The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
BELIEF VERSUS FACT.

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the Petersburg iadcr-A ppeGi says:
Tho Richmond 1rglpiaa has been reor- ,
ganized. and the Rev. James Cannon. Jr" 4
has retired president, tie Rev. Sidney !
Peters has retired as secretary treasurer .
Scion II. Woodtin is the new business man
ager; r. 5 Barbour, OF South Boston, is
the president There is a report that Can
non retired because of the pressure OF other
business. and that pr, Peters will give more
attention to the AdU9cafc. The Rev brt- I!
ham Lambeth formerly of the Methodist /
Conference, will betomc editor OF the pa
per, and the publication viii be kept in the ,
afternoon field. 30 it is said The behrf /
among ar,rspapor men is that the promoters I
OF fhe Schcmc Ccrc gf0tCt3tg 1ceGfg o. The J
administration Of GHHHoB and when they
had chance to make a change they did SO.
The old adage that yone must so from home
to learn the news seems still true. me Inder
topcafx correspondent hers deals with matters
n which The rirob1aa and its owners Of whom
ii speaks as promoters OF the scheme are
deeply Interested, and gives facts and he,
hefs" which come to Hs news. 1t is crafty
ing that other papers and their correspondents
feel such deep interest in the affairs and the
conduct Of The rHpjnjqn. We hope to be able
70 keep them Interested Indeed. it Is our hope
.hat the interest of all in The Iirgtntan will
deepen and grow as the years come and 60.
The pirptniaa stands for principles that must
Interest all the people We glad TO learn
that Rev Graham Lambeth is coming 10 Rich
mond and to The YirpiniaH. OF course. if he
ONES to Richmond editor. he will come
20 The rrginian. He is brilliant, scholarly
man, and would add TO the 1ustre Of the editor
al page Of any paper His work could not be
found in the editorial columns of any paper
that did not stand for the highest and best But
we must confess that friend OF the Iader,
4Dpeal knows" more about the plans OF Mr..
Lambeth and of TAc FUgintan than do.
Tho belief that the promoters OF the
scheme the owners of Tbe rwginjan -E~were
growing weary Of the administration of DR..
Cannon, and therefore made change in the
presidency OF the company when they had a
chance. is also news to us. The fact is, that
there is absolutely no ground for it except in
the minds of suoh newspaper men as hate Or
Cannon and have no love for The TirptaiaH
That these would try and make capital OF his
retirement is not more surprising than the an
Just attacks made by these newspaper men
upon a man who has employed ALI his gifts and
his for the advancement of morality
and civic Righteousness in Virginia. DR. Can
non and his associates in the ownership OF Tn,
tirgsniaa are in thorough accord. 1t has never
been his purpose, as they have understood from
The beginning, to give his full time to secular
newspaper work Other important interests
are also in his hands and require much OF his
lime But his personal and financial interest
in The Fiygjnjda greater than ever be
lore and his associates have his fun and help
lpl cooperation in making the paper great
aud growing power for good. DIR. CAnnons AS
sociates value him for his real worth and fol
his untirng and selfsaerfcing zeal in behal
ef what he IS convinced is right They appre
eiate the fidelity and loyalty OF his friends and
they are not at ali disturbed by the ranting 81
his enemies We are sure that the right vii
prevail. DR. Cannon and TIE Tirgiataa are to
gether honest in standing for what they are sat
shed is the right.