The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-20
THE PAULISTS' WAR ON VICE.
vIGHr TO PURIFY THE DISTRICT
AROUND THEIR CHURCH.

Led by Father Grant. They Are Seeking to
Clean In the New TenderIoin"-Sa.
looms Made to Live Up to the Law
Driving Out the immoral Women.
The fight OF the Paulist Fathers to rid
their neighborhood Of immoral women
and to enforce the excise laws, both as 10
closing hours and as to the sale OF liquor
to minors. is growing more earnest every
day.
Tho leader in the war is Father Patrick
J. Grant, 'the fighting priest, ono OF the
younger missionaries.
The church OF the Paulsts is in Columbus
avenue, between Fifty-ninth and SiStieth
streets, and lie not far from new Tender
loin' that has driven many churchgoers
from their parish. The Paulists have
realized for q long time that conditions
were bad, but it was a recent experience
Of Father Grant that prompted him to take
oath that he would clean out the district.
Father Grant was sent to take the last
sacrament t. a dying woman late in the
night. Carrying the Host with him, at
which tina a priest nsver spsaks except
when absolutely necessary, the young
pastor was aocested by three women q
the streets. Returning from his call he had
several like experiences. Instead of return
ing directly to the rectory, he walked DO t
awhile to learn what the situation was.
Securing the assistance Of a number OF
his parishioners, whom he organized into
q .spiritual police force he started an
Investigation OF every block in his parish.
Then Father Grant appealed to the authori-
ties for aid, and succeeded in obtaining it.
Magistrate Barlow in the West Side court
has had several cases before him IA the
result Of the crusade. Father Grant has
a number of the young men Of the parish
working for him. They report to him all
violations of the law. then notify Police
Headquarters and ask for a detective.
When the officer arrives he is told OF the
casrs.
Ono case Of which Father Grant learned
was O. at of twe >e-! cid fiji vi Q
was sent to q saloon near Il q uItf ard
was drugped and OUTRAGED Il ere. I'll is
in such way tl.at he could not take tie
matter to the courts. The saloon, Fatl err
Grant says. is kept by Tammany poll
tician.
Another resort which Father Grant
hopes to drive out Of business is in Sxtieth
8IreSt, a lpW VCcIS lIOIl W y pPduIulH"
Literary Union, a ,olng mems cub under
the direction Of Il e taulift Fail ers. Time
and ayain tather Grant tried to get
eviden' arainst Il is resort, Tut Il e teIe-
pro service vas 80 Wei regulated Il at
Els efforts ave teen in vain. II e t reats
Of FatI or Grant and Il e watch OF t. e de-
tectives have !rigl tened away most of
It's patrons, and Il e police now say Il at
the ouse is practically closed. II is was
The frst place Fat, er , Grant warred az ainst
Q barkeeper in an Amsterdam avenue
saloon selling liquor to q cl lid, and said
TO him, -You ave little girl of your own,
haven't vou?'
"Yes. Fail err said TIE man.
IF sould offer you 1000 to send her
70 -----'s saloon, would GU do it?" asked
the priest.
sNo. FatNer, I would not. /" unhesitatlngly
answered tie barkeeper.
Fat',er Grant also saya trat he will not
be satisfied until every Massage Parlor"
in tie district las been closed, He says
there are about twelve, and that t.4ey are
In most cases mere coaks for corruption.
He wants authority riven TO the Iolit G
TO inspect m lssahe plrIcrs" at any time