The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-12
PULPIT POLITICS.
Rev. D. E. IIalleron's Ex-
cuse for Making His
Church a Republi-
can Club.
BITTER ATTACK ON M'PHILLIrS.
He Is Denounced as a Drinker-All
the Churches Open for the
Winter Season.

Both moraing and evening church SER
vices Throughout tile city yesterday were
well attend d. A number of the churches
were tIro wn open aud thronged by their
respective congregations for the first
time since June, and there was a per-
c~eDtiole increase in ths humber of at
tendants upon the services in churches
that have kept open all summer. The
pastors have all returned from their
vacations recuperated from their labors
of the past year aud yesterday preached
with a vim that showed a general deter
mination to make u combined and vigor-
Gus assault upon Sa ans citadel.
Rev. John L.. Scudaer was in the pulpit
at the re-opeuIng of the Tabernacle. Rev.
John KraaUz, Jr., held communion Ser
Rev. Robert X. Weeks talked elo-
quently at the Wayne Street
reformed and Pas or Westall of
tue First Uuiyersallst Caurca looked
hale and hearty alter his Southern trip.
The venerable DR.. Partnly preached at
the First Bsptis5 Church Rev. W. 5,
MCGOWAN. of tue Linden sATenue NJ. Z +,
in the evening discussed "Mu,ic as Il
Meaus of Worship" and Rev. William
Eakins, OF st. paul's M. E.. talked upon
me subject of "Growiug Heavy in Well
DOING; Rev. d. +. Warren, of st. Mary's
Episcopal, conducted three services. Rev.
Nj. Il. Gordon. of Reynolds, n. Y, oc-
cupied the pulpit of the PARK Reformed.
Tue subject of DIR. Gates discourse last
evening as Grace NJ. E., was The Most
Ancient CITY in Vanity Fair" and
the Rev. Z. Houston. OF the
John Knox Presbyterian, told
his congregation about ''Christ's First
AfTraelan sfHbn Ruip hn Dph p AnUFaI pf
Revelation, F" was the title of a lecture at
Union Han, Fourth aud Grove street, the
home of the Christadelphiau Ecclesia.
The Rev. Edward McAiinn. looking much
refreshed after his European tour, talked
of The Value of the Present in Christian
Work. and in the evening discussed the
subject. Capital and Labor" The Rev.
William D. Grant. just home from al
Canadian our held communion services
in the morning and in chose Our
Leader and Commander" as the
theme for his evenings discourse.
Morning and evening services were also
held at The Westminster Presbyterian by
Rev. j. w. Hathaway; Trinity Baptist,
by Rev. r. Ii. Johnson; A. NJ. E. Zion,
by Rev. L.. w. Johnson; at the Gospel
Temperance Mission, by jefferson Wal
la,e; at the Lafayette Reformed, by Rev.
y. j. Kommers; at the Second P~resbyter-
ian, by Rev. DIR. McKelvey; at the Em-
manuel Reformed (Episcopal). by Rev.
John ". Treen and Rev. W. Il. Esher; at
HedIing NJ. E., by Rev. II. g. jackson,
and Christ Episcopal.
A LITTLE POLITICS.
1.-THE only minister who discussed politics
was the Rev. d. Halleron, pastor of Simp-
son NJ. e. Church, whose evening subject
was Christians and Prevalent Politics."
He virtually announced that his pulpit
Was to be partially converted into a poiiti-
cal rostrum or hustings during the pres
eat political campaign. he attempted to
defend this proceeding in the folio wing
terms:-
What sho I'D be the attitude of the
Christian pulpit when men differ so radi-
caliy as they do now? conceive that it
is not paIt of my duty to be q part san in
the pulpit-that is that l should elevate
one side above another. And why? you
may ask. Because good men differ in
these matters, aud there is no process
open to me exclusively by which l can be-
come more enlightened than they. Men
sometimes say the pulpit has no place in
politics. Here l must take issue. If
politics be the science of
well conducted is necessary to national
life, and national life essential to IL true
church life-for i'll n distracted state the
church annot carry on lis work then it
is my du y to fearlessly expose wrong, in
culcate virtue. sobriety and GOODWILL
dl1Ouk L4Cu. DuS IL Oo HGdA Cl pOllllCS
partisansh1p simply, then l say this pull
pit has 40 business with politics SO con-
sldered.
SIT was the duty OF the pulpit in New
York &c denounce the Tweed ring, though
those gentlemen thought that politics
and the pulpit should be divorced, and l
have considered IL my duty, and do SO
now. to expose the ring of Hudson coun-
ty, which is a burning shame. to our age
and to civilization, albeit some of the Door
tools are breaking stoues in Snake Hill or
iucarcerated III the State Prison at 1ren-
ton. The Christian church is for right at
home, in the shop, i'll the store, in the
halls of legislation and at the affairs of its
s-anctuaries. Wrong u be autagouized
wherever seen anu by whatever party
adopted and right must be upheld. This
is my creed Here | Know the shibboIeth
of no partL but the shioboleuh of the
Cross. We must teach fraternity aud
charity as among men. We must Insist
OIL noble manhood. on spotless conduct,
on lofty principle. This is the business
of the church. 1t carries in one hand
an olive branch and in the other a
sword. The olive is the insignia of peace,
the sword for the shifting of Evil.
Christ says, 81 came not to bring peace
upon the earth, but the sword. Ours is
the church militant fighting against
the odds, against personal lease, intere t
q ii emolumeut. We, if faithful, snaIl:be
NUM- ered with Inc church phanL."
M'PHILLIPS SCORED.
Mr.. Halleron paid his respects to Sheriff
John J. McPhiilips with much Warmth
and some justice. He said:-
"fbe highest executive officer of this
C unity or aHy county N the State | take
to be the Sheriff. lie empanels ali juries,
unless the Court i%nterposes, with struck
ju les who try all cases. He impanels
the Grand jury that takes cognizance of
all complaints, of all crimes, and which
eifts them for presentation to the petit
juries. Now here, where Magma charta
prevails, all depends on the jurors chosen,
Tor men in the jury box have been known
to render verdicts for gains in direct con-
fiicr with the charge OF the judge or facts
in the case. He is in charge of all per-
sons under arrest tor crimes committed
TO present them for trial when called up
on. He has in custody the criminals SEN