The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-09
PEOPLES PALACE.
The Rev. DR.. Scudder Talks to
His Congregation About Ii.

Big as the Tabernacle is, it WAS too
small to accommodate all who desired
last evening to hear the Rev. John L.
Scudder talk about the Peoples Palace.
its history, aims and practical operation.
Mr.. Scudder said the buildings had been
planned for the Peoples Palace, and that
tonight it will be dedicated.
Referring to the religion of our fathers,
the pastor said:-sI am surprised some
times to hear the old WAYS of doing good
advocated in this age. Mrs. Ballington
Booth said recently the days for tracts
are gone and practical religion must take
its place.
Until recently. Christianity has been a
one-sided affair, and has been entirely
spiritual. This will not do at the present
time. The sort we now want is an all
round kind of religion and an all-round
kind of Christianity. Our theory
before has been to let souls go
to the Devil and then re-
claim then now we believe
in preventing souls from being lost before
build the Peoples Palace. 1t Is an offset
to the saloon. We believe in amusement,
and plenty of it, when not sinful. The
SALOON makes a lasting victim by its
pleasure Inducements, and we hope to
entice away its constituents by many
SlulilaL PlSeSuASo. w WIZ OhCA UhS
same amusement at cut rates. Saloons
charge ten cent? each TO play billiards;
we will charge five cents. Ii the saloons
cut down this rate we will go lower. Ii
the saloons will let their patrons play for
nothing so will we. and give them
chrome beside. We intend TO beat the
saloons We will have drinks for sale
also. but they will be temperance drinks.
Saloons charge five cents for soda water,
&c we will sell it for three cents glass.
II believe the day is coming when there
will pe in every city in this country not
only one Peoples Palace but ii dozen.
This city is doing nobly. During the
past seventeen months we have raised be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 and when we
obtain what we want we will have $780,
co., We have now fine buildings, a free
public library and reading room, an en-
ploymenL bureau, tine gymnasium. an
am musement hall, where games OF ten pins
and other amusements are provided; two
grounds for tennis aud basel ball, sewing
and singing schools and cooking school,
orchestra and oratorio society, and SO
on.
THE GYMNASIUM.
s"rhe gymnasium is We'll pAtroniZed.
| like to see men wrestle. | used to like to
put on the gloves myself at college
| Qaughter), but / don't believe in brutal
contests. 1 do enjoy gentiemanly sell
| to, however. 1t is good exercise. We
also nave swimming paUn, Iuo oatn dnu
| shower bath, and anyone who wants TO
keep clean will have no difficulty in do
| ing So Anyone who behaves himself
may join the Peoples Palace, and we
! make no distinction in the sexes or other
wise. All are welcome. The Palace Will
be open from three D.. m. to ten p. m. X
| we kept It open during the day it mig hit
encourage laziness. The Peoples Palace
( is not IL pauperizing place; it is
not a soup house or a tramp's
| roost for every one who belongs
| must pay his way. 1t viii cost me mber
about one and one.sixteenth or q ceat a
| day TO belong, SUM iu the reach Of all
wlsn TO say here that there will be no
| gambling permitted and the winner OF