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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-18
RACE TRACKS DENOUNCED.
Rev. James Parker Has Something
to Say Aboutstfse amendments.

The Rev. James Parker, pastor of the
Second United Presbyterian Church, who
is an nncompromising Prohibitionist, and
who never loses an opportunity OF FUR
thering the cause, spoke in the Trinity
Baptist Church, Bowers street, last
night, on the anti-race track amendment.
He was the principal speaker at a special
meeting of the Young Mems Union held
to discuss the subject.
Mr.. Parker began his address by refer
ring to the good work done by the Chris
tan Citizenship League. He told how it
has opened the eyes of the people to a
number Of evils that have existed with
the tacit consent of the authorities, and
took pleasure in telling of the fear in
which the race track people hold the or
ganization.
ticians,'' he said, ARE alike handicapped
in doing their duty by these race track
people. Gambling is not an honest sport
or business. 1t is stealing. The gambler
breaks the commandment, Thou shalt
not steal" Gambling is the getting of
something for nothing, and that is steal
ing, whether it is the boy pitching pennies
on the streets or the broker CHANGING. it
on stocks at the Exchange. 1t is all the
same-it is gambling. Gambling has
caused thousands of homes to be broken
up and thousands of families have been
parted through raeetrack betting and
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-18

gambling in. othertforms. The Superinten-
dent Of the New York police says that
more suicides are caused by gambling.
than by any other cause. There are
more men who do away with themselves
for this cause than most people have any
idea Of. The bank clerk, the merchant
and the professional man all fall prey. to
and are ruined by the ccursed power of
gambling. It is a temptation they can
not resist"
Mr.. Parker went ON to show that the
present law governing race tracks can be
repealed at any time by the Legislature,
but. once embodied in the Constitution of
body to wipe it out, ave the entire peo-
pie by a vote polled at a special election
for the purpose. Once an amendment,
he said, it is likely to remain forever a
part of the constitution.
ut makes no difference what party the
politician belongs to-" said Mr.. Parker;
'she should use his influence TO give us
have been disgraeed by corrupt polite
iaps. The amendments tof be voted on at
the coming election, prohibiting pool SELL
ing, lottery and horseraciug should re-
ceive the support of every moral citizen
ard child of God. 1t is our duty to.
stand at the ballotbox and see that no.
man votes save those who are legally en-
titled to do so. As Christians we Should
do our duty. and stop the corruption
which has existed so long in the politics
of our State" Mr.. Parker also referred
to the enormous salaries paid at the Gut-
terberg race track, and said that the hard
working man and the laborers paid for it
by saying that last year over So, 100000 was
wasted in crime n gambling. He re-
GREETED that woman has not the right of
franchise in New Jersey.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-18
The Water specifications.

The Street and Water Board act wisely
in resolving to submit the water speci-
ficatiens, when drafted, to the citizens
for criticism. If. however, the citizens
pursue the same course that they have in
the past, the wisdom Of the Commission
ers will bear little fruit.
The usual course of Quimby, Ward,
Dear and the rest of the crank element
is to sit silent at the tim when they
should speak. Then, when the time for
reasonable ~interposition has elapsed, they
jump in with malicious n vexatious in
tent to destroy all the work that has
been don
1t is to be hoped that the Commissioners
will not allow any unnecessary delay IN
the proceedings. We are nearing the END
of 1897 and little more than two years OF
the temporary supply remain to US.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-18

It is the greatest nerve invigorator.
blood purifier and regulator for the i'm
portant organs of the body that has ever
come to light.
The langour, the and the
pain in the region of the heart or the kid
neys are cured by Paine's celery COM
pound because the origin of these dis
orders is easily traced to an impoverished
condition of the nerves and a poor state
of the blood
This great invigorator does nothing at
haphazard. Its aim is to feed the ex-
hausted nervous tissues as soundly and
rapidly as is consistent with healthy
digestion and assimilation, and step by
step with this, building-up process all over
the body goes that other fully as vital
work of driving out every trace of
vicious humor and poisonous matter from
the blood.
In every ~case-and there are thousands
of such cases throughout the country
where Paine's celery compound has cured
rheumatism, nervous prostration, leu
ralgia or that very common rundown
.co~ndition-in every case recovery has been
by this same puilding-up process, that
omits no step in making the cure lasting
and for a lifetime.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-18

