The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-03
RELIGION ON SNAKE HILL.
MTSSIOHARTES VINO THTNK THEY
LNCOUNTER OPPOSIIION.
Disturbed Services m the Hudson County
AImshoa-e -PrOtcsinnt Worshippcrs Ac-
cusc Roman Catholics Of Annoying Thcm.


Disturbed Services m the Hudson County |
AImsho aae -PrOtcsiunt Morshippcrs kc. |
cusc KUtnan Catholics Of Anuo7ing Thcm. |
About SIX we, ks ago the Young Mems |
Christi N Association OF jersey City Heights de-
ruined to ttiEe blow Ter their ciuse on |
Sn Ike an, which ~ a round, rocky knob Ling |
out ~ the great salt IN r.hca west q Jcrsrv !
Ctv. On II arc the Hudson County Almshonse
AMI the l,ntc tiatv. These institutions are
connected With jersey City across tho marshes
hy a long, narrow, Winding road, In many places
resembling causcwav. 7 he almsbouse IA a
lugc, hand ONE BUILDING, and now contains
about 100 INN tee. They are NY no inc aus dest-
tute e reu ious instruction, there ing chapel
Tn the building. and both a Protestant and r.
man Catholic minister regularly hold services
there. The Young CHRISTMAS Of the Heights.
20 lous 10 do good, sent the Rev. ~ IIre ckneii,
n McthOCist loc. pre- cher, at the head Of a
PRAYING Uand, consisting of ntlf dozen young
men and women, to teach the ulmshouse
tnr aes ana the prisoners the of
ealv ton. MT. Breckneli and his assistants had,
At the outset, az T. cnauce to test their luck
anu devotion. The FIRST sun Hy cid and
RAINY, and they walked, women ana ali. through
he q rec or four mites OF mud aud wind. to
snake llil. Arrived there, Nr. Brrckncu VS.
they immtd iatelV expcrienced strong pposition
from the Roman Catholc inm ties ~ the Inns
house. Inc late warden. Mr.. Osborn. WIS will
ing u Give On, m every facility, but, never he
less, thew were nven he school rOou insteud ~
Tue thdltl 10 Nticllp VIZ M INe O0tT 81 inc
tier was locked Mr.. Breckneli : vs. that ne
did not Insist upon having the use ~ toe chap I,
and 1t was only taciily ref sed To him. tie
Trunks MIR. Osborn was not 10 blame. He has
noticed, I've says, that jlni or awava watts un-
III tue exorcise- IN the sch olronm are finished.
and then unl cks the door ~ the adj iuing
charel to dmit tue Roman Catholic who desire
~ go IN ana count tneir he ,da before the altar.
III. chapel contains confessional and founts
Of holy water.
DESTROYING BOOKS.
The next evidence, MIR Breokneli saws, ~ Ro-
H. HH
Of rye number Of Moody and Srk"v song
DO ks that had been left bv the committee VITA
the inmates. These he WAS Informed had be,
tak,n and destr9,ed. Finally, acc, ruinG To
Mr. litecknclls beliei. the y rents ~ he Roman
them To disturb tue NEE Ing In the sch ol room
| by rom Ing and shouting In the ndi ming nall4.
| This disturbance eliminated iorihlg TACO sun
| th-ir NEE ting, the emit rem collected IN the
balls aud on the ~ itw"ls and ere ted sucn an
| upronr that the exer, ises wee interrupted.
| Mr.. lire knell went into the hill and Tried TO
quiet tue disturbance. but he says he
unable to obt in he ring. Miss psf.
The warderess Of the vent entiary. who had ne
comp ned the band to the aiinshouse. tn,n
| endc vOred qucil the tumuIt, but fAtled.
| Finally Mr. Hrdden, the new arden, WIN as
| -umed his of,ire about IA month ag, was sent
| for, nd he drove the disturbing turDus aw tv.
| nd the M etiug went on unmnlested. Another
| thing which tnended tue cynSeN.' orruited
| "A lis ants has walked from Jer-'y Ciiy To IN kc
| hill and back every sumo since TIE work be
was on tire poiut II sta ting Tor Je -ey cry, 20
| convey the party home. he criver refnsei' 81
| eging that he had strict orders to CARY NJ one
| but the INN tea of the Institutions. But Ar
| B.eckncli - that the am ulance HfterW RI
| 3 issrd the foot weary uand on tre road totally
empty, and II " as goI z almost to "a, ir doIis.
| UNTRUE RErORTs
| Warden Judd n saws tuat the reports on the
| dis urbance a ior nlgnt ago h Se been y" much
| exaggerated. Ii was, he So, an ~ cuiiouflly
| cold Sunday. ana the children unthA Irtftlt. d
frum running bout the eronnds a. tn,v ,re ir-
| cust omed To do on fine days. PLAYED ia tn
| building. Tneio being 81 many OF them e. wac
TINT ossible to keep them all qnet, aud some
became boisterOus on The - ms near toe school
room. As soOn as he termed that tucr O.. e
dis urbei the meeting ne grove them a~~Y.
Inc craving banu, led bv MIR. nrsckn,l. the
ssed bis permission To use the srnoolrooin.
lie hld nsver interfered with EN-, ana " =
per Getty willing that they should nod as many
m euues as thev che e. In regari t. the
chapel being locked he said that Mir. irecAncn
mad not asked IN have the use 81 4. ana rs tie
regular Protestant services on Sunday were held
IN the school room. he supuus q tat the prav-
iug b IN also preferred To use IN room But
he WIS willinc that they should use tine chaucl.
troll. mi " e uriver nat tetDsed - ry r.
| iiccknen's p TtN, ne knew uotuing ~ lt. lie
| trlt certain. however, that on the SUNDAY ia
qu III u the atnf ulhhc htd cont lhel sever %
| inm ties of he instttuii lu- on its GA rd trip
uut toe bunus ~rr' clos d. aud MI if"cAnri
could not, GA that account. sec Wurtucr a. " as
| ful or NOT. or the 1O1 inmates q tue al .il--
| house only about % 4re Pr ltestHnt- the ~ jur-
NV = The other being Roman Cas- Olcs. Ia
Matoen Budden. for evervoodV Is lo,krl M"
Mr. liroc,n u viii probably ap Is g. ine lr'e-
holders 60 faNe ms % rty conveyed 90 uni tom
Sn kc lliil on SUNDAYS IN lho "A $50 llahce or
come 81 itr III al wagon. " = 70 IS -.ut To
Jtr-ty CAV Sstuid ui-ut- TO fetch tnv d hp-
ilc riest VITO cni duets re woes ~ the iis, q O.
tons, and Sunday mornings anofh r Enu
IA sent to let h toe regulsr Protestant ninister.