The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-26
TURNER'S TURNED DOWN
Dr.. Chapman Denounces
the Opening Of the
Gree -lVille Fair On
Sunday.
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FOREIGN INVASION.
The Members Say They Are Free
Thinkers and Propose to
Do Just as they
Please.

The Rev. Chalmers D. Chapman, of
the Grace p. E. Church, of GreenyfIle, at
the service yesterday morning, fired hot
shot at the members of the Greenyille
Turn Verein for allowing their fair to be
open on Sunday. The fair, which opened
last Monday, came to close last night.
All day yesterday the fair was open.
Articles that had not been sold were sold
at auction. and many were CHANGED off.
The ladies of the Verein held a sociabIe
and had general good time
Rector Chapman heard that all this was
to take place and in his sermon he adj
ministered a rebuke that caused q big
sensation in Greenville. The turner's are
WIG VITA anger and threaten to get
square.
In his sermon Mr.. Chapman said:-sI
have been resident of GreenvflIe for
nearly fifteen years. but never before dur
Ing all that time have I heard of sHch an
outrageous dissertation of the Sabbath.
am ashamed OF our toWnspeople because
they allow such a desecration to take
place without attempting to interfere. As
minister OF the gospel cannot keep
silent. would be criminalIy negligent
If kept my mouth closed.
THE SOCIAL SAFEGUARD
"rhe Sabbath is our safeguard. It is
our breakwaJer. These people are mostly
foreigners and they are trying to estab-
llsh foreign customs in our land. lAmeri-
cans are known the world over as a Sab
bath Observing people. 1t is on account
Of their loyalty to the Master
that the Americans have been so
prosperous. We have no wars Plapuea
never visit our shores. God has blessed
us, and we should not allow foreign SAB
bath breaking customs to obtain foot
hold here.
81 am surprised that the ministers of
Greenville have not publicly protested
from their pulpits. am surprised that
our church members have not made
united protest,
The Turner'S have had their fair open
every night of the past week. They mad
ample opportunity to dispose of their
wares. They have no excuse whatever
tor opening the fair on the seventh day.
They are undermining the fundamen-
tai principle of Christianity. Can
We as Christians conscientiously stand by
and allow such things to take place? No.
by all means, moi Our Master holds us
responsible, and it is to Him that we
must givs.an account of ourselves
1.-The Sabbath is sure test of mans
character. Tell me how n man observes
the Sabbath and will tell you his char
acter."
A BIG SENSATION.
The sermon caused the widest kind of
sensation. and nothing else was talked
of in Greenville yesterday.
At Belvidere Hall, where the Fair was
held, there was large crowd, and the
matter was discussed freely. MANY un-
complimentary things were said about
Mr.. Chapman.
A prominent member of the Verein who
does not wish to have his name mem
toned said:-"We Turner's are free
thinkers. We believe in letting every
one do as he pleases. We have had
merry time here today, and I don't
believe any body has the right to inter-
fere. We molest no one and certainly
will allow no one to molest us. Mr..
Chapman's people need not come here if
they do not want to. If they do come
they are entirely welcome. We do not
believe In blue laws and shall observe
Sunday as we please. We are not doing
wrong and are attending strictly to our
own business"
PROFITS OF THE FAIR.
The net profit of the GreenvilEe Turn
Verein fair. which came to a close last
evening, will be nearly S., 3,0O0 The mem
bers of the Verein are jubilant in conse-
quence and the work on the new club
house will begin as soon as the plans are
selected.
The various contests for valuable nrizes
proved interesting. Mr.. John Burke re-
ceived the most votes as the most popu-
lar policeman, and was presented with a
handsome Smith & Wesson revolver, Mr..
James Merrity was second and secured q
bull dog pop gun.
The gold headed cane for the most
popular turner was won by Mr.. r. Reich
ard.
Mr.. Carl Schick received q gold medal
as the most active turner.
Two diamond brooches which were
awarded TO the mast popular ladies were
won by Mrs. Mitzenins and Mrs. Refchard