The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-12
CENTRAL M. T. CHURCH.
s'wHo Is KING IN NEW YORK ?"-ApDREss BY


''wHo Is KING IN NEW YORK ?"-ApDnxss BY
REV. CHARLES g. NARROWER.
Rev. Charles s. narrower, pastor Of tho Central
Methodist Episcopal church, In Seventh avenue, be-
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth srecs preached last
evening to his congregation upon the subject OF selling
liquor the Sabbath. Mr.. Narrower believes that
sentiment favor OF enforcing the excise law
awakened among the church going people, and to this
end he spoke last evening lie :-"Who 10 king in
New York; Is II whiskey, and we all subjectss" To
answer Yes s to say that the people OF New York
either bosotted they Indifferent New York.
whose solid growth during the century Is the pride OF
the Atlantic coast whose voluntary charities are the
adm ration OF the world and whose public institutions
always surprise distinguished forcigners-New York
either besottcd or indifferent We are slow 10 speak
the words. Yet there Is for asking the ques-
ton. grant you. have supposed that The people
OF New York king. and that the people honora
BILE, intelligent and seli-rcspccring Legislation has
implied the kingship OF the people. We thought We
werc guided by enlightened public Judgment, specially
In regard to the liquor and tho Sunday questions In
tho matter OF liquor laws, many have condemned ua
Some said the whole traffic is SIM "Prohibt III"
Others said, Put It with tho sugar business,
all restriction, IT'S FREQ country" But tho people
said our foremost men disagree as TO The wisdom OF
prohibition but the tradlc Is most dangerous one,
and We VIII try to regulate It." So in 1887 made Il
under eighteen, TO any apprentice to any intoxicated
person or TO any person guilty OF habua
also TO sell ON the Sabbath or on election days In
lsc9 It was declared that ale or beer included in
the words intoxicating liquors. In this way said,
We will try to prevent the owl OF this traffic We be-
leved we had the right and that tho points well
taken In tho Liquor law The people supposed they
king, and 'lord also OF The sabbath" We did not
mako u religious question OF It. Sunday, a holiday
devoted TO re>t and quiet Tor tho whole people, 10
tom which has come down to US with the rest Of our
AZ Sn
we lave iegisated for II from time to time
deemed best. We determined to make good day OF
II, not curse Other business stopped and we SAID
tho rum traffic shall stop too. Now wish 10 remind
you OF the days Of
TIM METROPOLITAN EXCISE LAW.
From 1867 to 1870 there was special law for this
city, and Superintendent Kenneday and Thomas c.
Acton succeeded wonderfully IN enforcing Is There
must BIO In sight OF all entering the place OF business
and 4 MOI, there. there was presumptve evidence
closed and kept closed Sunday; and the
Excise Board had summary power to revoke
liccnse IN case Of any violation OF tho law. During
those three years tho revenue from licenses was
81 600 year, or three times what IL is now and
the arrests on Sunday wore twenty-five per cont less
S sS TUs PER sent had more har an S Tues
poltan law repealed in 1870 and wc foil back upon
the general State law. But 1873 tho three great
points IN the metropolitan law were enacted Tor tho
thrcc years in everything but the enforcement tho
law. There arc twenty-five per cent more crimes
committed on sunday than other day. 1t appears
that any Sunday from 200 TO 800 violations OF tho
law take place where tho police them II they
TO- The doors OF the saloons swing 70 and fro
easily rs on any day. In gardens and groceries liquor
flows more freely Sunday than any
week day. When for once the law is en- forced
our Common Council are disguised and outraged"
The only thing they the OF the police.
