The evening world., 1909-01-18
MINISTERS ASK
CENSOR FOR ALL
PICTURE SHOWS
Urged Mayor to Appoint Man
of Trustworthy Moral
Judgment" to Place.
FOR STRlCTER SUNDAY.
Decide to Garry Fight to Al
bany and Appeal to He
brewS to Join Them.
FOR STRlCTER SUNDAY.

A mass meeting OF clergymen and
Skhsrs interested in Sunday observance
and especially the suppression of vaude-
Vile and moving picture shows on that
DIV, was held to-day in the Marble Col
hgiate Church, Fifth avenue and Twen-
9-ninth street.
IThe meeting requested a censorship
OF picture shows in this way,
I'VE ask the Mayor to appoint some
ierson of Trustworthy moral Judgment,
without whose approval no fhms can be
exhibited"
jpr. David ]. Burrall called the assem-
Mage to order, but as he had to go to
Princeton the Right Rev, Frederick
Courtney presided in his stead The
Apeakers included the Rev. DR.. John
d. Carson, OF the Central Presbyterian
Church, Brooklyn Dudley Field Malone
OF the Association of the Bar OF the
City Of New York; Rev. Dr. Cortland
Flyers. of the Baptist Temple, Brook
Ign; Rev, DR., ]. Wesley Hill. OF the
Metropolitan Temple: W. B. Croweh
Assistant Corporation Counsel and
Canon William Sheaf Chase, OF Christ
Church. Brooklyn. All denominations
Aad been invited 10 participate and <he
Regular weekly conferences OF the vari
Gus ministers associations adjourned t,
permit their members to attend.
Applaud Or. BurreII.
Among the important features Of the
peeting We're resolutions condemning
sunday shows, and asserting that
Christianity is established as part Of
the comon law Of the country" and also
containing the paragraph
f"ilad last years Legislature passed
Ge law proposed by many Jewish cti-
5ens, all Christian employees OF Hebrew
herchants would have been robbed OF
their rest. Even now, Hebrew business
hen are compelling Christians to work
IN Sunday"
DR.. Burrell, in opening, brought a
Storm OF applause when he said:
The Jewish syndicate that is fur
Fishing the indecencies for the city
laugh at us when we Christian minis
tiers only come together once a year and
then let go We have let go, yes but
only to spit on our hands and take hold
tgain."
\ DR. Burrell quoted a witness who
characterized New York in this way:
That New York is long hog trough
where the people feed all the time and
occasionally show spasm OF virtue"
Dr.. John f. Carson said there were
two forces in the city which must b.
Fought in the fight for a Christian Sun.
day-Greed of gain and love OF pleasure
Referring to children he had seen leav
tng Brooklyn places of amusement, Or
Carson said
Sunday Law a Right.
1.-THE closing OF these amusement
places would he moral lesson to tn,
children. We are not asking for
Puritan Sunday, like in early New Eng
land. But II We must decide between
the modern Sunday Of New York ant
he old New England. then give us bacl
bld New England. There was manhoo,
Ind strength Of character and morality
Those who ask for Christian sun
Gay and day Of rest In this communit,
Pre- people who have right to ask 70
Y, to demand IL. Who are those Wht
want an open Sunday? Our saloon keep
ers. theatre managers. our purveyors o
Sunday.
When these two forces meet in Al
bany let us not 20 with hat in hand AM
beg for Sabbath observance law. bu
demand 1t. Not one word against tn
personal Of the saloon-keeper he ma,
De as decent as the minister. But al
Ihe forces for open Sunday are for II be
cause of the greed OF Enin. Mhrn IL