New-York tribune., 1896-05-04
IT WAS A POPULAR THEME.
JERSEY CITY MINISTER'S PREACH ON
SUNDAY OBSERVANCE
TIE REV. CLAUDE RABoTEAU's SCATuING DE-
NcNciATIoN OF OFFICIAL. INACTIoN-A
SHOT AT PROSECUTOR wINFIEID-DR
HATHAwAY's APPEAL. FOR
CHRISTIAN SABBATH.

SHOT AT PROSECUTOR wINFIEID-DR
HATHAwAY's APPEAL FOR
CHRISTIAN SABBATH.
1t was anticipated that tho Sunday law woua ha
popular theme in the Jersey City churches YES
terday after the enthusiasm manifested n, tho
mass meeting in the Tabernacle last Monday night
Dut only two of the clcrgymen delivered special
discourses on the subject. These were the Rev
W. Hathaway. pastor of the Westminster Presbv-
'erian Church. who was chairman Of the meeting
ana Inc Rev Claude RaboJeau, pastor of the Parm-
ly Memorial Baptist Church. The Rev John r
Scudder. OF the Tabernacle celebrated the tenth
anniversary of his pastorate but he did not omit
10 allude to the present agitation to bring about
better observance Of the day
communion services we're held at many of the
churches, and this may have restrained MANY of
the ministers from expressing their sentiments bur
the majority adhered TO their fixed resolution to
preach nothing but Gospel sermons and not even
cepart to take up subject so closely allied to the
orthodox Biblical texts "Remonber the Sabbath
Day, 10 Keep IL Holy" fearing they might offend
some OF the worshippers by being tempted to CEN
sure the worldly officials whose duty 1t Is to enforce
the laws.
Inc REV. claude Rabotcau does consider some
OF the officials sincere In their efforts to stop the
Illegal liquor traffic In his prelude last evening he
said:
- me ne local press informed yesterday that the
poace intended to enforce the sunday ia" more vig-
have SeeU ahe 'han ever We ncersy hope they
peter % results than their two former attempts seem
palry indictments with a nominal rne of IS for an
honest attempt at impartial and honest enforcement
imagine that Jersey City viii have dry Sundays
henGslNrn tb P land and forever The apparent activity Of
the wra hfu protest of the Prosecutor Of the Pleas
and nothing ese but his duty may possby serve
to foster this delusion But there is a larger elc-
phisticated. They smile knowingly. give the Wink
and watch the farce go merrly on. or course while
ance with public demand and the Ubiquitous side
dGST %Is is not not so ,eonspcuOuslyy, ajaI , Sunday,
IN spite o., Of the laudaiions the polce received s last
in many years. ask that question II the police
have really shut the doors Of the liquor saloons to-
Smelling they never We're guilty. Of S 6efoqe I 1t IS
true that the liquor dealers were more wary and
the thirsty could ind refreshmen with reasonable
that one Of our largest and finest saloons dispensed
intoXicants In Its basement, used as pool ana pi-
nd ndd s It Was last no S2 S %
access to the room and purchase drink GE 0tner
under the chaperonage Of 'spotter:" II L posi-
de!uded into believing the saloons are closed II they
are really open. than when there was no pretenSs p
fills US With dismay. when we Would fearessly meet
and down him in open encounter The wol % may qOn hn
Last Monday evening i was supposed .sa, the
h ny tSns e '%1o
speeches see Certainly did take on something Of that
character And while ! am heart and Soml soul, WIN WIN
admit that the praise Of the Police Department for
It's heroc effort in enforcing the sunday law ior
thick. A man who does his Simple duty. desires
and asks no praise And yet one would think that hat
rank Of heroes because for two sundays they , had
Which hsye been agpanty violated for many years
The matter resolves itself into this; Either the 20
iawbreakers If they cannot; then we are in sore sore
need OF police force, II they can. then why
yesterday. at the daily conference at Heaaqua rters
the police captains We're urged to keep every saloon
and yet l am informed 1t has not been many sun
1sys that SIDE pss nSs and MADE p
vent the bibuous throng from entering 80 portals
keep the saloons closed in their respective precincts
year ago. month ago? - 49,.
for the police to make arrests for violation OF the
Eanay a% W TneI h" waI Th Is lame
and unsatisfactory The police are pad not TO Sc.
is none Of their business whehcr the liquor dealer
is indicted or not Their work r. TO make the ar,
the Court fails TO sustain them IN the discharge
he and Spfsa9ns h y let the eu IL MS 'Se be
slsa1 ISas sends ioTsh "a
and points proudly 70 the slxty-t three Indictments
manner with WRicS he had o. secured evidence against
b oa0s sqs Of Ihe % though e
Indictments. Think OF III man wouldn't have
o single sS he @ qo m o
gomery-st and Newark-ave: one eye would do the
inaetmen,s aid not follow s SS Ss eors ''
So here we have the Innocence of the police and
claimed 49, At whose S d0or then Is the shameful VIOLA,
useless and imperative because awbreakers enjoy
a disgusting az % de-
partmert shifting the blame for It's incompe;ency
turn. upon another while the truth OF Il ali Is hat
the public indinerence ana the axiiy with which
given the lquor-deaier all the privileges they could
VIII the Sunday law be enforced? do not be-
lieve probable. under the present system Of things
brief hiatus may deiqde si, US that nat SUNDAY braws
every department of, Of p1bG ,h & justice becomes ho5
hold It accountable for failure to discharse is func-
tions, the farce wlll run on for ting and soon
dealers last Sunday were fined each s. and costs.
What saloon in Jersey City would not gladly pay
its patrons? why we're they not Indicted under the
Werts act. which provides fine OF $500 or mpris-
onment for not more than two years? Is the Werts
arrest ST. every OFFENDING quor-dealer A they should
tian people II the Prosecutor of the Pleas really
Of violations Of law he merits our approval But
the history Of the past few weeks with few un.
meted out to the offenders. hardly warrants us in
hoping that the Sunday-closin2 law Will be vigor-
ously and mpartally enforced. More pressure,
brethren. More pressure until IL touches the sore
spotA A little less softsoap and more pressure.
DIR. HATHAWAY'S DISCOURSE.
"Shal the Sabbath be remembered and kept in
New-Jersey?' was the query Of the Rev. !. w.
Hathaway. at tho services In the Westminster Pres
byteran Church yesterday morning. He said In
part:
Shall or shall not the Sunday laws be maintained
and enforced a permanent condition In Hudson
Is
Confronted not by a theory but by a condition "A
cond! that demands the earnest consideration or
l-t..lxl. nIlc cAInLn In thA