The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-31

! He said. why. Bill. the board Il
pardons doesn't meet until tho 1t1 Il
of March and you are going 10 clUG
here the 2sth OF January
said. Yes" 9sxl
He said. II can't do it. canse
grand u pardon for anybody. witkoExX
the board OF pardons."
/ said, Cant You open that door,
and let anybody in there 20 hcts&
Why don't you go around and dne
some poor cuss you'd like to SD
eogs 4:e w. z , ssss t. ne. n ass...
I He said. II hive decided 10 ], 49, ~
don a fellow down there He . a
there for life. and have decided T.
paron him. Z
We jumped In an automobile. went
around to the capitol and then down
TO the penitentiary. I met the WAR
den there, fellow names James
said. II have got pardon here Tor
White from Governor Cox
He said, Yes. he 'phoned me about 4
the pardon. White isn't feeling very
well, he is in the hospital"
] said, Can we come In"
He said, Certainly, come right on
in
said, How are you feeiins.
Winter"
He said. Poorly. ] have been ii
here pretty near eight years. How
much time I am going to stay hers
until they carry me out in the cof-
fin don't know. I have got life
time. am not feeling very good.
II could feel better IL were honns.
but I am never going to get home
again.
said to him, white, have
'phoned to the governor and M
wrote out a pardon for You ana he
told me could bring 1t down. and
/ have got 1t here"
! reached out and read 1t to MIN.
It had the seal OF the great state Of
Ohio and was signed. James Cox,
governor" and said to the warden,
Release White Immediately"
He said. BOSS, can I go now
1 said, Get up. put on your e.. =
and you can get out"
/ have looked at a great many
i people that were happy, but l never
looked in the face Of man that
thrilled so with Joy in all my life NssS
his did when he was pardoned.
That's the way men do. They pick
out a man here and there. but Goo
says "Whosoever will, may ana
then. you are free from the power
OF sin.
IAN who sin are slaves" Never
was such a cruel master as the devil
and all who sin are slaves. Look Ne
the slaves of morphine and cocAinA
and heroin- There are other men
and women that don't care . raN
about these things. Oh. they have
got a passion for gambling. = pa1s-
ionate. ungovernable temper, for
lying to beat people out Of their
money, Oh. but within every ons
there is power OF sin that makes
us absolutely helpless within ~
/ grip!
i Heritage Of Christ
Then you become child OF GOO.
Bless the Lord tonight. am child Y
of God through faith in Jesus Christ.
The richest or the poorest man or
woman in Richmond may become z
child of God, II he or she will take
their stand for Christ.
I can name some rich men in this
city, IL they'd walk down these aisles
/ suppose this audience would cheer
and cheer and be thrilled. I'd JOIN
you. But II some poor fellow would
come down, perhaps not man would
clap, but they shout up in heaven
the same over a millionaire coming
home and over poor man. They
know no difference around the
throne of God.
was walking down LaSafie street
one day in Chicago when l saw 2
fellow short. heavy-set. weighed 301
intelligent face. although out Of form
because of his portly stature and
said. who Is that?"
They said, That's Stephen Doug
las. Jr''
/ / said. wouldn't It be great g
be the son of the Little Giant OF
Illinois. the opponent of Abraham
Lincoln, one OF the most brilliant In
telIects that ever sat in the United
States senate. Stephen A. Dougfas?"
/ walked down Michigan avenue
one day and I saw a fine, clean-cut
looking man with silk lid ana
black cravat on. with a damon a.
big as hickory nut; snd 2 Prince
Albert coat and a gold headed cane
and striped trousers. patent leather
shoes: a bright intelligent face. =
man whom you would turn to LOOK
at IL you saw him on the street
who is that"
Robert r. Lincoln, ex-amhassa-
dor to the court of st. Pauls ana
president of the Pullman Parlor Car
company, son OF Abraham Lincoln"
and | tipped my hat.
wouldn't 1t be great to have the
blood Of the great emancipation bub-
bling through your veins?
was going down LaSalle street
one day and ! saw a limousine dash
up, lighted, heated. and OUT
leaped man buried In his fur over
coat He had a sort of bulgtnk
forehead Gust a trine), Intelligent
eyes, a thin Grecian nose. thin ~ q Is
knife. even white teeth and his face
somewhat pointed at the bottom. and
long tapering fingers. l said. Who
is that"
II Ogden Armour. son Of p. p.
Armour, one OF the shrewdest imam
ciers in the United States"
Oh. watched as he bounded up
the steps of the Corn Exchange Ma
tional bank. I said. wouldn't Y
be great to have the blood OF Old
p. D. pumping through your veins ~
! stood one day on Michigan ave-
nue. in front of the Auditorium hotel.
. and down the street came . touring
4 car. Ir II sat a company of young
people and they were buried and hid
in their furs and you could just catch
a glimpse Of their faces. You could
hear their cachinnations OF lauEhter
as the car hurried down Michigan
avenue. Who - thAt7''
That's tMarshAu Field. Jr. son
of Marshall Field. and heir to $f55.-
900. 600"
Oh. wouldn't 1t be great to be the