The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-21
FOR MORAL REFORM
Ministers and Laymen Or
ganize a League to Sup
press Vice.
OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY.
The Maintenance and Enforcement
of all Laws Affecting the Order
of the County.

About one year ago the clergymen and
some of the laymen of this town started
morai reform league For a short
time they did good work, and were SEEM
ingly power, but they began to dis
agree among themselves, and finally,
after an unusually warm meeting, at
which good deacon of one church call
ed good deacon of another church a
fool, they were no longer heard of. The
ministers and church people have banded
together afresh, however, and from pres
ent indications it appears that they have
organized for keeps. The Citizens
League of Hudson County, has come to
stay, and if it keeps all its promises it
viii literally turn the government of this
county topsy-turvy. The aims and OBJ
jects of the association are set forth in
the constitution adopted at a recent
meeting, and a copy of which follows:-
OBJECT OF THE LEAGUE.
The object of this league shall be the
maintenance and enforcement of all laws
affecting the order and welfare of the
county; to assist the authorities in the
prosecution and punishment of all vio-
lators of the law, and for the cultivation
Of public sentiment concerning the social
and moral progress of the people.
Any person who is in favor of the
above objects of this league and desires
to cooperate with it in it's work may be-
come a member by the payment of one
dollar and signing the members pledge.
1t shall be the duty of each member to
bring to the notice of the Executive
Committee any and every violation of
our laws and to aid the committee, as
far as possible, in the prosecution of such
cases.
The officers of this association shah
consist of a president, three vice-presi-
dents, a treasurer and a secretary.
There shall be an executive committee
consisting of the general officers and
twenty-five members of the society. The
duties of the executive committee shall
be to have a general supervision and
management of the business of the So
ciety and carry out it's objects, especial
ly to secure evidence of violations of
our laws and to bring all offenders to
speedy trial and punishment, and in all
practicable ways to encourage and assist
the authorities in maintaining peace and
good order in our county. This COM
mittee shall also arrange for special
and simultaneous action throughout the
county whenever, in their judgment, any
important aggressive action is desired:
to appoint subcommittee from the mem
bers to aid them in the performance OF
their duties. Seven shall constitute a
quorum at any meeting that shall be
called by the president.
The annual election of officers will be
held on the third Tuesday in November,
and the old officers shall hold over until
new ones are elected.
A meeting of the executive committee
shall be held at least once a month.
Regular public meetings shall be pro-
ylded for by this committee, and special
meetings may be called whenever the
committee shall deem it advisable.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the executive committee
of the Summit Avenue United Presby-
terian Church. The Rev. James Parker.
president of the league. presided. and
the Rev. Arney S. BiddIe was elected
secretary pro tenn in the absence of the
Rev. A. B. Richardson. There were pres
ent:-The Revs. Parker. Biddle, @. c..
W. w. Case and Mr.. Thomas Geisweit,
of Hoboken.
Routine business was transacted, and
the following subcommittee We're ap-
ley Davis and DR.. Ulamor Allen; to
Awaken Public Sentiment, Revs. Bfddle,
Clist and j. W. Gowen; Membership,
Rev. H. T. Beatty, Herbert Wheeler. DR..
Bruce and the Rev. W. W Case. This
last named committee was authorized to
publish members pledge. A committee
on the enforcement of laws was ap-
pointed, with the Rev. Messrs., Scudder,
MacMinn and Parker as members. The
Rev. Messrs. W. G. Martens, D. &c. Stew
TART and A. B. Richardson were appoints
led a press committee. and ths Revs.
Parker and Richardson and Mr.. Hunt
were instructed to confer with any soci-
ETY. whose objects are similar to those
iof the league and try to secure their
The next meeting will be
lin four weeks at the Summit Avenue Bap-
lot