The sun., 1893-07-17
FIJLOGlzED BY DIR. FUNK.
,rurR I,GLrNN PREA cHEs At FRO
lJJiITION PARK.

v..,ored Priest r. Listened 10 by
Tbnn 1000 People rnd Receives an
ns.,Ime Antl.roverty Society Ovation.
o.,ho invitation OF DR.. Funk the editor OF
v" t'o;ce. DR.. McGlynn preached yesterday at
nn'.,,hi,ion fArk, Staten Island. IL was his
,.., onpeatanco In public since his return
,.o,, Home over 1000 people. half OF them
.srarcptly Catholics. thronged the audl-
.,,,nm md cbcercd and applaudod the ro-
.tot,i priest. There were In the audience
..orps and perhaps hundreds OF his friends
~ 6, stephens Church and Of tho Anti
p,vo,,v society. who. despite the willing heat,
"a coro TO S,nten Island to hear him preach.
Thn sormnn they heard might have been do.
,ro,cd by any Protestant minister Tho sub
a., was Christ and the Poor-Why the Poor
iu..,d Him Gladly There was scarcely any
..tsrpncc to his own personal Affairs and his
soclal ideas.
nr FINK presided. and referred to'the Doc
.,r "a tho restored Dr. MoGlynn." He lik-
.nad him to varioup historic characters who
I'D c,unp TO their ideas. although supported
hv only small minority. Tho audience lis
t.ned intcntly with almost feverlsh anxiety
10 benr good things said Of the Doctor and
rhsn Dr. Funk said. with wave Of his hand.
"A Aman right Is victorious in tho end. as In
this case" it burst out into loud applause: aud
still more hearty applause greeted a following
,emork, Praises for strong ana right men
uls Charles sumner and DR.. McGlynn." But
,he climax came when DR.. Funk said: To
morrow he will be thought not unworthy of
Bishop's nitro or OF II Cardinals hat"
Tlf.n for an instant one might have Imagined
Napolitical mass meeting. Cheers and yels
broke forth from numbers in the rear OF the
auditorium there was u riotous patterlng OF
1900 hands: fans and programmes were rat
tied by the women tho mon wanted to stamp
ON the floor but they couldn't, because 1t was
A sawiust flooring. One woman. dressed
IN black. stood up in her place In the third
row nd waved her hand. The handcnpping
contlnrcd for several seconds. and everybody
kent his eyes fixed on the Doctor. At the
arst shout he looked happy. then his heal
nodded forward. and he sat through the ap-
plause with q happy. reminiscent, contempla-
tive smile on his lace.
When ho got chance Dr.. Funk continued:
"Now. ladies and gentlemen. have the honor
IN introduce to you man IN advance OF bis
sss sSsmpion pnG Of tho public school system Wv
After the applause had subsided. DR.. Mo
Glynn rose slowly and said with considerable
ference on my partt to seem to be unmoved by
Dr. Funk's cordial and iraternal greeting and
srssnr sSGsy do His noe ssss ms ana
tbey touch the very heart OF my heart. They
humiliate me. but they stimulate me. | fain
would have mo TO be. 1t we're false modesty
on m part to disclaim entirely what this good
man has said. that have at least desired to
say good and true things In behalf OF God ana
Then Dr. McGlynn began his sermon. He
'Is the iss POOR heasd Him GsdiY Was he
said. because He taught that the common
people wero not mere muck to fersiliza the
wealth and aristocracy should flourish. He
Ssep % Rst Ss
e. @sPs heh postSnD
GeS had s
Let the Christian ministers preach Christ,s
to the and let the ohr;tSn
is shOud prsya ehld God nsed
Sread. s e II i conciusion. hs said. The COZ common @
people will hear US gladly II we preach the
Word Of God md you plainly show by your ap:.
W.tS tsss It tho OF
DR.. McGlynn Joined in the singing Of the
aen
Dr.. Funk announced If the ,reople would
meet them., Or. McdIynn stepped of the plat
form. and then there was a rush toward him.
sGn ar sqa TIynr
him. Tho Doctor had both hands full. and he
ehatted and joked with all. and informally
mato friends and supporters All wanted to
speak to him, Said one man: Il am glad to
evidently referred to DR.. Funk's remark about
making q cardinal OF DR.. .McGiynn. and the
latter replied: They don't make cardinals
He gave another man resoundine KISS. which
cnussd young woman TO blush. at the same
time saying: That's the way they do in
Home" Welcome hack from tho eternal
city" said an old man to him.
For thirty minutes DIR. McGlynn stood his
eround shaking hands. blessing, and wishing
good luck to all who came forward. Ono man
sirred coin into his hand. and he said he
would keep II. At tho end Of the thirty min
gtes Dr. McGlynn was rather limp. AID Dr..
Funk managed to get him away.