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put their white brethren to shame. Al
| the members OF the colorcd churches
give something. 1t is n part of theft
religion. and many OF them give until
| 1T hurts.
Bishop Clinton, OF North Carolina
presided at the New England confer
ence last week. He is a very good
| man. much respected by his white
Southern neighbors. He told the con-
ference that many colored people are
leaving the South and going to New
England, and advised "the ministers
OF this conference to see that no one
else secured these people," That was
good advice; 1t will make them feel
that they Will go to New England in
ever increasing numbers SO that they
may share in the wonderful prosperity
of that part OF the country, which they
bors, have been taxed to support for at
least two generations. Their going to
New England in sufficient number will
spread out the race problem and make
it more readily handled By both races.
All that we want to do Just now,
however. is TO praise the liberality of
the colored Methodists of New England.
1t is pleasant to know that they are
almost as generous in their giving as
their religious fellows in the South.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-03
PATTEN,s END Nor YET.

James Patten, late champion bull OF
the Chicago wheat pit and leadinc
booster of cotton, says, he has quit his
evil ways. He spent the last day OF
June at his Office. closing his accounts.
paying all his outstanding bills, and
when the day was over he took his
name from the door and announced of .
hcially that he had withdrawn from
the firm of Bartlett, Patten and Com
pany. Friends who want to see him
know his clubs and know where his
residence Is. but they might as well
stay away II they want to talk about
the market. He does not caro- a Con-
tinental what happens to August cot
ton or to October wheat
Patten may be very good man per-
sonally. and his friends may regret
to see him no longer about the Pit: yet
the whole country should feel relieved
the time being. To be sure. he retlres
with a fortune of some 100000 900, most
OF which he made by gambling in food
stuffs and staples; yet the public could
spare him this. If 1t could be sure
that he would appear no moro in the
market. His was bad example, and
the system by which he made his liv-
ing exerted a bad influence on honest
business.
1t is safe to predict, despite his pro-
tests to the contrary, that Patterns end
is not yet. He may mean TO retire, and,
for the time being, he may retire, but
he Will sooner or later come back into
the Pit and begin to play the same
game. 1t cannot be otherwise. There
is something about the gamblers life
that fascinates him, controls him and
overrides his every good resolution.
The very hazards of the day. its excite-
ment and its uncertainty compel him
to venture where cool Judgment would
bid him engage in more Legitimate busi-
ness. He will come back for the Joy
of the thing. if for nothing else; and
he will be satisfied with trifie OF s1o,-
besides, who knows whether or not
mn mn
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-03
the states in which they have beer

to the States in which they have been
reared
The Tribune Is doubtless correct In
what 1t says, and can probably cite
cases to strengthen It's View but Its
argument really proves the truth of
what the Louisiana Health Depart
ment claims. Not every child picked
up In the street is the offspring of de-
generates. Some of them are the vic
tins OF misfortune and some Of them,
as all sociologists know. como from
social circles which are neither degen-
crate nor depraved. These are the chill
drcn whose career the Tribune has in
mind Yet the others, those who have
tainted blood-those helpless children
born of epileptics, degenerates and
idiots-are as great menace to So
ciety as any similar number of chill
drcn can be. Heredity will not yield
to environment, and where the Louis
lana health officers cannot be sure of
the heredity. they are perfectly right
in refusing to trust to tho environ
ment OF their later homes for the well
fare OF the children
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CANADA TO JOIN Us.

| our Canadian brethren are much ex.
cited at recent speech made by AID.
miral Archibald Douglas, on leaving
the Dominion. Knowing that he was
going home for an indefinite stay, and
positive that he would be beyond the
reach of retort. the Admiral told his
bearers, in good round terms, that
they were traitors to Great Britain,
| willing as they appeared TO be, IN an
things, 10 serve His Majesty and 10
remain as dutiful children of Brit
ann!a. the Canadians were really anx.
ious. he said. to join the United States
The Canadian authorities, tacitly al
least. were discouraging British immi-
grafton. and were doing everything in
their power to induce Americans 70
cross the boundary and settle beneath
the Union Jack.
Some OF the Canadian papers indig-
nantly deny such a charge; others ad.
nit that Canada is anxious ia have
American settlers. but all dlsclaim
any desire to separate from Great
Britain. They intimate that If Adj
miral Douglas had been little moro
thorough, In his study OF Canadian
conditions he would not have reached
such a conclusion.
There is a great deal 10 be said on
both sides OF the question when one
asks whether or not Canada win ever
become part Of the United States.
If geography says It will. history SAYS
IT VIII not; for close as we are to-
gether and easy as Is access from one
country to the other history has a
dozen proofs that the Canadians pre-
fer British rule We tried them In
the Revolution. wnenNthe British had
only been in full coptrol OF Canada
for thirteen ydars. but Montgomery
monument Is a monument to the iidel.
ny Of the Canadians and Arnold's re.
treat attested their loyalty In the
same way. when commercial adyan-
tase pointed to union with the
States Canada indignantly refused
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WHEN To-MoRRow's Sun GOES
nOWS

