The New York herald., 1876-11-13
PRESBYTERIAN MEMORIAL CHURCH
MORAL REFORM IN LARGE CITIEs-sERMoN n

REV. c. S. ROBINSON, D. D.
Al the morning OF the above church yester-
day. during the OF prayer, the pastor spoke o
the excited condition Of the whole country over the
political situation. and asked that peace might come
out OF the fears OF disturbance and the Republic b
secured 10 us on . armer and better basis.
Tho text OF tho sermon was taken from the Psalms
cxxviL, 1-.Exccpt the Lord keep the city the watch
man waketh but In vainn-and the object OF the dis.
to show the necessity for the work or the
New York Mission Association, in aid OF which tho
collection Of the day was taken up
Light, he said, accustomed In largo cities "a
associate with security and preventive of crime
Sin comes in, but when tho lamps blaze upon il /,
shuns glare and seeks its hidden haunts More lgh,
hcrc and make II tho plea for the mission
as 1t is for the protection OF our property.
the guarding Of lives and characters and all Uhris
tan aitribules. We want moro chapeIs and noC sta
ton houses The arrests for crime in this city were
ne-thrd less than usual during the weeks Of service
the Hippodrome, and the thought furnishes matter
for serious consideration People from villages CAN
not and wickedness Of large cities
They beyond their comprehension. II is easy 10
say men are men everywhere; but they are not and
answer the sample. In large cities their ideas
become exaggerated they seck to mako fortunes an
hour avarlce and greed prevail, and bdsness men be-
THE TWO EXTREMES OF SOCIETY
meet upon the same Sidewalk and one negatives tho
other. The minds OF men are prcoccupied Go into a
you receive Let even minister OF the gospel 10 into
here and he Will receive the cvity
Precious time and business hours made excuses 10
turn HIM of almost indecently. Men die and are
buried on tho same block, and we know not nor iu-
quire care who they Passions stronger
We are fond OF pretty veneerng rather than solid
wood, tinsel instead of gold. These plain facts
which We see before us cvery day of our lives Pot
ical ntrigucrs OF both parties open to the same
censure The ignorant heterogeneous mass OF foreign.
ers who come TO shores looked Tor their
value in politics. and demagogucs and priests upon
Tor their votes The right of suffrage has become
q farce for decent people, and tho cry for change
from tho whole country, except large citiss
in dens of
ROBBERY AND ROMAN CATHOLIC RULE
The press only secular, but scsptcaL Il rules
the country with powerful sway-a portion OF It for
good but the majority - hurtiul Infamous lies ara
printed without blush false dispatches put down
as enterprise religion pelted with abuse All these
things form strong reason for an evangelical effort
Do you propose education Tor remedy II you do
you will only have a class of villains In the
police while We are away In the country Is It not
worth while for TO attack Satan in his stronghold
Do not cities have claims upon the whole country for
their evangeliza,ion or
GOD NO CLAIx on AMERICAf
But how these things TO be remcdedf Legislation
has been insufficient aud law without pubic sentiment
is no goo0. We have been helped and hindered
by specific enactmcnts, and moral reform has
been failure among the masses What has been
done Is but bucket OF out OF an ocean OF
iblquity. II you build church where brewery has
been you do destroy IN IL simply moves TO another
location. Our churches are not seeking the multi
.udes who have most need Of them, and they do not
seek the churches; do they expect seek them.
What is hurtful they will so after, but what good
must be brought TO them The drunken ner VIII 10
blocks 10 buy rum, while the good milk for his family
must be served al his door, Our Divine Lord out
HIS seventy messengers In pairs 10 the cities to 20
there and converse with the people. Paul Said he
knew that bonds and affection we're awaiting him. and
Christ They are the high vantage ground for gospel
artillery.