The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-08-09


away from the maddening crowd and
the hustle and turmoil Of the heated
and overcrowded city. We doubt if
prettier scenery of the kind, take it all
together, can be found anywhere. We
do not remember to have seen anything
to surpass it 10 all California. while
there were isolated cases, individual
properties or public places, that did.
This part of the trip alone was worth
the ride.
The only regret we felt in connec-
ton with the days outing was the fact
that We did not return in time to wit
ness the baby parade. This is always
a grand event in Asbury Park. 1t is
held annually, usually in August, but
this year it was arranged to take place
earlier for the especial benei: of the
editors. And then we missed it. A
large stage with seats to accommodate
several thousand people had been
erected on the board walk near the
beach and tickets issued to all the dele
gates. Hundreds of little tots were in
the parade, the carriages in which
they were wheeled being gaily decor
ated with flowers and evergreens, col
ored bunting, miniature flags, sc. The
streets along the line of march were
thronged with great crowds Of people,
the babies and their attendants having
the right of way between the sidewalks.
We were told it was a beautiful and
interesting sight and judging from what
we saw Of part Of the brigade''
after the affair was over we were pre-
pared to believe it. Prizes were offered
for babies Of various degrees or stan
dards of requirement, such as the pref
test baby, the largest of a certain age,
the one with the youngest mother, the
most hastily decorated carriage, the
most unique turnout, &C., &C.
At night grand carnival was held
on the lake between Asbury Park and
Ocean Grove. This was another fea-
ture that was fixed for this time in
honor Of the editors, as it is always
the grand finale of the baby parade.
Scores of boats, Illuminated with
Chinese lanterns tastefully arranged so
as to produce the most novel and pleas
ing effect, took part in the maneuyers,
under the direction Of leader. There
were bands of music in some of these,
others bearing gay parties of young
ladies and gentlemen, while others still
carried the fireworks which were touched
off at appropriate times and places.
Rockets were sent up, bombs exploded,
calcium lights burned-explosives and
Examinations of various colored hues-
reverberated in the distance and re-
Elected themselves in the water, the
whole presenting scene of rare
gorgeousness and spectacular beauty.
Sunday morning we attended service
at the great Auditorium in Ocean
Grove, just completed. This is an I'M
mense structure, built Of iron and wood :,
at a cost of a little upwards of 800 900.
1t has seating capacity Of 10000
lacking co. The roof, sides and ends
are oval shaped, presenting somewhat
the appearance of an immense egg shell
split in half, the inner part placed
downward. So perfect are the acous-
tic arrangements that person stand
ing the extreme end can hear the fall
of pin dropped on the speakers desk.
Back of the pulpit the choir sits there
being accommodations for 1000 per-
sons, under the direction Of trained
leader. The sermon was by Rev. W.
A. Spencer, of Philadelphia, and it
was an excellent one, full of love and
tenderness, Christ and Him crucified,
and was apparently preached for the
good effect it might have upon his
hearers rather than for the sake of
reputation or show gained at the ex-
pense of buncombe or sensational fea-
lures. The building was three-fourths
full and we were told that the other
churches of the two towns were equally
as we'll attended, in proportion to their
seating capacity. So it may be seen
that the thousands Of visitors to As
bury Park and Ocean Grove are
church going as we'll as a rest and
pleasure seeking people.
At night we heard lecture in the
Auditorium in Asbury Park by Rev.
Madison G. Peters, D. D., pastor of the
Reformed Presbyterian chuch, Blooms
dale, n. Y. His subject was s. America
for Americans" and it was handled
in a mastery manner. He spoke
against indiscriminate foreign immi gra-
ton and made powerful agument in
support of his view of the question.
Said he, the industrious, intelligent,
peaceable and law-abiding peoples of
all nations we are willing to receive,
but paupers, criminals, anarchists and
socialists are not wanted on American
soil and such classes ought to be shut
out from our shores. He said no for
eigner ought to be made a naturalized
citizen, with the right of franchise,
until he had been here ten years. He
had to be here twenty-one years be-
fore he could vote. Touching upon
the labor disturbances throughout the
country he drew a vivid picture of the
situation and predicted further trouble
in the future. AS remedy for this
he would suspend immigration entirely
until every working man in this country
that wanted employment could get it.
We ought to take care of our own peo-
pie before we gave harbor and succor to
those Of other countries. But the poll
ticians have not backbone enough to
take hold of the question and treat it
heroically and in statesman like
manner. There are too many dema-
gogues in all the political parties seek
ing office and the advancement of their
own selfish interest to do this. They
are afraid of offending somebody and
thereby losing votes. When certain
questions are mootedthe first thing asked
is Will it be popular with the people of
this or that nationality? We must
catch the German vote; we can not do
without the Irish vote. Away with
such political jugglery, said DR.. Peters,
it is time we were doing something to
get the American vote, to preserve the
American Constitution, perpetuate
American institutions and advance
American interests. But no synopsis
can do the gifted and able speaker JUS
tice. We wish his address could be
printed in every newspaper in the
country and read and pondered over
by every man, woman and child with