The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-01-26
THEY OBJECT TO LIQUOR
Dr.. Brett's Practitioners
Think the Carteret Club
an Improper Place.

For some time past there have been
rumors current about the Bergen section
of the Hill to the effect that there was
| sips declared that when it became known
that theDoctor had accepted an invitation
to lecture before the Carteret Club sew.
eral Of his parishioners were horror
stricken at the idea of a minister of the
Gospel of DR.. Brett's piety and learning
participating in any entertainment in the
house of a club which sold liquor. The
horror-stricken churchmen, so the rumol
had it, not only gave audible expression
to their horror. but went to DIR. Brett and
besought him to abandon his intention tC
talk in an ungodly place. and even went
| so far as TO declare that if their pastor in.
| sisted upon delivering his lecture in the
club house they would take the matter
before the Consistory.
The consistory is not only the govern
ing body of the church but is also the
| supreme judge of the church, and che
| prospect of being summoned before it in
its latter capacity is said to be dreaded by
the ordinary clergyman.
When, therefore, DR.. Brett;s lecture
was postponed at about the time these
IuuOTS ueEtH " CIRCULATE, II WAS pOpu
larily believed that DR.. Brett mad sacri.
feed his own feelings in the matter to
those of his brethren and given up the
| affair.
visited the Hill for the purpose OF in
vestigating these rumors last evening.
found that the lecture was put off on
the first occasion because IL came in the
Week of Prayer, when the Doctor would
be engaged with his church work. Feb
ruary 6 was the day selected by the
Doctor. but as the Jersey City Athletic
Club will give its annual reception on
that evening it was again postponed &c
February 10, when in all human proba-
bilities The lecture will be delivered.
There was, however, some foundation
for the other part of the rumor. One OF
two members of the church did feel
shocked at the contemplated lecture and
did give vent to their feelings in f0rcible
language, but no one seemed to be able
to tell just who they WERE
/ called upon John p. Landrine in
order to ascertain what truth there was
in the rumOred trouble lie laughed at
the notion of any one undertaking tc
discipline such a man as DR. Brett.
"Why, wherever DIR. Brett goes" he
| continued excitedly, 'tyou can rest as
| sured it is right to be there. We can all
| trust him and know thai he would do
nothing to lower the dignity OF his
has come before the consistory and hard
ly think the disgrunted ones VIII evel
| have occasion to trouble the Board with
his shortcomings. y
who are those who object to the place
of the lecturer" asked.
81 do not know" replied Mr.. Landrine
''You will have TO ascertain that some
where else"
From another gentleman connected
wit the church was informed that Mr..
@. G. Van Ripper, of Academy street
could throw some light upon the subject,
and / went to call upon that gentleman.
He welcomed me heartily, and in reply
to my question said that he had nothing
to say upon the subject.
81 am not a member of the consistory. !"
continued Mr.. Van Ripper, land what is
more, do not discuss church matters
outside of the church"
But might not yovr silence in the
matter be construed into an admission
that you are one of the persons who OBJ
ject to Mr.. Brett's delivering the lee
lure"
Il have nothing to say; nothing what
ever" continued Mr.. Van Ripper, and |
took my leave.
Several other gentlemen with whom |
spoke on the subject were inclined to
laugh at the matter. They all admitted
that one or two of the old conservative
members had raised objections TO Mr.
Brett speaking in a club house of the de-
scription of the Cartaret, but that their
opposition did not amount to anything.
No one in the church looked upon it as
serious and everyone had the most inn
plicit confidence in their pastor.