New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-20
Usher Appeals to Sheriff
for Badge to Aid in
Fighting Outrages.
BAPTISTS TO HEAR
SOCIALIST PASTOR
Open Doors of Ford Hall, BoS-
ton, 10 Bouck White-Woman
DiSOwnS Anarchists.

As an aftermath Of the recent bomb
outrages IN St Patrick'S Cathedral. St
AlphonSus's Church, the Bronx County
Courthouse and the Tombs police court
and bon fear OF repetiuons OF last
winters outrages by the l. W. W, So
cialists and other ultra-radicsl organ
nations. e. Warren Lang, chief usher
Of the Madison Avenue Reformed
Church, yesterday applied 10 Sheriff
Griffenhaeen for appointment as spe-
cial deputy sheriff.
Mr. Lang in his letter 20 the Sheriff
stated that he had been informed
through the Chief UShers' Association
that plans have been formulated by
the various revolutionary bodies IN
Manhattan 10 invade all churches tins
winter, "snd 8 badge OF authority Oft
times stays panic and avoids trouble.
Sheriff Gritfenhagen replied that he
would be pleased 20 appoint Lang or
any other lay church official If the
board Of trustees OF the applicants
church Endorsed the request
Other symptoms Of the So-called
social unrest" were shown yesterday
in letter written by Elizabeth Gurley
Flynn, chief woman aCitator OF the
]. ". W, 70 Bouck White, pastor OF the
AnAlNM OF tue AOAAAA ANN va SN-N''f
challenging him 20 prove his recent
statement 10 the effect that the |. ". W.
is disintegrating because OF its connec-
tiou with the anarchists.
The Rev. Bouck White has himself
been 8 member of the !. ". W she
said, and We want 20 make II clear 10
him that we have repudlated the an
srchists. and will not countenance the
use of dynamite or bombs as means
Of calling attention TO our propaganda.
We want fair play, and we DO not de-.
sire 10 be considered allies OF anarchy.
Bouck White is booked 20 speak az
Ford Hall, in 3 lston, one month from
to-day. The significance Of TINS an
nouncement lies In the fact that Ford
Hall is S Baptist organization, sup
ported bv funds Of the Baptist Social
Union. Bouck White says that he mas
accepted the invitation solely because
he considers that he thereby receives
the sanction OF part OF the very oooy
which caused hin his troubles.
To what extent the FORD HAN
Folks" as they call themselves IN Bos-
TON arc recognized as orthodox Bap-
fists. IL IS difficult 20 say, unless con-
illusions are drawn from the fact that
their organization lives under the aus
pices Of an incorporated body OF Bap-
lists. George W. Coleman, their d.
rector. saws in his announcement Tor
this wear: I'VE begin our eighth sea-
son with a larger appropriation from
the Ford funds than the BAPTIST school
Union ever gave Us before" The tunus
10 which he refers were eft 70 the
Union by Daniel Ford, 10 be spent at
its discretion.
DR.. Cornelius Woelfkin, who was
conducting the service at calvary
Church when White interrupted II,
CIV I'D the question of whether II was
GOOD taste for the Bostonians 20 recog-
nize the man 70 whom he had refused
recognition when he was asked about {
YESTERDAY. He said that although the
Ford Hall folks" might be Baptlsts' ne
did not believe that Ford Hall was ON
ciallv a Church organization.
Bouck White was more sure OF MN
self in his statements. Ford Han 5
N official Baptist organ ~ Boston,
he declared; cit is their organ for So
cal work. and that is why am gong
there. They are anxious enojgh TO
have me. too. so that when ! said
&c. ldn't come at the regular price they
offered me double what they usually
pay. ., "-..-,.
solve the trouble by the policy Of eva
sion which he and the trustees OF tt'
Rockefeller church have adopted.
"The injection of religion INTO TINS
mo cement is going TO be what sets, IL