Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-01

; Should Repudtutp FnsuIf.
This request to drag politics
the pulpit asserted DR.. Wasson.
an insult to every minister that
ceives it, and it ought to Be "A
dated by Mr.. Aronson and
friends
He branded as false the claim
Sundays mass-meeting in any
represented the churches and c
tianity OF Newark.
It was very significant, he poi
out. hat among the speakers vi
Catholic priest, no Episcopal
and no Jewish rabbi.
Those who attended, he aaIds1
spite their probable sincerity.
the dupes O. anti-saIoonlR@
-who adopted this meth8d ex
Using themselves and Of repIeni1
their treasury"
A crusade so palpably polite
the ~anti-saloon agftators are q
on. DR.. WATSON showed, is far
apt to leave conditions worse
better.
Religious hysteria does d pr
the results of quiet. rational Nj,
moderate Methods he added.
The notice that has aroused ss,zs
an cutlery and which che COMMITTEE
of one hundred wished to foiat up0I
Newark church-goers. is as follows:
ITO the Voters Of This Church:
Concerted action at the polls b:
Tuesday in behalf of civic deceney i.
Newark win mean success. The pow.
erful impression of last Sunday
mass-meeting must be crvsfallizet
in action. VII you do your part b,
vote and active Influence?
NEWARK VIGILANCE COMMIT.
TEE.
H. NJ. Van SAINT. Chairman"
But that is not the only appAa
for political aid the ministers har'
received.
The Rev. Charles Steele, who is al
Assembly candidate on the Proeres'
sive ticket. sent fac-simile typewrit|
ten letters addressed personally Il
clergymen asking for their HEARTY
support"
He says: Il am confident that "a
stand on a common PLATFORM
But many OF his fellow minister.
think he is making a great mistaks
when he fails to discriminate be.
tween a pulpit and a platform.
DIR. WATSON, who with the Other
clergymen, received these letters
was interviewed by an Evening stat
reporter today.
The objectionable feature in thil
municipal campaign said DR.. Was
son, rs the effort TO drag the church
into politics. Only yesterday I re-
ceived a circular letter from thil
Committee of One Hundred with a.
enclosure which l was requested 4
read in the church next Sunday.
This enclosure was a bid for hi
church vote in the interest of Mr.
Aronson and against Mr.. Haussline
though no names were mentioned.
THE church voter IN this appea
is expressly asked to indorse AM
ratify the action OF the mass-meetinl
IN Proctor's Theatre last Sunda'
afternoon. and. as everyone knows
that mass-meeting was a mere %
iitical enterprise In q thin religion
guise.
This request to drag politics iall
the pulpit is an insult to every mini
lister that receives it. And it ough|
10 be re~pudiated by Mr.. Aronson ans
his friends
The Claim that the meeting
last Sunday represented the churEhN.
| and the Christianity Of Newark 1.
false. 1t represented only a certain
section Of It.
1T is very significant that anoEt
! the speakerJ at that meeting fhsr'
was no Catholic priest. no Episcop1
rector, no Jewish rabbi. and, I think
no Lutheran pastor.
THE meeting represented only TN
Puritan division OF the church Il ttt
city.
II have no doubt that those nh|
| participated in II we're sincere. ba|
equally 1 haze no doubt that kha,
we're the eupes Of anti-saloon poIlfl
cisns. whe adopted this method b
advertising themselves and repieni4A'
ing their trea sury+
II myself was asked TO become I
/ v~ice-prcsidenf 81 this meeting. and
declined on two grounds; first 81
cause / had no knowledge o. <hi|
rampant vice. sorcaflea~ and / WA
net willing - act IN heef#F ana
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