Gently put in by several generous indi-
vfdual members.
The trustees of st. Johns Lutheran
Church, or the Heights, have purchased
two lots on North street, adjoining the
edifice, for the purpose of erecting a par
sonage. Plans are being devised and it
started next spring. The pastor has gel
erously proffered d portion of his LEI
years salary as his gift towards the
t nnltdi P5 I'm fgnd :, = This I Isl IS nnootrtthh the N firs6 time tine
cence by making contributions to the
church treasury.
The Rev. Emil A. Meury is preparing
ent, which he will deliver during the
first part of October. The address will
be Illustrated with over one hundred
s~tereopticon views.
Congregational.
At the Tabernacle prayer meeting last
night, the Rev. Sydney H. Cox, the new
assistant pastor, gave a brief outline Of
his proposed work this year. At Mr..
Cox's suggestion the hour of the morning
at IL instead of at 1890. The service viii
be short, lasting but one hour. Mr.. Cox
said the time had passed when the
Tabernacle might be considered a rich
enough to a for the necessary organ
repairs; when the organist drove to
church in his carriage; when it was next
to impossible to rent a pew. The only
Peoples Church. There is now a
prejudice among the working people
against churches. They steer clear of
them. This prejudice must be removed:
Mr.. Cox proposes to preach a series of
sermon Sunday nights in October to the
working men. Prior to that time the dis
trict will be flooded with cards of invita-
ton. This work will be lone by the
Tabernacle Christian Endeavor Society.
Mr.. Cox said he preferred to say very
little at present about the societies and
clubs he intends starting. He will out
line those at some future meeting.
The Rev. ]. Lester Wells was finally
inferred in the Wells burial plot, Fair
mount Cemetery, Newark, on Thursday
afternoon. He had been until then in a
receiving vault. Mrs. Scudder accom-
panied Mrs. Wells to the grave.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-18
SUNDAY SCHOOLS PARADE

ofthe Church Army.
The uptown section Of Hoboken was in
gay attire this morning when the children
Of the numerous Sunday Schools began
to prepare for their annual autumnal
parade. Houses We're decorated and the
entire city had a; holiday appearance. In
the churches all was hustle getting ready
for the big event. The children had put
on their best Sunday clothes for the occa-
sion and all were provided with small
flags. 1t was the first time that such a
big Sunday School parade had ever taken
place in Hoboken and the children were
anxious to take part in 1t.
All Two o'clock the schools assembled
atstheir respective places of worship. Half
an hour later they formed IN lin and
Churchs Square Park, where DIR. Bernard
Clausen, the grand marshal. proceeded
to make VI the big parade. 1t took only
a shert time to do this, as each Sunday
in the line. BY s:15 o'clock all was in
readiness for the start.
Headed by a platoon of police and the
Boys Brigade. Company No. 2, Captain
G. M. Pollard commanding. the parade
moved down Garden street. The line
reached over five blocks. "A brass band
dren passed their houses they were met
with loud applause from their parents.
Banners floated In every direction. The
parade was confined chiefly to the central
demonstration Of its kind ever held in
Hoboken.
The procession was divided into two
divisions. The firstsdiyision comprised the
s sehooi' ' h~iglu tfpMses MISSION Ashaae B @ssarads
Presbyterian Church and First NJ. e:
a. i. Becker and Frank Henzel
Insthe second division were the German
Evangelical Church Society the First Re
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-18
The constitutional ssAmsnansnt.''

Ghe Constitutions - En6ndtnent.'
Hudsen's Democracy lis confident that
the anti-gambiing amendment will fail:
Perhaps that is the reason why Teddy
Carroll is being pushed for the Assembly
Observation-Disclosures
Nobody in Hudson rave even the re-
hottest nope that the amendment will
be beaten. Probably the only county in
the State that will give a majority
against it will be Monmouth. There is a
bare possibility tina Camden may do like
wise. Hudson will go two or three thou
sand in its favor and the remaining
eighteen counties will give various ma
~jorities in it's favor, grading down from
at least ten thousand in Essex.
We express this opinion of the outlook
regardless of the fact that we consider
the amendment the worst sort of mistake
lat once foolish and ~tyrannical. But
there is no use shutting ones eyes to ex-
listing conditions. There is a powerful
and aggressive fght being made for the
amendment. while except The News
and the Rev. Mr.. Wishart, there does not
seem to be a soul in the State who has
the courage to point out the evil of it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-18
ANYTHING BETTER.

