The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-25

New York. Feb. 24-The attempts
made TO prevent Colonel Robert Jnser-
Hoh from delivering his lectures on
Che 'AHoly Bible" at the Hoboken
theatre tonight proved a failure.
As the result OF a protest issued by
the pastors of three of the most pro-
minent churches in that place,
Mayor Pagan yesterday issued orders
that the theatre be closed today,
thereby practically oebarrin6 Colonel
tngersoli from appearing. The mayors
Heeree oecasioned a great deal of COM
Fnent last night, with the result that
The matter was recOnSidered today.
Before noon, Corporation Attorney
Mtnturn and Mayor Pagan called upon
she ReY. II. Z. Beatty, the minister
who ls at the head az the reform move
R1ent in Hobohen, and stated that it
Mas the opinion of the corporation at
t0Tney That no steps could be taken
by the authorities to stop the lecture
Shortly after noon a consultation was
held IN Chief Of Police Donovanrs Of
nee, 1T which. In addition to The chief
aaayor and Mr.. Clark, manager for
colonel Ingerson, ana MIR. Davis, the
manager of the theatre, were present.
The two managers we're informed Of
the decision OF the corporation atIoT-
hey ana they departed with the as
6urdnce that the lecture might take
place,
To prevent any disturbance on the
part of the audience and also to stop
any blasphemous utteranoes on the
part of the lecturer, several detectives
/ were sent to the theatre.
Beyond frequent bursts of applause,
6he audience was most orderly and the
speaker confined himself almost en-
Eirely to his text, with an occasional
C0mical anusion TO the clergynen of
A4obeken and the statute of New Jer-
Sey law TO Which the ref0rmery had
been clinSinE. He began his well
known lecture without any reference
70 the attempt to stop him until he
had reached point in the discourse
for which, evidently. he had been
W2fting-where he alludes to the ignor-
ance and BaYagery in the bible. He
Broke away from his text long enough
10 say;
There was enacted a statute in the
state of New Jersey, q hundred or so
years ago. when its inhabitants were
savages, which says that nobody shall
ever discuss the Bible except on one
side. Since then the inhabitants have
grown more civilized. They have
EToWn to have d knowledge of fair
play; they have been civilized to a de-
gree where they can realize the alb
snraity and to realize that the statute
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has been invoked by number of mar
row-rninded persons, who should have
lived three hundred years ago [ don't
blame themi their heads are that
shape and they are not 70 blameD
He said his audience could make uu
their minds an secret" about what he
had to say, for he believed "there was
no statute against that" That the
Brhle was inspired he had some doubt
but. ne added. If the legislature of
New Jersey says the Bible is inspired,
II is, and that settles it"
ColOnel 1ngerSOn grew more bitter as
the lecture progressed and declared
that there never was any kindness in
the heart of a priest. and he believed
that there we're persons In Roboken
today who would gladly bring fagots
and build a fire around ore Of their
enemies. He said that no criminal
lawyer in the state Of New JERSEY
would allow a minister on the Jury that
was 10 try a client of his. 1t was SIR
p1ising, he said further on, how much
these parsons knew OF God and how
little they knew Of human nature.