Nobody can tell what Will happen. It
looks as ii either might win. and 1t
is not beyond the range OF possibilities
that there may be a draw. By o'clock
Tomorrow evening. however. it Will all
be over, one way or the other. 1t is
not remarkable that those of us who
have not seen them in training should
be somewhat doubtful as TO the result
when SO careful an observer as Pro.
lessor Mike Murphy, of the University
of Pennsylvania and special correspon-
dent of The Times-Dispatch. Is torn by
many doubts. He Is Convinced that
Johnson is in better shape than JEFF
fries" but this does not mean that
Johnson is going TO win" Neither
man has worked intelligently since ]
have had a chance to watch them, but
the negro has undoubtedly worked
harder" Jeffries does not care to box,
he would not run up and down a near
by mountain for exercise; but has been
going off fishing instead OF attending
to his business. Jehries is rather awk-
ward; in the early part of the battle
he Will have to stand quite little
punishment and his timing and judy
ment are not all that could be desired;
but as the negro "has one bad habit of
leaning way back when returning"
does not lead often" does not hop
around at ALL" il Jefries can only hit
him ana not have to take too much in
return. he will then have a chance to
put through his plan OF gradually wear
ing the negro down. II we only knew
how much protoplasm Jefrles carries
and how much lard he conceals in his
person we should be able to say who
Will whip this fight. Professor Muir
ply is not sure himself about it-that
is what we sent him to Reno to find
out; but he will be able to tell about
it and how 1t happened and why 1t
happened and how 1t is exactly as no
said IL would be in either event.
Having thus covered the chances
Of the fight up TO the hour OF going to
press, we await with confidence the
count tomorrow.
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and never seriously entertained rebel
lion against the mother country.
Still, IL tho Canadians really have
any idea of Joining us, they are cer-
tainly going about 1t In the right way,
by attracting Americans to their fer-
tile wheat fields and to their mines.
Texas would never have become part
OF the. United States had not Ameri-
can settlers focked into its territory,
and Hawaii would not now belong TO
us had not cunning business men seen
the possibilities of the island. If Can
ada Is ever to be ours, 1T is safe to
say 1t Will come through the efforts Of
Americans in Canada, not through the
rebellion of Canadians.
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THE NEGRO IN NEW Eyc,.Ayn

..lIn the New England District OF tbs
African Methodist Episcopal zion
Church $4,000 was raised for the va;
rious activities OF the Church las,
year, There are thirty churches in
The district, with total membership
" $500, The contributions amounted
10 little more than sl,s3s to the con.
Eregation, or SIG per capita The coun.
sry churches did not give so much in
proportion as the city churches-the
Eoston Church gave $4,000, the New
Haven Church $1,000. and the Hartford
chureh ss,oS9-~but the giving all
1round was very liberal. There is one
Thing that can BIO said about the me-
groes--rhey believe in their religion
End they are willing to pay for It. The
meshods TO which they resort often
ZINES amount almost TO genius. and
lhs aggregate OF their giving would
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-03
(From the New York ,rribur.,

,Sfrom the New York Tribune.)
me eminent Virginian who died
yesterday at his home in Lynchburg
was the sole survivor In the Senate
on group OF Democratic leaders Of
,e,HS,eptlonal capacity who sat In that
Douy during President Cleveland's first
.erIl. They represented, SO far as the
noutn was concerned, chiefly the class
which had distinguished Itself in the
service of the Confederacy. They he.
lohged to the older school of Democ-
racy taught by Breck nrldge and re-
pudiated by Douglas Few modit-
cationS being made to meet the un-
aVoldable consequences OF thu war.
Among them We're Vance and Ran.
som, OF North Carolina; Hampton and
Butler, of South Carolina; Gordon
So!quitt. OF Georgia; Pugh and Nor.
gan, Of Alabama; WalthalI and
George, of mississippi: Gibson and
Eustis. OF Louisiana: Bate and Harris
or Tennessee: Reagan, or Texas. and
Berry. of Arkansas Closely allied
with these men in association and
sentiment were the following Border
state Democrats: Vest and Cockrell
or Missouri; Beck and Blackburn. OF
kentucky. and Kenna and Faulkner. OF
west Virginia. / t was q formidable
array of men and talent and capacity
Tor leadership. Some were orators OF
hlSh rank; all understood tho art OF
political Indictment and persuasion. II
Is striking evidence of the trans
formation which the Democratic party
OF tho sos has undergone that MI.
Daniel. tho last Survivor of that brill
iant group, leaves no SUCCESSORS in
the Senate minority to whom its ira
dltionS can be lntr,isted
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WHAT IS 1T TO BE A CHRISTIAN,