.
4 newspaper war against the Boards of
F~sTeeholders as now constituted is being
Maeed in the upper end Of the state, and
Il e moi unlikely thai the matter will
ervstallize into a bill before the Legisla-
tl1re next winter. It is complained that
.the present system Is cumbrous and un-
hI1sinesslike-tha it is a relic of the past
which has outlived its usefulness-and g
is madesfor a body better suited
RI the wants of today. These complaints
are DOUBTLESS well founded, but we fear
the time is not yet ripe for overturning
i, Venerable and deep rooted an fastitu-
sion AZ the County Board of 'Freehclders.
However, it will do no harm for our
East Jersey contemporaries to make the
aftempt.-West Jersey Press.
Most of the feeling against Boards of
E~reeheldexs in the northern end of the
state is a result of the exhibitions OF the
Board now in charge of Htdson's county
eavernment. Amy change there would be
an improvement-couldn' help it, in fact
-u1'ribune.u
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-18
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

fFrom Bradstreet's State Of Trade.'J
Notwithstanding u-nseasonabIy warnf
weather and the appearance OF. yellow
fever in several gulf States, checking To-
cally the distribution. OF rchandl
business throughout the country has in
creased more thar anticipated. The CEN
tire of Improvement Is Chicago, which
furnishes the most favorable trade re-
kansas City, Omaha, st. Paul and st.
Louis also reflect activity in demand
Among jobbers and wholesalers. There
is a Temporary stimulus to business at
Savannah. owing to the withdrawal of
competition from merchants at towns now
cut of by the fever quarantine. Chatta-
nooga. Memphis. Atlanta, Augusta. Gal
weston and even ST. Louis anticipate a
temporary falling off in business. owing
to b interruption to rafflc IN the gulf
States and adjoining territory. The prae-'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-18

formed Church., the German NJ. E: Church
and the Second Baptist Cruroh. The aides
The officers of the parade were:lGrand
Marshal, DIR. Bernard Clausen; Aides. A.
L. Becker, r. A. Dawson, Frank Hensel,
day school: First m. E., Alex. Grab
horn: Epworth, Frank Berries, Light
house Mission. F. II: Won Dreele; First
Presbyterian, w. j. G. Barrie: German
E~vangelical. c.. "A. Klerber; First Re
formed, William Miller; German M. E.,
Oscar Buetner; Second Baptist, A. r..
Tomlinson.
The line of march included Garden
street to Third street. to Bloomfield, to
Twelfth, to Hudson, to Eighth and dis
miss.
The procession was reviewed at Hudson
and Tenth streets by the ministers Of the
various churches and a number of the
city officials.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-18


Bethany Presbyterian Church, Newark,
for nineteen years and built it from a
mission Sunday School OF twenty to the
largest Sunday School in New Jersey \
Church.
Invitations have been sent to churches
and ministers throughout the city, Inc
the following speakers, lay and clerical,
will address the meeting:-Rev. Cornelius
Brett. ID, Mr.. Joseph A. Dear, Rey. S.
Edward Young, Rev. G. G. Wilding, DID,,
Mr.. VIM. J.. Hunt, Rev. r. x. Wick, Rev.
sydney H. Cox, Rev. John T.. Scudler,
I'D. and others. Attending c%lergyuaeIl
are requested to take seats on the plat
form, which will also be occupied by the
Board of Managers of tie Peoples Pal
ace. Appropriate musical selections viii
be rendered by Mrs. Otto Schlereth, Miss
Allenetta Frost, Miss Jessie Parker and
Miss Elizabeth Speers.
AS Mr. Wells endeared himself to people
of all n~ationalities, sects and conditions
of life, the public are cordially invited to
the memorial services.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-18
PREACHERS ON coon LITERATURE

These pastors will preach tomorrow on
Good Literature
Rev. j. F. Morgan, Park Reformed; Rev.
C, E. Little, West Side M. E.; Rev G.
S. Kemble, Bergen Point, NJ. f.; Rev.
Cornelius Brett, Bergen Reformed; Rev.
Robert NJ. Aylesworth, Simpson Me; Key.
7. c. Mayham, st. Paul's M. E.; Rev. n.
Brooks, Palisade M. F.; Rev. j.
Kommers, Lafayette Reformed.
These will preach on the same subject
on September 26:-
Rev. John l.. Scudder. Tabernacle; Rev
sydney H. Cox, First Congregational;
Rev. Charles Herr, Presbyterian; Rev. c.
r. Barnes, Lafayette NJ. e.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-18
CHURCH NOTICES.

