The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06
SUNDAY Ar AsBURY PARK.
The New Auditorium Opened with Adj
dresses by DR.. 1rcGiynn and Mr.. Porter.

The New Auditorium Opened With Adj
dresses by DIR. 1fcGiynn and Mr. Porter.
special 10 the Jerses Ctr Ne,os.
AsBURY PARK. July 6. 1s91.-The new
beach auditorium, located within fifty
yards Of the ocean. was formally opened
yesterday. when interesting services COM
memorative Of Independence Day were
held. These meetings were in charge of
the Rev. s. Edward Young. pastor of the
Westminster Presbyterian Church OF this
place. The auditorium viii seat 1900
people, and every chair was occupied at
the morning and afternoon meetings.
The principal speaker at the morning
service was the Rev. Edward McGlynn,
the dsposed pastor of st. Paui's Catholic
Church, New York, aud the leader of the
Anti-Poverty Society. DR.. McGlynn's
subject was, Prayer" and for over an
honr he held the vast audience SPELL
bound by his beautiful word pictures,
showing the efficacy of prayer in times of
trouble. The afternoon service was de-
voted to the Grand Army of the ReDnb-
lie. many of the veterans being present.
The speaker was Robert p. Porter of
New YORK, the Superintendent OF the
Census.
Mr. Porter's address was confined prin-
cipally to statistics. showing the wonder
fulgrowth OF the country during the past
decade. He said that the industrial prog
ress made by the South was something
remarkable. Last year that section pro-
duced oser 3,o00,0 900 tons Of coal. while
ten years ago not an ounce OF coal was
mined south Of Mason and Dixon's line.
He predicted hat the South would soon
rival the North 10 the number Of its
manufacturing industries Mr.. Porter.
IA touching upon the increase of ~popuIa-
tion in cities, said that the crowding to-
getner Of so many people in the big towns
endangered the health of communities.
increased vice, and, besides, handi-
capped the farming interests of
the country, He next referred
to the alarming increase in immigration.
Second-rate immigration tends to degrade
American labor and put it on the level
with the pauper workmen of Europe.
He referred 10 the poverty among the
working classes of the old country, and
expressed the hope that the American
man would never be obliged TO compete
with the labor slaves OF Europe. Nj.
Porter congratulated the audience upon
The growth or religious sentiment in this
country. "Fhis sentiment" he said,
''would kill the germs OF socialism trans
planted here by the emigrants. The bal
anee Of the Superintendent's address was
canhned to interesting statistics concern
fBg the progress of industry, morality
u Christianity during the past ten
years Dr. McGlynn followed Mr.. Porter
ana SPOKE Drleuy on the Responsibilities
resting upon a prosperous nation.
Al the evening service, The Rev. S. Ed
ward Young preached on "The Wander
ing jew He referred particularly to
the proposed colonization of the Russian
refugeesin New Jersey, and commended
Baron Hirsch for his liberality to his OPP
pressed eeuutrymen.
The Rev. Sam Small. the ex-editor and
ex-university president, was billed 10 talk
at Educational Hail yesterday afternoon
relate his experiences from bar-room
70 pulpit}' Three thousand people filed
the hall, but the lecturer failed 70 appear.
The lecture was 20 have been given under
the auspices of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union. The president, Mrs.
Downs, explained to the assemblage that
she had received no word from the erratic
lecturer. Mrs. j. 4. Ellis took Smal's
place. and delivered an interesting lecture
OF the temperance crusade.