The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-17
THE RACE LAWS SCORED
New Jersey NJ. E. Conference Adopt
Scathing Resolutions.
special to 1ne Jersev Ctr Ne,us.

Mt. HOLLY, March II. 1S93.-lt was
hard matter for the ministers Of the New
Jersey Conference to keep quiet on tue
race track question at yesterdays session.
AS. DR.. Hanlop said, "they ware burning
to let out their wrath. and when resolu-
tions dsnouncing the race track legisia-
tion were presented, 1t was with greab
difficulty that Bishop Walden Kept the
brethren in their seats. But the Bishop
was determined that the mornings ses-
sion should not be broken by discus,
sion which could not possibly be nnlsn eu
IN less than four or five hours, and SO ne
shut the members Off with the prospect
of special day for that purpose.
Rev. George Hughes presented the roi-
lowing resolutions
UBIQUITOUS ACTION.
whereas By tbs iniqutous action Of the Leg
islature Of New Jersey whereby race tracR
gambling has been legalized, the moral sense OIL
the people has been shamefully outraged and q
stern, indignant protest has been made throusns1
out the commonwealth, under deep sense OF
the fact that degree Of dishonor has oeen iu-
fiicted upon this noble state OF the Union WIN
out parallel in its history, opening the noooe
gates and letting loose upon US DiacK 1lue Oh
crime appalling to contemplate; ana
Whereas, Our sister States are keenly alive 10
the moral atrocty of the act which now con,
fronts u.s. feeling that the whole country IS az
fected by this prostitution or the legislative
function and loudly call upon us to vlndlcate
our State honor and preserve invioiate the nopie
heritage which God has given US; aud
Whereas, The New Jersey Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, now assemot ed at
Mount Holly, sus tains as an ecclesiastical pody,
vital relations to the body polite, as wen as ali
that pertains to the spread OF Christianity'
therefore,
Resolved, That In order to the securing OF
CALM dignfied and rghteously indignant ex-
eirr,n nf INDICTMENT
this momentous crisis, that special committee
of thirteen be appointed by the fresidens 70
prepare suitable paper ior tne actio1 m ta =, ane
Conference, to be presented as early IN the ses-
sion as practicable, and that tne committee en-
body in its paper protest against the signing
by the Governor. OF the Dill which changes ene
penalty for keeping disorderly house.
BRAND OF INFASIY.
To this Rev. John Hanlon presented an
addition, which was as follows:
whereas The Legislature of the State of New
Jersey has, by its recent legisat tion, legalized
horse racing, gambling and Sabbath breaking,
and has thus brought deep disgrace upon our
state and imperiled the virtue and happiness OF
Resolved, That we, the members of the New
Jersey Annual Conference, now in session, do
deoounce and brand with infamy those mem
bers of our State Legislature who voted for
ResoIyed That we do here and now pledge
ourselves to vote for no candidate FOR the Leg
month of November next who does not stand
openly and expressly pledged to vote for the
immediate and unalterable repeal OF these laws.
Resolved, That we will furthermore do all IN
our power to elect only such candidates, and TO
defeat any and all other candidates who do not
stand openly and expressly pledged to vote IN
the next Legislature for the immediate and I'M
alterable repeal of these most vicious laws.
THE USUAL INJUSTICE.
The Rev. j. r. Saun wanted the Con-
ference to order the CON m1ttee to 1ncor-
porate in their resolution a clause pro-
yiding for the test of Lne race track bills.
10 this the Rev. j. B. Graw oDjecCe1. as
he considered it going to an unnecessary
expense, declaring that he had very lit
tie hope in getting anything from any
one now in power"
Rev. Mr.. Tullis-"Mr. Bishop, move
that the committee be instructed to pre-.
pare a penitentiai formula for the use OF
the members who voted for the Race
Track bills" [fIaughterl.
The Bisnop-"I trust the committee
will make their paper SO plain that the
waytaring man, though he be fool, or a
member of the Legislature. may not err
in the reading thereof"
The papers were adopted and the fol
lowing committee appointed Revs. j.
b. Graw, A. B. Richardson, j.. II. Pay
ran. d. B. Harris, j. G. Reed. ]. E.
Smith, James Moore, J. S. heisler, Henry
Betting, w. p. Davis, John Handley, e..
c. Maddock, Ell clifford.