Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-11
MINISTER'S UNITE
TO BAR PICTURES
OF PR|zE-F|GHT
Meeting at Y. M. c. A. Asks
Mayor. Police and License
Headsto Stop Exhibition.
ALL den NOMINATIONS
ARE REPRESENTED
Rev. DR.. Vance, in Sermon.
Makes Feature of Harmful Ia
fluence Upon Youth.

uucuCe upon fOaIn.
Thesministers Of the city today took
up arms against the exhibition Of f7rft
pictures IN Newark, and at a special
meetingsof the Ministerial Assoclation.
held in the z. II. c. A. this morning
passed resolution calling on <hn
Mayor. the Board of Police Commits
sioners and Alderman william K.
Seeker. as head Of the license barsa,,.
to stop the exhibition of the Jeffries-
johnson fight pictures.
The number of ministers present at
the meeting was small. but enouef,
were reached over telephone, in the
city and out, TO make up a large ma
| jority.
Inc movement Is not confined to the
ministers OF the Protestant churches
but includes the Catholic and Jewish
elements.
| Myron w. Morse. who was nra<s,,,
representing the Peoples Temple re-
ported that he had communicated with
r. c. Stewart, manager of the Proctc<
theatres IN town, and said thar NJ
Stewart had told him that In the Proc
tor theatres at least the fight pict,,res
would not be shown.
| The wording of the resolution sem.
arate copies OF which viii be sent I'M
mediately to the persons addressed. is
as follows:
To his Honor. Mayor Jacob Hauss-
ling. the Common Council and Alder
man William K. Seeker. chairman 81
the committee in charge OF granting
licenses:
Honorable Sirs:-At meeting CT the
cfergymen OF this city, held today, rep
resentfng the religious and moral senfi-
ment OF the city. it was unanimously
voted to request and urge you TO pre-
vent the exhibition OF moving ana otaer
pictures Of prize-hghts and especia3ly
those o. the Johnson-Jeffries Contest
tor the following reasons:
Apt TO Arouse Race Hatred.
such exhibitions viii stir I'D race
hatred, may lead to riot and murder.
and viii make It increasingly difficuit
for your officers to maintain the order
and safety of the city.
IF permitted. the pictures will be
presented to women and the growing
children Of our city. as they frequent
such places OF entertainment, and win
thus corrupt life at Its very beginning
"Such entertainment would constant
Iy present to the growing boys and the
men OF our city views of life that are
cruel. corrupt and debasing in every
way.
In our city. with its splendid parks
and Fairgrounds. fine schools and
libraries for the benefit and entertain
ment of the people, there is no good
reason why such exhibitions should be
| permitted"
The meeting was called at the IN
stance of the Rev. ]. A. Solandt, pas
tor OF the Belleville Avenue CongressT
tional Church. In opening the meet
ing this morning. Mr.. Solandt explained
what he had already accomplished
| Although l was unable to get into
communication yesterday with any Of
the officers of the association" hs said
Il succeeded In securing the iudorse-
ment Of a number of ministers to the
project. priest connected with 81.
Michaers r. C. Church assured ne
that his church was solidly behind the
movement. The Rev T. P. Bates. rec
tor of st. James's Episcopal Churcb;
/
| z. Church: the Rev w T. s. Lumbar.
of the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church,
the pastor of the Centenary Church
and several others assured me of their
hearty support
The committee appointed by AIR.
Solandt. who presided at the meeting..
to draw up the resolutions consisted
of the following clergymen: The Rev.
DR.. w. Y. Chapman. the Rev. w. T-eS.
Rev. NJ. Y. Bovard and the Rev. A y,
Stubblebine
DIR. Vance on the Fight Pictures.
In his course of his sermon yester-
day morning on "The vacationless vo-
cation" the Rev. DR.. James 1 Vance.
pastor of the North Reformed Church.
strongly condemned the prize-hght pic
lures and urged the people use their
influence to prevent the exhibition o.
these pictures in Newark He said:
Doing good. of course, involves
fighting evil One cannot turn his face
to the east without turning his back to
the west: one cannot turn his face 10
the right without turning his back 90
the wrong. Neutrality is not possible
We cannot live on the fence Life is
positive and we should be out -and-out
are trying to do good must be more
than spectators In a moral contest
They must get into the fight.
I'VE should not stand wonderingiy
by to see whether or not the pictures
of the recent barbarity at Reno are to
be exhibited in Newark We should
do everything in our power 10 prevent
i the exhibition of these pictures No
! doubt worse things than the fight PIKE
lures are being exhibited now. | have
heard some very nasty stories Lately
of some of the chief shows IN this
town. We have been going on the
down grade in cur municipal regard
for public morals at rapid gait IN
the last two or three years in Newark.
The violation of the Sunday CLOSING
laws by the saloons of Newark Is an ifa~
suit TO decency and q shame and re-
preach to the citizenship Of q CITY
which permits such wanfon and MOI
torious violations Of law to 60, not only
unpunished but unchallenged. I am
afraid you viii have to fiEht rather