Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-05-23 | Page 8 | Ministers Take up Gas Lease Fight

Ministers Take lip Gas Lease Fight More Than a Hundred Philadelphia Clergymen Call on tho Mayor to Enter Protest. PHILADELPHIA, Mav B.-An unusual Bpeetacle was wltnsased today when more than one hundred ministers of the Methodist Episcopal church solemnly marched to the city hall to express to M . ,,r , n , r th. ii- protest against tbe pending gU leass and to congratulate him on the stand he had taken upon the miration The decision to call on the Mavor was reached al the mOmXnmM Slot, of llu W.ekh nvetlng of h- Me h-odlst h-odlst Episcopal Ministers association Bf-,, Bf-,, r rwwlutl.'ns comme,,.)nK th. M ... Md four,, line n who had voted against th- lease had been adopt, d. Prays for the City. The minister assembled at Ihe Metho-,iUt Metho-,iUt t k room at " :' P m . , offered b3 Ihe Rev Dr. Garbutt ZL"-m i.i. r the nsnocliitlon. In Moeri, oiiT-ioco, v.. , . , which he a-kod that the "city mlcht be. delivered from evil designs; of evil men. The march to the city hall was then begun. be-gun. Protest Against the Lease. The Mavor met the clergymen In his laree reception rooms. The resolutions were delivered to him by Dr Reed In a brief speech and remark were also made by several other clergymen, nil in pro-tot pro-tot of Ihe pending l'-.ise. The Mayor in replying said "hut he would do everything In his power to prevent pre-vent the consummation of the proposed e.,se. hut declined to outline his plans. Many Meetings Are Held Two ward meetings were held tonlcht. Bt which addresses :igalifit the pending were mads At the regular meet-ng meet-ng 0f the Methodist Ministers' Sot ISI union hi Id tonight; discussion of the gas icoso took up the greater part of the ss-olon ss-olon xhs Committee ol Beventj has planned a mSSS meeting to be held In thS bourse tomorrow night, nnd other mass meetings against the lease will be hi hi during the week