Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-11
CHIEF EGAN AGAIN.
Got His Bumps From Christian En.
 deavOrers Last Night.

Chief Egan was denounced, Sunday ball playing was condemned and q general attack was made up on the dissertation of the sabbath day at the annual mass meeting and convention of the Waterbury Christian Endeavor union which was held i'll the Second Congregational church last night. The position of H. M. Scott, superintendent of the Sunday school at the Bunker Hill chapel, who is being sued by George Knapp for alleged slanderous remarks in regard to Knapp's saloon at the Driving park, was endorsed. and confidence was expressed in the truth and integrity of his statements.
 Last nights meeting was one of the most interesting and important held by the local Christian Endeavor union in long time. Ten of the fourteen churches in the union were represent ed. The churches represented were the First Congregational, Second Con gregational. First Methodist, First Bap- tist, Second Baptist and the A. M. E. Zion of this city, the Watertown Con gregational, the Middlebury Congrega- tional, the Union City Baptist and the Oakville Congregational
 The following set of resolutions de- nouncing Sunday base ball was read and adopted:
 Resolved, First, that as representa- tives of the Young Peoples societies of Christian Endeavor of the city of Wa terbury in convention assembled we do pledge our unequivocal support to every movement making here and else where for the better observance and more rigid enforcement of laws designed for the protection of the pub lie peace on the Sabbath day, and that we are determined by good example and pious admonition to use our infiu- ence as individuals to encourage in the public mind a reverence for that uay which has from the beginning been deemed a sacred heritage to Protes- tants in America.
 Resolved, Second, that we particu- larly express our indorsement of the protest made by the citizens of the city who live near and adjacent to the Driving park against the playing of base ball on Sunday on property owned by the city. That we believe such games are a menace to the public peace. that they disturb public worship and turn the day set apart by law for rest into dissipation wantonness and tumult.
 Resolved. Third. that this .conven- ton through these resolutions petition the board of public safety to yigilantly enforce the statutes safeguarding the public peace on Sunday, assuring the board of our unqualified sympathy and support
 Resolved, Fourth, that we do now assure our brother, H. M Scott, of our confidence in the integrity of his. state ments recently made before the city officials in which he bore testimony against open and fagrarft violations of law, and that we call upon all friends of good order to sustain him against | the effort of law breakers to 1ntim1- 1 date and embaTrass him.
 1 Resolved, Fifth, that copy of these resolutions be given to each of the city l papers for publication, that a copy of 1 the first. Second and third be presented l to the board of public safety, and that they be spread on our minutes; and 1 that the pastors whose churches are represented in the Waterbury Christian Endeayor union be requested to read them sto their congregations on the coming Sabbath.
 The resolutions were read by E. H. l Thomas. The Rev Oscar Haywood spoke in favor of their adoption. He was emphatic in his protest against the dissertation of the Sabbath day and said ''the time has come for some one to take a decided stand in this matter, and as this is the only representative church gathering held in this city, 1t IS right and proper that these resolutions should be presented and adopted nere. l I do not wish to encroach upon the per- sonal liberties of any member of this community. and the persons who wish to play ball on Sunday have right to l do so. providing they do not interfere with or encroach upon the personal lib 1 critics of any other person; but this and more they do do, when the street cars 1 going to and from the places where 1 they play are loaded with drunken men, making it unsafe for respecta- ble woman to be out, and the day turned into q day of tumult and dissi- patton instead of a holy day of rest.
 The speech of the Rev MT Brooks of l Simonsyille was of a, more sensational nature Chief Egan was the object of his attack, for he looks upon the chief of-police as the primary cause of Sun- day being desecrated by the playing of base ball. Tn the opinion of the rev. erend divine the present chief must be removed before the good law abiding citizens can hope for anything better in regard to the enforcement of the laws against Sunday base ball. MT Brooks said: "Everybody knows who is responsible for the present condition 1 of affairs It is the present chief-of- police, and would like to tell him so to his face, and if there Is reporter present hope he will quote me as say ing so. There will never be change for the better until we oust him from his job. I would like an amendment to | that effect" Though his remarks were received with applause. Mir Brooks's amendment was not adopted.
 An offertory was rendered by A. T. Blakesley and Onward Christian Sol diers was sung by the congregation. The Rev Allyn K. Foster of Cornwall delivered an eloquent address on Faith l in Christ'n and Personal Conduct"
 The following report was submitted by the nominating committee and ac- 1 cepted:
 President 0. F. Carpenter, Second Congregational.
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