New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-10
TAXING DOWN HIS PICTURES.
A HoBoKEN MINISTER OBJECTS TO COLO
MEL INGERsOLL'S LITHOGEAPHS.
THE REV DIR. HoUGHToN SAYS THEY SHUT OUT
THE LIGHT FROM THE SHOP wINDoWs-HE
ROLLS ONE UP las 1NGERSoLL OUGHT
TO BE ROLLED UP"-THE LAT

THE LIGHT FROM THE SHOP WlNDO"S-Hh
ROLLS ONE UP LAS 1NGERsoLL OUGHT
TO BE ROLLED UP"-THE LAT
TER TO LECTURE.
Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll will lecture at Quartet
Club Hall Westinghouse. Hoboken, on Thursday
evening December 49, or at least he expects 10.
For the last two or three days handsome litho-
graphs Of the famous agnosuc. with MS arms
akmbo and a sunny smile on his face, nave beeA
DISPLAYED In the windows OF several stores In the
principal streets of Hoboken One of these pictures
found its way to the window OF flower store IN
Washington-Yt opposite Trinity Church. OF which
the Rev Dr. George C. Houghton is the rector.
Dr. Houghton has read Colonel lngersolls lecture
he saws and does not believe 1t would tend toward
the enlightenment of Hobolen people, consequently
he thinks It would be much better II the agnostio
should remain away from the city. When the MIN
lister noticed the Colonels picture looking over
toward the church he walked into the flower store.
pointed at the Autograph and said TO Mrs kogge.
the wife Of one OF the proprietors:
Don't you think that II keeps out the light?
The picture was after destroyed for the
reason. as Mrs. kogge explained Yesterday after
noon that "she wished TO be independent in re-
lglor and politics
Dr Houghton by Tribune reporter
Yesterday He explained that he did not order the
picture removed. but simply intimated to the
woman in the flower store that it would be a good
Il saw Ingerso!rs picture in another store" sad
Dr. Houghton. and rolled IL up. remarking TO the
proprietor that Ingersoll ought TO be rolled up the
same That one did not go in the show Win
dow either"
The Rev. Julius Feicke. the minister, who runs a
saloon at Fifth and Garden SITS. In Hoboken. was
visited by bl-poster early yesterday afternoon.
He too busy serving drinks 10 listen 70 the
caller, and his son Otto fifteen years old. allowed
the poster to place picture of Colonel lngersol In
the front window. Mr. Feicke subsequently tod a
Tribune reporter that he had no objections to the
Autograph When reminded that the lecturer was an
agnost!c he answered:
Yes, know that; but ne IS good man.
Mr.. Feicke experienced a change Of heart toward
nghtfali and took the picture out.
A vigorous effort was made last winter 10 keep
Colonel IngersOll from lecturing Sunday THE
Bib,e" in the old Hoboken Theatre. The Rev Henry
T. Beatty pastor Of the First Presbyterian Church,
and others invoked the aid OF Mayor Pagan and
Chief OF Police Donovan and succeeded in getting
order issued prohibiting the lecturer from appear
ing on the stage on the grounds that the Old blue
laws contained provision that II unlawful TO
blaspheme the name OF God and that the theatre s
license did not allow Sunday shows. The order was
countermanded when Corporation Attorney James +.
Minturn rendered an opinion that there moth
ING In the statutes TO stop Jlr IngersO from talking
so long as he kept within bounds.