New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-11
JERSEY CiTY'S POLICE DENOUNCED.
The REV. JOHN l.. sCUDDEI Defends THE
SALVATION ARMY-oTHER PASTORS
DISCUSS THE ARREST

the Rev. John l.. Scudder. of the Jersey city
Tabernacle. returned from his vacation last week
In a prelude to his sermon last night he censured
the police for the recent arrest of members of the
salvation Army. Captain Findlay and nearly
score OF the male and female members of the
salvation Corps. No. l. which has its Headquarters
near the Tabernacle. sat on the platform. The
church crowded. Mr. Scuddor said it looked
as though he had fallen into Turkey or Russia
where private citizen had no rights. and was at
the mercy Of the civil authorities. 1t has come
pass that in Jersey City. on the Sabbath day, a
pany OF devout men and women were not allowed
to worship God upon their own premises but were
hustled TO the station house like common vaga-
bonds This was high handed enough for the Dark
Ages. Between the monopolists. who grind the
people on one side. and the politicians. who plum
der them on the other, It was a question whether
the people had the right to call themselves free.
Mr. Scudder said he wished to inform the police
they did not own the earth the fulness thereof.
They were not little kings endowed with power to
follow their sweet will and disregard the rights
Of their fellow men. Policemen should remember
they but the servants of the people who pay
their wages. policeman must not amuse him
self by arresting unoffending women because they
belong to the Salvation Army and wear poke bon
nets" 1t not within the province of a police
man to determine how religious people should con-
duct their services. If the unique army wanted to
it had the right to do 50. policeman or no police
man.
Mr.. Scudder said he had heard more loud talk
and boisterous singing in the barrooms Of Jersey
City than in any Salvation barracks he had ever
SEEN If the policemen are really anxious to
abate nuisances they should close up the policy
shops and gambling hels which abounded on all
sdes In closing Mr. Scudder exhOrted the police
to confess they had made mistake and to make
b, vin
whenever and wherever they could Mr.. Scud-
der did not wish his remarks to be taken as an
indscriminate denunca ton of the police force OF
Jersey City. That would be unjust. He under
stood that the two policemen who had made the
arrest of the Salvatoniss did it against their will,
but were obliged to obey orders.
The Rev NJ. l.. Gates. pastor OF the Grace
Methodist Episcopal Church in Tonnce-ave., Jer-
sey City took a different view from Pastor scud-
der concerning the Salvationists. His church Is
near the barracks, where the arrest was made
He said to n reporter yesterday: The salvation
Army has disturbed my meetings time and again
Our children leave Sunday school when they near
the drums. and our Young People PRAYER meet
they were not disorderly and that the spectators
blocked street: say the cause anS no, ,h
effect should stand the punishment. II they Woulo
40 without the drums We could continue our ser
vices / think the police did right IN arres'"s
The The Rev. Edward McMinn, OF the Summit
Avenue Baptist Church. referred to the arrest Vi
the Salvatonists disapproNlilslS -, - out,
,rbs Tonnele-sye salvation Corps held an out
door meeting last night, and exulted in their We
tory large crowd gathered about the barrHcnS'
The police did not interfere, -, l., ,ho per
An Indignation meeting VIII De hea III 49,, t zen
gen Reformed Church in BerSen-ane,,, ' roted The
- he c'onsistorv having unanimously N"t'i IL ~
, Us ~ tho church for that purpose AT mS1ls
held Yesterday morning The Rev. 09r Ii sin5 lei
es.or who is absent on vacation. VIII SEM =,
sr indorsng the am deferans me
vation Army The speakers VIII oe ''T ns
a,hauov of the Westminster f'respH y. IN
Church the Rev David Haleron Of SPSoMN
odist Episcopal Church the XeV bnTch the Rev
John Atkinson Of the West df o MeiEGd formdTy
Newark Methodist bsGoPS ContgTgnS au TAB
KY. Soi r,r Foreman and Madison Ferris VIII o.
smong the lay speakers.