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| that great district So that all DR. Huntington
| said was that vice had become 50 nngrant IN
the vicinity OF the Pro-Cathedrnl that the clergy
| had felt II incumbent on thcm TO request the
] authorities 70 take some action IN the mhiIct
! Instead Of tho support which they hhd rlRht
! TO expect from tho police. they mot WIN opp0-
stion and open insult 1T would seem as though
| we had right 10 demand that decency ana
| public order be maintained on the public street,
said DR. Huntington IL conclusion. but even
! our requests to that effect have been met WIN
brutal insult on the part Of the police some
! resolution that have offered | want 70 say
that there are no politics In II. only old-iash-
| ioned Righteousness
The Rev. DR. schwab Of the Church Of the
! lnterces1lon was not so sparlnR al words rs
Dr. Huntington He got, W TO second 'i; ne
fact when he said in asking fol. protection
for your representative the rector OF The parish
matter which think should rest upon us as a
responsibility. such q depth on immorallty,
DO witnessed there from night TO night you
| have never secn nor can any OF you even nm
| agine the degree of insolenoe and aggressive
RSstSg RES with Thch SSyey R5eGGP' OF oFsy saRtos
street whore this church is situated
The Il, picture is such terribly black black
| You are perhaps not familiar with the
I courtesy which DR. Paddock received when
he went 70 the police TO report a case more nor
| The captain Of the precinct, instead oi Lending
his aid TO the suppre- sion OF the vice, Insisted
the rector. The latter then called upon the
| brother clergyman. Here he found the cap
tain closeted with the Inspector, ana In the
presence Of the Inspector and the other clergy
man Dr Paddock was again inSultcd, threat
ened and browbeaten by the captain OF the
| precinct. The language used by the later
tion could imagine. >,
There j. no politics In this resolution. IL
you saw your ncighbor's sons and dauRhtcT5
hts int N
you not stir up heaven and earth IN an ell prt
to rescue themi In the name oi an rlght htruu0-
ness. ! want 10 protest against such cohdl tIon-.
and to recommend this matter to the speedy
action Of this convention"
Bishop Potter, who had listened 70 these
speeches With great interest, thanked both l)r.
Huntington and Dr. Schwab for their part In
bringing 80 important a matter before the
convention. lie said that the mini tors present
had double duty, duty as citizens and q
duty as churchmen II the awful conditions
the metropolis shelters. he said could be known
TO all men, there would be storm of indlgna-
ton such As would shake the entlr" social ~ rue
ture. The Church of God must shake on fear
and take its stand for purity and righteousness
said Bishop Potter In conclusion. ~
No attempt was made at any time after the
passage Of the resolution to conceal the Tact
that tho minister who had met with such hafsh
treatment a. the hands of the police ,,l, vas t1e
Gratifed at the enthusiasm with which the con-
vention took UP his casn, was not Wiling 10 talK
IG99s e Tns rs w[e to aye every
thing with the Bishop. But in the meantime
his story had gone from mouth 20 mouth unIll
II became well known. and every man VINO heard
IL marvelled at the boldness of police official
who would shake his hst In the face OF CHRISTIAN
minister, whose only offence was 9 SUGGESTION i2l,
in the vicinity Of his church and that the young
daughter. OF his parishloners De proteEteu
from the procurers who practice their uade 80
1t was admitted by Or. Schwab that when
he used the words II you saw your nelehpoi
sHd q dngsh'n nc SaTsq cd % re SI' cond
tlons II was said that the thing that stirred
DR.. Paddock up 10 the point Of going TO ihe
fonnn head S 81 HGfGPr of t6 Tss sS yeaod
daughter Of one Of his parishoners. Whether
that was true or not, the fact remains that such
iin''oFhvs IN the max Red Y'' Lamp district, and
R that they have 'afs9 FsadocR place and unqiE Rs
common in this quarter that respectable persons
who are obliged to live there scarcely comment
on them any more, and pollcenen laugh at the
dock and other ministers who have done work
on the East side. particularly In this district.
have heen S2Rcl.eq ~ many bnSS a. card. advertIin1
immoral resorts thrust into their hands by
small boys on street corners In broad day Hght.
In fact. they have passed through all tho ,eY-
periences that fall TO male pedestrians In this
portion Of the city.
II was about a year ago that Capt. Herhhy
Now this post IL plum OF the richest KIND.
That means that II Is a desirable precinct to
commnnd II - doTaSSe Ser because @ onf obr STe are
cinct in the city. Why that should make 1t
desirable must be guessed a.. T9er 'trnnge
this plum for II was understood that he was
in bad odor with the powers that be. once NJ
raided a resort in Fourteenth street, ana
station house. shortly afterward he was sent
TO Wakefield, then 70 fremont II was with
s9s record for n9CGT r Iha edTt ne came to 52 a2
this record after he got there. II things we're
bad before, they we're almost unbearaole un-
DR.. Robert L. Paddock Ind been vicar Of The
Pro-Cathedral for two years, and before that
had worked in the district until he knew II
JohR Z Paddock % e Of washiHston state and
nephew Of Bishop b. II. Paddock Of Masss-
Ssa4@SofSd sa4@sod a, s. "fs fsu 2oFn gchdo Gnd AZ Trinity
College. taking a divinity degree AT berkeley
lie was assistant rector Of 81 Pauls church
in Cleveland before coming 70 this city; lie
has always been a 2oalous worker In the church
and has made a reputation for patience and
dotermination in the discouTaging work he
o deal kindly with lawbreakers and 70 en-
deavor 20 narrow down their influence 70 one
locality, Once or twice he has caused an
thot OF n man, one OF those miserable creatures |
who live on the women Of the district,
lnspector ross and Capt Herlthy have had
the action OF the Diocesan Convention. " hen |
II comes TO talking for publication, though |
they are extremely rctlcrnt. The Inspector |
has announced several times that he is ready |
TO defend himself az lin-t any charge that may !
be brought against him, but more than that !
IA, will not say. When questioned about the |
matter h has said many times. i eInt got /
ANYTHING to say about IT,.
DR. Parkhur-t and others who have tried /
at various times TO get the police to suppress |
vice in thi, same section OF the city. are warm |
supporters oi the Episcopal movement but |
they are convinced in advance that II will not /
be successful from the standpoint of lasting .
reform. II l. said that there has been turned |
over 10 DR. Paddock Of tho Prot Cathedral !
a tremendous macs Of evidence against dis |
orderly places within a stOne's throw Of his !
church Some Of this l. the evidence collected /
a short time ago by Prof Fcliy Adler IL has |
been rumored too, from time 10 time that |
Clcrgymen OF other denominations would COM |
bine with Bishop Potter In the movement TO !
stamp out vice on the East Side, but 80 far
there have only been evidences Of moral sup |
port from preachers outside Of the Protestant |
Episcopal Church Archbishop COrrigan was |
out of the city yesterday and his views on tho |
matter could not be learned.
Dr. Paddock said last night. "One thing feel |
sure OF Is that the people will witness a radical |
effect Of the most salutary sort when Bishop |
Potter act. The result will be accomplished /
quietly, ard the matter will not be roll tiical /
Nobody VIII suffer for his politics. But where |
the lightning Is deserved there we hope IL will |
strike"
Named for the Assembly.
" III.