New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-13

there pity Of Infinite proportions ~ IS Impossible
for person to have anything like ful conception OF
this higher order OF sympathy. Magistrates and law
be humane 5@t they show no tprc y SoHey IS
tho family that we ind all OF tine disclosures
are Obliged give their children pain not because they
hate, but because they love. parent should never
Cannot bear to whip my boy unless am angry" Then
much the worse for both OF you good whipping Is
the administration OF pain love should inhiet IT. The
Bible employs three figures In porraying the attributes
family The latter occurs far more frequently than all
the Others In all the punishments administered by God
the doomed City Of Jerusalem Christ wept When the.
Almighty Furnishes man He does not feel a ,eOI
His pity even when they have done wrong.
Mnon pefson commits sTie ct t him i'm bnt ms
he has been convicted change comes over the
of the people and then they have only reproaches
| for the man whom they once ped Look at iails.
Some OF them t to put wild beasts in but most OF
them are not Our 1ails are DISGRACE to cylz9tloh.
When the last day comes and the books opened the
crimes of the perer and the murderer VIII not DO the
worst but those OF the CHRISTIAN CHURCHES ana OF Orga
lied society. IL you would know what hell is go ana
hear men talk about some recent crime Tine smoke OF
the branding iron Is Thought 20 be sweet incense IN
| the light Of Heaven. When men come out OF jail,
how does society treat theIn4 What If they not
reformed do not think that state PRISONS ana
country iais are capable OF reforming Dad men;
The man who receives worthless bill on Monday ana
passes It OF on Tuesday eounterielter Dir beecnef
said that criminal recently from lall tOld nm lnal nc
received no sympathy except from the worst men.
You leave man." continued the speaker, to de on
scpstones which are as hard as your own hearts When
ANXIOUS 10 pull the halter, and send him out OF the world
as possible These feelings are Of wild beasts
his malign passions, ana call them conscience II COD
judge judge neighbors, could not exist mo-
right TO convict" When the storm.driyen outcast
comes back to repentance, men say 1t IS an "mHsn
magnanimy" TO talk about receiving them into society
again. Tire port Of Christ ia always open, ana the weak
est traveller may come without pilot
THE FOES OF SOCIETY.
The Rev o. b. rockingham preached yes
mn. n
gave his text the familiar passage, "sce that ye de-
spise one OF these little ones" &c He divided the
foes Of society into two classes the hotboOded foes and
the cUd-booded foes The hoblooded foes consist Of
passionate people who usually are ignorant unframed
reckless, thonghess and irresponsible They are al-
people OF impulse ana caprice Sehbualsts tlut-
cass-people who are always wandering OF INTO daIk.
a. ~ f5 Tho glasses For them tho police
arc organized and detectives employed; for them
W. and Judges clothed with legal authority
| Thev I'M the prisons and reform institutions.
They steal into peaceful families and disturb their happy
Tfiotous They poison ali institutions and yet they
not The most deadly enemies Of society. In fact they
are not ia society m strict sense OF the word Ihey
nre outcasts and there IS nothing but punishment and
crosses them. They MI professions are connected
| with great undertakings. They DO not MAKE the
laws They do not so on the bench they stand before
the bar. They purely instructive They obey only
their nppettes But there were foes OF society more
deadly Ihey are called coldbloOded Oeh 4Aey no0
Of appetite They are COOL cautious prudent
designs, and they work toward their iuhlment WITH
| deadly fidelity. They make the laws. TO carry ont
their IDEAS laws are instituted Ihey contfol luDhc
opinion They squander no ne IHey count lh,it pence
carefully Sometimes they non, ana then thcy SCI
up wealth the summit OF all earthly attachments.
