The sun., 1916-12-11
BROOKLYN INVADED
BY 5000 TONEMEN
Led by Rev. DIR. stone. They
Parade streets With
Band.
MANY JOIN SOCIETY
Philadclphians. Preaching
Cleaner Living. Promise to
Teach 1t to Folks Here.

\ now force In religion. a force -
vir!lc that its rapid erowth has flied
ohurchmcn with establishment. invaded
brooklyn yesterday. II H. tho stone
mems Fellow ship. and 5000 Stoncmcr.
led 10y their founder. the Rev. Dr. Henry
E. s,onc. came to New York Just to
SHOW Brooklyn tho embodiment of an
IDEAL In decent. clean living citizenship,
There are 10000 stonemen in rhi'a-
trlpiin. the home Of the order. and Dr.
Stone said tho 5000 were but a sample.
but brooklyn cazed and rubbed It's eyes.
smiled aud then grew sober and thought
III. NJ they marched through the streets
:, their meeting. flags flying. bands
playing. chanting hymns. n living Chris
Nm amy.
They were busy all day. Aftcr the
sreat mass meeting In the Thirteenth
R.vimert Armory three meetings were
held in churches at which 500 new MEM
hcrs were admitted into the fellowship.
Vt the mai one 'he Rev. Newell Dwight
Hills Of Plymouth church. one OF those
who invited Ir. Stone here in the be-
ief that New York needs a religious
kening. was the first to put. his name
oil the roster of Brooklyn charter mem
bers and he was followed by most o.
'he men OF his church. Dr. Stone re-
earded that as pretty good for he
siar'ed in 1919 with bu. fifty men.
The meeting IN the aimory was prob
ably unique in religious work in this
city and stirred those wao saw 10 ex-
~travaEant expressions OF wonder. The
,ght and sound 81 1900 persons stand
ing and singing onward. Christian SOL
dicrs.' TO The music OF eight bands was
one that they will not forget for many a
lay.
Parade " ith q Hand.
The meeting came at the end OF a
march through streets lined with sun
day walkers. The Stonemen gathered az
the Borough Hall at 40 o'clock and.
headed by the Stonemen's band OF 125
pieces. swung up Livingston street TO
Lafayette. At the head OF the parade
q man bore a great Bible. open behind
him was a row OF fags whipping in the
stin breeze. There were the flag OF the
United States. the city nag OF Paila-
delphia and the Stonemen's flag bearing
q cross and the words by This Sign
Conquer"
Up Lafayette street they went while
people damned the sidewalks. II was
easy to march to that band The and
men paid their way here. as did every
other SLOVENIAN In the line. and gave
their services rs members Of the or
ktllLull'h III. men tHtN EtufItu t'
srinory. at sumner and Jefferson ave-
rues. they marched in until they filled
the whole east end Of the floor.
Nearly 5000 persons were In the bal
comics and at one end were Borough
President Pounds. Col. sydney Grant OF
tie Thirteenth. the Rev. DR.. Robert
Rogers. DR.. $. Parkes Cadnan, DR.. John
+ Carson and the Rev. Nehemiah ii.
BovY'on and many other clergymen.
NJ. ~. 5000 Las fAs hAG
NJ 70 sing and rs he s.illed the occa-
., nal rising ounds OF disorder on the
'mr below. Il was easy to see how he
r,'> he results In his work. He was
ABSOLUTE master OF these men. as much
20 a. any military commander could he.
Fri Ne ruled with a simple d!rectness
tta' won the admiration OF those who
watched.
Now. Adams, The Star Spanglrd
Tiuner.'" he would call TO his musical
director. aui leaning far out. grasping
e Sanction FOR support. he would lead
then with waves of his long arm. Don't
,-owd now he would say like n school
master addressing children. and when
b. asked for order the 5000 grew still
rs II under a spell. When the man
wants anything he asks for Il.
II ,h.nk this would lie n good meeting
place. a good place for the Saturday
'r"N ''''N'HsE' '" N"'
and when col. Grant did not seem TO
hear, hc turned and got from him the
reply that perhaps the division cont
mauder Nigh, not approve, I'VE must
see thu division commander them he
eaid.
After DR., Boynton had welcomed the
Stonemen. Dr. Stone made n brief ad-
dress. In which he said
You have just as good men here.
Only you haven't discovered II. Let us
come over and help you. Clean up the
city. clean up the home. clean up the
State and bring real religion to men In n
mans a We are non~-sectarian. We
are non-political. we are only men h
arc willing TO go without our dinners.
without our sleep 10 help our fellow men
Or 10 save a SOUL
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