The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-02-23
DR.. HERR'S ZEAL
Shocking Outbreak Of Anti
Liquor Fanaticism at a
Funeral.
CLUB CAFE ASSAILED
The Jersey City Organization
Held Responsible for
William McIlroy's
Death.
MEMBERS BITTERLY ANGERED
First Presbyterian Church
Pastor Accused of Untruth-
full and Unchristian Sem
sationalism.

The Rev. Charles Herr, D. D., of the
First Presbyterian Church on Emory
street, created very painful sensation
Club and the many friends of the late
William J. McIroy, last evening, at the
services held in the home of the parents
of the deceased, No. Ats Bramhall avenue.
He made an attack on the cafe attached
to the Jersey City Club, of which Mr..
McIlroy was a charter member, and went
so far as to state that the cafe was par
TALLY to blame for his hasty death.
The club members are highly indig-
nant over the statements of Mr.. Herr.
Nothing else is talked of this morning.
The Board of Governors of the club will
hold a melting tonight to consider DR..
Hers remarks and to decide what ac-
ton will be taken in the matter. DR..
Herr's remarks were discussed all over
the city today.
The services last evening wcGe very
simple. Many of the members of the Jer-
sey City Club were present to pay last
tribute to their departed friend. Mr.. Nc
Thay's death was said to be due to an at
tack of pneumonia.
After Mr.. Herr had uttered words of
consolation and tribute to the deceased,
he finished with his attack on the cafe
of the clubhouse. He spoke for almost
half an hour. The members present look
ed at each other in astonishment Moth
ing of the sort was anticipated. The at
tack was a decided surprise. 1t did not
take long for the story of DR.. Herrs att
tack to become public, and the remarks,
as rehearsed in conversation, assumed all
sorts of fancy shapes. s+*
For the purpose of getting an accurate
report of the pastors remarks, a re-
porter of "The News called at the home
of Mr.. Herr this morning. He gave out
the following portion of his manuscript
for publication
''This is death that ought not to have
occurred. There was no hope, humanity
speaking, for Mr.. McIlroy from the mo-
ment he was attacked. The disease found
him in such impaired physical condition
that fatal issue was inevitable.
There is one thing that was at least
a contributory cause to this conclusion
the cafe attachment of the Jersey City
Club. know that 1 am on the solid
ground of fact in declaring that but for
the cafe and the habits and associations
which 1t engendered, this sad service
would not be held tonight. Here is one
sacrifice of young manhood at least, in
which the cafe has had some share. How
many more there have been, how many
are now in the process of making, I do
not venture to say. But this I put to
you men: Can you afford, in duty to your
community, in view of the obligations of
brotherhood, in regard for the happiness
of our homes, in conscience toward God,
to sustain an institution which is even
in small measure responsible for this?
Can you think it right and worthy of
you to assent to the continuance Of an
agency which helps to cut off young
manhood in its prime, to blight fine pow
ers, to wreck promising careers. to agon-
ize homes, to break hearts
Here is a household darkened under a