With them lch people constitute soJits, nl tl'l MN.
poor al bcCgars, ana inc struRkcs an telCn WIN
them the people who have no money are always con-
surpg inst those who have. with them the reformer
Is nuisance, ting philanhtopSJ is soh.Hehtal.sl,
Sometimes the cOdbl0Odcd Zoe Is politician who deems
oil his opponents fools and khaYt re lnes WIN ho
great Of finance while he mis- his pockets IRON thG
prctonse Sometimes the cold Diooded Zoe Is an editor
Ills paper In the market To attract the notice OF the
/ ordered to force their way into society. IAcy get
men and by the button hole TO drag out OF them
/ some family secret that should be kept sacred
~ no SoVa{ 70 t IL faircatsG Taey Lstru Al d6ors
peep through kcyhOles and invade the sancy OF the
itsct hi has This fatal influence Itisuot
trustworthy. Are they not the foes To society who carry
fabrication 10 the dignity 81 scleuCet but the most
believes himself good church member. The particular
friend Of Christ and God. Who believes that he has been
singled out foT place IN Heaven lie never ialIs, VI
faer or slips lie judge on earth. lie referred to
"a midnight murder which Was committed several years
ago ana % OF the party arraigred for tr on TIE
| charge lie was acquitted. The reverend speaker called
on hu while iu the IOmDs awaiting trial, ana lound nm
nmid and meek man, without much strength o. MIND or
rnura OF heart Although acquitted lie pursued BY
public opinion, and be had 10 doubt that the man felt
himself Outluwed by society Impressed WIN lhs sense
of crime went down the criminals path lie Is Ut last
arrested and convicted OF crime ana those That USED nm
escaped detection lie dod ~ a pellehlat5, anu Oh lh
deathbed GyOUed his entire ignorance OF inc huIieE
Though Presbyterian no member 0f hat Genomlnatloh
would consent 10 ohleute no ~. luhelt' Hls teluans
were taken 20 undeTtaker ana tie minister OF another
J-Wissed the BODY have looked through the papers
and there is no complaint made for the poor wretch Who
malcucd and charged with hclnOus onense dcd WIN
! nut cousol,tou OF prayer Was 1t right 70 dismiss
into bis dust poor human creature IN sHch way
These PEarsces violating the law every day 0i Their
lives IN spirit IL Jesus were auEe touay lq NtIo ~
udea standing for the same truth ana maintaining the
rame cause lie would be bounded By these same people
and cruched. The speaker cOio4uueu ~ ls
nearer, that they stood here ab members u Christian
maj tbey must do what they 10 make the society OF
! their day what 1t ought 70 be- 10 Watch tne Toes V
! doing 10 teuCh them simplicity humility ana humanity.
| SERVICES IN TIE MORMON TABERNACLE, VIII
LGAMsBURGn.
/ In the afternoon, the usual services were
held al the Mormon Tabernacle. on Grand-st, Williams
bursh The expectation that Brigham Young jr' aud
the Hon Mr. Hooper the Congressman from Utah. would
be present led TO full attendance, over 100 saints being
present Mr. Young however, did not appear deferred
ugrhaps 10y the uuplCasautuess OF inc dhy' anu Mt
Hooper who Is quite ~ ut the ~ Nicholas was oI coue
! 1IrI6c To attend. Two OF the Missionaries recently
| dispatched from Salt Lake, bishops shee.h anu
Burton, were present ana dtg HoS' u,,cred 'No
! nry denuucIation OF the course OF newspapers l4
regard 10 tho Mormon- stating tal 'ly iau wac
which poisoned public opinion against thein peioie .o
Pd cot "a fam representation Of a sermon in the news
uapers without damaging comment III Was hoAt 70 l
| nnsILle for the Latter Day Saints 10 do So say,
aid he to rich aud poor TO the reporters ana pubic
generally do not come here 10 crown oul W.
down your threats but 10 argue them fairly man TO man
We ask our constitutional rights 10 worship Sou Hecou
no IN line dictates conscience. II there II any
thing an our belief contrary 10 the teactlngs OF
| this book Oaying his hand ON tho B6lcl' we
| d,scard it Whatever any sect has OF Delei that
g. ood We want them keep t. We have further eoOd
10 present 10 you HeaT II and Judge upon H. Iheh re-
fcct N unworthy but not before Don't COZ denim Us un
heard May the peace oi Goa 10 VIII az ~ nv arv
| All tsoporOuslvJ. Amen" In conversation WIN ht
a., aJer az service TIM TRIBUNE reporter was III
aned thar tho satA complained OF misrepresentation
| when had been made IN various papers cor
| cernug their establishment mere III new i ti'