(selected for The Times Dispatch)
Unto the measure of the stature OF
the fulness of Christ."--Eph. iy. 13.
This is the formula of tho re1ip,on
OF Christian. All our best belief.
our best behavior and character. is in
cluded In it.. Every need is met in
this statement both for instruction
and for the Inspiration of a good, true
life. The heart of the Christian re-
ligion is the Lord Jesus Christ: and
more and moro to grow unto the meas
ure of the stature Of His goodness is
the height of the aspiration of the
saint. That is all we desire, all we
want, If we may be like Him.
The organization of religion into a
church is of Importance. the formu-
lation OF religion into creed is of
Importance; but there is only one
thing that is absolutely needful--
character The supreme test, in fact
Is character. The Master Himself lays
down the rule: IF thou wilt enter into
life. keep the commandments" Keen
the commandments The ten old, plain
familiar statements of the moral law.
Do right; be good and true-so shall,
thou be saved
The first rule OF life for a Christian
Is to be honest Honest In thought
word and deed; maintained for its
own sake as in the sight of God. II
is sad fact that dishonesty begins
in small ways, and in almost unnoticed
things The only safety lies in being
unfailing, watchful and scrupulous, tc
be Immediately honest in the very
least things and in all details.
The next step in the Christian life
Is to be clean minded. The good
Christian man is as particular ahou,
his mind and heart as he Is about his
face and hands. Paul speaks OF the
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(From tho Harrisonburg News

Virginia has always been proud OF
Daniel. and easily found 1t in her
heart to forgive any mistake he might
make, knowing that his candor and
uprightness would enable him to SEQ
HIS error and correct II. He was,
however. much moro than O citizen
of virginia: the whole land has for
many years been Interested in him
and has claimed share in his achieves
ments and his glories. He was moro
than q United States Senator; he was
a leader of HIS people, and loved them
with9a devotion that would have made
any sacrifice possible.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-03
fFrom tho Now Hnven Ree,atarA

VI N~'' iIu'C1I INeBISttI.J
the word Is not too largo to apply to
either of them-have passed in Sam
uel D. McEnery, of Louisiana, and
John w. Daniel, of Virginia Both
We're veterans Both were soldiers OF
the South--every able bodied South
erner of their age must have been
that. Both had served their country
well and Loyalty since the war. They
acquired breadth and understa of
the wider than sectional point OF
view in service at Washington They
were types of that grand Southern
spirit which Is loyal. just and gem
erous. They will be sincerely mourned.
as their memories will be cherished,
by their respective States
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-03
WRITING on THE GROUND.

II do not know" said Edmund
Burke, the method OF drawing up ar
indictment against whole people
This idea is commended TO the Colum.
bia Record, which has been much dis
turbed. apparently. by certain recent
deliverances touching the morals of thi:
community. We are willing to admit
that there are some foolish ewes in gu,
| flock, because there are number Of
black lambs running about apparently
without any shepherd to care for them
but we protest that we are In no sense
worse than the best OF our neighbors
indeed. we are quite ready to submit
to any comparison tina; could possibl!
BIO Instituted between the people Of
the town OF Richmond and the people
of any other community in the world
in respect OF the probity of the men
the purity of the women and the limo
cence of the children.
There is wonderfully interesting
story told about an incident that hap
pened a long time ago at the Temple
where good men were accustomed to
assemble TO tell stories about their
Ineighbors, to sell pigeons, to lend money
at usurious interest. and incidentally
to engage in religious exercises. one
day a number of the scribes and Phar-
isees rushed up to the Master, when He
was teaching all the people. with a wo-
man whom they had taken In adul-
terry, in the very act" They were sure
they would put this strange teacher 10
confusion this time and after telling
Him what course Moses would have
commanded, they asked Him point
blank: What sayest Thou?" The story
! continues:
Jesus stopped down. and with His
finger wrote on the ground, as though
He heard them not
so when they continued asking Him,
He lifted up Himself, and said unto
them: He that is without sin among
you. let him first cast a stone at her.
And again He stopped down and
wrote on the ground.
And they which heard 1t being
convicted by their own conscience. went
out one by one, beginning at the cid
est. even unto The last"
If our Baptist brother. James A.
Hoyt, the distinguished editor of the
Columbia Record. would like to obtain
exact information as to the character
of the town of Richmond. we would
refer him to Brother William E. Cam
eron. the editor of the Norfolk Virgin
ian-Pilot. who said the other day,
speaking from an intimate acqualnt-
ance with the city of Richmond ex-
tending from tender youth TO an age
now somewhat hoary": Take 1t for all
in all, Virginia's capital city may well
challenge comparison with any COM
munity of equal size as law abiding and
God-fearing." Then Brother Cameron,
with the hope of impressing his views
upon an intelligent public. made this
application of his brief but wholesome
exhortation: The world is to be saved
by the foollshness of preaching, but not
by the preaching OF foolishness"
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RABIES AND BABIES.

