The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-27
POPULAR EDUCATION
Chautauquans Hold a
County Rally in the
Park Reformed
Church.
THE DIR. REV. TYLER's ADDRESS
He Tells What the Movement Has
Done and What 1t Hopes to
Accomplish.

For some time the Chautauquans OF
Hudson county have felt that their So
cieties would increase in unumpers anu
interest if they were TO meet thelr leA-
low workers once in a while. In spite Oh
this feeling it was only a month ago
that their Secretary. MI. George h
Iincks. took active steps toward having
a Chautauquan Rally. The rally was
held in the Park Reformed Church last
night and was largely attended. After
singing -"Ooronation." the Rev. John
ampbe OF Hoboken. led in prayer.
The Rev. J. Francis Morgan, pastor Oh
the Park Reformed Church. made d
short address of welcome. He saau
EVERYONE should be acquainted wltn
C-hautauquan work, for it is work OF tne
best kind. Mr.. Morgan hopes 10 pe q
arse to the -Chautauquans OF this county,
and publicly allied himself with them
last night. Already a society mas Deem
formed in the Park Reformed Church'
which is known as the Morgan Circle.
The choir of the Park helornieu
church sang Verdi's Pilgrims Cnorus-
rhe Rev. B. B. Tyler. pastor OF Inc
church of the Disciples OF Christ New
YORK talked upon American fiislofs'
He said:ue s.,l5.~ tsss 4,ot
.rrhe Chautauqua system proposes thal
Slsghhbbufd study Godein his Woros %
we'll as in his works. rms year We
10 sfudy American history. Inc loea l
want YOU to bear in mind W'nen stuuy-
sne it is thai God is in TINS hlstoly'
No nurpose this evening is not 10 ~
liver a lecture, but to commend ~ ~
q careful and enthusiastic scuey
American history. This IS the Aniei
wear. You know the management Oh ue
Cshautauqua course laid out TOUT se@
reading, in which all the reaoins any
srudying done during a year shan peai
upon one nation. The four years slue ,
are Greek, Roman. Engflsh Dlo me-
can All the reading this year belongs
to our country
AMERICAN ALL
w Americans will, at the conciu-
sion of the year understand our UNI
and its Institutions better anu peconie
more devotedly attached to them. l
want it understood here and now tha.
7 am an American. native born and
bred I am inside and out, bottom and
ton. all the way round and clean
through an American. 1 once made a
similar statement before a society OF
o. R1hlcA1 CallNIG { q RNONN
rose and said he was sorry there was a
man who could be so mean and narrow
as to saw he was an American, as ior
him he was a cosmopolitan, ne was IN
terested in all countries. Wen, nov,
the real, genuine American is interested
in everything of interest all over me
world. He is broad enough to look all
over and help all nations. -
know our history. We will find many
interesting surprises as we go over the
history of the years in when We nve,
for we cannot appreciate the fun 1orce
of the occurrences as they are GONG
on. If you think it necessary to study
American history let me ask Yog a rev
ing characteristic of the American
people? 1t IS religion. Religion is the
great distinguishing feature OF our CIVIL
DR.. Tyler then showed that the dis
coyery of America, the settling, and the
law making, are all due to religious zeal
knew how the President was, elected,
and when eight held up their hands ne
said it was an unusually intelligent au-
dience. He aid those VINO did not now
know would know at the end of this
years course. Gladstone has said. the
Constitution of the United States IS the
most perfect piece of work struck off
at one time by the minds of men" DR..
WAS it Struck off at one time or is
it a growth? / would have you study
that question" Another question worthy
# sf English Pr, or Ty ybe p 5ai | was as Dosslss
America. Or. Tyler said in closing =
will require persistence, and | say to
you, If at first you don't succeed, try.
Mr.. BEACHs ADDRESS.
A selection fem "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana' was played on violin and organ
and William H. Beach delivered an adj
dress on the &C. L. S. C. in It's Relation
to Society" Mr.. Beach said
Some one has said that the ordinary
man takes his mind as his watch-for
granted. ]. think we take society for
granted. We know it is. but what it is
we do not know. In order to have society
worth the name it must have in it God:
ANY influence which will develop good
j should be welcomed by society. The, un.
cultured man is9climitedi in any helpful
and healthful influence, Instruction ends
with the schooIroom, out education
never ends. If there is one deplorable
thing on this earth it is a young sprig
who says he has finished his education.
7 know of only one thing to equal it and
that it is a young chit of a girl with
the same idea. Some men stay as they
were twenty or thirty years ago. That
is inevitable with anyone who stops
study. The man who is unselfish and self
sacrificing, and goes out to bless men
is the educated man. Get all the educa-
tion you can. You can't get too much.
IF you are limited and can't go to col
1ege. in heavens name don't sit down
The notices of the else. are the best
you could hear-"We study the words
and works of God and we keep oul
Heavenly Father in our minds"
rally was closed by ST a. the long
ametre Doxology.