The Washington times., 1912-12-16
REV.. VAN SCHA|CK
WILL NOT RETRACT
UTILITIES SERMON
Minister Repeats Warning
Against Overcapitalization.
Capital Vice Scored.

Answering criticism Of a sermon
preached several weeks ago on Public
Utilities" the Rev. John Van Schaick.
pastor OF the Church Of Our Father,
stated yesterday from his pulpit that
after studying his sermon thoroughly
he could find nothing which he thought
should be retracted. on the other hand
he had thought Of a number OF things
which should have been said at the
time.
Although he said the directors OF the
Washington street car lines felt shat an
attack had been made on their integrity
II was not meant as such. "The only
men I know on the board" said DR..
Van Schaick, are Charles j. Bell. Mil
ton Z. Allies. and Col. George Trues-
character and standing In the COM
' Warning a Duty.
"What I should have said further" :"
continued DR.. Van Schaick. 'was. that
with the example OF Baltimore. the
people of which were sadd!ed with a
$,6,OO0.OOO valuation or an &S.0Oo.O0D prop
erty, It was the duty OF somebody to
sound a noe of warning against o<er-
capitalization by merger"
The social evil as II exists in WASH
inston vas the subject Of an address
before the Fellowship Tea In the Y. NJ.
e. y. YESTERDAY by the Rev: Wilbur +.
crafts, superintendent of the lnterna-
tional Reform Bureau. Dr. Crafts de-
ciared that It was the hardest thing
in the world for II boy to go right In
Warrington. and the easiest thing f"r
him to go wrong.
Scores Capital Vice.
~ have been a travelling reformcr
for years" he declared. "and l have
never seen u worse aaturnaiia of vice,
drunkenness. and debauchcry that be-
held during the last inauguration.
The Rev. J. }. Muir. pastor of Temple
baptist Church. preaching ON the po.
iitical slogan, Turn the Rascal Out.
advocated church membership above
all things yesterday. The various OBJ
Jcctions to Joining the church he met
with the supreme advantage of being
able to work not only with the vas;
church membership but of them.
DR.. Syngman Rhee. native of Korea,
delivered Il l"ctur" on conditions In his
country yesterday before the Twenty
Four Hour-A. bay Club of the Y. NJ.
c. A. DIR. Rhee stated that through the
efforts of Fletcher $. Brockman ma
tionai Y. NJ. c. A. secretary for Korea.
the Koreans were taking up western
work S1l;"af'9 Of the t seoul T. n. c. A. in teach
ing the natives the religion, customs.
and trades of the Occidcnt.
Urges Early Shopping.
Shop early and patronizc home mer-
chants Is the counsel which the Rev.
James Shcra Montgomery. pastor OF the
Metropolitan NJ. T.. Church, gave his
congregat on las; night In regard to
Christmas purchases.
Members of the Sodality of the Chill
dren of Mary attended early morning
mass yesterday at st. Patrick's and re-
ceived communion In Il body. The Rev.
James A. Smythe was the celebrant Of
the mass. and the sermon was preach
L.. I NN Nf,N
A farewell supper was given Satur-
day night to J. Mason Buckalow. who
loft Washington yesterday 20 become
director of hoys work and assistant to
the pastor Of the First Presbyterian
church of Pi,tsburg. The supper was
given BY the fellow students OF Mr..
Buckal"w In the Y. NJ. c. A. Bible
Training Class.