The New York herald., 1872-11-04
SEVENTEENTH STREET M. E. CHURCH.

The Political SituattOm-A Plea for
Greeley and the South-Rev. Mr.. Bo0le
Won't Vote for q Roman Catholic
The Best Men for once.
The Rev. w. H. Booe, pastor of Seventeenth
street Methodist Episcopal church, preached last
night on the political situation. The congregation
for the season. was comparatively large. Mr.. Boole
ap0l0giZed for reading his sermon or speech from
manuscript rather than speaking cxtempore, as he
is used to do But such is the interest in the
political situation that he would not trust
himself to speak the feelings OF his
heart, lest he might not speak that
which might be best. His text was John l., Do
"Can any good thing come out OF Nazareth 2. He
first gave suppositiOus reasons why Nazareth was
a bad place, and why the words Of his text might
have passed into proverb and a byword. But
there was good thing in that bad town, for the
Master went there and lived there, and His exam
pie Is standing rebuke to those who leave the
Nazareth Of the downtown wards of this city
to 60 into the more arstocratc Jerusalem
purify the politics OF this country, and that
is Tor the good men to %. down to Nazareth. The
plague spot OF which the horse disease is but
small type. But there Is still 0 chance to save 1t;
but it must be by good men going down into Naza-
reth instead OF sitting at home, as some OF us do,
while we allow the bad men OF Nazareth to do our
voting and governing for us We are in no danger
He appealed to all good men to assuage the trou-
bled waters OF political strife into which
political contest has been waged is disgrace @ e1 to
Of good men have been brought into the canvass
as they have never been before. The press, other
wise called moral, has let itself down to this per.
sonal abuse, and the illustrated papers are filed
the % the down e.
the men ~. running for ydS the smallest ONCE
i az the same Nothing produced By
was worse than what we have done since the war.
II has been the keynote Of politicians since 1855 to
must have the spirit OF peace in and among our
selves at home. The olive branch that we hold out
10 the South must be green and fresh and not that
withered thing which politicians swing around at
election times. You abuse man, said Mr.. B0ole,
for bailing Je Davis, but the Judge who permitted
and the United States that stood at his back and
failed to satisfy 0rended Justice by his death that
was most to blame. But having let him go and
chised them we must now, like Shmei to David Of
old, cast stones and dust at Them 81 Know said
not moi Know know rom no anything that may W say here s' TO-
night on which side am" The principles OF
6osn m asEsd Ts pew e pd any
South accepts the issues OF the war, az well
as the North, and he (B0oe) thought that their
was an evidence OF magnanimity such as the world
has never seen. But you say they don't mean IT,
CUSTOM HOUSE THIEVES
and sh0ddy contractors mean 1t when they cry out
with all their might, "Let us have peace.r They
are not honest In their profession. But you don't
believe the South, and you must keep them in
bondage until they are whipped into allegi-
ance 10 the government All indeed. But
Tor the government You must love them into
that. Citing from an incident in Il. Paui's life,
Mr.. BOole said he was glad that the same Gospel
was preached by both parties, though one preached
II OF contention and not or peace. He protested
against the wholesale denunciation Of men who for
thirty years have stood in the forefront OF the bat
tie here In the North by men unnedged, who have
these men weigh as heavy In the scales as We do.
But when you weigh men ron must not
weigh parties with them. This election
can't be carried for truth AID righteous
ness unless good men bolt all partie, and vote only
ior the best. There are two Gs In nomination. II
s loyal to vote for one, but not dslya to vote for
the other. Referring TO the State and local elec-
ton, Mr.. Boole said he feared power was to be
given again into the hands of men Who have here
t0f0re ruled and robbed us There Ia hardly
chance that any Of the thieves who depleted our
city treasury will now be brought to Justice and
punished. The public schools are now In the hands
Of drunken trustees who ought to be In primary
classes learning to read; and the Bible Is
they can do It, Referring to he council OF
political reform, he thought they lacked courage
and were wavering. Its chairmsn who Ia now
running for the MayOraty OF this city, has not done
himself any credit by denying the authenticity OF
the circular sent to the Methodist ministers Of this
city. Still he thought II was on the WHOLE best TO
follow their advice as to whom to vote for But he
urged every man to bolt parties and vote only for
the best men but for himself he would not vote
for any Roman Catholic, since II Ia the avowed pur-
pose Of that Church anu its adherents Ia 70 Dlace the