Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-05

idea what ia going on. Tho foundations of New
York and Brooklyn ere strlck through With rot
| tenness. II ia:qaity advances in the next huo'
dred years as 10 tho past there will not be
yestige Of moral and religious iehuence loft. l
| wish that the next Mayor of New York.
whether he bs Augustus Schell or Edward
Cooper, may rise to the height of bis position
We arc told that the $500 police OF New York
cannot put down the FIVE or six hundred dens
Of itiquity, to say nothing of the gambling
houses and the unlicensed grog shops. re.
ply, Swear me in as special poiosnan-
(laughter)- land give me 2GO police tor Two
nights aad T will break up all the leadlog
haunts of in;quity in New York and send such
CONSERVATION into the smaller houses OF slu that
they will shut up of themselves. (haugh!er
and applause.) These denominations ara to bo
charged either to polioo ooWardlce or to ponce
ism vide awake Murder wide awake The
harvest of death fer eternal woe!
What is that? Trinity clock striking-one,
two! GOOD night" slid the officers OF the
law. and We responded Good night" Was
ever adjective mere nisapplied? Night black,
night forsakeu, night awful Fer many. OF
those wo had been watching, everlasting night
So far as is he'll from heaven was that night dis.
taut from being a good Eight. But. my
friends, what are you going to do with this
matter? Punish the people? That is not nv
theory prevent tho people. Cure the people?
In Iiae hundred and ninety nina cases out OF
athousard it can't bo dooe. Warn tdo people,
prevent the people, hiader the people, sa7u
tho people before they 60 in.
Next Sabbath morning shall speak OF my
stir tho cities, and God helping me, I will 90
through. do not know what course will taxa
in these Sabbath morning sermons. But who
ever else will bo crowded or kept standing out
side the doors, l charge the trustees OF the
church that they give full elbow room to these
j journalists, since each one is another church live
times or ten times or twenty times larger thsn
this august assemblage, and it is by the printing
press that the Gospel of the Son of God is to Do
preached to the world. May the blessing OF Al,
might God como down on all tho editors and
reporters and compositors. Murmurs OF ap.
p-oval
This mor1ingI throw of the robe Of pulpit
conventionslity to plunge in after your drown-
ing soul l take your hand hot with tho fever
of indulgences and trembling with last nights
You would not shake hands with me?" would.
Try me at the foot Of the platform and see If
won't. o that the Atlantic and Pacific surges OF
divine forrgivness may rosr over your soul AS
the sun of Gods forgiveness rides on toward the
midhesvens, ready to submerge you in warmth
and light bid you good morning, morning
of peace for all your troubles. In GODS name.
good morning. Heaven comes very near to-day.
It is only stream that divides us-the narrow
stream of death And the voices there and tha
voices here seem to commingle. and the united
song Of earth and Heaven is Homo Sweet
Home" Homo for your domestic crclo on
earth! Homeof forgiveness in that great heart
of God Homo Of eternal rest in heaven Homel
Home Home!-N Y. Herald.
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