The New York herald., 1876-03-13
MASONIC TEMPLE.
SERMON BY Mr.. o. D. FRoTHINGHAM-THE
BETRAYAL OF TRUSTS.

SERMON BY Mr.. o. b. FRoTHINGHAM-THE
BETRAYAL OF TRUSTS.
The Grand Lodge room in the Masonic Temple, at
Twenty third and Sixth avenue filled yoster-
day morning by the congregation OF the Independent
Liberal church, hear the sermon OF their pastor
Mr. O. b. rockingham, on "The Evil of the Time"
He preaced his by reading selections from the
Holy Scriptures OF the rersaLs. Hndoos and Chinese
relating TO freedom from decay, the advantages OF
caste and the attainment and pcrpetuaton Of virtue
He then said:-Every time has its own peculiar evil
In the feudal times Of Europe, when the dif-
ferent classes Of society strongly Marked the
characteristic virtue was loyalty to all those in
authority or in the classes above The charac-
teristc evil was cruelty. From the princes to the
scrls each class treated tho beneath with
baseness and neglect Ours the commercial age and
its great virtue honesty, puncualty ia the payment
OF obligations aud a close adherence 10 all pledges
The Characteristic evil is neglect OF responsibility,
dishonesty, pccunary in1delity. Dishonesty in a
munry whore men stand shoulder TO shoulder in the
press OF business life and rely hourly each other,
tends TO disposition TO neglect all pledges Is
this evil the increase among usY At present an
apprehension abroad that the root OF institution
Is rotten The newspapers are full OF frauds and
botrayals OF trusts and We ask with pale lips "What
are ne coming toYh But people who expect and look
Tor the worst will not only 0nd II, but make IL As
a. sensation is discovered suspected the
editors publish It in full ana extras issued publish
ing TO the world that We nation Of thieves and
pckposkctS Abroad things OF the character
whose revelation has recently startled tho
people OF this nation studiously covered up
There are two sides to the question. IL We could be
sure that all The ndgnauon honest that all that
printed was meant and all the denunciation sin.
cerc. could be thankful; but about nvceighs of il
is lor political eject Tho man who Is EDITORS
saint another editors sinner IL necessary toput
some tho piilory and pet him with sgs but IL
is understood that when tue political event has passed
the man and the md gnaion will both be icrg ltlcn
In Europe " public affairs as open TO invcstlga-
ton as Ihcy here what CHASTITY spccrcs OF corrup
ton would stalk through the legislative halls In The
battle Of life whore each striving TO ct all be can
We expect somo loosoncss When two bar.
gaining wo know that each watches the
other miuutcly and takes every advantage he can;
bat when a man accepts trust and has put into his
hands the property education and future lfc OF some
fellow creatures their children, as Tor iastancc. in
the case Of man who accepts TOO position president
OF bank and consents to hold The earnings oi widows
and orphans, and then bctrays that trust. he is
thief; he tie thief OF thieves. lie steals not trash,
but humanity. But when the trust IS Dot Ola few, bot
OF M itons, but Of a nation, the trust OF nations
honor the nations faith, the grandeur Of naon's
Lons a iyes. when the nation saws. We give you this