The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-26
PASTORS SUNDAY PATROL.
SETS OUT PERSONALLY TO SEE
WRAT SALOONS ARE OPEN.

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StoreS-A Newspaper Had Announced
what HeM ~ GOlns to Do. with q Picture
A marching drought struck that portion
of south Brooklyn within a radius OF q half
mile around the Strong Place Baptist Church
yesterday. The Rev. A. II. G. Morse, pastor
Of the church, had announced that he was
going to go over the district and see IL the
saloons were closed. The pastor did 60
over the district three times.
One day last week a Brooklyn paper
published the fact THAI the minister was
going to go on a crusade yesterday. The
paper also published a likenes of the pastor.
The newsies said yesterday that they never
saw such n heavy sale in the DISTRICT as on
that day. Everybody was buying h paper.
cutting out the picture and putting 1t IN
his hathand. Some Of the saloon keepers
distributed the pictures Of the Rev. Mr..
Morse among their friends. pasted on-httle
cards for ready reference.
When day broke in South Brooklyn yes
teruay there was a pervasive air OF IN
-easiness noticeable around the street cor
nsrs. Almost every street corner in South
Brooklyn has its saloon, with the family
snfrsnce set some feet back down the side
street. The barkeeps could be seen steal
ing down the side streets with catlike tread
and lodging quickly into the family en-
finances. They all wore a worried look.
The proprietors of the saloons rose early
and donned their citizens clothes. Then
tley put a bundle Of the clippings from
this Brooklyn newspaper which contained
the picture OF Mr.. Morse into their
pockets and went but to round up their
Rl--I- u. ,.o@-t.~aA zach aolCon front
WINS lined with young men leaning nom
cnalantly against h plate glass and eating
tobacco with a dignifed air. A Sunday
calm settled everywhere.
II was shortly after the morning service
that the pastor Of the Strong Place Baptist
Church left his home at 81 Strong place
20 make the rounds. With him were two
Of his practitioners.
A crowd Of youngsters had been steadily
gathering In front of Mr.. Morse's hous
for an hour past. Hero he comes!" was
the excited cry they set up when Mr.. Morse
swung out of his gate and down the street
past the church. Here he comes!" was
echoed by a kid on the corner and passed
down the block in excited treble. One
boy ON roller skates who had been diligently
passing I'D and down in front OF the parsons
housa since 10 o'clock caught sight of the
ANAL party Of crusaders just as il left the
doorstep. He sprinted around the corner
and down 10 Henry street. where a group
OF men was standing on the corner In front
OF Buck Masterson's emporium.
Cheese it." said the boy on skates. He's
outi'
Mr.. Masterson stepped inside the family
entrance FOR a minute and spoke a word
with the white aproned gentleman. Then
he came out, locked the door and slipped
O dime into the hand OF the boy,
When Mr.. Morse and his two parishioners
turned from Degraw street into Hicks
there was a crowdo of about fifteen young
sters racing at their heels. From a dis
tance one might have believed that a dog
light was in progress.
Those true friends standing in front Of
the Cents Cafe, a block up the street,
stirred nervously and reached in their hat
bands for the picture. One of the young
men stepped around to the side window
and held up two fingers before the glass
Immediately the screens before the win
dow were dropped, the bartender disap-
reared and a file OF citizens slipped out Of
the side entrance and took a place with the
scouts in front of the innocent establish
me nj.
As the parson passed one Of the men
said he thought We would have snow soon.
Ths AR had quite a chill to IT., he added.
Several more boys joined the escort at
this corner. Three of them we're on roller
skates, and they kept about half a block
ahead Of the parson. turning back ever
and ano TO halloo questions to their less
fortunate brethren on foot.
"Hey, jimmie, whe res he going next?
Do youss t'ink he'll take in Mike Slattery's
Joint? Let's beat it ahead and put Mike
wise
Thus heralded the crusaders made their
way over to Smith street, They took in a
good deal OF Smith street and then turned
on into Court. All along the line the saloon
keepers friends were onthe job, and every
thing was closed up tight.
About 2 o'clock the boy On skates whom
Mr.. Masterson hat subsidized reported
back from the front that Mr.. Morse had
Qone home. Then things began to iven
up around South Brooklyn.
The overtimd ones preferred to rush
their beer in a can. Only the daring went
20 the fountain heads to slake their thirst.
Those who slipped into the family en-
frances with a pitcher or pail came out
with the receptacle so completely disguised
that not even a Brooklyn cop could recog-
nize It,. Sometimes it would be wrapped
in a skirt. More often a newspaper, Sc
curely tied about a pitcher so that only the
handle and a part OF one side were visible,
served to cloak completely the damaging
character Of the object.
Some Young men who live in a fat on
Atlantic street gained the admiration OF
the neighbors for their ingenuity. 1t was
noticed that. beginning with the noon hour.
one or the other OF them would appear on
the street WITH a new IeaJner natDOAp pdsCeu
over with labels after the approved style.
After a short journey down the street and
around the corner theh atbox would return,
held very gingerly and SO as not to knock
against the legs OF h carrier.
NAin't they the wise ones, was the COM
ment of the neighborhood after the hatbox
had made the fourth trip.
The pastor of Strong Place Baptist Church
sailed out about 4 O'Clock for a second trip
and he made a third trip after dark. On
these occasions he lacked the escort OF
youngsters, and he had no friends with him.
But South Brooklyn was oil its nerves
and there was nothing doing. 1t was not
until after the church bells began 10 ring
for evening service that the thirsty really
began 10 feel relief. Then all the true
fiends who had done yeoman work in front
Of the emporiums were called in to reap
the reward of merit. From the river as
far back as Union street there was heard
a soft, liquid note of rejoicing.
Mr.. Morse preached last night on THE
7 ffarkins Case Last Sunday he had found
that Patrick Harkins. who runs a saloon
III Pleasanton and Henry streets, was selling
drinks. The minister called a policeman to
accompany him into the saloon and Harkins
n was put under arrest. There were eighteen
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