New-York tribune., 1907-01-29
FOR SUNDAY OBSERVANCE
Vel KnOzcn Clergymen at Inter
denOmindtional Meeting.

Many well known clergymen attended inter
denominational conference yesterday in the Marble
Collegiate Church. Fifth and 29th street.
10 devise means Of suppressing Sunday concerts
and racetrack gambling. Resolutions were passed
advocating the appointment OF a committee to see
the Mayor regarding the subject, end expressing
approval of bills introduced IN the Senate by Sen
ator Agnew TO abolish racetrack gambling, but
declaring against tho change OF the offence from
felony 10 misdemeanor petition was passed
requesting ths Governor to insist that the Excise
Department forfeit the bonds OF all liquor dealers
laying themselves liable to such forfeiture.
After the Rev. Frederick Courtney. OF ST. JRInes's
Episcopal Church, had introduced the resolution
on Sunday concerts. the Rev DIR. Burren read the
law in regard Sunday performances The Rev.
DR.. r. S. Macarthur. of Calvary Baptist Church,
said that IN India and Japan ne had been reminded
Of the lawlessness existing IN this country, and
told 10 go home and teach the American saw
ages 10 observe law and religion this the
only country that burned men at the stake This
was told him, he said by high caste Brahmin
who had been out Of India The Brahmln
also called the roll OF sachems in Tammany Hall
by their nicknames DR.. Macarthur said, and
added: IF Tammany Hall is the natural product
Of democracy. then thank all the gods Of India
that India is democracy
Dr. Macarthur said that tho churches and min min
listers and congregations were largely responsible
country. and declared that Great Britain was SUI
Bishop Greer who the next speaker said
ne dlq not care to speak IN Gensorlous way d oI
tremendous difficulties and he believed they We're
trying 10 do the best they could. The people Of
this city Will speak in due time" he said. ana
they win order that the law!ess SUNDAY theatre
shall close" He added that he would not say az
Sunday theatres were bad, but that they catered
in the main TO low and vicious tastes and were
polluting and degrading the drama
Tie Rev DR.. William Y. Kelley. editor OF The
Methodist Review discussed the attitude OF the
Jews the questions at issue. and argued that II
their interest we'll to that of the Chris
Iians to unite with the of the community In
maintaining one day of rest.
Bishop Courtney said that there were some forty
theatres open Illegally on Sunday, and he imagined
that they were permitted TO be open because the
constituted authorities thought that the majority
Z OF the people wanted them open.
a message read from the Rev. DR.. Theodore
L. Cuyler saying that the American nation could
not be saved the ruins Of Gods sabbath.
The resolutions were then adopted and the fol-
, lowing committee appointed TO call on the Mayor
and present the views Of the meeting: F. NJ. Fos-
ter. Reformed Presbyterian. chairman; Edward
Niles Reformed No. i5 Himrod street. Brooklyn.
secretary; William Sheafe Chase. Protestant Epts-
copal; Newell Dwight Hills Congregational; J. Q.
Wilson. Methodist Episcopal: y. A. Alexander. Ne
gro clergy; c. S. Case Baptist Frank o. Hail. Uni
versalst: A. r. Keigw1n. Presbyterian, and B.
Remensnyder. Lutheran.
The Rev Dr.. Bagnall. OF the Metropolitan Tenn
pie, announced shat anti-gambling association
be formed soon. and asked the assembled
clergymen TO give in their names.