The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-07
4 STRONG APPEAL TO MAYOR BOODT.
II Is Gov Jec,urcd that Next Sunday May He
Dry In Brooklyn.

bty IN IbTOOkiyn.
delegation OF ministers representing all
the Protestant denominations. some OF the
jewish congregations. and three Catholic
parishes called upon Mayor Body at his
office In the City Hall in Brooklyn yesterday
morning. and through the Rev. J. +. Carson.
who acted MS Chairman OF the delegation. pre-
sented this pettion:.
The undersigned clercymcn OF this city.
recognizing your sterling worth and courage.
and believing it to be your duty and within
your power as Mayor to cause the enforce
meIt Of the existing Excise laws. forhidding
the sale OF liquor on Sunday and to miners.
and also believing from ohse: walton or infor-
nation that these laws are flagrantly and per-
siftently violated. DO most earnestly petition
that ese laws are enforeed the same as as sre
tho other laws upon tho statute books"
+h among the 2oO Or more names attached to
Abbott the Rev. s. b, Halliday. the Rev. DR..
Theodore, L. Cmyler. the Key; Dr. Mcleod: the
he ss REV. Dr. B BGse lads so e f Rev. Ae
aud the kev. ]. W. Malcolm. A majority OF the
stGners of the petition were present. The
the Rev Father John McKeily Of the C tn Of
TIC TIC Iransiigqration the Rev; Father Thomas
Fstls o, St hatricks Church and the Kew
The Rey. Mr.. Dixon OF Hanson Place Church
told the Mayor that there were several fragrant
IONS VI tlt tSclht law on Suuuhy, ana no
mentioned several saloons, where, rs he said
on week days. Many of the saloons were in
the immediate vicinity OF the. City Hall. In
Park avenue Mr.. Dixon said that between 81
i. NJ and lUP. NJ on Sunday nineteen children
carving vessels ont ered saloons and came out
with tho vessels filed.
Tho Rev. DR.: Luyler protested against the
violation, of the Sunday law, ANA specially
against the sale Of liquors to minors
=, The Rev. pr. Dixon. a colored minister. said
thnt some ofhis rarishioners on their way to
church stopped ut saloons to get drinks. and
then slcpt during the sermon. On Sunday five
colored children on their way to saloons drop
ped their pitchers when they saw him and
ran away.
Mayor Body said to his visitors that since
The hcsinnng Of his administration he had in
troduccu several reforms in the management
OF the Excise Bureau. 1t had boon resolved
not to Issue any new. llccuscs durn. the year.
md $50 that all applications for licenses m ust
he advertised for ten days. The Mayor re-
GREETED that his efforts in these directions had
not. so far rs he had any knowledge. received
one word ul approval Of n single Clergyman.
lettering to the Sunday question the Mayor
You are dealing with subject that has
puzzled tho wisest men who have existed for
many generations. You are dealing with a
subject that has reference to habits of tho
people, to their conditions to their surround
tngs. their inherited endowmcnts. and you all
realize in consequence of that the difficulty II
meeting 1t as you would haveIit met. believe
We have made progress thus far in this city
request and shall do in this trying situation
all that feel can do consclentiously."
Next Sunday. it is thought. may he dry Sun
day In Brooklyn.