The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-18

FAVOR LOCAL OPTION
Presbyterian Synod Declare
Liquor Licensing to
Be Sinful.
BRIGGS CASE DISPOSED OF
Commission Say the Newark Pres
bytery Erred in the Matter
"a Last Day.
Snccinl to the .Leraeu Ctu Nena.


today.
The Synod, at the conclusion of yes
terday afternoons session. warmed up a
trifie over the liquor question. The sub
ject was taken up in the morning, when
the resolutions of the West Jersey Pres
bytery were offered and amended. They
were considered in the afternoon and
passed after considerable discussion on
the rules governing the passage of a
resolution.
The resolutions stated that. in the
language of the General Assembly of
1892, I'VE regard the saloon, licensed or
unlicensed, as a curse to the land, and
that we disapprove of the policy of Ii
censing such traffic as being sinful in
its character and a blighting curse to
the home. the Church and the State"
An amendment favored the adoption
of a county excise law.
LIVELY DISCUSSION.
There was a lively discussion over the
amendment. The delegates were almost
equally divided between the original
resolution and the amendment. 1t was
claimed that the two sparts could not
be reconciled. To denominate the policy
of licensing as being sinful, and favor
ing local license were two Incompatible
conditions. several strong addresses
were made. Rev. Joshua Galloway, of
Paterson, favoring the church slapping
the liquor traffic fair in the face. This
John Hutchinson. of Arlington, favored
the local option idea, saying it was the
best hat could be gotten now, II he
was one of those satisfied to get the
feathers, if he could not get the whole
pullet. He gave a practical illustration
of the benefits of local option by de,
scribiDg a recent fight in Arlington and
the closing up of a tavern.
An ASbury Park clergyman said that
local option was not all that it Up
peared to be; that Asbury Park was
the worst temperance town in the State
because of the amount of drinking that
is done there. The resolutions We're
T4aely d Ras nef c TlIh s9 their ams mi
The Moderator announced DR.. Ever
ard Kempshall and ex-Judge William
NJ. Lanning as the committee to take
to the Legislature the expressions of the
A0O % jf1P9N'ss REACTION.
During the session an interesting re-
corr MaS ing & nllal9H o Of the eia1 Wo,
mans Synodical Society of Foreign Mis-
sions. In dealing with Japan, the re-
port said:-
within the last years the Japanese
have come to realize that the peaceful
and benevolent religion of the West was
fast conquering their land for Christ.
was discredited, while at the same time
an attempt was made to restore the
ancient customs and dress, as q onSe-
In some places the teaching of the
Scriptures has been prohibited, and the
English language, which was fast super
seding- the native tongue, has become
unpopular. But In spite of this reaction,
the reports from our schools in Japan
are more encouraging thar we had
cause to hope. The school at Kauaza-
war shows an increase of twenty-one
pupils, and the teachers of Government
schools were ordered to visit the mission
schools to note the methods there used
in order to improve their own. If there
had been no missionaries to Japan,
would the benefits of Japanese hospital
service now be bestowed as they are,
on friend and foe alike, or would the
ladies', be forwarding lint and bandages
TO the front, with the direction that
they were to be divided equally between
the of the two armies?"
society, and $2,54.53 to the cause of
Home Missions.
MORE GERMAN THAN IRISH.
In the report of the Home Missionary
Society, it was said
The population of the State, i.e., of
the territory covered by. your Synod,
sas, of which s27,s75 persons We're foreign
born, something over % per cent. This
number includes representatives from al
most every quarter of the world, and CON
spicuously from upward Of thirty
foreign countries, prominent among
which, and in order of increased prom
Hungary, 3,417; Poland, 3,6l5; Switzerland,
AIS; Sweden, 4,159; Austria, Ash; Rus
STA, 1920; Holland, 1924; Italy, u, $3.50; Ccot-
Land. 13,16S; Ireland, 101, 059; Germany,
In referring to the work which the
churches are doing among this foreign
population the report said that the Pres
cessful German churches and missions.
YOUNG PEOPLES WORK.
The Committee on Young Peoples So
cietieS reported that the work among
the young people had been particularly
encouraging during the past year. The
Rev. c. R. Garretson is the member of
the Committee from Jersey City. The
report closed with a number of resolu-
tions which embodied a plan for con-
tinuing the work.
of the State of Religion said that the
progress made by the churches of the
Synod during the year was in every way
t'It is true there may be occasions"
the report continues, when we have to
tell the collector that If he will kindly
to call again; but with a very ready
promptness we pay what we owe. Thus
seven of the Presbyteries say, in the very
words of the blank we use, the financial
obligations of all the churches are met
with fidelity, one says nearly all, and
West Jersey, that, Notwithstanding the
III CildICA6S II OnI VI uGUL
than heretofore. In nearly all of the
Presbyteries new churches. chapels and
manseS habe been put up or improved"
II EVENING MEETING.
The popular meeting last evening, in
which Good Citizenship was discussed,
brought out an audience which filled the
church for the first time since the Synod
commenced. The remarks of the speak
ers were received with generous applause.
Rev. Everafd Kempshall, d. D., of
Elizabeth, was the first and principal
speaker. He spoke in glowing terms of
the successful overthrow of the race
tracks last winter and of the numerous
unsuccessful attempts to overthrow Tam
many in New York City. He hoped that
now a concentrated eHor is being made
there to Town the Tiger they would be
successful.
Dr.. K%empshall, in his address, laid great
stress on the personal responsibility of
every voter. He held that a mighty
power was always exerted when the best
citizens did rise up in united action, as
had been seen in this State. He said
that Tweed counted on the continuance
Of his power through the great trouble
1t is to get the moral element to COM
bfne.
The Doctor declared that a solemn duty
rested on the ministers. Much was due
last fall, but they had got more to do.
Many of them neglected to vote. He
held that they should lead the Christians
in casting ballots according to their con-
science.
In his concluding remarks the speaker
oaid his compliments to the ladies, who
lad lone so much to forward the interests
Of morality in government.
Rev. DIR. William r. Richards of Plain
field made the next address. He con-
aaenced by saying he believed the reason
God rave the Old Testament in connec-
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