New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-21
A FEW STRIKING SERMONS.

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ON THE INIQUirIEs OF SEw-YORK-MR. BEEcHEE
ON The INvIsIBLE-MR. ALGER SAYS GOOD-Bf-
srRMoN BY BISHOP SEYMOUR.
Mr.. Talmage yesterday denounced the heads OF
families and the society people who he said sup
ported Infamous resorts in New-York. He consid-
cred the responsibility Of the police and city
officials, and said that next Sunday he would be
more specific. Mr.. Beecher in his morning sermon
preached on the invisible Mr.. Alger de-
livered his farewell sermon ct the Church
of tho Messiah. Bishop Seymour preached
ut ST. Luke's Hospital in regard to spiritual gifts.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR VICE IN NETWORK.
MR.. TALMAGE's SECOND SERMON ON NIGHT scENEs
IN TgE METROPOLIS
The second sermon of the series Oh Night
Scene. In New-York filed the Tabernacle Church In
Brooklyn yesterday morning There was as great q
s for seats as on the preceding Sunday and hundreds
were unable even 20 get within hearing distance Mr..
Taimage before beginning his sermon, said: am In
formed that there are great many OF the poce ana
detectives OF Brooklyn In the church ths morning IN
ctzens clothes The usual course has been for citizens
to sit, aud Tor tba police TO stand desire that tnis
shall he reversed. and that the members OF the
police force be given good Seats and let our members do
the standing II necessary"
Mr. Tslmnge announced as HIS text Isaiah XXI, 2;
Policeman, what OF the nghtp The original OF the
text ho said, may be translated either Waterman OF
"policeman. ] have accepted the latter word. Tie
odenme cities were always governed with the aid OF
policemen. There roughs thugs and despeTidoes
in Jerusalem, rs there are now N NeT-fork and
Brooklyn. The police headquarters in oden times
were on the tops Of the mountains. Solomon.
he went his olrs OF exploration, was always In
cogni,o. He required police protection He had 1,20O
bOoed horses In his stable and millions or dollars OF
treasure In his house. lie also bad 600 wives, and
although his palace very conm0dous no house has
yet been built large enough to hold two wives mar
ried III man. aId 1t could not be expected that
the 600 wives OF one MN would keep the peace.
[Laughterl Policemen more than any other people,
the features OF city life Upon them Is placed
responsibility for small pay. In this city a po-
ceman gets ~, 100 year, and has only one night In
the week with his iam,, while detective gets $1,000.
and from January December he has no night that he
can call his own. When the looks down upon the
earth, the policemen observe nine months OF our in
iqulty, and It in unravellng this question that,
weeks ago. asked, IN the language OF the text,
Policeman what OF tho night" 1 requested two OF
the OF my church 70 accompany not because
they better than tho Others, bnt because they
were muscular. tLaughter.i I had determined
that II anything should occur during the In
vestigatIon requiring anything except spirit
ual strength, that / would refer that whole
matter to them. lRenewed laughter. believe
strongly in muscular Christianity. and regret
TO colleges sending into the pulpit men who are
diseased In liver lungs aud heart, and who faint in
making their first ascent into the pulpit, instead OF
graduating spiritual giants ana physical athletes. 1
would Ike contribute the pulpit myself $50 pounds
avoirdupois- IAppause.
noticed In this exploration that the haunts OF hell
were mainly supported by men Of wealth and family.
The luxurious places OF inquiry supported by
who from tn fashionable avenues OF the city. or
who crossed over from handsome h"uses III brooklyn or
WHO came from Cincinnati, Boston and Philadelphia.
could call the Of many OF the socailed respect
able men who do lhis and may yet do H. before get
through with these ser mons though fabrics OF sOc
ely SHOULD fall % prces. Loud applauseJ You will
ana IN these plnces me- o. her, %, churches public men
who admir- tie laws staDd on the Democratic Re-
publican ana Greenback platforms You Will ind there
sbrokers from WALSH large importers from Broad
way, leather merchants. produce merchants, cotton
prkers and all classes OF from the upper walks OF
lie We taik sometimes OF preaching the heathen
,"ll YOU thai there "a more neathenism in NewYork
above than below Canai-st prefer That heathenism
which wallows In the nro to the gded inQuity which
wears caes hair shawls and point lace founce seated
I'm turnout that cost $1,000, with liyeried driver
ahead and a rosetted turnkey behind. Laughter aud
there has considerable tal lately OF gospel for
the people This Is well enough. but what we want
most 4, gospel the hgh-foned sinners fashion
abb lazaretos OF uppertendOm IL IA seorched inquity
;pat comes down from the upper classes, who support
the In qnty Of the city, and who waiting for the
storm OF nre and hail. OF sulphur and brmstone which
viii destroy them II DID the cities OF the plain. We
want ftiy Anthony Conslocks wh,re We have one, to
20 FORTH aud exposc and punish the inquiries Of upper
ie For fourteen fifteen years there stood on the
most popular drive OF NowYOrk City elegant resi-
dcnce which attracted universal attention IL was not
peasanL aud attractive home, but Moloch temple,
abode OF hell which Judges ana officials dared
lest Anthony COmStock armed win the Knife of jus
tce marched In morning and in the name OF the
Eternal God he put an end TO H. loud applauseI The
prestess OF this den Of inguity too eownray to meet
world lost oreser leaving her bleeding carcass In
her own batG-tub -
c.rs pointed out n young grl Who they said was the
daughter OF fashionable man on dso-square. TGese
places supported chiefly by heads OF families fathers
no are covered all over with the pel1uries of broken
VOWS OF welded life In The name Of high Heaven de-
this popular nduiiy Let such men be hurled out
from The OF social business and religious circles II
they VIII repent at once. throw them overheard
t ouchal OF the responsibility ,or tese SINS nom the
head OF nOendng woman, and buT IL at the head OF
offending man AppansS By what sease S o. justice
preclpce into the ohasn OF utter despair ana mi up
equally offending man-who, fresh from his victims
downfall. with kd-goved hands presents himself at the
doors fashionable homes 10 nave them open at the tap
OF his god-neadcd canei II one must 90 down. let botn
OF taem 60; and II Que Is to be taken back, lei
both come back. lApplause.l The man VIII, who |
yolates his marital Vows su ana supports oo 1asse
fire. hail. tempest, blood, anguish ana despair forever
or American society will go TO pieces under the plea OF
OF temperament. Young woman what |
Others temperament on. you say rushed into It |
say then That you ought to suffer the
que question. lSa Shy don't the municipal
put n stop to this iniquty, answer That the Work
Hall, there were thirty gambng-housesi |
they all smut up. WeTc lrttB
offered bu our Commissioners OF Police were mightier
tnu amy bribe and the, pursued their work. and now
there IS not within the limits Of this city gambling
house OF policy shop, OF nfamy. Ii any one
Annws of an exception and he will report at the plat
rn m M the close Of sermon will guarantee that IN
ls tDnn two Commissioner Jourdan and Chef OF
Police Campbell Will swoop down upon IL like an ALPINE
nysIuoLe tAppause II YOU don't report IL you are
ethor co ward with the yourself. You
a the brunt, ana not put on the shoulders Of
our heroic and brave policemen and detectives with
such pure men the bench as Nelson, Reynolds,
MoCue Moore ana Pratt. there must be o mighty I'M
puse upward toward Heaven Applause. | give
To God Brooklyn stands to-day second to
no cty IN toe world In its freedom from SIN But Brook
has large of responsibility Tor the sins OF her
slater city Her people 10 10 New-York to commit their
sins and was told Of one pace In New-York that Is
tad nv IN AM