The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-01
never cOUNTENAAcfD
VIOLATION Of Law
TEXT OF 1913 COMMUNICATION


That theMinisterial Union of Rich
mond did not countenance or agree
to tolerate the segregated district or
the violation of Sunday laws, as an
afternoon paper attempts to show. but
that 1t expressed its appreciation Of
the efforts Of the supervision OF the
force committee OF the Board OF
Police Commissioners and urged the
board to still created effort in law
enforcement. Is clearly shown by the
records In the books of the Police
Commission.
From these books The virginian
presents this morning the recorded
Action of the board In January, 1914.
in receiving and approving ad seriatiTn
the report OF the supervision OF the
force committee. and the letter and
resolutions of the committee on civic
conditions OF the Ministerial Union.
spread upon the minutes OF the meet
ing OF the Police Commission ON April
3. 1919. Both those extracts from
the official records OF the Board OF
Police Commissioners show very
plainly that the Ministerial Union
stood at that time, as now. so1idly for
yhe enforcement Of the law. and that
tHc uHIoH ui0 nut al the oMAAest
particular, swerve from its Christian
tdeHfs. q
Rev. DIR. James Buchanan. at that
time secretary OF the Ministerial
Union, last night declared that the
resolutions of the union sent to Police
Board are plain, that the English in
which they are written is too clear to
be misunderstood, or misconstrued as
showing the ministers would tolerate
the segregated district or allow sun
day selling.
In no instance said DR.. Buch-
anan. do We give way to the con-
serving OF our Christian ideals, and
In no way 90 We sacrifice Hnose
ideals. -.
DR.. BuchanAn's Comment
On the paragraph. In the resolu-
tons. With regard to sunday CLOS
mission and appreciate the dimculties
OF the endorsement OF tne SUNDAY
laws. We wish the commission mao
gone further. but we recognize the
tact that TINS must De iarseiy 9eteF-
mined by pubic opinion. Dr. oacn-
AnAn commented.
We realize that X the letter o.
the law should be observed ana the
law stringentiy enforced. SAID Dr'
Buchanan. there would De no Sun
DAY papers, no sunday street cars
no delivery OF milk or ice. Society
looks upon many OF these things as
necessities. Public sentiment mas
changed societys views of the ooserv-
auce OF the 6aooatn. Inese are some
OF the dimculftes THAT must pc over.
come before the complete enforcement
OF tho sunday laws can oe acorn
plished. II was 70 such tnat the phrase
but We recoenixe the iAct that tnis
must ~ largely determined Dy pup
lie opinion and TO TINS eno ana We
are suggesting 20 our ministers tnas
they educate their people upon the I'M
portance OF the enforcement OF tne
sunday law. mad re1ereoce.
". MacaaNiAns VIEWS
Dr. MaclachiAn. VINO was mem
Der OF the commattee on CIVIC cohol-
tons wnicn reported the resoiuuohs
TO the min'&dFiai Dooy. yesterday
said:
Atter the Feveiauons OF the po-
hce conditions OF the city recentiy
MADE, the puDhc may Jake AZ Ns
face value the enort 81 the police
commissioners. AZ reported YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON, 70 entrencn themselves De-
mind the Ministeriai onion. Inc po-
hce COMMISSIONER are AosoIu.eiy ~
error wnen they state tnAt tue MIN
isteraai Ohaon OF any committee u
the union ever sanctioneo py wore OF
inference violation OF the law. Iney
did get certain pledges from the
Police Board looking TOWARD the I'm.
provement OF conditions, out MADE u
perfectly plain. at the same tune. that
they personally and collectively stood
Tor enforcement OF the iaw IN Hs
themselves