Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-02
ROW AT MINISTER'S
ASSEMBLY NEARLY
ENDS IN BLOWS
Argument Over Publication
of Proceedings Causes Hot
Retorts-Cries of False
hood and Shame" "

Ministers nearly came To blows at the
regular weekly meeting of the Methodist
Ministers Association held in Wellesley
Hail, Arch street, this morning. cries or
"falschood!" and "shamc!" were heard
on several occasions ana were only hushed
when the Rev. Dr George Wood Andcr-
son, the Evangelist, Of Scranton, who had
been invited to address the meeting, put
on his coat and started for the door in
disgust
The trouble started over the publicity
that had tccn given In the newspapers
Of the last regular meeting The Rev
DR. Frank r. Pnrkin took the floor on
the right of personal privilege and de-
nounced tho report that appeared i'm the
Philadelphia North American last rues-
day, He said that he knew that no re-
porters were present at the last meet
Ing and that the report was written by
one OF the clcrgymcu present, at least a
clergyman had given out the facts.
Regardless Of tho cries Of "out OF ordcr"'
Doctor Parkn said that the report was
hlled with malicious falschoods" and
that he well know the member who was
back OF It," lie announced. while the
room was in an uproar that the clergy
man would be brought to account in due
time.
There was another outbreak at the close
of Doctor Anderson's address He de-
nounced the liquor traffic. which. he
said. was robhug 90 per cent of the
churches today. lie said that ordinarily
politics should he kept out of the pupils,
hut that the liquor interests had grown
so powerful that It was high time "rcli-
sion was put into politics, and there to
stay"
DR.. ]. VI. Watchhorn rose to agree with
Doctor Anderson In saying that there
was great need of religion In politics to-
day When he said that all the lnnu-
cnces OF evil were arranged on one ticket
Dt tomorrows election. several members
rose and shouted him "out OF order"
Doctor Anderson told Of his work in
Scranton. In speaking OF politics. he said
that many who have their material pros
perity rather than the welfare of men
at heart had protected the liquor interest
and that every effort should be made to
eradicate the curse
You ministers know rs we'll as | do"
Doctor Anderson continued, that the
liquor interests have tried even to bribe
us to keep our mouths closed We must
hit straight from the shoulder and come
down from the clouds. We must not
cater to a few Of our Pensioners. You
should tell n woman who serves drink
on her table that she is on the same
level with a woman of the Tenderloin.
She Is doing the same har mas far as
liquor is concerned. Minister'S should not
sit at n table where wine Is served and
then look other Cergymen In the face
when / say hit straight from the
shoulder, l mean that we should hot at
sin no matter II we strike our best
parlshoners. We ministers must come
down to earth and forget the nowery
language II we want to accomplish some
thing. Don't be afraid to use the word
hell in the pulpit and the louder you
shout II the better
I'VE must did down upon the earth
and familiarize ourselves will all the
temptations that befall young men. When
we speak OF the burlesque shows and
the red light districts we should know
what we are talking about and what
young men have to fight these days