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Ist Member for Christiansted Country District (Stakemann) received 3 votes and 4th Member for said District (Ram- say) received 1 vote. As substitute 4th Member for Chris- tiansted Country District (Ramsay) re- ceived 6 votes, 2nd Member for said Dis- triet (Jorgensen) received 4 votes and Ist Member for said District (Stake- mann) received 3 votes. As none had absolute majority vote a free election had to take place fora substitute between 2nd Member for Chris- tiansted Country Disirict (Jorgensen) and 4th Member for said Distriet (Ramsay). 16 viting tickets wer2 handed in. Elected was 2nd Member for Chris- tiansted Country District (Jorgensen) with 10 votes. 4th Member for Christiansted Country District (Rams y) received 6 votes. = (To be continued.) EDITORIAL. We have imformation that Dr. Long- field Smith, agronomist in charge of the Agricultural Experiment Station at An- na’s Hope, has tendered his resignation of that position expected to take effect June 30, a. e. The Dr. purposes remov- ing to Florida where he will follow agri- cultural pursuits for his own account, and be better situated to place his grow- ing children within the educational op- portunities open to them on the conti- nent. Dr. Longfield Smith came to this island more than ten years ago to assume charge of the Government Experiment station then just established, and has resided here in that connection ever since. During this time he has won the ooodwill of the people of this island, and proved himself a most able man for the position to which he was appointed, dis- charging the duties thereof with a never tiring zeal and energy. A graduate of English and German universities, Dr.Long- field Smith is one of the most edu-cated men we have on the island,a man not alone we!l, informed from the scholastic point of view, but in every practical sense one from whom:all of us can learn something outside of his particalar profession in BTOC RO I X A YIS CHRISTIANSTED THEATRE 8.00. THIS EVENING B.OC 6 REELS 6 REELS Continuation of the Great Serial ig 17 Lass of Lumberland” ADMISSION ’l‘\lesel'v?ed‘ gel L e el N .4()0 (zene al Entrance. . e e e, which it is only too well known that he has contributed vatuable advice in humer- ous lines, especially along cane cultiva tion, he being the one to introduce the S. C. 12/4 which bhas yielded such splen- did results wherever tried. It isad vised that the Dr. will still retain the St. Croix agency for the Ford Co. after his departure from the island, the wpan- agement of this being held by our popu- lar Mr Douglas Armstrong. We have only good wishes for Dr. Smith and trust that success and good fortune will attend him and his family in their new home. f'he circus company expects to leave our shores by tha Raporel or some other steamer tomorrow, In kidding its allant manager Mr. Lowande and his troupe adieu we should not fail to thank them for the diversion their visit here has afforded the community, and to hope that their efforts have been re- munerated sufficiently to _.induce them to make another call in the near future. We wish the company success in its next move. LOCAL. The circus company will give its last show tonight, the proceeds of which will be donated to the Marine Service Club as advertised. The patrons of the club and its friends will of cou se patronize this show especially. The ‘‘Lass of Lumberland’’, the cur- rent serial, will be continued at the Christiansted Theatre this evening. At- tention of the movie fans is invited to the programme published in this issue. ‘The Creole arrived here this morning from St. Thomas with St. Thomas and Porto Rico mails. Correspondence &t. John’s Rectory 31, May 1921, | Mr. Editor, 1 have beer much too busy within the last few days to find time to reply before this to the ‘‘much ado-about-no- . ~ thing’’ correspondence that has arisen out of a letter that showed one ‘‘Enquir- er’’ to be ignorant of the ordinsgry mean- ings of the word ‘‘pontiff’”’and ‘‘pontifi ' cal’”’. lam certainly under no obligation to furnish any one with information that may readily be obtained by consulting a ' dictionary, particularly when it is evident ~ that the enquirer is qui.e sure that he ~ already knows the answer. “Enquirer’’ has now himself given a - ‘'p'ain answer’’ to his query, and given it with an assumption of infallibilitythat . ~ would suggest that the ‘‘Pontiff’’in the sense in which he uses the word—is now . resident in St. Croix and to be identified - with ‘"Enquirer’’ himself! | The truth is that the words '‘pontiff”’ ' and ‘‘pontifical’’ have other meanings . besides the specific ones that, it appears, . '"“Enquirer’’ and ‘‘An Amused On-Look- ' er’’ regard as their only meaning. This ' was discovered by ‘'Another Enquirer”’, - but, he may however, be assured thest whatever bridge-building my bridge- . builder’” may have taken ir hand, it is certainly not the Fons Asinorum, partic- ularly in the absence of ‘“Another En- . quirer’’ himself or in the lack of assist- ance from him. A standard dictionary--Webstel’s New . International Dictionary—may consult | ed—without any or ‘‘some difficulty’’— at the Public Library. This dictionary . gives as a meaning of ‘‘pontiff’’--‘""a ' bishop’’; and of ‘'pontifical’’-*'‘Episco- ' pal’”’. Where then is the incongruity of ' any church (or member thereof) elaiming . to be Episcopal using the term ‘‘pontifi- ' cal’”’ with reference to its bishops ? Fur ther, the same dictionary assures us hat even in that church whose earthly Head is known as the Sovereign Pcentiff, the . term ‘‘Pontifical Mass’’ mears ‘‘a Mass celebrated by a Bishop’’ (it} e italics are " mine). And this is precicely the mean- ~ ing wih which the phrase is constantiy ~ used in the Anglican Communion | The latter part of ‘‘Enquirer’s’’second ~ letter shows t lat he is so utterly out of ~ his depth that it is useless to deal with it beyond asking a question. | If **Enquirer’’ has erred over such a ~ simple word as ‘‘pontifical’’ and there- | fore also with respect to his inference | therefrom, is there not a strong presump- ~ tion in favour of the conclusion that he , will have blundered still more badly over ~ the more difficult ecclesiastical termino- % logy he now employs and in the conclu- ~ sion at which he has arrived? Will ‘‘Enquirer’’ and all other enquir- ers—provided that they are not mevely ~ captious questions—accept a standing ~invitation to come to my home at any - time and discuss with me any church matters about which they may b: in doubt and about which they may consi- der I have taken an untenable rosition? HUBERT rIGOTT.