DR. CROSSLEY ON THE "SOAP BOX"

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1641, 7 January 1913, Page 4

DR. CROSSLEY ON THE "SOAP BOX"

» 9 : 1 V '' '); : ; ■. (Bj Telegraph^—Spooial Correspondent) ...-, .■'' ' "•,■:■.>' ■•• '■''.. ■'■' ■.'.' Auckland,: January*!.:- yi .'-. -.-', Thei Rev.', W;.G. Monokton,vicar of.: Takapuna, gave an interesting address in [ tho open air at■'■ the:foot.• of' tfho Queen. ■-> Street Wharf yesterday, in connection with- -■ the adult school movement. There was a ~' ;; large crowd of working-men present, who . ;i : :,-. listened to the (Speaker with attention. ;, : ; .<■_,. v ; :!At the conclusion, of; the .--address; Mr., •.-,.•.•.•-■ Monokton'iilvited questions from,his audi- .- v .i-;., onto,"and there was no lack in Wife nunw :\, bcrof religious and social; problems whictt >■; were propounded.:- : ■';•[■ '-;-;' : . ■-~', ■ '~,:-';,, Mr. Monokton was very'effective in hisr.v , .replies,.and, ofi- concluding, ho 'was.ap-<\'! , : P lmong'tho:ftudierio6 was.'tho'Anglican.j, l ' 'Bishop of Auckland (Dr. Crossley), ana,(: >.; , before tho nieetliig dispersed, ho,was in- .; vited to say, a:few words. '...■; v.' r . . ; ',';. '■ Dr. Crossley at once mounted soap) ; i box," amid hearty applause. Hie.addrcsS;r: : was short, simple, and direot. Gripping :,., the attention'of his. hearers from the out- ;x set, ho told eovcral good stories to imis. j ; ■• trato V\3 polnts.rHo stated that it gavo , ;-hiiri real pleasure to come amongst them ■' a's ono of themselves. He was.os;rmich-av v • "working mo,n as they were, though ho did : , not always have nu,eight-hour JjW.. ■ _ "Then youVo ft sweated bishop I .interiected one of his audience, and the bishop, ~-•. amidst laughter, admitted charge. ~ -, Ho went on to say.JMJio wanted tolielp ~ tho working men o^AuoWand ( . of service in every .Why, ho could, MdW,;. hoped that, noVowfewottld^hesitate- to ; como to: him.ttlar,y r time if 1* jconW U )■ .- of any use: m ,\f(»ctiled;.to them not-to., | i; lose Yaith in their,kow-raenrfor ho.W! : ■.!,-■■ lieved that, every man had eolno good, in him, and they should^ all ■ their best for the true betterment of thrnr--. city. The .bishop was warmly hpplftad.. . ; d, and :tfto conductor of. the meeting te-l -.pressed thehopo that.Dr. Cross H™*}* , : como again on Bome future occasion anii. ; give another open-air address. ■-~.■ ".:':;;■).;