The Louisiana health authorities In
sist that there are babies and babies,
and they are bold to declare that they
want no more Of the New YORK va
riety. They did not protest, q few
months ago, when New York phi
lanthroplc society sent carload OF
Manhattan waits to be distributed
among childless parents In the Peli-
can State; but now that they have
looked the babies over and have seen
them. the health officers declare @
further shipment would, at the very
least, not be desirable One OF the
Louisiana doctors goes SO far as to
say that "the deposit Of these helpless
little creatures, coming possibly from
tainted progenttors. in our midst. is
simply planting the seed of greater
degeneration, more detectives, Idiots,
lmbeciles and alcoholics. and tends to
decentralization and heartaches In
homes whero the babies are located"
The New York Tribune. commenting
on this. attributes 1t to Southern con-
servatism. and says that the danger Is
by no means as great as the Louisiana
Iphysicians think 1t Is. In other In
stances, says the Tribune, homeless
and abandoned children sent from New
York to distant homes have risen. to
prominence and have become y credit
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tBrom tho sunolk Herald /,

Our public life. with Its strength
and wealth Of endowment. could iii
afford the loss not only Virginia but
the republic gustains in tho death Of
Senator Daniel Virginia needed him
longer. as did tho republic, and the
great party to whose principles he was
devoted and which he ever Loyalty urK-
ed and Yaltantly defended
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-03
(From tho Rockbridre co Nsw.,

Thus passed away virgin!a's fore
most citizen and ono OF the nations
conspicuous public servants. His hand
some presence, his eloquent tongue, his
brilliant mind. his crippled limb, mute
testimony to his patriotism and gall
lantry in war: his dauntless moral
courage as manifested in many politi-
cal struggles. made a lasting impress.
on the people of Virginia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-03
(From the Hartford courant !,

John Warwick Daniel was almost as
choice product of the old Virginia
as Wade Hampton was of the old
South Carolina. He embodied her an
Client dignity, courtesy, and oratory.
When in his best years he addressed
his brother Senators in a prepared
speech 1t was veritable cratic habita
in Senatu. The Virginians loved him
and mourn him. 1t was his destiny
to be a soldier. lawyer and Iawmaker;
his hearts desire in youth was to be-
como Methodist preacher.
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and vlrglnin may we'll mourn that his
voice Is stillsd forever, that his help.
full hands rest Idle at Inst upon his
pulseless breast. His place In tho his
tory of this Commonwealth and coun-
try Is established.
Nothing Is here for tears. nothing to
wall
Or knock the breast, no weakness, no
contempt,
Dispraise or blame,--nothins but well
and fair,
And what may quiet us in a death SO
NOBLE"
we print to-day brief quotations
from what some of tho newspapers of
tho country have said about this glorl-
GUS man. Speech, however, is dumb
Whcn we would say what we should
IKE about this superb soldier and
learned lawyer and great statesman
ana eloquent orator-the last of no.
ple line of mon who have made tho
South immortal.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-03
(Erom tt. Houston Post

He was man OF great learning
and stately dignity. sand an orator OF
commanding powers. In temperament.
bearing, accomplishments and convic-
and gentleman OF the old school, and
his public service from beginning to
end was characterized by fidelity,
patriotism and wisdom
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-03
(From the Buchanan News.)

He looked like a Senator in the
of the word. He thought and felt and
spoke and acted like q Senator. He
was typical lawmaker. statesman
The people OF Virginia loved him faith
fully and honored him from his youth
TO his old age. He is accompanied to
his grave by grief profound and uni
Versal
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(From tho Montgomery Adv.rt,sor>
The South can III afford to lose such
a man as John Warwick Daniel. Vir.
ginia VIII not find such a true tyre
OF lhe cavalier and gentleman to sue
cal representative of his State in the
United States Senate. John Warwiop
D daniel represented the State Of Vir-
lions OF his people found expressions
In MN. He was a type Of the high.
minded, pure and patriotic statesman
or the Old South. His Democracy was
hardly less sacred to him than his
religion. And with him Democracy did
not necessarily mean demagogy. He did
not take 1t for granted that the popu-
the Democratic side, nor did ba ,aots
FOR the popular Side rather than Tho