The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-27

give for u record OF their inncrmost
thouGhtsT' Nothing: VIC can guess
Each Ia thinking. III beat you TO 1t
IN 1916"
The Danvillc Register, the Lynch
burg News and the Norfolk Njrcinlan-
Pilot arc carrying on a three -cornered
debate on che action of the Methodist
General Conference III prohibiting the
use OF tobacco by It's future ministers
The Register quotes this from tho
News. calling II "onc of the most con-
serrative statements" II has seen:
Every church has the right to adopt
rules which those who would enter IT'S
ministry shall observe; and tho cXcr-
else or that right is beneficial just to
the extent that the rules adopted arc
wise. Whenever Indulgence in any
habit OF form of amusement Is deemed
wrong by so considerable number OF
persons. that such Indulgence on the
part of ministers might tend to weaken
the influence OF the ministry. then. In
our opinion. ii liz wise for ministers to
refrain--this not ~ 4 matter of morale.
but ms Il matter OF cNpediency We
confess not To have seen amy signs OF
such widespread antttobacco sentiment
as to make the action taken by the
Methodist conference necessary or do
slrable but IL the delegates to that
conference liNO hGtll tttH Sis lIt, W
believe that In the near future such
sentiment will become Widespread.
then was their action wisely taken"
Undoubtedly, 1T il a clear. sane state
mcnt oil The case, but St Paul put 1t
even better when he said. If meat
make my brother TO offend, l will eat
no meat"
80 far. the Washington Post hasn't
l. "A ..hn ~
patrlutc itself when the exemption pro-
vision of the Panama Canal act Is re-
pcd4cd," notes the Norfolk NIrSlnlnn-
PILOT. No such luci; we VIII have TO
be satisfied with the passage OF the
repeal act.
IN the meantime" says the New
port News Press, the cause of Dc
nocracy in the Ninth District Is saf-
fcring by the delay in dealing out the
plums." That liz q matter which those
people who are taking sides In the
aquabblc up Ut Washington with Post
master Buricson cannot down. II
stareS them IN The face, whatever they
say. II is time for tho Recommending
lions, or prize will go before the fai
OF the Democratic party IN the Ninth
District. Let's huve the rocomm enuu-
tions
IRc charlottesville Progress, speak
ing OF the len.ent treatment accorded
the LONDON milItunts. seems to think
that. Go. sin some more has been
substituted for 60. and sin no more
That is usually the case with tho
scntimentalists rhoy attempt TO
quote tsc words OF tho Saviour, but
twist them to the meaning of the re-
viscd quotation Of the Progress.
THE home town newspaper. says
the Buchanan News, us rs essential
10 a town as the retail merchants
We give the fun quotation: The ca
tent qf the prosperity OF the town de-
ponds upon how we'll the merchant and
editor pun together. Once In while
the remark is heard that the life OF
the small town weekly or the lifc OF
the small town merchant is threatened
by interest now centralizinS In the
large cities, but this is not true. The
community is safe. the local merchant
is safe and the editor IL safe, 40 long
rs we arc alive and alert to our
neighborhood interests and do the
things that should be Done to promote
community welfare But tho small
town newspaper needs the support of
tile citizens Of the town. 1t needs
financial support az much rs the MGR
chant, but often IL does not get II.