New-York tribune., 1891-05-07
NEWS FROM NEW-JERSEl
JERSEY CITY.

MIR. BEACH WENT AWAY DIsGUsTED.
william H. Beach president of the Hudson County
Methodist Alliance, invited 10 deliver an address
to the members OF the Greenville Young Mems
Christian Association Tuesday night. lbs aa-
dress was surprising one to the association The
members Of this organization have fne gymnasium,
and they have cultivated physical welfare there as well
as spiritual and they view their hardened muscles with
pride.
Considerable Indignation was expressed after Mr..
Beach had substantially said l propose TO tell you
this evening how / would manage the GreenviIe
Y NJ. Z. A. II l had control over 1t. In the hrst
place. would throw out all the gymnasium apparatus
In the place. These ohest-weghts, rowing-machines
and parallel bars that you have here are all good
enough in their way, but they have no place In a
Young Mems Christian Association. | would also
prohibit playing baseball. paid visit to the gym
nasium of the Tabernacle Athletic Association a
few evenings ago, and found billiard table there
Two young men, who showed by their actions that
they had come from district not much better than
the Bowery in ew-York, were playing. They banged
their the floor, and it could be plainly seen
that they had been brought up In the saloons.
left dsgusted."
The Rev John L. sCudder, pastor Of the Tabernacle,
was asked last night what he had to say concerning
the remarks Of Mr.. Beach, aud he replied al do not
know who William X. Beach is and the notions ne
holds In this enlightened age are so antiquated and
preposterous that they are not worth comeatung Sc
Mr. Scudder added that he would not notice the e-
marks at all had Mr.. Beach not made uncaledfor r
fectons on the Tabernacle Athletic Association, which,
he said, were as untrue uncaled for Mr.. scua
der aid he believed that If the Greenvlle Young Mems
Christian Association should throw away tIelr gym
nasum and dsband their baseball team 4 would be
mistake and that II Mr.. Beach ran a Young nen
Christian Association his plan 1t would soon DuIst up
{" Mr. Beach represents class OF people VINO Sualu
the kingdom OF Christ by denouncing Things WHICH afe
innocent in themselves" continued Mr. Scudaer aduns
that God intended all TO play and be strong ne u
that the members of hts baseball team were seh'i0'
ft Tor him no associate with and play Dali wiuh'
co..o CoIcofe-c barber duarrelled WITH
Arsenic Costa neghbor, last January ana soon
afterward informed the police that he believer oosVa
had killed Coros cousin, and had buried MN III Nie
cellar OF the barber's house. Costa was hTesteu
and the cellar searched in vain. CHIEF Murphy
ordered the release Of Costa. He Immediately "eh'
before the Grand Jury and had Coiro indicted @ IOr
false Imprisonment. The case was tried IN the , Den
era sessions yesterday, and the jury convicted Coro
The members OF the Tabernacle congregation IN
vtted the Rev. John L. Scudder to attend sociapie
in tbe parlors of the church Tuesday night ana ne
accepted the invitation. During the evening u ~
Stmets principal Of the HasbrOuck institute 9e-
iivered an address, and congratulated Mr.. scuuaer
on the successful condition Of the Tabernacle unaef
his pastorate fort five years. lie presented 70 Mr.;
Scudder five crisp 800 bank notes as tesumohiai
Of the esteem of his congregation