New-York tribune., 1909-03-02
GEN. BINGHAM
Addresses Mass Meeting CGustic
Letter from DR.. PUrkhmst.

So At the mass meeting Of clergynen and laynen
sn the Madison Square Presbyterian Church yes
terday TO protest against Sunday vaudeville ana
picture shows letter was read from the Kew.
D. Charles II. Pa-khurst, in which he accused
= Assen.blyman George A Noss Of the 9th District
BROOKLYN OF nisrepresenting him Canon Willam
sSheafe Chase. OF Brooklyn, called Police Comhlsl
sBoner Bingham account for remarks said 10
have been made by him in the City Club. Canon
chase had just spoken Saving the American
Sabbath He continued:
And now will refer TO something which is so
serious that 1 will read have TO say, so that
there can be no mistake General Bingham is re,
ported Saturday. ~ the city club, 30 have sal9
that one Of our number had been the cause III 81
The spread Of more social evil than any other
agency two generations.
ia as a SANDER against the pastor of this church:
sandeE that has become & So Common I b2etTen fGf
rit nc 81 tl tie occsio5 IF ernTiaticaiIy and With
Indignation denv the accusation. The houses Of
prostitution have not been driven out Of the Ten
formerly segregated. If they had been, neither
they nor individual women could have gone else
where for business without the permission and the
iePeG e Pec I aasoner fe 20sef sgraces his Office by
Ess 80 & d I4 . 54S - q Foi, @ C he law W. vouId be evil
T-be1 ~ Sa 1ss 1foTneS the law we will be able TO
see the evils and correct them. He is talking nom
the social evil because it has not been enforced
And 81 II had spread he said. II could only have
been with his permission
Canon Chase commenting further the Police
Commissioners alleged remarks, said that every
reform attempted by the clergy or laymen brings
Us back 10 political conditions" He said he ad-
mired some Of the Commissioners work, and
thought the clergyrnen should ask for conference
with the Commissioner. AS Christian people. TO
help him 10 carry out the laws"
Canon Chase thea referred 10 a report that the
National Jewish Committee had made arrange
ments with Commissioner Bingham whereby He
brews would be allowed 10 do business on Sunday.
When the committee of clergynen call on Com
missioner Bingham said Canon Chase, we Will
ask him what arrangements have been made
JTia nd
and We want know why it is So
Or. Parkhurst wrote to Bishop Frederick Court
ney, explaining that he could not attend the meet
Eng because he had TO go TO Boston 10 speak. and
inclosed a letter, which, he said. was a copy OF
one he had written TO Asse-nbiyman George A
Voss. al Albany, in which he called the Assembly
70 account for using his name IN connection
with a bill providing for the appointment OF
commission 20 investigate the Sunday laws Inc
letter to mr.. Voss follows:
and I have a great deal less sympathy with the
way in which you have dragged me into apparent
al the hearing before the Committee on Ways and
--sreT -eport Of an interview had with me. but
totally misrepTcsenting my views upon the matter
a report on so public an occasion without how
ever Hrst securing from me guarantee ,t. G1 It's Us
accuracy only shows the lengths You are Wiling 10
so in bosteTRg up an t Sh2 @ fher in its
form or spirif. I believe in the maintenance Of
sabbath statutes Of just rigid character as the
enforce. And I told You so IN the letter tkat /
wrote you. but which. for some reason, you have
not Mt to make public
Bishop Courtney introduced Francis V S. Oliver
the new chief Of the bureau Of licenses, who said
he appeared on behalf OF the Corporation Counsels
cfF1ce. He told Of the present method OF issuing
licenses for places Of amusement and the litigation
that has resulted from the Mayors order to close
chem VI e. Fox & Co, he said, were trying 10
compel the bureau 20 give license for seven days
Of the week.