The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-12
NEWMAN MISSION
Chancellor McGil1 Presides
at a Meeting in Its
Interest.
REMARKS ON PRIVATE CHARITY
Other Addresses-Oyer Four Hun
. bred Dollars Contributed
for the Work.

Agospel meeting was held yesterday after
noon at the New Opera House for the avow-
ed purpose of raising funds for the support
of the Newman Mission. 1t was presided
over by Chancellor Alexander 7. McGill,
and addressed by himself, the Rev. NJ. K.
Demming of New York, Evangelist Thomas
r. Roberts of Boston and Superintendent
Lawrence of the mission. The audience was
large and was composed of mel and women
of all denominations, who appeared to be
anxious to see the mission prosper. On the
platform were:|Chancellor McGill. the
Rev. John L. Scudder, the Rev. Mr.. Mac
Mimi, the Rev. David Mitchell, Counsellor
James Flemming, Joseph A. Dear; the Rev.
NJ. R. Demming, Evangelist Roberts, SUI
perintendent Lawrence, Mrs. John Vance,
and others.
Soon after four o'clock Joseph Joseph A.
Dear introduced Chancellor McGill, who he
said would preside. The Chancellor re-
quested all to sing the Coronation Hymn,
and when this had been complied with
Chancellor McGm said:-
CHANCELLOR HGILLis REMARKS.
Con Thursday last while l was setting in
my library, one of the directors of the
IN6WIUduH 0llSSlOl, HQlCn J. GllO 1ldo OOC1
In existence three or four years, came in and
explained to me the objects of this great
charity, and also asked me to preside at this
meeting. ] was so much impressed with the
object of this mission, | was SO much I'M
pressed with the belief that 1t would be a
great boon to this city that I consented to
preside. We all know that life is q struggle
and that in the struggle the strongest will
prevail. It Is SO In the animal and vegetable
life. We all nave noticed at times small and
feeble plants struggling for the light of the
sun, and failing to get 1t die while the
mails. Fishes In the sea find their food among
the smaller and weaker fish, and man like
the fish finds his fortune among the weaker
of his fellow men. The stronger will pre-
vail. The energetic and strong merchant
erects palatial store houses, the weak man
falls.
PRIVATE
ssThe creator of all men placed mar far
above all others of his creation by giving
them a conscience which ennobles them, and
this conscience places all men on an equality.
But they are not physically n morally
equal. A great difference exists. From
this condition charity springs. The strong
and successful men reach out and establish
charity. For those who have not sufficient
incapacity to be sent to asylums, or vice
enough to be incarcerated in prison, which
institutions are maintained by the State,
private charities must be established to
stimulate the unfortunate to help himself
and resist temptation.
aThe Newman Mission is patterned after
the Boston Industrial Home, which has a
wide fame d its success has been largely
due to Mr.. Thomas Roberts, who will now
address YOU"
Mr.. Roberts requested the audience to
listen to the Rev. NJ. r. Demming first, n
Mr.. Demming said:-"I know MI. Roberts
to be an expert IN the subject OF which he
will speak today. l recommended him as the
Superintendent of the Boston Industrial
Home after it had reached the verge of
bankruptcy, and half a dozen superinten-
dents had striven to make it a success. He
knows what no will talk about from practi-
cal experience, and | desire to say that in
Superintendent Lawrence of the Newman
Mission / recognize ar old fellow worker,
and know him TO be a good man for the po-
sition.p
PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY.
Evangelist Roberts followed saying
'The world is crying for practical Christian
lty. There are many men who never go to
church who like to see the workings of prac-
teal Christianity. What 1 call practical
Christianity is charity. 1t is not the read
ing of the Bible and saying prayers. You
may preach until doomsday, but that will
should be a mission, and this little mission
should belong to all, because mis-
sions can reach place that the church
nno teach. 1t Is like the
small boats carried on large vessels. These
small boats venture among shoals and rocks
because the large vessel cannot do SO. By
the small boat a landing on a rocky coast
be made, when the effort to do so by a large
vessel would cause destruction. The respon-
sibility of the small boat to the large vessel
is the same as the responsibility OF the mis-
sion to the church. | believe that this mis-
oso rxsf1 M. r ~ {x.4 LAoI rxiIl IN
complish more work of a certain character
than all the churches in this city can do. /
believe there are people saved in this mission
tkat the churches will not take in and care
for.n
While Mr.. Roberts had been speaking,
ushers had distributed subscription cards,
and when every person present had received
one, Mr.. Roberts earnestly requested all to
subscribe.
Superintendent Lawrence said that at the
Home for Men on Greene street there were
but eight beds, and nightly forty or forty
five men were permitted to sleep there. He
asked for money to secure more beds, proper
bath appliances and a fumigator for cloth
ing, He said all who received help at the
mission paid for it by work. They chopped
wood and were thereby made independent.
When the meeting closed it Is believed that
about $500 had been subscribed. No public
announcement was made of the amount re-
ceived.
LETTERS OF GRE
Letters of regret were read from Rev.
Cornelius Brett, Flarel MCGEE aud Mayor
Wansef. The letter from the Mayor was as
follows
Joseph d.. Dear, President Newman In
dnstrial Home and Mission:
MY DEAR SlR-I am in receipt of your very
kind invitation to. attend the nesting under the
auspices OF the above named mission, to be held
at the Opera House on Sunday afternoon next,
under the presidency Of Chancellor A. T. Nc
Gil, thank you for your invitation aud de-
pIore my inability to accept It owing 10 a previ-
GUS engagement have made to attend the
George w. Childs' memorial service to be held
10 New York at the same time onsthat after
noon.
I am heartily IN sympathy with and Interested
in the work that has been aud Is being done by
your mission. l congratulate you upon the
success with which it has met under your
presidency and offer my best wishes for q con-
flnuation Of the same. Very truly yours.
PETER F. WANsER.
LIGHT FOR COAST DEFENCE