The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-23
S 90 and Upward.
PRAYING AGAINST A SALOON.

The Publican Takes tho Prayers Calmly
and Annwers with Poem.
Old Library Hail. which stands on the corner
OF Grand street and Sumner avenue. Just at
the foot OF The Hill " in Jersey City. was oc-
cupied last year by saloon with Billiard
and pool room attachment. which had taken
the place Of an undertaker's shop and police
drill room. The saloon keeper failed. and ON
Jan. the Emory Praying Band. an organiza-
ton Of Methodists who believed in mission
work as q means OF salvation. leased the old
billiard room. 1t Is a room 30 fest wide and
IS feet deep with low ceiling
Jack Roberts. who used to be keeper In
Trenton prison. big. bluff. good-natured
man. took five years lease Of the saloon that
the praying band didn't hire. 1t Is on the cor.
ner OF Ivy place. and he reltted it and began
business.
The proximity OF tho saloon to the mission
has within the last fortnight. after q lapse OF
many months, brought out o rather peculiar
spirit OF hostility on the part OF the mem ers
OF the praying band and for week tho OK.
horters OF tho Methodists. with much OF the
old-time revival fervor. have been using
prayer as a sort OF battering ram to drive Rob-
erts out OF his place Of business Tho exhort-
ers have held what their followers call "indig-
nation prayer meetings" against their inn.
keeping neighbor Indignation prayer meet.
ings are religious novelty even in Jersey
City, and they have excited m astonishing
amount Of interest il and about tho neighbour
hood Of Library Hall. The. announcements
continued brought crowd to the mission
room on Thursday night. Men and women
and children saunterel in early and sat down
zoned Bs pe MIRO kosc~c Missdn hung over
hvmn books in their hands. stood bareheaded
In the doorway to welcome all corners. Two
on sther @a Thsy hung oppose each
other. They ran:
No drunkard shall enter the Kingdom Of heaven
At s15 o'clock Eddy Post; the boy preacher
Tho ~ on ne
SAID tho sr soPy o5
Calculations from the kneeling worshippers
for the salvation of Jack tobelts.,
Acker OF the Emory Praying Band knelt and
prayed even more e day so tns
n may devonr." he cried "oh Lord. let i sink
H n tho Msy OUT Of this the. ssSs s
and and we will give the thanks to Thee Tor the
Brother Carpenter. who had como over from
the Florence Mission in ljleocker street. prayed.
too. for the success OF the efforts Of the pray.
girls were at inlay outside the mission door az
tho prayers rssounded through the. wooden.
Ef hall ss bT 9ns fhs aTdn snd sa:
stand what WAS going ON inside.
a missionary with hymn book stepped out ut.
I've are not orncsS% I" Mr. 9Hs ":
are too many saloons around here. and they
violate ~ lay BY keePing open on !, Siggndays.
2aG des s "dy no
home. All this g wrong; Tho saloons draw
not not 70 be- here or ITO to Io open on suhda
Saloon Keeper Roberts was cheerful, IT
missicS's lease expires in May next and !, will
saloon here. and i do not boiler nor wantt
bother the mission people: They can do all
the talking tnoy want to. ! am simply mind.
InE my oEn business and propose to go on
When the prayers against him got pArticp-
larry 'ervid and personal last week, Mr.. hob
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And from that poiat begin
Then To-, us all when We commence
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Rtmsia6sr curse, so,9s I, Ss IKE.
Don't .peit Of others faults until
We have none OF our own
Caught Up With the Times.
Prom Truth.
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