New-York tribune., 1902-01-14
PARTLYAGREES WITH BISHOP
THE REV. Mr.. TILTON DEPLORES DIR.
POTTER'S STAND, BUT SAYS PROHl-
BITION rs A FAILURE.

Sunday closing of the topics discussed
at the dinner and annual meeting OF the Re-
formed Church Union at the st. Denis HOTEL
Broadway and Eleventh-st., last night Tne rev
Edgar L. Tilton jr., Of the Harlem Collegiate
Church, referred to that subject at some length
in his address, How Shall the Church Adjust
It's Methods to the Claim of Modern Society!
An address on 1.-The Educational Institutions Oh
the Reformed Church" was made by President
Austin Scott of Rutgers College. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent William L. Brewer of the Collegiate
Church. yice-president. the Rev. Edgar L.
Tilton, jr., OF the Harlem Collegiate Church,
secretary, William T. Demarest. Anderson Me-
mortal Church; treasurer, the Rev. H c. Weber.
West Farms Church. On the question of Sun
day closing the Rev. Mr.. Tilton said:
Wat position shall the Christian Church take? ?
Be- Snd her she Psnd1 ees ee uny
6all, Sunday concerts. the Sunday excursion. the
ton Of Sunday opening or closing is up more.
Where shall we as a denomination stand on this
What pity 1t is that the worthy Bishop Of this
most inuentiai churehes @ @ of this city Should put
themselves on record as having taken the extreme
we all agree with it Bishop Potter that education
elevation. transformation are the notes the Church
hibIton is failure. but Il is, not fraud; & can
We all agree with him in many of the excellent
things he has said on the subject, but surely we
cannot sympat thze with him in his lament that we
going TO up all the doors on Sunday, Just
have been doing. and that We are gong 70
furnish the police opportunity for olacknnall
just have always done. With the open Sun
day can still do all these things, and worse
things besides.
But perhap1 administration will change
, some OF these things, and perhaps 1t may pc
shown that a well organized police force. under
the efficient management of commissioner who
expects TO do his whole duty, will prevent great
deal of this hypocrisy and backmail perhaps after
all the people may show their commendation or
such action at the polls two years hence.
l agree with DR.. Rainsford that we cannot put
down all the evils in this city. and that the saloon
has come to stay; but I challenge his statement
that have right to force by legal methods
Christian sentirr ents the communicating I
we have no right TO depart from the wishes or
the masses We have right to force by legisla-
ton Christian sentiments relative TO the saloon
on the community; not because they are Christian
sentiments, but because they are expressive Of a
policy that shall work for the best interests Of the
people at large. And who the masses? The
two hundred and fifty thousand people who want
the saloons opened Sunday? What about the
remaining three millions who do want them
opened?
To it is a Of great rejoicing that
have man in the Executive Chamber at Albany
who in the facA Of the politicians and the saloon
power, could deal with the excise question he
did in his annual message 10 the legislature.
am graceful for him as our Governor. and am
proud OF him as one reared in the conservative old
Dutch Church.