The New York herald., 1871-11-06
CHURCH OF TIE MESSIAH.

Sermon by Rcv. Mr. Hepworth to Young
Men Gu tho Present Crisis-Tkc Duty Of she
Citjzcns OF a Christian Repmblic.
At the Church OF the Messiah, In the evening, Mr.
depworths text was taken from Ezekiei TX, o.
"The iniqulty Of the house OF Israel and judah IS
exceeding great and .he city full Of perverseness.n
he said great cities are the nerve centres OF the con-
tnent. Whatever happens In them, whether IL be
for good evl - felt directly through the length
and breadth OF tie land. II anything untoward
happens the engine room, If the boiler or the
steam cylinder Is out oil ORDER II the balance wheel
swings with uncertain power the evil is felt In the
most delicate machine In the remotest corner OF the
building. Not q wheel, nos shuttle, not thread
In the entire establishment bat Is sensitive the
dsarrangement as the globue OF blood In tho fartn
eat extremity OF the human system Is sensitive when
the heart diseased. Whatever happens IN New York
10 felt the most distant district village. Are we
large-hearted and generous when neighboring city
is in danes, the injection OF our sympathy warns
the heart OF the miner beyond the Rocky Mountains
Is our money market tight or free, tncn money Is
easy or hard to get In the smallest village on the
coast OF Malne. We have this influence
because from al the country round thousands
come to every week 10 swell our
numbers and increase our business. The brightest
the most hopeful and the most adventurous pour
In upon Us all the while. The composition. anu the
wear and tear Of life are greater here than any
where else. BY kind or Law OF natural selection
the strong i've through the contest ana the weaker
fall we have, Therefore, TWO classes OF rnen-the
very best in the world and the very worst In the
world. The verJ best arc those who IN
THIS LIFE OF CONSTANT STRUGGLE
have succeeded IN making position for themselves,
and The very worst are those who having been an
successful in tneir attempt at an honest living nave
thrown their virtues into me gutter and betaken
themselves TO q lie Of adventure, and also tnat
m nj m W ~ npC
itself in the aens OF large CITY, because 1t can
better ply its trade there. These are the men who
nateiy, our pol les is no respecer Of persons Tne
newly arrived engrant tnc un.ettered boor, the
OF the aw, as wen the honest citizen, has his
vote When these lower elements are organized,
turers for partisan purposes can easily see that
anarchy and disorder wiii prevail. Now, there are
the @ word % musi because unless they are done
all social order u at an end. First IL Is
at me ad ses rs Of q ns
we are not robbed In the Streets that our homes
are not pluadered; that our wives and daughters
police force anu by a citizen military. We make
tue penalty OF such crimes 80 great mat iear rules
the actions Of rogues. second, It Is necessary TO
Of science. We must Dui.d scDoolhouses and MAN.
tam the city integrity Tnis can be done, not BY
Az EDUCATED PUBLIC orINroH,
and that alone. We must elect lordly men TO once.
Of eiuity aud DISTRIBUTED with an even hand, and
with hand 10 winch none Of it Will dishonesty
STICK. Our judges must be men as much beyond q
brlbe as star Is higher than the earih Now, you
cant bulge loot unless you assured OF oil this.
u uanything u wrong you have no other business
until II is rghted. Your business Is on au unsafe
foundation; your money market is uncertain: your
property is INSECURE and even YOUR home is not
sale fr0n INVASION. 1nat ~ just where we seem o
be today. The rumors OF fraud which filed the air
yesterday and were pooh. po0hed by most OF us
nave changed into tacts. rte most Trustworthy y
crtzcn3 among us, men who never seil their
opinions, after careful scrutiny tell US that we
have reon the victims Of conspiracy. Inc rogues
have fortified themselves as tney went along. 30
far as possible they nave rubbed out their
own tracks, or, where tins was impos-
sfble. they have protected themselves by . law
They have bought tile votes BY when they hold
their ce: by singular Kind Of arithmetic know
only " modern politics they have made the greater
seem tie lesser numUer, and having manufacture
their own majority they st BY the side OF the cltl
treasury, helping themselves by the handful and
laughing at US for our criticism OF their wondrou
prodiQality to themselves. what 10 be donef Tn
answer Is plain. Let II 10 written on the sky, thai
svcry man may road 1t. Lei II be sounded through
tho length and Dreadtn OF tue CITY. What Is 10 "
done Everything or nothing. There can be nt
compromise.
rHE PKoPLx ARE FULLY ARousEp.
Let shem complete tho WORK they have undertaken
II there has been any mafeasance OF office; u
ooneys have been tlega1y tskon lrom aa 0vertsxed