New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-29
NATIONAL DANGERS IN THE FUTURE.

NATIONAL DANGERS IN THE FUTURE.
me Rev r. He5ey yetcton the Anthon Memorial Church
Thanksgiving service was held yesterday OF
IL A. M in the Anthem Memorial Church. Fortyeghth-st
and sixthaye. The church was well filed. and the
pastor the Rev. r. Heber Newton, preached on the
dangers that threaten the Nation.
After speaking OF dangers lying before the church
life of the country the speaker proceeded TO dwell upor
the perils looming up in the State and society," There
dangers he said upon US ut present whicn arr
temporary the result Of the special conditions which we
may safely escape. The money question Is one OF them
1t real and serious danger, owing to the du times
the camor OF poor for work and the natural desire
of the debtor class seek any relief possible But the
intelligence and honesty OF the people be trusted to
settle this matter rightly only it be thoroughly dis
cussed. There are other and deeper dangers growing
out OF very structure Of cur Government one Oh
these do not count-universal suffrage. That VIII
gradually effect its limitation so far as needfuL cities
are aggregave OF Industrial enterprises and ought TO De
managed 10 their finances by the taxpayers alone.
States will gradually circumscribe that exercise OF the
suffrage-by requirements Of education, etc. Tne
professionazIng OF our political life very serious
danger Parties are inevitable In Republic,
but they should be fluent. With US they nave
petried Then. too, the insane carrying OF Natlonai
politics into local Government nrenches party organi
zatou in power never before co 1t has come 10
pass that the mechanism OF politics mas Deeome vpo
complicated to be by those busy az breadwlnnlnP,
and class has CROWD living Dy
control the machine end running It, rms reduces
democracy farce. Although through the fOlies OF
friends Ciy Service reform Is cant not muc rel
shcdi 1t none the less the crying need OF our
government. ,..,- r,.
We need to-day more independents in politics. They
are our hope for the future. We need young men OF
wealth take public life noble VOCATION win Us
young uun who he OF use goes 10 charity In
stead OF public life The secularZatlOn OF educauon -
another danger We not allow sectarlan teachnR,
but we must not disailOw moral teaching ana framing
aud inspiration Character is OF more value 10 he STATE
than knowledge. COndnct ia the ehd OF all education.
BY as much as we take from religious teaching we must
put moral culture. Perhaps We may yet see con-
promise the Bible such sort as that Matthew Ar
mold proposes in mis- textbook from Isaiah for the cu
IL ~ through inspiration OF character Ineie arc
social dangers looming ahead OF us when We
must carefully study and prepare to meet. We are III
the industrial epoch Tue labOrer Is becoming force Ia
society. Democracy places the sovereignty In It's manu.
Business IL. II Is growing increasingly inten
gent IL studies the problems OF sociology LABOR Is
Omuipoient when IL knows and feels us power
There is widespread and growing discomfort ana en-
nifty which forebodes mischief Our great papers dOnt
reveal THIS put the hugely circulatlng wofKingmehs
papers do II capltai meets THIS al the nard ana suen
strife of demand and supply, Will have sore trDupe'
must study acduant ltaen Win Tue ue
mands feelings OF che WORKING class, ana 10 ano
meet those demands frankly and kndly Perhaps IN.
dustral partnership nolds the Immediate solution OF
our troubles Let all citizens study our proOe5'
and Christians meet them III the spirit OF DIOtnet-
ness may long God In our annual IhanKs-
giving.