The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-12
SALVA7IONISTS.
Ministers and Lay Men and
Women Unite in a Re-
quest to the Police.
ASK TIE PRIVILEGE TO PARADE
But the SYmpathiziDg Committee
Say Only on Week Nights.
Not Sunday Nights.
Interviews mith and Sc
cures His Consent to ParadeS.

NulCS Ills OUuSVut w A0A4uCps
Some 1900 people congreRated in tine
Bergen Reformed Church last night TO
hear the opinions on the recent police
outrage against the Salvationists, OF
prominent men In the ministry. business
and law. Tine church was packed with
indignant citiz ms, the galleries would
hold no more and many people had to
stand throughout the entire evening.
The Saivationiss officers sat In the front
pews and the soldiers were scattered
through the audience. The platform
was reserved for the speakers. 1t
was occupied by Rev j.. L..
Scudder. pastor of the Tabernacle; Rev.
Oliver Washer, Rev. Mr.. Johu Atkinson,
of the West Side NJ. E. Church; Raw. Or.
Daniel Halleron, of Simpson NJ. e
CHURCH; Rev. Edwin MseMtnn, pastor OF
the Summit Avenue Baptist Church;
Rev. j. S. Hathaway. pastor of the
Westminster Presbyterian Church; Rev.
j. Lester Wells. of the Tabernacle;
Major Perry. chief Of the JERSEY CITY
Corps Of the Salvation Army: Staff Jap
tain Marshall. Of the Salvation Army;
Counsellor Stephen B. Ranso II and Mr..
WilliamH. Beach.
DIR. Brett is out of town, but he sent a
letter OF sympathy with the movement,
which was read to the audience.
Major Perry mounted the platform at
eight o'clock and opened the meeting.
He introduced as chairman Mr.. Won. H.
sAli Hall the Power of jesus Name"
was sung by the congregation. and
prayer was offered by Rev. Samuel Ster-
ling, of Trinity NJ. e. Church. Mr..
Beach, in n brief address, introduced Mr..
Stephen B. Ransom. who spoke as fol-
flows:
JUDGE RANsoM's ADDRESS.
81 have psen stirred to indignation by
the scenes enacted during the last week.
The question involved IL Que OF more
than ordinary Importance. 1t Is no less
than whether our rights as citizens are to
ie trampled GU or no6. The spirit CT
freedom and liberty that burned In the
breasts of our forefathsrs IS the same
spirit that has brought US here tonight.
I am not the ono to unnecessarily de-
| nouuce our police force. They are our
guardians; they are sworn to protect u
| life and property, and In the exercise OF
| that duty are called upon to do mauy
| things OF a doubtful character q we
must make allowance for them. Our
police now, as an organization. seems to
be impressed with the idea that they are
| the governors of this city; that they have
| he right to seize any citizen IL he acts IN
u manner that he doesn't approve of. and
| drag him off in n patrol wag IN TO the
station house. / think that this spirit
emauates from the head power OF the
force. have been informed that
this outrage was done under the dir &c
tiou of the man VINO is superinte ndenJ of
the police of his city. aud That it was
done 60 give him Il Mace. Hs holds an
mica that is NOT necessary. We had n
chief Of police whom we all re-
= ected. and it wa+ not necessary
that we shoul have anybody else. Now.
what are tn powers of the police? Wnat
are their powers under the Law? Insist
that the police fsnm the cnanceman up
to the SUI eri t .nde 1t have no W to
4 rest anyone under the circumstance
under which this arrest was made.
"These people were in the front y trl of
building or place OF public worship.
They were there TO invite the people from
tie streets to come in aud join in their
service.
"Wers tsey violating any lawf Who
complained of their violating any law?
The police had 1t right to arrest than il
e .ey were breaking any law OF the State
o. city. but were they violating any law?
he first charge against them was rs dir
,rderly persons; then this was changed
20 maintaining a nuisance. a nti
sauca is defined In the co.,
stitutiou as berg something that
inierferes with the freedom of or
with the health of the republic. TIE
notice have no right to arrest anyone on
that Charge, without a complaint being
maGe,. 1t was said that Mr.. Gates made
"a Complaint, but / am happy to saw that
Mr.. Gates denies this. la fact no COM
plaint was made by anybody before the
Police Justice before whom they were
dragged. All | have to say to Mr.. Gates
Is that I hope he will get on the right
side. Ihaye said nIl that is required of
me-" He salt in closing that the arrest
was an unmitigsted outrage and that
next the police would be stopping people
from having lawn parties In front of their
houses. He also gave a review OF the
proceeding in court aud read the section
Of the constitution which detiues the
power OF police officer.
HoNORS H POLICE.
Rev. Edwin McMlnn of the Summit
Avenue Baptist Church was the next
speaker introduced. He said:-
Il pride myself in being a loyal citiz n.
AS a loyal citizen l honor our police
force. l know a number Of them per-
sonally. n every one | know is 9
gentleman. Anything that is said. l
want IL understood, is not said against
any individual policeman. There is ope
thing we must censure our police for,
unjust discrimination In the enforcement
OF the law based upon the prejudices of
the one In power. IT the papers state the
truth, When the Salvation ists were at
tscked by toughs last night they
could get no protection from the police
because they are at war with them.
When l took up the Gu gel In defense Of
the Army Idid so with tae intention of
standing by them to the end.
1.-THE Salvation Army is doing a great
work. People complain that they are
rather noisy in their way OF worshipping.
Do you know that the class Of psople they
attempt to reach are accustomed to noise
and that II they go into a church where
quiet resigns, everything seems strange
to them. The S~Rlvationists reach for
those whom the churches do not reach.
l wish 10 say that the Salvation Army is
not u nuiasnce."
SOMETHING PRACTICAL.
MIR. Beach next introduced Rev. j. l..
Scudder, who said: II do not mean to
make a long address. We had this same
fight two years ago, when Corps No. 1
of lower Jersey City was not allowed to
parade the streets: but they were allowed
10 parade OF my platform and they did,.
There are more true Christians In the
Salvation Army than In most Of the
churches In America, my W included.
I shall say nothing about the outrage.
We all feel III. | might say something of
the lniperiinence of the police In telling
people how to worship, bus ] won't Wa
a something practical tonight. We
do a lot of talking, but what We want to
do is co act. These people want to parade.
Capt. FiDdley said from my platform last
night that they ara not allowed to
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