Grace Church, Erie and Second streets. Rev.
George S. Bennitt. rector David Il. DUMMY.
assistant. s A. NJ, Holy communion; 1889
A. NJ, Morning Prayer, with sermon; 2:Se
p. NJ, Sunday School; 4 P. NJ. Evensong.
with sermon.
Tabernacle, cor. York and Henderson streets.
Rev. John L. Scudder, pastor; Rev. Sydney II.
Cox, assistant pastor. Services, 1880 A. NJ.
Cox viii preach; subject, rSectarianism-"
Evening, subject, Righteous Enthusiasm.
First Congregational Church, corner of Boyd
and Bergen avenues. Rev. John L. Scudder,
pastor; Rev. Sydney H. Cox, assistant pastor.
Services, II A. NJ. and 7:45 P. NJ. Morning,
Rev. Charles H. Everest, 2. D., win preach.
Evening. Rev. j. 1. Scudder will preach. Pre-
Jude, 'sShall Gamblers Dominic New Jerseyr"
Sermon, The Church and the World
Linden Avenue NJ. E. Church, Rev. c. A.
Hull. Pastor. Services at 1890 A. NJ. and 1850
P M Subject of evening sermon, Marrying .
Widow
First Universalist Church. Summit avenue
near Grand street. Rev. Charles H. Vail,
pastor. Service IO45 A. NJ. Subject, IF Uni-
versalism be True, Why Preach t?"
Trinity NJ. E., York street, near Washing
ton. Rev. D. b. f. Randolph, pastor. Preach
ing by the pastor at 1880 A. NJ. and I:45 p. M.
Evening subject. 1.-THE Workingmen and the
Gamesters."
st. Paul Methodist Episcopal, Third street.
between Erie and Grove streets. Rev. 7.
C. Mayham, pastor. Services at 1880 A. M. and
7:so P. M. Morning subject, Justification"
Revival service after evening sermon.
West Side Avenue NJ. E.. Church. Rev.
Charles E. Little. pastor Services at 1888
A.. NJ. and 7:45 P. NJ. sunday School at 2:so
P. NJ.
Bergen Mission, Grand street and summit
avenue. Rev. j, F, Morgan, who is in charge
Of the mission work, will preach at 4 P. M.
and s NJ
Bergen Baptist Church. Clinton and Madi-
SON avenues. Rev. Charles Alien. pastor.
Services at 1880 A NJ. and $50 p. NJ. Sum
day School at 2:S0 p. N.
zion Evangelical Church, Charles street and
Boulevard. Rev. John Esjen, pastor. Preach
ing at 1880 A.. NJ. and 7:30 P. NJ.
Grace p. E. Church. Ocean and Pearsall
avenues, Greenville. Rev. Percival G. Pyle,
rector. Holy Communion, 1870 A.. M; Morn
ing Service and sermon. at 1880 A.. M: Sun
day school. 245 p. M; Children's Service, at
$3.50 p. M. Baptism, at 4 p. NJ; evening SER
vice and sermon. at 5 p. M.
Church Of the Holy Cross, C%laremont and
Arlington aveues. Rev. Augustine Elmen-
dorf, rector, Rev. John +. Kirk, Jr., assist
ant rector. Holy Communion at 7:3e A. M,
Morning Prayer AID sermon, at 1890 a. NJ,
and Evening Prayer and sermon. at 1880 P. NJ.
Emory Nj. e. Church, Belmont and Bergen
avenues. Rev. w L. Hoagland. pastor.
Preaching at 10:30 A. NJ. and 7:0 p. NJ. Sun
day School at 2;s0 RI NJ.
simpson NJ. e.. Church, Central avenue. Rev.
Robert NJ. Aylesworth. pastor. Services at
1880 A. NJ. and 7:so z. NJ. sunday school al
2;so p. NJ
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-18
Phenacstfne.

A recent case in Hoboken has attracted
attention to one of the most barbarous
features of the Dingley tariff. This is
the tax upon medicines of foreign manu-
facture. This is in fact a tax upon human
life. and, in comparison with it, the leyies
made upon literature and art are triumphs
of civilization.
There are a vast number of medical
preparations-not patent medicines-Dut
chemical combinations approved by the
medical profession and administered
through prescription, which are made only
in foreign countries. Phenacetine, which
was the subject of the Hoboken seizure,
is a typical example. There are many
other preparations, of which chlorodyne
may be taken as an instance. which are
initiated in this country. but every doc
tor knows n the American imitation is
a vaiueiess hufnbug, while the foreign
original is an important agency OF
health.
In putting enormous duties on these
articles. the Government makes their use
for the benefit of poor patients impos-
sible. Physicians cannot prescribe them,
because druggists cannot or will mot fur
nish them at low prices. and when they
are written in a prescription to be filled
cheapiy, doctors know a substitution OF
cheaper articles is sure to be made.
At the same time. nobody benefits by
the protection" levied upon the drugs,
because the principal ones have no home
made competitors. TIL American infita-
tons which are protected are as a rule
perniciously bad, and should rather be
suppressed than encouraged by Govern
ment authority.
The proper way to develop the manu-
facture of valuable medical preparations
In this country is to force them to. conn
pete with foreign ones. Where the for
eigners have a aluable secret, of course
there can be no competition and there
should be no pretence of n.y.. Where
the preparation of the drug is understood,
our American druggists are quite capable
of producing as good a quality as exists
anywhere in the world, if they are
obliged to do so. As a matter of fact,
som American medicines are sold all over
the world because they are the best of
their kind. :
The principles involved in the phenaee-
tine case were All threshed out fifteen
years ago.. apropos of ~quinine, and civil
ization and humanity Then won a victory
over Republican ignorance and narrow
ness. But the establishment of a principle
counts for nothing with men of the dense-
ness of Dingley.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-18

