, 1877-07-30

LAW AND NRDEK In SoLI&TIs
The Rev. Or. MeChtsney ptcarhcd yesterday
forenoon II, d 1argo congregation ut tho Park
Avenue At. l. Church on "rac Preservation Of
Law mud Order ln Society" Tho sermon was
Al follows,
nrct u sher1 nur sxaa ths hsaa 10 tho fect, hayo
NY. musa mora those meubcrs 0, the bo.,y,
wtIrh seen, IL 10 nlors fechlsr are seressafy.-1
Cor. Fsi.. 81. e..
Tin reverend gentssmau began by saying that
It was not his lntcntlou 10 Drenl, o sermon OH
politica1 eeoEo,ny. All arc agreed Lha& the past
Nrrk had nroyrd very critical una b., the Iis.
tory of this city. ln tho text hs Thought tu
soa 1la "|tc1.ats "H =. s'nt NO for Ssns ths dsty
tho fact that q teachings were appIlcublo
to any nit all emergencies. Christianity
A!oRo afforded safe baa!s fUr thu socia strurt.
urc. What Il every form md condition of
built ou tic Christian lieat Tho soriAl INSTINCT
In man WAS the germ OF society, The fatnlty
itself VIVA divine society oa which Was built
built ~ ti.o tl"vcrn'nclt, Or tho State, Society,
therefore, was not n1ere EFuuE.tiK of illdivi1-
uals, NJ Temporary cKl'etlfcnt, fAt dtvlne tu-
stittitton to ,pf"yite for the protsctlun ot the
,,ot i lnero cxpeatnn1-a matter nf cou-
DEE was soeety Sheltered from ths
l'urritane Of Violence. The .nan who
TO bc reviewed. III tho sauso light ~ Murtlu.tr,
ta,xs.aurh ~ he oycr.l,rew a dsylne ilstiIutlan
and tRa4a wnr uk,0n stxiAl order. An lllstallta
u The luub's nlur.lcro,1s spirit was h&d lu.a
l,oGllnring State where q mau was torn !l'n6
from lImb by the rrurl nsub. There wers cAnses
living deep down which struck at tho ruuts VI
these social disorders. Every act ot dishonesty
alMuns thr moral an4 respected c1asAes--uscry
resort to tilu falsu weight and balance every de-
fa!tution and tlie l!kc-Was Arebran1 tllrown
iuto society which blazet' up anil enuan-
Eercsi tic existenre Of tue whnlc social fabric.
Tho Church waa ttbc only lnstttut!on III cnrih
which haal yenturcd to takG The soclaf outc1sts ahu
transform tlo,l,, III casus wfthnt number, Into
ornament. of auelesy, ,rl.e Church, therefore.
was u conservative ,.sent In regard TO xteill
or,lcF. tbs railroads, l'e believed, werp greatly
to tlalns f0r nurh of the recent troubles. They
were like tbs gopier.snakss which Killed 0shsF
sll4krs, and then swallowed ttscn. Thu ux-
peuses of every railroad war snust be bosue by
the passengers, BY the frri1hk tIal)r. Or, aa wa3
usually tho rasc, by cutting down tha earnings
S s II ss,s .yspstIybests w. ~ Ill.,
Rscat moilot1iles MIL their uulnlt'yes; !;
of tue soeial uuiou of man. ILLS
feeling 81 reciprocity n the Church aa!in soele-
slilultons: this reciprocity wa stcu When such
disasters VI the thlcagO or thu 81. John lire
catle, and sstcr tiies generously contributed tn
tbs aid VI tho distressed. The Bible wAs thu
FREUD Ut the workhlyluan, and yet Il tunlasresi
no Icturds u strikes. tod was always The
sthkcs, fur Ills car Was attentive 70 the cry Of
tic oppressed, mud lle avenged the1n OF tuck
euemlss. This country Gould l.ot afford 70 !all
uut With it, ~orkibyncu, III otheE words. thu
3,r repertty III The individual aud the community
Was ins: parable. Thr whole tonnlry WIS sllu4-
gLtug a:,atast destiny catfut fur LICK u i hrt-
feE iiatic, ''toutraettou." Failures " business
were common tyrYywtere. Until ulen Lad wished
they we,e ~ hireltngs, lYius On days wasea.