The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-12

business. make q motion
that a committee be appointed
TO draw up resolutions asking the super
intendent OF police to allow the Salvation
Army to parade the streets on week
nights. II he refuses I would advise
them to parade SUBWAY, and IL they are
arrested every Christian church and
every decent person In the city will flock
to their defense. The ring has been run
ming this city too long. The election OF
Mayor Wanser was one step towards
breaking 1t up, but 1t still has hold or our
police department.. aud we must break
its power there"
PASTOR %SCUDDER's MOTION ADOPTED.
Chairman Beach called upon all those
who were in favor Of drawing mp resolu-
lions to arise. The whole audience with
out an exception stood up.
MT. Corfleld arose aud said:-'Mr.
Chairman. l move Il ut the gentlemen on
the platform be aDpointed the committee
90 draft the resolutions.
Mr.. Halleron obj acted as he said thay
were all ministers aud he thought the
laymen should take part iu 1t.
Lawyer Ransom moved that the Chair
man OF the meeting appoint the commit
tee aud become a menlbsr OF H..
THE sALvATIoNlsTs, FRIEND.
Mr.. Matthew Foster WAS the nexc
speaker. Mr.. Beach introduced him as
one who has been taking an active part
In the contest. Mr.. Foster said:-''I
hardly feel at home among all these
clergymen aud lawyers. l Will not give
you law or gosDe', but just a fsw facts
concerning ooo What occurred septem-
hearsei the story OF the arrest. and the
manner In which he was treated by soma
of the policemen. Continu ming he siid:-
"In regard 10 my feelings towards the
Salvation Army. used 10 think lily of
them. but l Went into one OF the1r meet
iDgs one day and hadn't been in there a
half an hour before | became impressed
with the fact that there were doing
a great work for God. sail
to myself that l would watch them care
fully, aud | did. soon found out that
they were ready to sacrifice theif lives for
others, aud [ said, i am goinglto be their
friend il all Others give them the cold
shoulder They were treated shamefully
on the night of their arrest. Taey were
arrested out of spite. l asked 4 police
man once why he didn't arrest the
hoodlums who hang around the barracks
aud he told ms IL Was OF no use, as tneY
would only be discharged in the morn-
Ing"
AT the conclusion OF Mr.. Fosters
speech, Mr.. B .acn announced the names
of the Committee on Resolutions as
follows:-Rsv. John L.. Scudder, Lawyer
s. B. Ransom, Rev. Daniel Halleron,
Rev. E. McMinn aud Mr.. Matthew Foster.
They retired to draw up the resolutions.
While the committee was at WORK,
Major Perry addressed the meeting.
Among other things ne said
II have already commenced q suit for
$50. 900 damages. and Lam going t. fight
1t out ii IL takes all summer and winter,
not that | want tae $4,000. bnt because l
to bs protectec IN Tue future, ana
nave my wife, who is in the Army, pro-
tected when l am gonen He called up
the Salvationists who were arrested that
the people might see them, and said he
was sorry he couldn't produce the pat ol
wagon.
Rev. 1. s. Hathaway said that he came
TO protest against The outrage, not against
he Salvation Army, but against citl-
zsns.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The Rev. j. l. Scudaer. Chairman OF
the Committee on Resolutions, reported
that the committee had dra va up che
following resolutions
''Rssoivsi. That, as citizsus OF Jersey
City, we respectfully ask OF tbs proper
authorities of our CRY for the Salvation
| Army the right to parade our streets dur.
ing the week day evenings. and thai sufh-
| cieut police protection be given them to
restrain the opposition Of lawless hood
lu.n: aud
"Res lived, That we respectfully ask
tba: iii thelE regular m3etlngs ths ; Iva
ton Army be protected in tue am
rights aud a. thoroughly as would he ac-
corded to auy other reiiliouS uodY."
The resolutions Were adopted unani-
mously by those present, who sigultisd
their approval oy rising.
IT DEPENDS. SAYS HALLERoN,
M. Hur.biv towkes sain III behalf of
the members of Grace NJ. E.. Charcn, of
which he Is one OF this teu5tes-, tDAt they
did not counteaance tis outrage perpe-
tratet on che Saliva ioItsts Or tn4 actloa
their pastor has taken 10 regard to 1t.
Rev. DIR, ualleron said: Il never liked
the idea of the ~SalvaSionists having d
curps In Marion. 1t ID next door 10 II
Methodist Church. Put 1t next to the
Berge Reformed Chui oh or The Summit
Aveaue Ba list Church and they would
feel the same. IL depelds a great deal
upon whose "ull Is being gored."
Major Perry said that il Mr.. Gates
would notify him at what Tina preach
lug AMI PRAYING were going on In his
church he would guarantees that no loud
uoise would be made IN the army bar
racks that woul disturb him. He
thanked the people for the sympathy aud
interest Jneg had showed for The Army.
The meeting closed at eleven O'Clock
with the 81 aging of Blessed be the Tie
that Binds.n
INSPECTOR SMITH GRANTS PERMISSION.
Tue Rev. Joan Scudder, as Chairman
OF the C ,ilmittee to present. the lesolu-
tious adopted last night to Mr.. SaiiJh,
called on that gentleman this morning ut
Police Headquarters. He was cour e.
ously received by the Insp actor. Making
known his business. the Rev. Mr.. Scnddsr
was assured that the Inspector would
give a permit to the Salvation Army
soldiers to parade. He was always Will
ing to give them permit. but for the r
own sake declined, as he WAS afraid some
of the Salvationists would be hurt.
Mr.. Scudder assured the Inspector The
SaIvationists were willing to run the
risk, bur, at the same time. he insisted
thu paraders should be protected from
toughs.
ARREST two or three Of these ~touRhs,"
he said to the Inspector, aud you will
frighten the others"