The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-22
WHAT SHALL TPROF|1!"
Out-Of-D Doors Meeting Conducted by
George Vaughan.
The RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE.
The . Liberal Preacher" Discussed the
subjsct--About seventy-ive Persons
Listened to His Remarks Made ON
burgess Square Yesterday


Listened to His Remarks Made ON
Burgess Square Yesterday Forenoon.
sFor what shall it profit a man, IL he
shall gain the whole world, including
the Standard OH company. and lose his
whole soul :"
Seyenty-fye me1 ard boys stood on the
sidewalk in front Of the building on Bur
CESS square. where the old Hoyle hotel
was situated yesterday forenoon and
heard this seemingly irreverent question
sked. These constituted the congrega-
alton.
The preacher stood out in the sou ire a
ew feet from the sidewalk. hold IA Bible
n one hand and g%esticulating with the
Their. He was a short man, whose SCARED
.ce showed him 10 be what during his
4. scourse he said he was, a veteran OF the
Var. His 8ppearar CO WIS unprepos-
slssing. Despite this he proved an inter
esting, though somewhat sensational
speaker.
A notice In Saturdays News said
The Liberal Preacher, George Vaughan. who
addressed thousands OF ~wageworksrs on Boston
and ap. mi subject The cry OF the People for a
And this was Mr.. vaug han the liberal
pre- cher.
Mr.. Vaughan, when a News reporter
happened along about ten minutes before
III o'clock, was talking with a burly
policeman, No. 224 the policeman's cap
said. The preacher sho we'd a letter from
Chief Child which permitted him 10 hold
an open air meeting on the square.
Ar uulrau,. 4. orri.A nm nUarnAaf IN
his arm and held In his haad - small
satcheI. After satisfying NJ. 22i as TO
his right to hold a meeting Mr.. Vaughan
deposited his overcoat in "A neighboring
drug store, and can G back with his
satchel in which be carried his Bible.
The Rights of the People.
For almost an lou Mr.. Vaughan
talked on Rights of the People TO a
Heaven Here aud Now."a subject som G.
what different from the one in the motto 9.
The street car, and many vehicles
rumbled by. almost drowning the speak
er's words ia noise. but he kept on. The
suns RAYS beat upon his head aud til g
breezes brought no GOODNESS, but raised
great cloud Of dust and waste papers
were blown around his feet. A more
nervous man would have not attempted
, % speak In such n place, but Mr..
Vaughan seemeI hardly effected by the
disturbances. He gave an address which
been received in the spirit in which it
was made. la earnestuess and sincerity.
Mr.. Vaughan began his statements by
saying that this world and not the other
Is first In Importance n consideration.
This world comes first and whatever is
conclusive to mans welfare here is the
best religion.
The great curse OF the world, i'm Mr..
Vaughan's opinion, was the fact that for
eighteen hundred years men have walked
with their heads In the stars AID their
feet in the mire. Mr.. Vaughan wante |
men to look at their feet, and bring their
heads down.
'.In opposition to wheat the press may
say, In opposition TO what the Salvation
army may state" Mr.. Vaughan said, 'iO
Is becoming the conviction that the con-
dition makes the a for better or
worse.
ut is not SO much hat we should re-
pent. We should understand our rights.
and his, IL 1t be true, reverses the whole
order OF religious procedure.
Must Understand the World.
mo man can talk religion unless he
understands that this world comes first;
that something to live for takes prece-
4Shh "a w AiO "
II have no creed, no church, no salary,
no friends. but those OF the toiler "a who
are with me. But l I'm here to tell OF
our rights.
.Tbe first right is the right to life and
this carries us to the right to those
things which are conclusive to live and
this carries us to mans right to himself.
"rhe people have a right to self-pro-
lection. What good does IL do for me to
cast a ballot IL Mulhooney counts il
against me. Heads l am, tails you LOSE
says the gambler, and TIN. is also what
The plutocrat has in his mind"
Reference was made by Mr.. Vaughan
to his preaching services on Boston Com
mon aud the fact that they were pro-
hibited. 'Mr. Savage" SAID Mr.. Waugh
an, Is declared to be a liberal man. But
he objected to my out-of. doors services.
Archbishop Williams, however endorsed
then."
Mr.. Vaughan laid great emphasis OF
this fact. Previous Il his address he
said to the News reporter. 1T you want
y local here's for you. 1t i'll make
acommotion In Boston wnen its yn.n
aud then he told about the ermity of
Savage to his worK
Mr.. Vaughan spoke of a firm of pluto
Gratis, and said that he represented God
Almighty a. The People" Tnen he
asked the question which introduces this
report OF his meeting.
In closing Mr.. Vaughan recited three
verses OF an original poem of considerable
merit. Columbia. Thy Children Are
Calling" which is TO be sung to the TUE
Of the Red White n Blue"
Ihe meeting then ended with a PRAYER
In which Mr.. Vaughan asked mercy for
the rich.
After the meeting a collection was
taken 10 defray Mr.. Vaughan's ex pensss.