Show A NOTED CHARACTER A SOMEWHAT noted welshman died on the of august his name was henry richard and he was member of parliament for merthyr syvil for a quarter ot of a century he was the cham plou piou ot of two causes which he advocated and defended with no tittle tittle vigor and ability they were the total dis of the church of england ens and the complete abolition of war his pronounced views on these questions exposed him to much ridicule and misrepresentation particularly from the conservatives he was prominent in the agitation against the tithe system in the Principality and he struggled manfully for the entire separation of church and state in great britain Br irain mr richard was thoroughly committed to the policy of arbitration and believed it to be the only proper and satisfactory method of settling disputes between nations in season and butof out of season he never mis missed sedan an opportunity of expressing his views on en the quei question tion in the I louse house of comm commons mons ona he was a liberal in politics and an active supporter of mr gladstone he was a celebrated character and his death will be regretted by many of his countrymen and by others who admire sincerity and who think the state should have no control over the church nor the church over the state and look upon war as a needless evil as well as an horror |