The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-18
THE WESTERN CYCLONE.
Mr.. Puddefoot Talks to a
Big Audience in the
Tabernacle.
TALES OF THE WILD. WICKED WEST
The Open Bible Saloon---How
Clergymen Have to Travel

AAVoS WIN WeuI W tut IaD6fnacle lHSb
evening expecting to hear the Rev. Will
lam S. Puddefoot, who had been an
nounced as the Western cyclone, an err
ratio genius of the Sam Jones type, with
extravagant gestures and still more ex-
Iravagant methods of speech, were disap-
pointed. They saw a tall, well-dressed
man, with long brown beard and
most pleasing pulpit presence, and an elo-
quent speaker. through whose entire dis
course there ran vein of refined humor.
After the Tabernacle choir, with organ
and orchestral accompaniment, had sung
a selection, Mr.. Puddefoot was introduced
by the Rev. DR.. Scudder as a home mis-
sionary. He said some nice things to the
choir, and then began to talk OF the mar
velous growth of some portions of the
country which he had visited.
He said that he often travelled through
sections in the Northwest where he
never heard the English language
spoken, but the day was approaching
when we would have a Christian Amer
this country, he said, and SO would the
newspapers, but Christianity must do the
greater part.
THE CoUNTRY's GROWTH.
One of its greatest evils he declared to
be its unhealthy growth. The country
is growing faster than Christianity. Mr..
Puddefoot then humorously described his
experience in Michigan village about
eight years ago, when it was COM
parauively in the wilderness. and told of
the marvellous change which has come
over that village. 1t is a city now with
elaborate hotels fitted with all modern
improvements ''and menu cards so elab-
crate that | slipped q couple into my
pocket on the sly; where learned pro-
fessors lecture on pyscology, biology and
the Lord knows what at $40 night and
expenses" He spoke of the wonderful
r,f fha Es.fh h<I{ l. IL
vicinity and described the massive build-
ings they are putting up.
SO rapidly has the country out there
become settled and crowded that he ex-
pected, he said. to find that all the people
of the East had gone West, but when he
reached Boston he found them clinging
on the car straps as crowded as ever.
There was one little town he visited
which wasn't bad place, after all, al
though on July 4 every third man was
made a policeman and they had place
called the Little Open Bible saloon, where
drinks were served on an open Bible.
THE WICKED WEST.
He limited at the dens of vice In some Of
the Northern Wisconsin towns and spoke
of the fact that girls were kept prisoners
there in worse condition than ever slav-
cry afforded with bloodhounds roaming
about the yards to prevent their escape.
You think l am exaggerating, he
said, but if could have al Sam Jones
meeting here for old men only could tell
you something that would astonish you.
There is enough business out there for
ten Anthony Comstocks.
He then told of young preacher who
missed his train in town where every
home was too wicked for him to sleep in,
and who after walking the streets most of
the night finally accepted saloon keep
er's invitation to sleep on the door in his
saloon.
In a Minnesota town the common
council adjourned to go to smuggling
match, and one old lady asked the school
marin to let school out early as some of
the older boys might want to see the
prize fight
There is no public sentiment out there
to keep the young in the right path. In
one town which Mr. Puddeford visited he
said he saw advertisements of balloon
ascension, to be followed by a sale Of lots,
prize fight and dog fight, all to take
place on Sunday--So that person stop
ping in that town could take his choice
among q sermon, a balloon ascension,
prize fight and dog fight
In one town where Mr.. Puddeford
preached a man advertised him in rather
novel way, so that the preacher became
little apprehensive and wanted to back
out. He was told, however, that he could
not do 1t, as the announcements OF his
preaching had been placed in all the bad
every man, woman and child in the place.
When he reached the meeting room he
was somewhat surprised to find nine per-
sons present But church with fifteen
members was the result of the meeting
HOW MINISTER'S TRAVEL.
Mr.. Puddefoot was rather severe on the
manner in which the church takes care
of its ministers. He said it made him
smile every time he heard the hym4
Like Mighty Army Moves the Church
of God," and described how he went over
the country roads in broken down car
riage with the wheels wobbling in and
out as he went along, while the Chicago
drummer tore over the road in his mag
nificent turnout and called out to the
minister to get out of the way or he'd
take his wheel off.
He then told how q young minister
drove the proprietor OF one of the dance
houses out of town, but had to go himself
because the old men of the town cursed
hlm for breaking up business.
Once q minister went to a town and
asked permission to preach. A saloon
keeper gave him the use of a room back
of his saloon and advertised him as an
attraction. The minister talked pretty
plainly to the miners. and when he got
through one old fellow arose and said:-
"Boys. we've had some pretty stiff medi-
cine, but it's Gods truth and now we've
got to pay for the pellets and we'll have
no small business either" The old fellow
then drew his revolver and passed around
his hat
The hardships of the frontier were
then dwelt upon, and a story was told OF
one who cut his boys hair, and used it to
mix mortar with which he plastered up
the chinks of his cabin. Mr.. PuddefoOt
closed his remarks with a description of
the opening of missionary barrel in the
home of one of the frontier ministers,
and an urgent appeal to the congregation
to assist the cause of home missions.
A Visitor in Pastor Holidays Pulpit.
The Rev, DR.. Henry j. Van Dyke,
pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church
of Brooklyn, preached before O large con-
gregation at the Westminster Presby-
terian Church last night. After the usual
services, Pastor Halliday presented the
visitor.
DR.. Van Dyke is man well advanced
in years He is small and slight of statue
but has powerful voice. His method of
delivering his sermon was slow and de-
liberate. His language was plain but
forcible and his enunciation clear and
distinct.
He chose for his text St. Luke H., q.
'sWaiting for consolation of Israel" In
the subsequent discourse he spoke OF
Jesus as the ever present consolation,
whose forgiveness OF sins brings the only
true peace to the soul
On next Sunday evening the Rev. John
Hall d. D., of the Fifth Avenue Presby-
terian Church, New York, will preach.
On December lst the Rev. s. M. Hamil-
ton d. D., pastor of the Scotch Presby-