The trouble Is they tho bushes the elves
They not patriots; they do applaud tho right
and earnestly discountcnancc wrong measures; they
sit in dignity and dcnounce the whole attempt at
order Who IS their kinsy Is law Isl tho pco-
MAY IL n xv.ie In I'm IN nnrt
one can dispute their authority NJ tho Casino and the
Terrace Restaurant, II Is SAID The traffic goes on and
no one intereres. So they take the infamous bust.
under thor patronage apparently. and stand up
Tor II when the officers OF law assail It. And Christian
Excise, to whom you have gwen tho power to revoke
licenses Whenever Their provisions are violated, and
they can fix the license fec as IN ls67-1O Yet what do
VIC seer They secure to tho city about $500, 900 in
dcmnityfor the traffic. who tho old Board six years
| ago secured abou. 81, 100000
| WHOSE THAT?
| The peoples or the whskcy kngs's rhen, how is It
with the Of places where the police found the law
violated and made arrestsg Were those licenses 70
! yokcdY no For three weeks tho men have laughed
In dceison and Tor hrcc weeks the people have been
lnsulted. Christians who Is Kingg Still once moro:
Upward OF 900 oil violation Of the liquor law
boon in the hands oil the District Attorney am told,
and not one case has he prosecuted since January!
Some ono Is fcaruy at fault; some is false to his
trust and submit TO yon there ought TO be way
OF nndng out who IL IT, Now this IL IN New York, and
tho owl Of drunkenness? Arc the facts changcdy Why.
the expense put 10 Tor supporting drunken pau
pcrs and tho children OF drunkards III tho Republic is
$40, 600 900 more than tho entire revenue from the
liquor traffic Think Of Hero Is u business which
brings TO tho government 100000 900 while
II creates paupcrs alone that cost 500, 000, 600
In New York state wo carry burden
for State government education, national government
for the paupers diets and criminals that arc trace
able To intcnperancc costs US all that and $50 900
And .et this worst OF traics comes aud says
'.Give the Sunday holiday and leisure;
make $4,000 ovcry Sunday, and the rulers say,
'srakc IT," Tho devil says:-"Givc mo also the day
you give to the good OF men and TO God" and they
answer ..You shall have H." IL looks as II wh,skcy
Is king aud all Of SUBJECTS but think rather, tho
people are king only i.e King y ASLEEP a ana while NO
OF It's choicest Treasures believe this Is OF New
iorks great opportunities Tho power OF the people
Is great What was possible under the
metropolitan law Is possible now What the people
did TO Tweed they can do 10 the whiskey king Let
them awake and speak and tho Dissertation OF Sunday
would disappear, tho monopoly OF rum would cease;
the toasted paupcrIsn, the intensified crhc domestic
broils, agones and murders would visibIy diminish,
for the people are King.
We have been expecting General Newton to blow up
Holi Gate rocks on tho Fourth OF July. The Whiskey
crime. and poverty, and diocy and idencss have
nced them and charged them II is Tor tho people to
light the iusc
CHURCH or CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR.
THE USE AND ABUSE OF POLITICAL PARTIES
SERMON BIZ THE REVEREND HOWARD E0oI.Rs-
TON.
better known tho Church OF the Christian Endcavor
Loo avenue, 1t tho corner Of Hcwcs street, Will
lamsburg was crowded, the attraction being political
sermon from tho novel writing preacher, Edward Eg-
gleson, d. D., tho pastor Of Tho church.
The reverend gentleman announced the following
text :"For tho children OF this world are. thor
generation, visor than tho children OF ghLu Luke,
xvi, 8. Hc said-'Thc uso Of political party is to
bring all those who favor certain line OF public policy
into combination, and its proper and Legitimate
end when II enables men Of like opinions 70 act
gcther in favor OF those opinona Tho abuse Of
party Is that superstition Of politics when ccvatcs
the party itself into something sacred, just men
idolizo Church instead OF worshpping truth
and goodness II enshrincs. Party IL made such q
fetch that who deserts It, with without cause
Is In tho eyes or liz members and dcvotccs another
Benedict Arnold. have known prescribed by
bis relatives and denounced by his neighbors because
he cast q vote against tho party with which he had
previously actcd Many IN this Iree country Of