New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-07
CORRUPTION ~ HIGH PLACES.
SERMON nY THE REV. W. H. BooLE.

SERMON GY TIE REV. W. H. BooLE.
The Rev. w. II. BoOle preached at tho
Beekman Hill VI. L. Church. last evening, upon " The
Duty Of the Christian Church Of this City in view OF tho
present Official Corruption In High Places" from the
text Proverbs XIX, ., "When the righteous are in a-
hority the people rejoice bu when the wicked beareth
rule, the people mourn" lie said:
think the present condition % affairs in this city
furnishes at least partial ilsTo'on 81 to IoIce 81 'is
provegb. II is highly probable that We have reached
crisis in our history as city think it is soon to b. de-
termined whether small gang OF corrupt men, whose
average intellect, social status and moral character are
not fairly up to tho average of the resIectault
portion Of the community shall rule IN >, tms great
city, or whether e reSpeGtlOo pheh5 shah T "a uo
yoke which they have so long endured ana make tns
city praise instead Of stencil among me clie5 OF tho
charge Of highest officials We are tod that inc po
pie this city have been dcilauded To the extent OF SO
Of the truth OF these charges that no DENIAL or answer
came possessed of these facts We have nothing to do
with their quaIes motives, but II any one was pos
4"hr hno|h bo snc y6o' S1 IT, Daily papers base
recently made disclosures concerning ne Whereabouts u
the nurseries of crime That crowd this city ana set
scarcely any notice OF It is taken 10y the authorities as
though these places not libel upon the good name
Of orr city On the contrary tho police force is prust
t tS D no tG NICE" of cm Rnd added to these sarns
facts have that this city Government If unable
paltry faction: actually laying down its amor ana
INTO sustain honorable mcR--uOne the less honorable
because OF tHo labOrinS oigs-es-in the exercise u
"A
The Excise law which prohibits tho sale or liquor on me
sabbath. has also become Wc-nigh uead letter All
tn. and much more have seem and yet We have Deth
so deeply Interested In personal affairs that we have
not stopped TO consider what has been going on uh our
government Has become vile as any that can be found
upon God's fOOtstOOl $500
Ge true design OF all human governments Is 20 secure
I'm practical way the greatest good 20 oil their citizens
or subjects and yet our thores walk abroad In
rOgant and dOniuecrug manner refusing 10 settle tBtr
accounts closing their books 10 those who have Il4ht
to inspect them using their authority for their own base
purposes gati ing u themselves wealth. aud thenu,inS
ii amplc st further IN the dust nose VINO lnaSS to
rulers Members Of the Christian Church, ana all good
citizens must take decided course OF action They
should ignore party lines throw names TO the WIND, anu
make common against corruption. whoever may
omen on begin the matter, let Christian men JON them
ana give them their voice their influence their money If
they have it, and their vote when the Day OF
election comes-put all together aud make common
cause against corruption, and cXIOrt you 10 te per
Torrance of this duty, not spasmO Ideally, Dnt su0hE
and constantly We people OF spaslnOdlc IOn!cdi
action You arouse this whole Guy IA " HOuts' anu
i'm the next q hours they will be quoted down into per
frr dead sleep But this system of fraud can he de-
stroycd only by constant and systematic enort III Wo
are united aud act with one hcalJ ana ono cOhuoh IN
pIlac a. can be done