The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-11
TRENTON PREACHERS PROTEST
CtIL TOK NTESTIG ITION 40
IEGIN lTIIE REI ELRI.

MIalsIsT~ ITsa TheW Pulpts DenounrV
Ihs scene. rhat NaFk ~ ire tegisla-
IuTe's GIo>s GsoN. FsFt Nske 80 10 Take
Samr Aetlan stsrors Thst are TO1d.
TRENroN y ! Aprl ~ The scenes
, 1T Tsvelry whIrh uarAsd tho Gloss ut thu
Legislature IN the antsroom~ 81 IN"
HOu-. wer,s 4 sIhlect 10 comment ami
adverse criticism IN several Trenton
pulpit- to-day In. clergy ~ IN" CIty
ara md gnant az the reports that women
10 doubtful reputation WsTe IN ths gal
lerte- and we're entertained In adjacent
Offices Vhll. rallow clerks and even
member~ Piled them with drinks and then
applauded their unssemlv dances aud
botsterous conduct
The Rev Albert J We,sleyivo,ced the
sentiment prevalent in the churches IN
a prelude to his sermon nj the Third
Presbyterian Church tonight when he
declared that the morals Of the community
are not safe IN the hands Oi the Legislators
Who make night hideous with haccha-
nahan orgies over the bottle. He added
that to continue such lawmakers IN
place Of oh responsibility would he
disgrace To return them. he said. would
doom New Jersey 10 the sneers. con-
tumely and condemnation II American
citizenship everywhere
The Rev Jame@ D. Gardner m his
evening sermon az the First Methodtst
Episcopal Church -IId that tlse revelTy
and dissipation attending the close Of the
legislation PAINFULLY illustrated that there
had been elected To- m" Assembly men
who had ln~t all r.apsrt and reverence
not only for God and morality hut for the
people whom they represented tie ex-
pressed the hope that an Incsn-ed nuhlIc
sentiment WOULD r,.~Iilt IN sending to fu-
turp legislatures only 'hOs" men who
stand for dScency. sohriety. moralitv and
sanCtity ~ the Law
The Rev Waugh ~ MacI auley Of the
Fourth Presbyterian. ih~ Rev. Francis
Palmer of the Sixth Presbyterian. the Rev.
Charles klder ~ the Central M"thOdist
Episcopal and th" Rev tiuy l. Brown of
the Central Baptist Church we're among
the other ministers who denounced the
proceedings al last week, u - exPected
that the ministerial unions u the city
will meet tomorrow 10 formally call
upon the Governor and th. legislature
to make an investigation
II ~ noW pr,.ity we'll sstti ted that here
Was little out of the wav an the actual hoor
Of the Assembly ar IN the galleries. but
as the inside facts " the afair begn
to rom" out ~ ~ limited that tho drink
InG and dancing episode IN the Office
OF an alta cha of the Hotl-. was only an
incident There IL "A story Rioat which
will be lald before Gov. Fort IN "A dav
or two Ia the effect that n man we'll known
| IN this city has l'sen plotting the members
Of the Assembly ana their clerks about
this citv and It's vicinity and taking them
to road houses the principal excuse
| for whose existence has been the women
! they sheltered There ARE tho~c who.
| hearing I'm mind th. recent intimations
a. 20 lobbying made by Gov. Fort. think
HOme Of the doinRs AT these road houses
in which members Of the Legislature
participated NAV have had rearing
on legislation.
IL vas the women from these pha~es
Who attended the closing session 81 the
LEGISLATURE.
IL wa believed that the House would
finish it- work by midnight and then theTe
would b. a farewell carousal -omew here
IN tho city II was characterization
because tbs. sun was several hours high
before the work was cleared up. The
women got bevond control and began TO
call Nance and to indulge IN hor>splav
When the r,a~e-- wa taken ~ midnight
thew were cleared ont of the galleries.
and u j. -aid that IL Was while mos of the
members wer,. at lunch there occurred
the scenes which have been commented
upon
That there will h. an inv-tiRation -
nov looked upon a. certain. II - thought
that only q few will he -mIrched