Some time last fall DR.. Houghton had
intended to accept the assistant rector
ship in the Church of the T~ranstigura-
ton in New York. Since then l have
heard no reports of his proposed reslg-
nation
City Physician c. I. Simon, who is
also a v~estryman, ~corroborated MT
Livingston's Statements. Notwithstand-
ing reports to the contrary, it is said that
the relations between DR.. Houghton
his congregation are not as harmonious
as they might be. This, it is thought
may be responsible for his alleged desire
to seek another field.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-18

no Cure y Gold ~ One ~
Take Laxative Bronlo Qufni1fe Tables. All
arl,ssr;sfs refund the money if it fails to cure. ESc
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-18

The German Language.
The German language is spoken by ST.
600. 600 people.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-18
AMONG H CHURCHES.

A committee of the Y. NJ. C. A.. is ar
ranging an entertainment which will be
given some time during the coming
Bowers street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-02
OTEENS COUNTY " c. TU.

The eighth annual convention OF the Woman $
Christian Temperance Union Of Queens equity.
n Y was held at Jamaica on Thursday last. Sew
eral interesting hve-minute papers were read. the
subject covering the wide range OF activities In
which the Union is engaged. The most prominent
addresses were those OF Miss Elizabeth Greenwood
and Mrs G. II. Harris. president. An interesting
fec lure was the presentation OF beautiful writing
desk to the faithful and efficient secretary OF the
Union Mrs Julia b. Phelps. At the evening session
an address was made by the Rev. Anna Shaw on
home life and the agencies at work for and
against its development to higher and puies
ST. ndard Her address was marked by strong
common sense varied with delicate humor and
satire The Woman's Christian Temperance Union
OF Queens County is a strong organization. well
ofYicercd and Is doing n good work In the commu'
miles where Its operations extend.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-02
CROWDS SAW THE METEORITE.
LIEUTENANT PEARYs STEAMER TO BE RE-
LIEvED OF ITS CARGO TO-DAY AT
THE NAVY YARD.

Lieutenant Pearys storm battered old sealing
steamer Hope and the big meteorite In Its hold
proved great drawing attractions yesterday. ana
thousands Of people clambered on board the nope
at the end of Dock-st, In Brooklyn. ana pokeo
around until they were satisfied. There was the
most pleasing variety Of people present imaginapie'
The bookish man with bothersome eyeglasses VINO
sprawled up the rckety gangplank the red-necked
longshoreman who did not believe that the DIG
visitor from the realms Of space was with lcokin'
at" the merchant and his inquisi,ive son. the
spinster who read about 1t all In the morning paper
and took a day of to see what meteorite was
like. urbanites galore and an occasional country
man. and like smiax thrown carelessly into q
bouquet for padding. a swarm Of small boys who
gloried In exploring real sealing vessel. with IL
live Esquimaus and dogs from Greenland.
All around tho main hatch Is a railing, and on
this railing yesterday leaned scores OF people who
peered down into the hold and sized up the
meteorite. One Of the spectators was tall coun.
tryman with ceuloid collar and country hair
cut.
Great sight. ANT Il? Say. a ye know that ID
AWAY With sSt load q hay and was on deck when
up little worse than anything thai ever happened:
IL wonds Why IRON
jest chsel his name an. few remarks on the out
The children q he Esqulmaas are the chief , Ct:
aSd @ 0 IL fur Ss
shaped faces charmed the girls and boys and there
Is aH hs the to
be Tss sa1S 2a asG S sss Nina to tow
hs HYs last ss to the os
w VIII be Brought alonssids the Hope ana !m%s
diatey after the noon hour VIII begin raising the
deposting II the dock.