The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-09
MANY OFFER TO AID BISHOP
AXTI.VICE MEMORIAL WILL VOW BE
BEGUN AT ONCE.

Bishop Potter Returned to Town Yesterday
aud VIII Spend the Next Few Days In Its
Preparation Clergy OF Other Denomina-
lions Oher Evidence Against the Police
and Cooperation In the Movement.
Bishop Potter returned TO town yesterday
and speedily dlspelled any idea that his delay
In making formal complaint TO the Mayor
about the insults offered to the clergy Of the
Pro-Cathedral on stanton street meant that
he had dropped tho matter or had any idea
Of dropping II. TIL Bishop mad" u perfectly
clear that he has no thought OF letting lnspec-
tor Cross or Capt. Herlihy OF after their Ill
treatment of the Rev. DR.. Paddock oil the ITO
| Cathedral, and their silent consent to the con-
ditions which exist to-day In the Red Light
district. He said that the work in hts diocese
which he has been engaged in for tho past fcw
days was work that he pledged himNelt to some
time ago and consequently couldn't neglect
under any circumstances. This work has been
finished however. and the next few days will he
devoted TO getting in shape the memorial, which
Is TO be- presented To the Mayor. Personally the
Bishop has done little or nothing in the matter
since the action of the diocesan conventoh'
but clergymen in the diocese. particularly Df,
Paddock and those associated with him at The
Pro-Cathedral, have been working steadily,
and IA the district has been as bad as usual
for the past two weeks they have had no dfl-
Guilty In getting all The evidence OF the existence
Of dlsorderly places they needed. This evil
dence will be turned over to the Bishop ana ne
will use his own judgment about how m'ich ON
he will use in his complaint 10 the Mayor. In
addition all the evidence which the different
a~nti-vice societies keep in stock all the year
round will be offered to the Bishop, 80 that
there will be little lack OF material in making
up the text Of the memorial.
When Bishop Potter was seen yesterday
forenoon he said that he was very grateful
for he interest that people outside OF the Chnrch
had taken in the matter Of the insults 10 Dr.
Paddock. Il am thankful for the assistance
that has been rendered me and for all that has
been offered. The newspapers have treated
tho matter fairly. and | may call on some oil
them in the near future for more aid. FOR the
PRESENT. IL must be seen that am notin n position
TO talk about this matter in detail. When !
am ready to make any statement will call the
representatives Of all the papers together and
say what ! have to say
When the Bishop was told that the action or
the Protestant Episcopal Church had been ap-
proved by clergymcn Of other denominations
and that there was n chance that many OF them
would come to his aid should the police show
a disposition to ignore his protest. he smiled
and uttered a veh emcnt Good" II is a fact
that the clergy Of the East Side have become
very much Interested In the work that Bishop
Potter is to inaugurate In n few days. lndi-
yidual efforts have been made In tho past by
many Clergymen and missionaries working on
the Fast Side to bring about a hettermont OF
conditionsin the main streets OF the Rcd Light"
district, notably Chrystie, Delaney. Allen
Hester. Fldndge, Rivington and First and Sec
ond streets, but the results OF thesc efforts have
been small and where there has been any re-
suit at all the reform was short-lived. Inc
clergy and missionaries have never tired to
work together in the matter. and consequently
their efforts have not been as electual as that
Of the various anti-,ice societies. which have
gone at matters in a practical way. always coll
lectins evidence. but rarely succeeding in get
ting the police to act on IL. Now. however.
there seems to be = disposition to work together.
Yesterday the EeY. ". l. Elsing Caiied az
Police Headquarters and, going. 70 President
York's private Office asked him II ne would re.
ceive a committee representing a number OF
missions on the East Side later IN. the. day.
Mr. LlSing who h liz i p@ 15,y S N ,se p socic,y Men en-
planned that they wanted to lay before Mr..
ork a number Of complaints as TO conditions
on the East side that had been observed by
the workers In the various branch missions,
Mr.. York expressed a Willingness 70 meet the
committee and at 2 O'Clock me commli,ee
az Police Headquarters. They were closeted
With President York for some time. While
they were there Inspector Cross was sent for.
The Inspector looked bored when he came out
OF the room a little later, Tho, members Of the
committee would not talk, ,neith'r would Presl-
dent York, but from other sources II was
learned that the complaint made To PRESIDENT
York was very similar TO that made ny Dr.
Paddock and lis colleagues at the Prot athe-
dral to Capt. herlihy and then TO INSPECTOR
Cross. the COMPLAINT being NE one which
caused those officials to insult the minister's.
Mr.. Elsing and those with, him, u Is said,
asked Mr.. York fatty to tell them whether the
places could be- closed or not. They told him
That conditions had reached the point where
the efforts 81 the Church were being rendered
f~ruitless by the OpenneSs OF the vice and the op-
portunities allowed the law breakers to lure
They complained particularly. OF the custom
Of the street women Of the Red light" district,
who deliberately, hang aroupd the missions
This has been the case around the LtvingWaters
Mission on Chrystie street for some time, and
less TO stop il. What President York's answer
10 these missionaries was IL was not possible
10 learn Yesterday. but ! was said that heput
the responsibility all or Inspector Cross when
he called him In TO the conference and that the
Inspector gave the old excuse Of the difficulty
81 ia g Sot G1,c e GRIef Dcve 4yi with rist Their c STmI'is'Inf,
and will not. II was said Yesterday that 4
Gus missionaries who work under Mr.. Elsing
he can have il. II he doesn't desire II the mis-
s%fonuries are prepared 70 back up I'm their
GT h. s msmS2ni r TO tEEe ShayST that h" makes
The clergy Of the Roman Catholic Church
OF the NATIVITY, In Second avenue near Second
street, have also taken up the cudgcls for the
cause Of purity. Father Everett. the rector.
who has been at the head Of tho church for
forty-seven years. is an old man now, being
over ~ years Of age, but he thoroughly .aD-
proves Of any crusade that will tend 10 clean
up the district In which he hns been a church
worker for So long lie said yesterday that
he was strongly In sympathy With Bishop
Potter's movement 10 improve the condition
n the nciChborhood and that he was ready
10 do all In his power 70 assist the Bishop in
overcoming tho common enemy. Most Of the
work Of this great parish has fallen on the
shoulders Of Father Reilly, Father EverC =
Reilly il an active man who has been fighting
hard to keep vicious places rs far rs possible