests.--'I've, half
u mind to write q magazine sonnet"
"Go ahead; that's Just what 1t takes. -
Cleveland Leader.
Perfectly Logical he: ~ suppose you
read a great deal" lie: mo, haven't
time. You see. I'm n book reviewer.'-
Philadelphia Record.
Knocking choIIy,-Mr. saphedde: Il
nw-really cawn't believe the things
cown't understand, don't you know"
Miss Pert: ''Whata terrible skeptlc you
must be!'t--Philndelphi Record.
And Kept t,-Mngglns: Eyes. was
robbed by highwnyman. but the police
got my money back" RuggIns: Where
Is it?" Aluggins: Didn't say the po-
lice got It Philadelphia Record.
Scarcely. Mary: "We ave mathis at
our church," Friend. 'That's nothtng;
we ave linoleum up the aisle and they
burn insects at both services" london
News.
Union House.--"It's never too late to
mend" argued the customer "Oh, yes
1t is" answered the journeymap tailor;
this is a union shop,"-Puck.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
WHAT MAKES a MODERN HERETO
Some Religious Opinions Held by Rev. Dr.. Charlie
Briggs and Rev. Dr.. Heber Newton

to have furnished the basis for them.
have since affected very profoundly the
teachings Of Protestant churches very
extensively, and they nre accepted X
not actually 4,ropagated by professors
In practically all their leading thcogolical
schools. Thus the religious public has be-
come accustomed TO views which pros
voked establishment and resentment when
they began to be proclaimed so frankly
by Dir. Newton. Outraged by this indi-
cation OF Indifference to the ancient
faith, Dr. De Costa went over to the
Roman Catholic Church. Encouraged by
1T, DR. Briggs, 80 notable al an expounder
Of the higher cr!ticism,' passed from
iPresbyteriansism to receive holy orders
in the Episcopal Church
DIR. Hebcr Newton has commanded de-
served respect because Of the courage
with which he has proclaimed his opln-
Ions. He has made no attempt to con-
ccal them and threats OF ecclesiastical
discipline have been powerless TO restrain
him from their bold expression, and even
from going to tho extreme OF the con-
illusions to which they lead with =
logic so IRRESISTIBLE"
In 1884 DIR. Ncwton's Views were SO Lbs
ersll and disturbing that Bishop Potter
was urged to discipline him, and DIR.
Il Dc Costa headed u vigorous movement to
have him brought to trial for hcresy.
AZ that time. however, Bishop Potter
merely cautioned him to avoid giving
occasion for discord In thee church. But
IN 1891, when q number Of clergymen ask
ed that atl'linquiry concerning Or. New-
tons teachings be Instituted, and when
the accused minister himself backed up
lgthe4 request ga scomlnitttesof clergymen
and lay1nen was appointed by Bishop
Potter for the purpose. But nothing
came of the inquiry, and Dr. Newton
was not questioned again, though he
Y made no changes In his teachings, un-
less to make them more open to the
objections which had inspired the agita-
ton for his trial on a charge Of heresy.
While preaching OF Immortality, soma
ten years ago. DR.. Newton said in rcfer-
ring to certain phrase In the church
burial service: 80 help me God. will
never repeat those untrue words again
at funeral.' Again, in explaining why.
with all his spirit OF rebellion, he still
wore daily the clerical wastcoat and
high-buttoned coat, when Bishop Brooks
had set the example OF abandoning such
garb for ordinary wear In the streets,
z DR.. Newton said naively: If can have
liberty in essentials. will gladly con-
form in non essentials.
st. Johns Methodist Episcopal Church
OF st. Louis has Just called to the pas
torate the Rev. DR.. Henry S. Bradley.
who, because of his belief In the theory
O.. evolution and his endorsement OF the
"highcr criticism was put upon trial
and acquitted Of the charge OF heresy.
So. the modern ''heretic' is becoming,
like the modern sociological investigator.
almost too common to attract general
attention or to draw upon himself the
fires of the champions OF, the ''old order
New York Evening Post.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
Iol,n Smith,

