The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-27
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SHAKING UP TRINITY
Solomon Parsons breaches
Against Sunday Amusements
Of Every Kind.

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Church was given an old time shaking
up yesterday. In the morning Pastor
Kranz tackled them, and in the eveninS
the Rev. Solomon Parsons occupied the
pulpit. 1t has been said that the con-
gregations of the down town churches
are gradually growing less. Had one en-
tered Trinity at any service yesterday
seats would lave been found at a prem
ium.
"Rain" was the appropriate subject of
Pastor kranz' sermon in the morning.
He paid particular attention to those
members of his church who stay away
from service, and give as an excuse
rain
In the morning the services were con-
Quoted under auspices of the w. G. T. U.
Pastor Kranz c-omplimented the members
of the Union. encouraged them to work
harder in the interests of the cause. and.
expressed himself as well pleased with
their self sacrifice.
Dir. Parsons Is a well known divine of
this State. He was once the prohibition
candidate for Governor. He is a familiar
figure at the State House, and is a worry
to the offenders against the Sunday laws
In Paterson. He has an excellent deliy-
cry and proved an interesting speaker
SUNDAY BASE BALL DENOUNCED.
He first took up the subject OF baseball
playing on Sunday He sad it was a
great pity that the same was not stopped
on Sunday and the day properly OBJ
served. He said that New Jersey had
had an excellent start based On puri-
uanical ideas. He remarked that many
OF the people who now sheer at PURITAN
cal IDEAS are not made up 3o OF me ol bra; ms
spected people possessed. He told of the
fight he was waging against ball playing
get the offenders indicted, but IS making
very Little progress. He expressed sorrow
that the rational game should nave SO
degenerated as to become a Sunday
event. He declared that the decent
| people should not patronize the game at
all If it could not be played enough on
week days to permit Sunday to be kept
He next attacked Sunday excursion
trains. He characterized them as ugly
competitors of the church. He cited the
fact that thousands OF people are con-
veyed to the country where they steal
apples, spoil peoples gardens and com
Lackawanna & Western as a model road.
He said that the Dad did not do business
on Sunday, and that as a result its stocks
| were always the highest, it's facilities
better, Recommendations better and better
men were N charge of the trains. He
did not believe. he said, that the officials
of the road were any more pious than
those of any other road, but they merely
observed the Sabbath from a business
point of view.
| He next hauled over the Goals these
| Christians who buy milk and meat on
| Sunday, giving as an excuse that they
| have no refrigerators in which to keep
Sunday school superintendent who was
| a stickler for Sunday observance. and
was always talking to the scholars
| speaker said he took occasion to deliver
| a lecture to that superintendent for
| buying soda water on Sunday. He spoke
81 ofnt the o IF the ean mlssi S5oaTy p raaf aSp thar
are given children by their parents TO
THAT WICKED LEGISLATURE.
He concluded his talk by handling sa-
clared that they go to the Legislature
and ask for mmYnitie nat nat f no othef
.1Thev have the impotence and cheek"
ne shouted. 'to demand things from the
State 50 that d they crr may an ns'f brine eh sor.
row into the homes OF men. mere are
item saloons TO one church, and It is 2 Ia
mentable fact that as a "hoie eneif
Dr.. Parsons called attention to the fact
| that young nen from eighteen to twenty
FIVE years nsrf are %eeglnn nn s ~ da,l He de-
enforce the SUNDAY law, and also assert
| the same fear. He said that the last
| so-called ~high-toned Legislature was un-
der the rule of rum dealers. n tnat
| when they cracked their whips the AS
semhlymen crawied into line He assert
| ed that the fishing. laws had been AFRO
mediation of the rum element. Saloons
We're always open on Sunday, and if side
oro,lnd passages or entrances through
the roof. He Charged that the police die
| not dare enforce the Sunday law, and
was ALWAYS some unfortunate who oper-
ated a small saloon q a side street.
| The sermon was greatly enjoyed. Pas
1or Krarz would like to have Mr.. Par
sons shake up the officials of this city.