Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-31
CHURCH BOYCOTT
ON MEAT HERE IS
HEGUN BY RECTOR
Appeal of the Rev. S. R. Brinck-
erhoff Is Enthusiastically Re-
ceived by Congregation.
SAYS OTHER CLERGYMEN
SHOULD AID MOVEMENT
Is Their Duty to Help Poor in
Present Fight, lie
Declares.
1--WE, the members OF st.
Matthew S Church pledge
ourselves to abstain from
eating meat for one month.
Pledge of q Congregattc


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The first step in what may be a.State-
wide and perhaps countrywide move
ment of the churches to boycott the
beef trust was begun by the Rev 8. X.
Brincherhoff, rector of St Mathews
Episcopal Church at Avon and Chad
wick avenues, last night, when he de-
voted his, evening sermon to plea
that his congregation abstain from
meat for a month. Following the serv-
ices a meeting of the congregation was
held in which a large number Of the
members signed the anti-meat pledge.
The work will be taken up by the vari-
Gus societies OF the church and an effort
viii be made to enlist the other
churches of the city, irrespective of
their denomination. in the movement.
AS far as is known this is the first
time that any church, as church, has
engaged In the boycott.
"ro me it seems the plain duty of the
church to exert it's organized influence
against this evil" said Mr. Brincker-
hoff today.
Mr. Brinckerhoff took as his text last
night the words. "Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as thyself." He said in part:
"Tt is lamentahle that the church at
large has been so tardy in taking up a
cause which is clearly her own. and OF
which she. should be the foremost
leader, instead of a mere. supporter. The
meat strike' is so evidently matter of
right that every man and woman who
professes to he follower of the Great
Friend Of the poor man should unhesi-
tatineIy enlist his and her support in
tho cause Moreover as factories have
enlisted as factories and labor unions
as labor unions. so the church should
enlist as a church and not as individ-
uals"
Saws Criticism Is just.
Mr.. Brinckerhoff went on 10 say that
the church had been criticized because
1t devoted so much time to the wor-
ship of God ard so little to the practi-
cal questions of the day, and justly
SO. If 1t showed any preference. he
said, it seemed unusually TO enlist it.
self OH the side of the rich man. He
believed that where it had the oppor-
tunity to help along the poor 1t should
do SO, AS in the matter of patronizing
unions He pointed out that while a
great many church members were TAX
irg part in the meat strike" they
We're doing it as individuals, whereas
the church as an organization was not
represented in the ranks of the strik-
ers.
This week will see the plan well
started. At the meeting last night fol-
lowing the services this pledge was cir
culated and signed:
1--WE, the undersigned. members and
friends of ST. Matthew's Church, dc
pledge ourselves to abstain from eat
ing meat for one month
There are several societies affiliated
with the church. Among them is The
Mems Club A special meeting will be
called this week to take up the sub
ject of the strike. st. Mary's Guild
the women's organization OF the
church. will also meet this week anc
begin it's part in the campaign.
The plan is not to confine the work
to members of ST. Mathews parish o.
of the Episcopal church. Every per
son living in the parish win be in
: Nited to lend his or her SUPPORT.
In addition it is proposed to have
committees appointed to call on per
an appeal for the cause Mr.. Brincker
hoff plans to send letters to every min
lister in the city urging support.
possible he will induce these minis
ters to devote one Of their sermons
next Sunday to the plan and circulat'
pledges in their churches as he has II
his.
Another organization added to th'
ranks of the meat strikers is that o
fhe suffragettes. DR.. Emma O. Gantz
of East Orange, head of the movemen
in this State. is planning open-ai
meetings to carry on thef work. Tn
Womans Equal Suffrage Association
Of New Jersey, at recent meeting
held In the association headquarters
at 80 Park avenue. East Orange, adopt
ed a resolution to ABSTAIN from eatinl
meat until it had reached a REASONABLE
price.
More Important Than Suffrage.
"I think the meat boycott is at pres
ent even more important than SUI
rage said DIR. Gantz. eve are goin
To work for the elimination of a.
meats from the table. BY conductin
campaign, along these lines we wi
not only gain Our primary object G
lowering the prices of meat, but "
will command the respect of those VIII
can help us in our work for equal sui
frage.
"The prices of meat are not only out
rageous, but they are a direct rebuls
TO the voters of this country who hav
allowed the trust to rule them Me
who ridicule our efforts TO obtain tn
vote say that our place is in tn
\ kitchen. Well, the kitchen is the plac
where the meat comes. and we will Sc
S if the Kitchen cannot do what all tn
men voters in the country have bee
unable to accomplish.
I'm New York the whole work of tn