The sun., 1901-04-23
REFUSE TO MEET HEBRON.
BROOKLYN MINISTER'S AND OTHERS
EXCEPT TO MS MORAL CHARACTER.
They Refuse 20 Speak From the Same Plat.
form with the Former Minister-Report
From Iowa That He Is 90 lie Tried. Not

The friends Of Or. George D. Heron. tho
former Congregational minister. now So
cial'st, whose wife recently obtained a d.
yorce from him. rendered him a dinner last
night az Civic Hall in East Twenty -ei ghth
street Or. ieuon's friends are a group OF
Socialists. Of which Ernest H. Crosby and
Darwin j. Meserole are members, and who
with others have formed committee OF
fifty" to help Dr. Heron in the propagation
Of his views. The dinner to him last night
was arranged by this committee
Outside the membership Of the committee
there were present other persons holding
radicl views. including Emma Goldman In
all there were about seventy-five persons at
the dinner. 1t was not open to reporters. but
1, was learned from persons who were there
that there was liberal interchange OF radical
views and that those emanating from DR..
Heron were Of such a nature as 10 even win
applause and -bravos" from Miss Goldman.
The substance Of Prof Herron's talk was that
IL was not reform this country needed but
revolution.
Some Of Prof. Herron's friends. IL Is said,
became so convinced that he was made OF
the right kind OF stun that they proposed him
then and there as tho head of sociaistic tick et
in 1904. which Prof. Heron declined on the
ground that success could hardly be expected
so soon but might come four years later.
Plans were made at the dinner for a course OF
lectures TO DO given by Prof. Heron at Car
negie Hall. Mrs. Rand. whose daughter II
IL said he Is To marry. Offering ~ stand good
for the rent.
The disclosures concerning DR.. Heron
brought out by the divorce suit have created
rather unfavorable sentiment against him
in Brooklyn among those who even believe
n free expression 9t honest oLinion,. pr.
private life, was invited 70 spelk at the meet
ing OF the Get TOgether Club / Brooklyn.
Mr. Meserole. who l. one Of DR.. Heron
was at his solicitation that the Invitation was
extended b the professor, who accepted It,
There were number Of prominent Brook
lyntes who accepted similar invitations to
Newell Dwight Hills Rossiter Raymond.
the Roy. DR., 5. D. MoConnsll and the Rev,
and Nr. RAYMOND have now positively de-
Dr Heron, and Or. strong IS understood
TO he considering the matter.
Justice william j. Gaynor IL 10 preside
on me Mr. Me.eroe 1Vs' foi last Gn nSS. iS S that
declined bp. that he did not think That any
others would.
"Wil tho meetInp be held7" asked the
,o,or,ar WV ''00's oo "''N' "'"'' '"'
reEII' Dr,s,,ra IL wil, enid Mr. Nss.ro,.
.h,i. a~ nni snra Tat IT, MN ,,, ~ hav,,,
dantinad have goSd danl ~ intiuenca an
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~ wtoro No ono sbomId fsal basitanov in
U,ao.;ny - '' '"' '"'"'N -
I,IINSFrI. In Apru % Prof Georse
I, H., u 80 ,,ul - ,pii pi ~ iwl, ,..n7
ga,iiroI lss0ctotIop 10, ~, ,ba "chsrgs or
krns, ard sGc "iisp,' bYt sr onJ,,ct a,,v ho.
coTminS a CHRISTIAN and a gentleman
inspiTod Nv Herron's frisnJs tbat' ma Cburcb
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