Among others who left for the East on
the first Santa re train out OF san
Francisco was John smlth,--Press DIS
patch. a.,
He is usually on the spot Not only dla
he witness the desollation OF San Frah-.
cisco but he saw the lava pour out OF
Vosuvius and made his toilsome way
through the Icnder-strewn SHEETS OF
Naples. He saw the Pope celebrate mass
in st. Peters on Easter lie looked
on at Algeciras and saw the royal WOO
ing at Biarritz, At the same moment
he is taking chance on the turn OF
the wheel ut Monte Carlo and sitting
in at a little game In the smoking
room of an Atlantic liner. He is wan-
derlng through the Garden OF Allan
aud looking for crocodiles in the Ganges,
lie is floating on the Nilesin q dahabenn
and taking ten on hotel terrace In
Cairo and gazing critically Mt the Tai
Mahal, He Is on the Strand, In tho
Champs Elysees, In the Rlnsstrasse, he
will see the Olympian games and run
up for glimpse Of Stamboul and the
Sultan. Wherever the finger OF fate falls
1t finds HMM Kishinef or Natal or on
the Congo. He is ubiquitous and omnl-
present. AS his very numbers make him
the. worlds most representative citizen,
SO they give him n largr share IN life's
Joys and it's SORROWS than Is vouohsafed
to anyone else. He Is civilizations most
interesting character. and 1t could not
spare him. New York World.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
Dice Of the People
How to Better Health Conditions
.Ifll,Fg7Il T,-s.I '.-11 4lI
editor ~ l,rbo ,Tlmes- Dispntch: M

Editor OfETho Times Dispatch:
must SPEAK k a W. word e'i for our town. What
must people think when they, read of
tho condltionrof our city as reported by
the Health Committee? - !. ~ y, Il
The HEALTH Committee states that the
city Is the3most unhealthy IN the country.
Now, how can this be helped? Not by
legislation, nor by creating more Offices
to cxpcnd the already Limited amount Or
money In our.treasury. but by the people
themselves. We always try to find some
one else as our scape goat. For instance:
Going tony business each day l pass
by the alley back of the ,Westmorelnln,d
Club and tho. houses on Grace Street IN
that square. a This alley N nothing moro
than dump pile. The street cleaners
come and remove the refuse and ashes
and pnpers As return home these !! same ne
filled, to remain until again emptied MY
ash receptacles and refuse cans have to
stay in my back yard Why should not
alley fronting tho residences Of Sixth and
Franklin This alley has. an old, broken
down manure bin. ash barrels and the
old junk from the auction house. now
who is responsible for this
Again, every property hoder should be
taxed by the city and the streets Watered.
What is the use Of my paying ind u, a,nnt
~, for watering the sixty feet IN front
house for tho summer goes to the springs
and economies by not having the street
iwatcred What is tho use Of my neigh
Dor keeping HIS back yard clean when
mine is allowed to be banked UP with
ashes by the servants on my premises?
Another remedy l can see Is that the
Board Of Health be allowed, or even COM
PEELED, to inspect the premises, not of the
poor, but OF the rich and II these prem
Uses are not clean The householders TO pc
fined, not the. Board of Health quarrelcd
with.
Stop minute and ask yourself If you,
individually, are not responsible for the
state Of affairs Ing our beautiful city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
Chicago's Traction Problem-An-
other View.

Recently we printed an iEterviey with
Judge Lambert Tree, on municipal owner
shin in Chicago, in which Judge Tree
stated as his opinion that at present the
desire In Chicago for municipal owner
ship had weakened very materially.
This months Review of Reviews puts
4 different Interpretation on the case. In
1909 Chicago voted for municipal owner
ship by $4,000 to 5000; in 1901, the vote
stood 1e0,75O for and $3.50 against NUM-
cipal ownership, while in April Of this
year the municipal ownership side only
won by about 3,40O votes out OF total
vote Of 2l6,coo. The opponents OF mum
cipal ownership interpret this eStraorai-
nary change of front as indisputable proof
that the people of Chicago have slckened
e the idea Of managing The street rail-
ways by the municipality. It,is explained
otherwise in Review of Reviews Accord
ang 10 tho writer in that magazine the
recent vote rather indicates the confusion
In the public mind as TO how municipal
ownership can he achieved rather than
any weakening of the public wish for that
solution.
Like all enthusiastic reformers Mayor
Dunno set out 10 conquer Rome In day.
8He believed and said he would give Chi
cage 'immediate municipal ownership"
and he found !nsurmoun,able barriers IN
his way. III addition, he made NUM-
her of mistakes, and thereby alienated a