New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-20
The Health Hill ns seen from ths Pulpit
"Thc yniue Of Iife''-Serrnon by tAe
Rev. ID. II. ErOtiinghnm.

The Rev. o. B. rockingham delivered 9
sermon ia the Third Unitarian Church on Sunday
morning. on "1hc Value Of Life in which he put
forth many interesting and practical views in regard TO
the sanitary condition Of New.York the need Of an
efficient Zenith bil and the need Of prompt and de-
oisiye action the part Of the authorities
After speaking OF tie cleapncss OF which life is held
by society in all ts phases and saving that there was
more than one capitalist hero IN NewNork wlo rather
than regO ouethirl Of his ~ prf cent. would allow the
strength o. 80 families TO waste m NJ aired tcnements
he thus referred 20 the sanitary condition OF the city
10 is derloiable than great city on tie globe
where civilized men are ropuicd 20 live, and That is
known 20 every vell informed person who takes d.J
paper and gives hiu self Le rolbe 10 feaa i cOurLS
! condition o. OuT streets aud sewers. tie dtcs ana
cellars the markets and cetepens. tie ienements ana
other slauchteng houses IL only dsgrHoein to an
ntrlCcnt community but ~ exceedingly detfihehim
10 health and VrfilOus TO lie Everybody hhoNf ~
NAV know that for 2j years past the rate OF mor'h!
ia this city has been Increasing and that u mas heu
ated from the rate OF one death IN every ~ 10 zoe l
ton in every 70 AID even 10 ono delil I'D every
o2 q ~ our death rate j. excessive in comparison With
other American cities and l. colsderdm! hlELtE tIl
af of tho gre Al oyerrrOwdpd cities az France and En-
gland which tar less salnhrously placed. Every
body knows OF NAV know. that upv ara OF lo'V ci's
of prey eutahc and therefore needless sickness occur
every veaT and tat lot fewer than i,uJD people need
lCsslT dio each twClVonODth
Previous 20 the great sanitary movement ~ England
IL W.. deemed 30 terrible thing that. ia portion ~
The city Ol Manchester people were crowded together
thr rate of leoJJ 90 The square Hnci tlai' 10 par
cular portions OF that dense nad unwhoesome quarter
of Liverpool they packed 10 at tie rate 81 ir2'
to tic srunre mile Ia East London The inhabitants o.
a single square milo Grc iu nlGleI t'4riu hLi W
whole tenant house population oi NeWh orr, " - 's'l
wrted Is crowded into space ~ es- than ~ acres.
and In ono ward human beings are slowed nRif % tir
rate ~ e90o 900 20 thc square lntuore than twice as
many as awokc the alarm aud indignation %. ElglsH
1t ia published kuoEleigo that IN one ward Of tie
city tAcre are tH pfNnto Ih -hol,e. 80 t,hal
hoges 3. saughcfhouses u Tlcsine hoe ana iAl'
houses IlC stables. lt6 nu-shop' r! ngcfbeer sa-
Icons Ia smother there nre 9f drgm.stops. large
saughicrhousos o very large nt-hoihrg establish
mohf. or lnsge livery stable. IL aro' r {, ere are
and lU stables. WHIST p terrihle commentary ol tie
text God Lrca'lCd into mans nnfii4E the breath oi
'ilc a'd man became living soui.. me hgurcr lut
forth @ yery different text. Man bfea.hsd ilio '-s
l-ilof noiiri. tie breath f.! lti lcion aid lan De
comes dead LOdy. ~
atv lO all : for thcle causes oi destruction have
o. wide and fI reach. Tho uoiaolne peftlence walks
Lc ttrees. ride 90 the cts clts tiand a. our mont
doors crrcfs in q. open window The fffF ~ the
ah0miultioH slclus Up into OH or nostsiia- Inc
cioiera vill prohah, Do upon r thc spring -. iLat
there would seem o. be b,i ItI' coraL We knp"
gba. vii bring d. wls' wal iced d.. We .aow TO-
caaly vel. What Vl keep b. oH-whai Wal Hiar'c y.
We know where ID viii begin. Ne do not know wheTeit
Will cr4.p 1, will oarry On thousands OF productive
men and women. What are We doing ahout u The
Hcshl b., which contains our Onil .ance cl rescue
D. in thc hands Of politicians Gt Albany AID tc
LA.AaAE pore Nl tA.llhl ilitp
urGal than oi the lives O. these hundreds OF toua anus
of human beings. one gentleman declares thnt the
great Democratic part!tAe parry ol the people. 80
lcaed-.hc party which these inevitable victims mostly
lmlpoft-do lot want any Health OIL ria all He chirges
tiat il !. LCrghea. measure ac. ga Ao. ~ lAc
Interest of the public safely. 1T ' tc interest OF rev
parts lcldcls. However III, uay be-. A're stand thf
ict tlat human f' b. rccLoucd " snail Account IN
comparison with thc l0alrg aad fishes OF political l1
aDl patronage. No natter Wio may die provided the
party supremacy IN thc City Cove nmeni be- inairin1d
lhc speaker tlen went ol g. account Tor TINS inducf
cncc o. human life By that deadly intlIsm which is
peorllal 10 0nima and sensual mindl" and conc.lded
thu;
We Inusl a deal more TaiiOnelly With our bodies
o. We tha, never he able 10 deal rat ouay With OuI
sollr Their condition. after an. when te'py and
lilp.chafsiTey viewed. IIrCs the state oi oar
civil alton. Their condition estimated by high
staudard Of organic dcsclpm 10 s The test Of our en-
lghtcnrcnt and Our norGuv. iriorc their condition
can lc perfected vice mu4. ubaie inteuperaucc mus
drc4esc seHsuaiiy must be rebuked the sai,aIy laws
mrss be studied and applied And when The physical
man g. made wha. be slOId be and may De. then he
arrth vii bo made over anew. II VIII be what God
tr rned q should be the plea ant home oi hs chrcn
te alodo o. ever tender and noble affection. The do
main Of every grand brolc.l relation The field o use
a toll fle 1borriory oi science the observatory Of
thought tie temple Of pure worship.