The New York herald., 1873-12-08
LEE AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH.

The Triumph OF Justice in New York.
Conviction OF Tweed, Ingcrsoll d Co..
"Thc Way OF the Transgressor is
Hard "-Ssrmon by the Rev. j. Hyatt
Smith.
The Lee avenue Baptist church was crowded
last night with an audience numbering from 500
TO 1000 persons standing room in the aises could
not be obtained and they went away. The princ-
pal attraction was discourse by the pastor the
Rev. J. Hyatt Smith, on "The Triumph OF
Justice in New York" His text was Proverbs xiii
Is, ''rne way OF transgressors is hard.v This was
not only written in the Bible, but 1t was also
carved, he said on stone over the entrance to tire
Pcnitentiary on BacKwell's Island Mr.. Smith
very naively asked his audience If they had not
seen 1t there, which query created sensation
throughout the house. For many years, he re-
marked, justice was fallen in the streets OF New
York and equity could not enter But there has
been and there now is a revival in New York, and
that was ms only excuse Tor thus temporarily til
Ing aside from the revival in his own church. Mr..
Smith referred without at any time naming the
man VINO, from being foreman OF an engine com
pany III New YORK became foreman OF the
city ana state OF New York, and In whose
hands the Mayor of the city was but a popinjay
ana tue Governor OF the state mere puppet, who
carried out his will for the promise OF reward
with the Presidency or some otner honor. Turn In
your minds, ne said to his hearers to 1870 while
Teau 10 you sketch written 1000 years ago. Mr..
smith then read from Psalms where David says he
saw the wicked IN great prosperity and he was
envous OF them but when he went to look ror
them In little whi.e he could not find their place.
They had stood on slippery places and had disap-
peared. And this, he remarked, Is an exact pic
ture OF the ''ringn OF New York to-day. He also
read ike passages from Isaiah. lie gave illustra-
lions oI
THE BoLDNBss or THE RING
and the shamecssness with which the city was
piundered. lie was In store In Broadway one
day when q man entered who seemed as II he had
Just landed IRON an emigrant vessel and had put
on new SUIT OF clothes. In familiar manner he
Dade the proprietor to make out a bill for $4,000
Tor clocks Tor the Court House. IL was done, and a
regrcttlng that he had not made the bill out for
$4,000 and countermanding the order for clocks
ana taxing diamonds instead. Another time
Tweed himself went to the store, and, without
asking the price or quality, ordered the most mag
nlncent silver set In the store sent TO MS honc'
But the
pLuNDERINg or THE CITY
In this way was not the worst feature. Itwns tne
school OF vice that they opened here; so tnat ~
every considerable village and town IN tnc laHu
"rinHsn were formed, and committee ch'hc on
here from Philadelphia TO inquire INTO tne secret
lusrations or the influence OF this bold system OF
robbery upon the young men OF our land, pank
clerks and others. The pulpit was silent then; the
press.was subsidized or feared the power ol The
Ring. Judges were bought, juries were packed or
bribed truth and justice were fallen In
many droves Of cattle bought and sold
in the shambles. But look at the turn
OF a1airs now. With A. kind OF retributive
Justice In the same Court House under cover OF
which 10 many OF their thelts were made, these
men have been brought to Judgment ana sent TO