The New York herald., 1870-11-07
CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH.

The Theory and tho Practice of Republican,
| ism-Ihe DUTY Of "Respectabie'' CiIixens-
| Way do They Not Attend the Primary
| Meetinese-TLc Nominees of the Nominate
| Ing Conventions.
| Rev. George II. Hepworth last evening delivered
his second ana concluding discourse on 'The Politi-
cal Condition OF New Yoyk. and its Bearings on the
Great Question OF Public Morals" TIE congrega-
tion was numerous and decidedly aristocrat1c and
fashionable, and paid deep attention 10 the PASTORS
| remarks.
Mr.. HepwOrth's text was taken from Genesis,
xvii, 22-sThe voice Jacob Voice, but the hands
are the hands OF Esau.r He began by saying the
voice OF the government IN our country is always
boastful OF the large freedom which we enjoy, ana
OF the mpartia,ity OF the Justice which is meted
our. We always speak OF the republic as though
1t were q synonym for equal rights for
Lofty statesmanshp, and for purity In It's political
lie. We always use the tones OF Jacobs voice. but
1t too often happens That in the administration Of
trusts IN the protection or Treasury and in The
exercise Of the divine right OF franchise, the hands
are the hands OF Esau.n We often BOAST that our
government ID better In all respects than that Of
any OF
THE MoNARCHIEs OF EUROPE.
TITS true, undoubtedly, that our theory OF govern.
nlent is decidedly better But the only proof or the
value OF political theory Is TO be found in tho we'll
beng lhal results from Its practical operation. And
IN this respect am not 80 SURG tnat COMPARISON of
the political methods OF Amesica with those OF Eng
land would show any balance in our Iasor.
cham Is as strong as It's weakest INK only,
ana IL makes little difference whether you
eau the government republic, monarchy or des-
pOtsm al great election cannot be conducted With
out the presence OF the military on the one and and
q mob on the other. Ii IS evident to all rlghmndeu
citizens that there Is fundamental dl1icuty which
must be looked after, and at once.e
Ii is the Oilicc 0l the pulpit To speak OF oil misuse
OF power, oil ar expressions. OF any class, OF all
wrongs In society The pulpit belongs to no parry
lt crticscs all parties. IL should never speak out
OF partisan spirit; and IL nothing for repub.
lcanism democracy as such, bu holds all parties
to strict accountability according 70 the moral
standard OF Christianity. For myself ! tear tnat
both OF the great parties which DIVIDE the county
are about equally sel!seeking. am sorry TO believe
that
A FEARFUL AMOUNT or CORRUPTION
is absorbed BY both parties Eyil usases are not
whole machinery Nv when men gel onice and keep
II after they get IS unworthy oi the American peo
great many bad men in both. WHAT l would ike
to see woul be TO have the whole country reused,
until 1t rise above all party anliations ana nse
as its watcEword oly honest men for pubic trusts.
EVILS WHICH ARE swAMrrNG Usp
They easily enumerated. Illegal naturalfza-
tion, when adopts into fdii citizenship men who
have not earned the right to vote away our money
or rghts. Tins Is the crying EVIL which IS
hurting u.s. second, system OF false regis
trauon, which confines the honest man to
q single vote but puts ten times much power into
the hands OF ihe oad man. 1t is somewhat dsncart-
teniug To leave one's business and spend two or
three nOurs in order to deposit your VOTE ana tnen
90 home feeling sure that your vote Is OverDalanced
u dozen times Uy the twelve votes of man who has
really no rignt TO vote once
Again. we nave a right to complain that the public
funds are USED by any pollcai party 10 iurtner lts
own ends. The worst thing can say against
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AMERICA
Is that While its people contribute onc-enth or the
sum total set apart Tor education 1t Is Wiling 10 re-
ceve four-iilths OF that sum This means that II is
willing pary1politics TO further LIS own ends
puated These evils are very grave Whose fauit IS 1t
that we endure these things Let us look the mat
ter III the face. whose fault IS ltr Certainly not
the fault ol the ignorant mob who are used 10 pull
other peoples Cncsnuts out OF the fire. For one,
have only pity for them. / IND II very hard to
blame them. They know no better Neither IL II
really the laut or designing men i'll either party who
working Ior selfish ends. am nos at all tn-
clned TO hold these men. whoever they may be, 10
full responsibility for these things Tne prime diln
Guilty is with the people themselves. Marx my
words,
THE MEN WHO ARE REALLY RESPONSIBLE
for the condition OF any community the best men
in II. The rich men OF New York. the good men, the
patriotic men, the religious men, are the response
Bile parties II all these men were in deadly earnest
about this matter, Ill as deadly earnest as they
In the removal or 4 CLERK who Is dishonest, they
cOuid create public opinion so strong that
GRANT MIGHT STATION HIS FORCES ANYWHERE.
we should not want them here Let ne dare TO
be emphatic on tins point. ii there is coruption IN
politics, you and the class you represent are TO
be held responsible for II. You will not go to
primary meetings. and MAKE your own nominatcns
and now you complain tnat the men who do 90
make nominations that don't suit you. While you
are 81 ltng III your easy char shlrking your duty
you have right TO grumDe. IL Is just as much a
Christian duty to look after these things as IL Is 10
go To church. Ii the solid, Christian men of New
York would grunlbe less about p0llticS ana simply
do what tner country mas right 10 expect OF them,
there would be no cause for complaint. wish cur
great newspapers would preach on this text. You
are bound by your obligations TO the Church, 10 God,
to Christ to humanity and 10 your country. To Work
more faithfully i'll this matter.