The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-10
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.

BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.
REV. T. DE WITT TALMAoE ON MUNICIPAL Gov
EMINENT.
'The influence Of Official Conduct upon the Morals
| of the Community was the theme chosen by Rev T.
De Witt Talmage for his forenoon discourse at the
Brooklyn Tabernacle yesterday. The building was
crowded in every part Mayor Schroeder occupied
seat in the pew with Elder McKelway The text was-
"Thou that situate at the entry of the seal
Ezekiel. xvii, g. Rev, Mr. Tamage dwelt upon the
beauties and glores of the city of Tyre who forgot
! God and blotted forever. Cam the
founder of Tyre and it took after HIM in morals IL
long time before city could get the
ter OF those who founded it New York would for
200 800 years escape from the good influences OF its
founders the pous settlers whose prayers up from
very streets where banks discount and brokers
shave and companies declare dividends, and
smuggers swear Custom House lies The church that
stood Wall street still threw its blessing
all the OF traffic and upon the ships that fold their
white wings in the harbor Cities necessarily
evils as had sometimes been argued They had been
the birthplaces OF civilization In them popular lib
erty lifted up its voice They the patrons OF art
literature and architecture The particular city, said
Mr.. Talmage, in which God had given his hearers
residence, under especial blessings The moral
character of those who ruled city had much to do
with the moral character of the city itself Men,
and children interested in national poll
tics When the great Presidential election OF
every patriot wanted TO be found at the ballot box
That was very well, but it was time that men gave
of the attention devoted TO national affairs to the
study OF municipal government make the cities
right said the preacher land the nation will be right"
There had comparatively speaking, been corrup-
ton IN municipal governments this country than in
the State and national legislatures. ~ am full of
sympathy said Mr. Talmage with those who are op-
posed TO carrying politics into religion but
will never be reformed and purified until carry re-
ligfon politics O1icals that wink at fraud and
that have neither arragnment for glitter
ing dishonesties always weaken the pulse OF CONNER
cal honor Every shop store, bazaar and factory IN
the city feels the moral character OF your City Hail.
If in any city there be dishonest mayoraly, an I'M
principled Common Council court susceptible TO
brides, in that city there will be unlimited license
all kinds of trickery and sim while the other hand
if officials faithful their oath of office II the
laws are promptly executed If there is vigilance and
watching all the outbranchings OF the government
there IS the highest protection from all bargain making
wish all commercial TO understand that they are
not independent of the moral character of the men
who rule over them, but must be thoroughly and
nightly affected by them So also with
the educational interests OF city. There
65 600 common schools in this country and they
attended by 1000 600 of pupils and majority OF these
in cities. There cities in which educa-
tional settled the low caucus the aban-
doned parts OF the cities by ignorant men hear the
tramp of the coming generations What that multi
tude of youth shall be for this world and the viii
depend very much upon the character Of your public
schools Instead of driving the Bible out you had
better drive the Bible further in. The character of
a
/ city where grogshops have their own way and gam
\ bling halls not nterfered with, and for fear OF
losing political influence officials close their eyes to
fostering denominations, the home interests need
make imporaton. Even the Church to-day has to
contend with evils that the civil law ought smte;
and, while would not have civil government in any
relax energy in the and punishment Of
crime, would have a thousand-lod more energy put
forth in the digging up of the foundations Of niquty
/ ! am glad know that recently our city
has been cleansed OF great deal of political
vermin, and yet they is not all gone | see
| Hall
! Uaughter.) They bloated. loathsome blasted,
polluted lecherous crewthe disgust Of all good
Somehow in the grinding OF the political machine they
come on the top of the wheel The democratic party
would have us believe that that kind OF men belong to
the republican party and The republicans would have
believe that that kind Of men belong the demo
cratic party They belong TO both IL was illustrated
at the last election in New York where the two politi
cal parties rousng themselves the fact that they
ought to have great reformer Joined together and
elected to the Senatorial chair John Morrisseyl
Q.aughter) oh, I demand that the Christian people
who have been standing aoof from public affairs
back, and the might of God try to save cities
If things have been bad IL is because you have
let them be bad 1t is not the ballot that decides the
election 1t is the political caucus, and il at the pr-
mary meetings unfit men are nominated then the ballot
box has nothing do to take its choice between
the thieves. In our churches let us try every way
up the moral sentiment in these cities SO long
pure hearted stand aoof from politics just so
long will rum make the nominations, control the
ballot box and inaugurate officials
HANSON PLACE BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. DR.. Fojumbe, OF Boston, preached yesterday
morning in the Hanson place Baptist church, Brook
lyn special invitation The preacher took his text
from the 10th Psalm, verse 3-"Thy people shall be
willing offerings the day Of thy power in the beauties
of holiness from the womb OF the morning: thou hast
the dew OF thy youth" Why does God show His love
TO usS 1t that He might produce love u.s. that
He might create power which would cease TO
exert its influence throughout all time. There is a
power OF reformation In human nature but the Of
the evil they cast out; this needs divine
power. That power is in the and work Of our
Lord Jesus Christ All true conversion must, there
FORE be first from the power exered by Jesus Christ
upon the human heart the love oil Christ begetting
us that which have lost through the fal-a true
love God and after that pure love OF To be-
get perfect character is the work OF
the Lord Jesus Christ The idea OF the is that
while religion Is unit OF truth, Il has
its varied beauties Beauty the expression OF the
pure and Of the holy in sentiment and In life IL is
assembage OF exccences indicating the presence OF
the and the good This word, 'thollne less -
Christians leave out great deal too much from our
religious vocabulary. We consider II TO be almost i'm
practicable That is not IL IS the conforming
a spiritual life and supreme trust In the God OF all
Providence He comes anc ellis the whole orb Of my
| faculties until he becomes the only aim OF my life
We forget that good will and good nature enter
italy into Christian Lie. would not give cent for
\ the who Is not penetrated by it through and
through Love would become the grand principle OF
\ life, and love becomes holiness and holiness love-
There Is a happy unconscousness accompanying IL
Charitable persons Of the good they do
The reverend speaker here gave several illustrations
from the Bible OF tho beauties Of holiness He showed
how faith was exemphed by Abraham, meekness by
Moses, praise by David and morality by chat rgoristn
James Putting all these examples together should
have an idea OF perfect morality
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