The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-05
RING BOSS In THE PULPIT.
BILLY WARE BURNS MORTGAGE,
BREACHES AND WEEPS.

pug--Pcrlsh the Thought OF Tainted
Money! said the Senate Cha plain.
PHILADELPHIA, June 4.--Recorder Of
DEEDS Billy Ware, who is viceroy Of his
brother State Senator George Ware, as boss
ofa third Of Philadelphia and who ten days
ago with brother George was one Of Boss
Durham's right bowers and is now one Of
Weayer's right hand men, stood in the
rulpit of the Messiah Methodist Episcopal
Church tonight, preached, wept and burned
$4,000 mortgage which had long encum-
iered the property.
He used his pay for one years salary
ms Recorder TO wipe out the debt. The
mother Of the Wares had been a member
Of the church and their father had hauled
away in a cart the dirt from It's founda-
tons One of the mothers last wishes
had been to see the place free of the mort
gage.
Billy vowed to devote his first years
salary to wipe it out. 1t was only two
weeks ago that the twelve months ended
end tonight he burned the mortgage.
There had been talk of tainted money
and some bitter wrangling OF the vestry
after Ware announced what he intended
10 do At one time it looked as If he
wouldn't be allowed to do it, despite the
fac, that be nd his brother George are as
much feudal lords of downtown, where
Ia,ca customs still linger, as any baron
OF olden times.
There was great eagerness among all
the downtowners who could crowd into the
church to hear what Brother Bill had to
tav about it, Brother George didn't APP
cbNpS tho vii
marched up the aisle and took his seat on a
Platform that had been built close to the
pulpit. He wore a black frock coat and
gray trousers. The chubby face of the
Ware family shone with benefcence.
There was hush as the Rev. j. Wesley
sullivan, now chaplain Of the State Senate,
paved the Recorders way toward the pull
,t. Something has been said regarding
tud it was sadly unjust and whatever was
said was sadly untrue. | do not believe
that the Ware brothers ever touched dis
to their church and religion for that.
The money that Mr. Ware is presenting
10 the church Is given in the memory of his
eainted mother, woman who helped the
church in her lifetime. and is aiding it in
is dire need through her son now. The
represents his first years salary and the
church accepts it gratefully.
Mr.. Rockefeller has been criticised for
Offering some of his money to the Church.
Ware. Mr.. Rockefeller has lived too close
r. his religion to have obtained money in
any sinister way. It is sadly unjust even
to pause before accepting these Church
riffs. They should be taken LII the spirit
IN which they are offered
zlN h.. Oh ,IS- f,f
Deeds mace his way to the pulpit. In
speech that had been carefully prepared
Nv some one Brother Billy told the con-
,resation why he had given up his first
Years salary. He and Brot her George had
Snce hauled garbage at 81 20 per day That
vas before the days Of rich contracts. Even
then he had wanted to help the church
hut what could 81 30 DAY 90? Nothing
was said about the contract time and what
one year Of its proceeds might have accom-
ylshei
Ny father. Augustus Ware. In those days
- contractor and general teamstcr volun-
teIred the ilse of his teams to remove a
PORTION OF the earth" said Brother Billy
il was my brother George A. Ware. now
3 member of the Senate of Pennsylvania
lcheersl then about Ii years of age. who
Grove the team that removed the first load
Of earth"
With tears he told some other intimate
Of Ware. The Ware delivery is at top of
voice with pauses Of hundredth seconds
at periods and none at commas But
the audience was very much affected. Dr.
sullivan was sadly so. He wept whenever
Brother Billy did. Finally, dramatically,
With the hundreds in the church singing
the doxology. and handkerchiefs and hats
waving, Brother Billy touched a match
TO pile OF papers on a platter They
oil 1r = PrCth nr "a
first years salary going up in smoke
dio, though. and the congregation shouted
Amen huskly,. Then there were flower
and prayers and weey and handshakings,
and finally through the hundreds the vice.
Ioy moved cheerily but st atelv down to his
carriage.
State Senator George and Recorder OF
Deeds Billy are absolutely the rulers Of
downtown Philadelphia. They are OF the
common people. are well beloved Of the
rank and file and are opponents Of the
bread and circus idea. They are tho
man stay Of the New Years Shooters, that
pageant Of 1.-THE Neck that goes out on
New Years eve clad in silks and gold EN-
hrodery and goes home New Years night
in ambuanoes.
Every Christmas the Wares stand in their
headquarters with bushel baskets of gold
pieces which they give to their henchmen.
brother George is studying literature;
Brother Billy, orstory.
Durham's lieutenants two weeks ago
declared allegiance to the Mayor and
switched their people to him,