The New York herald., 1871-10-23
The Chicago Fire and City COrrup-
ti0n as Pulpit Topics.
Henry Ward Beecher on BeethOven's
'.a Fifth Symphony.
Sermons by Dr. Chapman, RsvA H W. Beechsr,
D. Moore, yr, and I. D. w. Talmags.
Rev. MIR. TALmAGE on MUNICIPAL coz.
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The Rev. 7. Dewitt Talmage preached yesterday
at the Brooklyn Tabernacle on "Municipal Corrup-
tion and It's Remedy" lie took for his text the fol-
lowing versea:-''Some, therefore. tried one thing,
and some another, for the assembly was confused;
and the more part knew not wherefore they had
come together" 'And they drew Alexander out OF
the multitude, the Jews putting him forward.
And Alexander beckoned with the hand.
and he would have made his defence unto the poo
pie. But when they knew that he was Jew all
with one voice about the space OF two hours cried
out, Great Is Diana OF the Epnesians.' '"Acts XIX.
80. SO, g. The trouble alluded 70 In tho text grew
out OF an opposition to the manufacture OF little
silver boxes which were used by tine heathen
to hold their idols. The whole city was In an up
roar. People were running about in an excited
manner, some advocating the policy or Paul ana
some advocating the policy OF the silversmith. IL
was after all. 0.f1..i srE01 Ha
A MKRcENARY NATTER. 1
II was the wages they were looking after. Here
was man who had manuactory for making these
boxes, and II idolatry was allowed TO die out these
boxes would be OF no use. and the mandatory
would have 10 be closed. Finally 1t was proposed TO
call q convention to decide as to whether PAU OF
the sllversmiLh was right. This convention was
held In the theatre that being the largest building
In the city. The people gathered in large numbers
but they all wanted to talk at once. Some
cried ono thing ana somo cried another.
Alexander was then called FOR and came forth from
tho multitude the Jews putting him forward He
put up his hand sign for them 10 be auet, as he
desired to make his defence unto tho people, but
down Ss and and Kept up the confusion Tor about
two hours. During this time ,,.n they cried Z,
1ut sGreat Is Diana OF the Epnesans" -,
taken into consideration. With them IL was
wages The worshippers Of Diana were dead and
the temple had gone down TO dust; but the AmerI-
can people had raised In place thereof another IDOL
THE IDOL OF r0LrTicAL rAHrIsAEsHIr.
to destroy the country. the Ephesian idoiasry was
not SO aDominable - this absurd idolatry OF polti
honest oinciais and mentioned sns names Of Tlso.
dore Prelinghuysen, Bonjamin =. Butler, o. New
ana 80 wss they
sullicd. The CRY now was party party ON evsry
pase stunned Ss %
me sgns n5ssWas 9S and .::
party This dolalry mas DESTROYED gress ss ces Of OF
these politicians got their spirit nom the gin nosHs
THIS was curse 20 the city ol H,s ass or the
politician was that those VINO nau INC oess o""'S
always -, ~o.r
ana thev have becOme as corrupt and putrtnen as u
Il poss6le for them to become ana nov w W. mn
cal canvass they mingled with thieves and nars
and came back 70 the altar Of od O., nSpc a
p"i'U~s poe maks Them purer in politics IT was
worthless There would be more iiss .oIr 'hs
~ thev thought they mad license 70 say anything
they liked. Election day reminded him him OF o. place
wear | IN do A they pleased, and this they called
THR DEVILS DAY.
One contains q faIsehood and It goes through the
entire press OF the country. How many falsenoods
would be told In the garbled speeches reported and
how many tricks would be resorted tor At the polls
republican voter would gel ticket headed with
one republican aud oil the rest would be demo-
crata. A democrat would get ticket headed with
one democrat aud ell under II would be republicans
And he would think he had voted the regular
with the belief tnat there harm In these little
white lies; but these lies w.
BLACK AZ
nd Ia the day Of judgr 'uid have "a
a nswer for them. PolltIc >drunken-
ness than anythlng else p0uur