Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-06
CHILD LABOR IS
DENOUNCED ANEW
INSTRUMENTATION Conference
Hears Men of Wealth
Played.
sSEIvlNG THE DEVIL AND
TIER MONEY is TAINTED"
Rev. DR.. Peters Blames Landlords
Who Pay No Heed to Con
dition of Houses.

Following the close of the morning
meeting of the INSTRUMENTATION Con
ference, which is holding its sessions IL
the First Presbyterian Church, Broad
street. a committee of ministers repre-
senting the denominations present WIS
chosen to discuss a plan of organiza-
ton by which to make this conference
nermanent. As a result of what has
been accomplished by the meetings those
attending have expressed themselves III,
favor of holding these conferences at
least once a year.
For this purpose a committee of min
,sters consisting of Rev. Harry L.
Everett. Congregational Church, Jersey
cjtv. Rev. Dorr f. D~iefendorf. Methodist
Episcopal Church, Roseville; Rev. Mr.
Allison, First Baptist Church, Ruther-
ford; Rev. Cornelius BRETT, ID. D., Dutch
Reformed Church, Jersey City; Rev. DR..
j. J.. Moment. Presbyterian Church,
Newark, n Rev, Augustin Elmendorf,
Episcopal Church, Jersey City, was
chosen.
This mornings session was presided
over by Rev. Professor e. L. carp,
Phi. d.. of Drew Theological Seminary.
The first speaker was Rev. ID. w. Lusk.
eiperintendent of church extension I'm
Newark.
Mr.. Lusk said that in order to carry
- a..fo1 .art,ioa prark a nj
must believe in the teachings of God.
He went on to tell how the Presbyte-
rian Church has lacked in doing what 1t
could had it put forth more real eff
fort.
New Jersey is in the heart of the
missionary movement" said Mr.. Lusk,
eThe greater part of population is of
foreign birth, and the people from
Southern Europe are coming in faster
every year. These people should be
taught the gospel, and the social means
lie the best way"
Believes in Social Service.
Rev. Il. C.. Hull, of the First Baptist
4 P'hihh'Nf pBt'f' W "ph' POO' 'Ht
social service work is accomplishing, and
be hoped to see his church come toward
more than 1t has.
Professor +. S. Sehenck, ID. D., IF New
Brunswick, said that civilization is due to
Christianity, and that the church always
has been doing social work. To-day. he
added, capital and labor are dependent
npon each other, and society is GO
ing through a period of evolution.
Other speakers during the service were
Rev. c. b.. Hesselgrace, of Chatham; Rev.
~. J. Kulp. Of Camden, N. j.; Rev. j. j..
Obi, of Philadelphia, and Rev. c. E.
dutchison, of Newark.
I.ast nights meeting was spirited and
some OF the speakers took a fling at
child labor. Rev. DIR. John p. Peters,
rector OF st. Michael's Church, New
York, said: Persons who W stock
In mills which tolerate the employment
of child labor are serving the devil and
committing a damnable wickedness."
During his discourse he denounced
wealthy landlords who do not trouble
ihtibStlAtS " lthIH Tue tbilultlOus VI
their houses, saying they are neglecting
their social obligations to the country.
Rev. r.. l.. carp, of Drew Theo-
logical Seminary, had for his topic 1.-THE
Church and the Modern Social Move
ment," DIR. carp scored those within the
church who loudly cried Harvest Home
hut did not 90 out into the highways and
hVWaVS and trV TO renn.
Rev, Charles S. MacFarland, of Sum-
nit, spoke on The Church and Mod
ern Industry In a manner showing he
had given exhaustive study TO the ques-
ton DIR. MacFarland outlined what the
conditions In The big manufacturing plants
should be and what the members of the
church should do to bring about these
conditions.
Their Money Is Tainted"
Last nigh. IS meeting was presided over
by the Right Rev. Dr.. +. S. Lines,
bishop of the Newark diocese of the
Episcopal Church
DR.. Peters's remarks in relation TO child
labor and those who lived upon 1t We're:
Now what we have got to do to es-
tablish the Kingdom of GOD Is to estab-
lish a sense of responsibility, to bring
home the social obligation of each man to
his fellows. The church must be, to a
considerable extent, the agency for dis
%seminating the necessary information.
In the churches may be found our very
respectable persons who own stock in
cotton mills in the South which practise