The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-03
COFFEE House OPENED
The W. C. T. U. Hold Dediea-
tory Serviees--street Ur-
ehins Howl Approval.

The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of lower Jersey City held the
dedicatory services of the new coffee
house in the rooms. No. 3571k Henderson
street, yesterday afternoon, at 3:45. Mrs.
c. H. Banta, President of the Union,
presided. Outside the doors a raft of
children gathered and shouted as each
person arrived, Hell be saved, he'll be
savedI' why don't you go and get
saved, Bill?"s Let the angels int" Dur
ing the service, which lasted over an
hour and a half, these urchins remained
at the doors, bowling and hooting. TAX
ing an occasional breath, but breaking
out again into a roar whenever the door
was opened.
A short song. service was held before
the meeting was opened, Mrs. Titus
playing the organ. Mr.. George H. Ware
of the Tabernacle led ii prayer and the
opening address was made by the Rev.
John L. Scudder. Mr.. Scudder said he
was a little in doubt as to what the
Union INTENDED to do. open a coffee
field for both in that neighborhood, but
in his estimation they should not be
blended. If a coffee house, the religious
C4AC 4lOdAd LOl NC " pIOltllICllly IL
IS a religious work. however handled, and
will bear good seed, but the religious
element while 1T is felt must not be too
apparent. If a mission with coffee given
to bring people in they must have regular
Gospel meetings. Whichever they decided
on Mr.. Scudder told them to have the
very best of coffee and other eatables,
and he told those present to. give the
best coffee only when they presented any.
He said he wished the house every sue
cess, whichever thing it should prove.
and promised them his assistance and
that they would he backed by the Taber-
nacle. He thinks the best way to down
the saloon is to offer a substitute and he
is heartilyin favor of anything that will
down the saloons.
Mr.. Scudder closed by reading several
slips telling of the success of coffee
houses in Manchester and Birmingham,
and he advised the Union to go into it
as a business in a business-like way.
Mrs. Banta announced. at the conclu-
sion of Mr.. Scudder's talk that the coffee
house will be run as a coffee house from
five in the morning until six at night,
meetings will be held. Sunday afternoons
a temperance school will be held there.
She introduced Mr.. Ritter, THE mar in
charge of the coffee house, h said he
would endeavor to do his best and make
it a success. Coffee will be sold for three
cents a cup, coffee and rolls five cents,
soup i've cents a bowl, and on Saturday
beans with coffee and rolls for eight
cents.
Mr.. Ritter and Mr.. George Merrill, of
the Tabernacle, sang as a duet the hymn
Jesus Leads Me-" Mr.. G.. ]. Woerz was
introduced by Mrs. Banta. He said he
was embarrassed g., being asked to speak
in English. If it were German he would be
all light, but he would do the best he
could with English. He agreed with Mr..
Scudder in regard to combining the two
do, though, he wished hearty success.
The meeting was then thrown open to
those present to give their ideas in re-
gard to the way it should be run Mr..
Ware, Mr.. Merrill, Mrs. Hannah Cairns,
Mrs. G. w. Clerihew and Mrs. Vance
spoke and all advocated a business basis.
Mr.. w. H. Boyd, of Indianapolis, told
of a coffee house started in that city in
as small a way as the one here Now
recent meeting held there the business
men of the city gave So, 800 to help it.
The room is a small one with a large
shop window. The walls have a wood
wainscoating and are painted green.
PICTURES of Sunday school lessons are
ta-ked on the wallis. There is a smaller
room at the rear which will be used as a
kitched and bedroom. Yesterday the
tables were piled up in the corner out
will awe the appearance of a restaurant.
The door was held against the onslaught
of the street gamins by Masters Samuel
Vance and Willie Mccullough.