The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-06
POLITICAL PREACHERS,
Place Themselves on Record
as Afraid of TEN
perance.
SAY THEY ONLY ARE CHRISTIANS
Will Endeavor to Haye Each Can
didats Pledge Himself to
Their Idea or ''Moral"
Reform.
SAY THEY ONLY ARE CHRISTIANS

a.,rw.. q,
A'o sAe oiS' "eS ~
the Second P~rssbyteri&n Church las
evening TO organize what Rev. j. l.
n6d .,Is . sCiv,c Chnrch ~ r. &.
true tnat tns'e were not many present,
but W at ther lacked In nutnbers they
made nm in anthusiasm. The gathering
wac d 49, r.sctic.iv 4. NC
s@' sA.s ~ was
ene nrse attempt 70 unite Cnrissian
churches In d PLAZA to develop reform In
Sea.a ana m,r,c,ns, efFajrs
on' yes,F explaiusa Ats. We
have an Irish vote, a Catholic vote aud a
German vote: now we are going To have
a Christian yola.n
p..mt... A..
Hma-'a ~. "T M
hev. David Mitchea. the Rev. u. HAL
leron, the Rev. Mr.. McMinn, the Rev. I,
McKa,vav ,ba Raw = x waets this
- ~
new. inouas Houstons tne rev =. T.
Little. the Rsy. j. w. Hatha way, the
Raw. DR.. Corneltns Bre It. William y.
Drake, the Rev. Henry G. Cronin, H.
Fawkes. Elijah S. Cowles. w. j. Hunt
and A. L.. Graham.
Besides these were several women. who
almost out nun bered the men and took q
lively interest in the speeches and hear
lily enjoyed the fun which cnlivened
what threatened TO be q dull, p~rosaic
gathering. 1t was originally intended to
hold the meeting in the cnurch, but. see
Ing ths slim a~toendRnce. tne organizers
adjourned to one of the parlors. Here the
Rey. DR.. Brett called the assembly TO
order and read q letter from the tSsv. NJ.
u. Gates or Grace NJ. EaSChurch, who
headed the call. expressing his inability
TO attend. Mr. Gatea said ne intended
to make q "siedge hammer speech"
but Dsrveus pF0stratien came In and
THE REv. Mr.. sCUDDER OBJECTS
Hev. u. i. Scodder was elected tenn
porary chairman y. Earl secretary.
Mr. Scudder briefly explained the object
Of the meeting before described and said
he wished the brethren Woaiu organize.
Liquor dealers. policy sellers, race track
man all organize, he said. $50 does the
laughter. BY q suronR organization, he
continued. certain pillS could be de-
maudsd from the Legislature. The
cause Is moral reform. Lat rs Interest
ourselves In antt-race track legislation"
When be had sat dewn there was 81
lepce for several minutes; nc y snew
moved move i a az resolution ttss 's calling mt' 0oNi the
churches oil Jersey City TO appoint a
Temperance ComHaittee to advocate
social and moral reform. The word
Temperance" tuck In some OF the
brsthren's craw aud q breeze was The rs~
suit. Hev. Thonias Houston dldn'tl ike
1t because some OF the churches are OPP
posed to temperance
either, who sa1d thaG the word ITEM
perance" Wonla DO The death kusil OF the
movement: he su&sesteo moral. re,
L'rW, as u temperance -retorm would Iail
nat. One lay Drother named Mott
thought that II each church would Rp-
FRO fir ana racetracks a.Then air Ihaaa
annrnh Monor snd 1nmh - ),
--ltne remainder OIL tne sentence was Aost
IN u roar OF
b. MEN TITLE
80 y" a,acoraa n0aS
~nen ~ o she eso oLsne ~oEo
naoo.a S1ssaI Va .snipeIsoSs, oe-
Sause, Sa.u Nc afas. uoss % sne .eM'
psranUe "sn onurcn apps bnem-
ine 1Ss. WI. sneMlnu proIuptiy tepu.
ul@tsu Ins seacsnens aug enscttYeiy sas
on she Iasn younR inau W eelllnR nlm 20
speak tor niniselL. q. roWkes cuS snore
tne moral relorui alscussiou by asking II
Ing n,sssans vas Eo,as " rsLofm tne
liquor Inent 4 uuuG Wau1 % reform
taeni, want 70 aooiisn ,tnem; 20 you
Il 4.
maKe . c9uEcn tEustee ol Aimf tUen-
erat
Yes. cetIaiaiy, replied tne nav. Dr.
da!iefon. oeueVe we
twenty miuutes lurtner LAX took
place aoout Mg. Mculun's
winch. Wnen Was adopted. IL
ID as
d RESOLUTION.
Ra.o,vaa THAT averv rh,,r., ~ o,r ,h.
requested to appoint from ia msmbersnip .
Moral Reforn Cemmittas of thrsa To nu,ta ~rb
ein,iIar cou,nitfses f,ors TIC 49, hrrchns -
holding maxs msetings AMI In orhar wavsr RI
ADVANCE the inferesfs of morais in the co,n.
civ and to secsre from the state fs@,s,st me-
The ensctment 81 such laws as will nreserye ,hs
honor and inteerifv of ths commonwaaith
= ComMlIIEE
Aue nsAs s.sp WAS " appoIusa 60 mmit'
see Sonsls.auk I. oue irotn eacn oenoinI.
u1tioa ~ auHouuSe Sne resoiu-
lou 70 WIG sese.aL CAurcheS aug EeporC 20
sne neAo Eaeosink Oh eue r~etoruers-
CaaiTansn ofuo1e namsa TINS commit
zoe: rev. n. =. nIck, reiorheu Cnurcn;
4; Gam nmann' Scot;h presbyterian; u.
black. onieeo ~rresDyterlan: hev; Mr.
McMlan, bNptisti rev. Dr: Haiieron,
Metnodlst hpiscopa', ReV. j. l..
ocuuoe..
MI. a. \. aha VINO on q previous
notion whs luieu ous " oroer. moved
Gnata ueuianu De Maue troua eacn candi'
oate Ior AsseIhoiY that ne Will vote TO
suoport reioIm measures. Tue spirit OF
.nls thotion was ncorporaIea 10 the FOL
lowine resoiut,ou grated " rev: Dr.
y. pref, nes' ". haSnaWay, AMI a. L..
DEMAND RESOLUTION.
ln a mASS m6 ellnQ rAnfASGn ling ina fthFtQfidn