Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-20
SCORES RELIGIOUS
HORROR At ONLY
SMALL M|SO0|NGS
Clergyman at Congregational
Conference Urges Church Ac-
tivity in Industrial Affairs.

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Scoring the religious virtues OF SONS
who hold up their hands in horror a
only small misdoings. the Rev. Dr. Sam
uel II. Woodrow, of Washington, d. G.
stirred the delegates al the Congrega-
tional conference now in session at tbs
Grove Street congregational Church
East Orange.
DR.. Woodrow, in criticising, said his
remarks were directed against those
who felt a thrill Of virtue when they
heard of negroes being arrested for
playing a crap game and Cinnamon in
the tolls for gambling. They never lift
their hands, however. he said, against
the enormous sums which change hands
on liize fights and other sports.
That the church should take an active
part in the industrial affairs of the
world was another claim of DR.. Wood
ION, who declared he ministers should
rot preach in accordance With accounts
published in newspapers or muck
raking magazines. The church should
not be against anything that injured
the individual.
The delegates chose the lube Me-
mortal Church, of this city. as the place
for the convention next year. No date
was set for the conference,
The Rev. DR.. Oliver Huckel, of Balti-
more, gave an interesting talk on
Some New Types OF Heroes" deelar-
ing the flag of the greatest patriot was
true brotherhood.
The Rev. Dr. John L. Scudder. Of
Jersey City, spoke briefly of the Man
WI T. T1n-.t, :" rr1aa 1t.ttr1b ,,aa1-
missions for him, he said, and hope
halls where a criminal, after he leaves
prison, may go for a few days until he
can secure employment.
There is considerable talk now"
continued DR.. Scudder. about young
girls being ruined IN New York by
dance halls. The church must compete
with the dance hall and provide dances
for the young people, as they love to
dance.
I'VE need to educate the children
more to emphasize the need of pre-
venting bad practises. They should
know the bad features of liquor and
tobacco. We might have prohibition.
but people will get the liquor anyway
DIR. scudder spoke along a S~ociallstic
vein and declared there should be two
cent trolley fares and that the people
should ~ the transportation lines and
the Henry George system of taxation
should be adopted.
I'VE must stand for labor" declared
DIR. scudder. The government should
provide work and a minimum wage and
put in Jail those who will not work. l
am not q Socialist, but | do syr1pathiZe
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eminent provide work and a minimum
wage, so a w~orkingman might get
proper pay in case private capital will
not give it. We will then eliminate pow
erty and the evils which follow"
The Rev. Thomas Travis, of Mont
clair, spoke on prisons and the need of
the church helping them more. te be
lieYed it ridiculous almost for the State
to keep sending men and ONT 10
jail for drunkenness when they could
be cared for by other means. The Of
Tense of these people, he declared,
against society was not half as bad a
crime as society commits against them.
Il can stand on he big steps Of the
Newark Court House, he continued,
and throw a baseball into one of the
worst possible dens of vice. yet they
~ill regularly sem people to Jail for
offenses and yet allow that place to
continue. You will also find in Newark
lawyers who viii go 10 a prisoner TO
get him to plead not guilty to get his
last So"
At yesterdays session the re-
port of the secretary, the Rev.
c. L. Goodrich, of Plainfeld, showed
property possessions totaling .s2,0 47, $50.
Forty-one churches reported for home
expenses sl7S,611, $75, SS1 of which was
for ministerial salaries, The total
b~enevolence was $6S, ss1. The total for
congregational objects was Sal, 641. The
total membership is 1851.
Devotional service yesterday after
noon was led by the Rev. George p.
Eastman. pastor of the Orange Valley
Congregational Church. who spoke on
'The Church Of the Living God"
The Rev, Ferdinand @. Blanchard,
pastor of the church, welcomed the
delegates.
We stand essentially for freedom OF
intelligence" he declared. Most of
the colleges Of the East were founded
by Congregationalists just because We
believe in freedom, and there will be
absolutely no substitute when we lose
the freedom"
An interesting sermon on 1.-THE Re-
hgious Value OF Miracle" was preached
by the Rev. Or. Benjamin w. Bacon,
Buckingham. professor OF New Tesla
ment criticism and Interpretation at
Yale University.
Following DR.. Bacon's address the
same theme was discussed by the Rev.
DR.. William Hayes Ward, of this city.
n the Rev. T. Arid Mofat, also OF
this city.