, 1876-04-03
Prof. Swing on "a Religion Of Char
aoter "---A Tmoly Sermon on
> Present Want.
Ex.aor. nix on t1ic Taxation Of Church
Propcrty-1iis Opposition to It.
Mrs Cora L. '. Tappan's Vows on tho
Day Of Jud dgment,
What Moody Says About PFaysr-Mectlnas' Church
Mombers' and Klndrad Subjects.
OUR CITY GOVERNMENT.

OUR ClI1 NOVEnNWENt'
WHAT 7na hkv. Dr. h,usA ,,'. c.% aa.Sn" ~. y. -.
At St. Iauls unlve3Ba'l5t ena1sn iAas o.ou
log tho 1lev. Dr. ryder pfeaonoo ssetnon snA'
t1lcd local politics without gloves and wsa In fact
m crcs11cnt cnmps;on epeecf, IIo took ~ his
ts-t thn to,,ogInv,
1,I. sno .,.,,, ,,,,on, hi. ain Ia q ~
pf"aen 70 an1 ".,..s'. ~. ~ ..s ma
nlf' Ayaof ookaa oS easi's 'nAs w t,.'-, .es
politician, and he DID not pfeaeu poislcAl se.'
mons: In ,ns PULPIT hs ts'SSSssa nonao no p party
a.re,..- aonetaor,t,on- sun. In did raco1nIze
pa1"1an eons'aolas.eu. @.' 49, ns.ss.,,ont ~ .,,
~ hae aaty 70 suppoFs .no ooxefuusA.' y '1..o
10 nonsn. aaa sn0 ho sn at tv
nucnt c,,;caco needod had bceu ee!cctoj AZ hia
.h.ao ,hs. oycn,no tor aovera, roasone,
ensio su1s o'ou.1o, ~. es Iii. ..s,.,. .,.,x
tTsl-becauao, III common WIN many o'hes
citizens, ho was joatoua OF tho reputation OF
tho c,ty. uohad caught tho WeBtorn foyer six
tcon vears aOn, and Ind not lost II, IIe opoke to
t,,on, ~ an d.,cct1v ,ntarc..ed in tina cnb,ecs.
uem aa ono difeos'y lalesos.eo ~ 'uo "uol.s.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 'no oasy oo1o1h'nens a'su".,
represented tho people, And thht, for too saAo
of tho GOOD namo Of tue poop,e, It demanded
onod n,n for ot}1ce,
1".ra-Deeaase ae eont'.'4oa ~" A" .,.1 ~
forced upon taom that thoy had not sno A'na OK
government that the pooplo needed. Bone
Uooxt mn 1a connected
,,ana1or,ort ~ nfraIr,, Int had men had eon-
, nanaecnsh. VI uno, ,e";.r ut sr5 ,n1or tnor
olahy oosaaheo 'l's!o.i9 a'N - 80 49, ~
direction tho credit OF inc e'sS nao necn 'n-
borrow sufficient money 10 pay ito honest debts.
Fou,th-Decauae tho kind Of political and 60
clal hfo In tho City Government did not etl-
courage good order and right living. It was
sad eroeli In tho history Of a city when legitis
matc trade vas not nurtured BY tic municipality:
NRh-The present City do7ernment e1ertad
upon tbs community al unhoalthful mornl IN
f!nepco Of Bomo kind. Tho diar0putabs oleasea
knew what that influence was Tho humbleee
Rttacho in tho city Offices waa influenced, nnd
know what it's tone OF morality TAs.
Should thosc who believed n truth and
yistuo,-Bhould they submit quietly 70 this or
speak their honest thought and throw thotr
He knew thoy woro sometimes told that II was
better 10 submit and ho also know that, 70 .
theru wss point beyond which thotr conseicnco
would not allow them TO 20. They eooid not
ad IKE % hG enc 1 thasa II so dsEsn
tablo classes. They nauas sooner or later resist
and mako war. ,,
Look at The statistics Of the fteform school.
the Bt1deWoll, tho Police Beard. and eco where ,st,
could not repreas I'll ozimo, but sIs Government
should at least discourage It. Tho conviction
vas general that the tono Of tle u CITY Govern E1
mcnt was vulgar and !ox, anu IN sympathy VIII ;a
Wow Of tho case It was easy to 400 what kind Of
. City Government Chicago needed. It did not
need the kind 1t had. .,.., d.. .n :,
good oommon-senso. Il might e though
strange that 10 pus these lualitacatons oeiorf
moral principle He dld 50 because, looking
fSsq1 n tn onS ia
NJ a1e sayas bsa e e %sssss tasis
aiInirB, or those Of their ne1ghbosb. there WASH
much hope Il their conducting tho city prop
otly,
whiaky.soakors, but men who Wslkod With theil
Landa by thetr sldcs, and not before or boiling.
Third, they needed men OF broad ldoas. VIII
would favor no policy that could 30 regarded A
tempt 70 forco impracticablo ideas upon az,
oue,-who coming from any Wnfd, WeSo electee
from tho whole.
How could nuch = City Government bo o.
oppoeite. He know that II an issu,
be made On my ordinary qnesttons tna
he e s .o r. 1ossa I'm
telligoneo and virtue would win. Ho only askot
that thoy might be allowed TO express thoM
selyes., Tho trouble Tas that the good men dit
not make proper eferton 70 Gaflaseryns s,
took ltttla interest IN thoto tdlnga because khe,
thopght that what they could do would be o
littlo avail. hut thore were times whom til
wicked; were broken up, aud then va
ses Thoy TAun must Asaso ii isasn ono noo rusb H.
hat rghtoonsnesa ekntesh !, 2 nation
and 1t ID the only thlnR that does. Tho people
ray "ye6 but they 90 not oeMovo Wh8a the
nm who had struck = sharp ts.de. liz wonls
have bocn glad X there lad never beon jim
ftAk in Ametlea, II wAs tho smart man VII
look with the muiutuue-tne mhn OF gabblo an
fuss and spread Should shey eve