New-York tribune., 1878-10-14
THE wICKEDNEss OF NEw-YORK.

the walls Of the Brooklyn Tabernacle Church was
gathered there yesterday morning TO hear the promised
discourse night in NewYOrk by the Rev. DE
| Witt Tamage As early as O'Clock the audience
began to assemble. and half an hour later the
| church was filled with the exception OF the
stangs belonging to the regular members Hundreds Of
people lined the sidewalks unable to obtain admission
and the doors and windows filed with an eager
| thrOng.
The text was Ezekiel, VIII, $40: "Then said he unto
me- son of man dig in the wall and when had
! dgged In the wall behold. door.
And lie said unto me- Go in and behold the wicked
abOml1aIions that they do here.
so went in and saw ; aud behold. every form OF
| creeping things and abOminabe beasts"
Ezekiel said the preacher commissioned to explore
the regions OF In his day. He not to stand on
| the outside aud guess at what going on within,
but to go I'm. He did not say, LORD, don't want TO
| go In may be criticised sharply by my brethren;
please Lord, do let of He went in and saw. l. as
| man OF religion, felt that | had received
Divine commission TO explore the wickedness OF this
city and NewYork. dId not ask the consent OF the
sessions or the church committee OF the press but
asking the presence OF three high police officials and
| two members Of my church, unroed my commission;
and IL said: Son of mln dig the wall; and behold
| door" I went In and saw. and behold -. lGreat
laughterl
was brought up in the country under parental
and until this Autumn did ever see the nqultieS OF
| |
| OF God, sOwn any wild oats. lLauRherI
| I have repeatedly preached against the . evils
| OF city life. aud 1 said to myself that l would
explore the Inner OF the abodes OF sin and In
iquity. am here tnis morning to report a dreadful
plague IN midst, aud TO lot you know how It's slhs
dssect the body aud the soul To those who calm that
my recent tour of inspection may encourage others to do
likewise. thar II you 20 in the company OF
police commissioner police captain, an inspector OF
polce ana two Christian gentlemen. and not
wrrh spirit OF curiosity but 10 see sn 80 as Dttter 10
not then stay away proper dlscu-sion Of TINS sub-
gbont os much a description OF the plague at Grenada
will drive people TO inspect ITS cVll consequences TOT
I0STf'' 6a@tT sba pSy drgS, and not an anthem In
what do there VIII be nothing 10 put the lahtest
blush on the fairest check will kiudle u possible;
| blush the checks OF some men, ana hope to make
| their ears tngle. ,,-
wish OF cxpiornt non No living TO-DAY Is IN
drbtrd then am for the widespread advertising that
neld covering America, Europe, ASIA Africa and Aus
tralia, and are thus gYng me ncary S'CooOOo souls
and caa only say. 20 on In your work slash away,
gentlemen tine tie merricr. [APplausa and loud
nurhterI Press criticisms / regard a sort OF
| Iurhish towel that every pubic man must De rubbed
down wth daily Give my love 20 AL the secular AID re-
lgIous editors and SAY that giye them full permission
| 20 tner steel pens through all my sermons.
! IL was a calm, clear aud sluggish night when
moved the world n which bnd before been en-
tircy ignorant There was no shout Ot reVry, ana We
heard no loud outlaws reached the por.a!s of the
abodes ~ There not MANY slgus Of death. hui
| the dead were there. It Was IKE Dtntes " Inferno
wIth much 20 touch the soul. bat plenty To bring
tears the eyes There were plenty Of moral corpses
there. IGer epOr IN close embInce vita no band
aged mouth keep back tue fatal breath. There were
| ODD hulks all along the coasL Livery moment brought
In more backrucd wrecks aud as waIled aud watched
| for the morn / that u was On everlasting storm
the carca t.rs OF corruption. I nons eagles aud
doves insignia iu these places. How inappropriate
| serpent. We were shown costly and magnificent
specimens NJ paintings, staiuary and upholstery Al
not ses a painting worth - aside from the frame. and
| no decent unan wouG own what there was
| saw wero a cfo.s between bad cnromo
fHS Ga same wa. 1I true Of the music soe Of bo
! creatures ever saw tqnaHkrd d'sco"hnt n"tes to
cracked pianos drcadfuly out OF tune Loud iauEh,erl
| Toe upholstery principally red sud UTsn<c ANA as
for the brilliantly Ehted balls We have heard so much
why. - ccats worth of chemicals would produce
ali that shown IN any one night .hrro WA h"tung
except g.wr,ws, tn,gl and cheap d1Tdrs seemingly
obiuned from secondhHhd stof' ana n'Nrr phd t0''
Young yOiroh stark mad foo, r 'ou 20 10 places
Of dissipation Ia see hahsoEr pilhth, .y H9hoisteS
aud will give you letters Of introduction To moro THAN
Looking 1 ana hear music that is worthy OF the name
uOIcn that around all kinds "i Sin thcic are attempts
aui ,Ir r',,It,,nt.u, ,n,rcr IA, ~ ,nt it l. hi
that tested In churches ITS power. tO
show - OmuiPOtence in good canse We must drive
| the yomR men. who are going down hill. INTO the
Kingdom, by suatohng musical instruments from the
service Of the dsv aud using thcn IN the praises Of
the Lord We should scnn sue. ncn as Philp PhiIlpS
the sweet singer In Israeli ana ArOucke the coretst
with his Robin Adsr solo lLpplanse ana George ".
| Morgan with his IIaoinan Chorus Ioud appauscl to
ChrisfianiEe tls world We baye many dirgcs give
plenty OF anthems We have much dead march, give
us more queEsiops AZ We move on tne doub0quick ia
! our maron To Yctory-an army IN fuli advance.
| some things tlat amazed me- moro than feel
that ought toll. II viii take pain 10 many hearts
far away, aud cannot bo there 10 comfort them and
| vet duty compcls me Ia speak l found young man.
flushed with the rudy helG OF pure country lie, VINO
lcped To gather the Summer grain IA these aaunts
Of miqmty. lms Young man was VenturinE ou danger-
Gus ground. that 1t his iirs night there, by
! tho defiant look which much to
with SIN. au! tDen 1 seemed to reelection and To
hear whisper coming ont from the IaIdy upholstery
saving, MY hunr." 80 goodness nnd sin seemed
to .trugglu In that sons sOui aud sn tumphed ne sur
rendered and death led lko an ok 70 the saugh-
do nos rect sorry for Young mn brought up to
prayer Is, ''God pity, watch over save fno young
iuan FROM country who Is deudnd aud drawn into
vortex OF stu OF crime and VINO Is breaking the
young man. and curse tho gray haifs. bent foEm and
cradle IN winch yon were rocket 1on hro uoihs u hi
tHo time In leading such life and by ys.tihV shch
brooklyn ie comes INTO the greaI rapids, and the only
question Is whether hs wiz bNo n sato
Hilo''StS, trr.oH M home. for there Will AWAY
bo some tsagrecabe gossip to carry tno news. Ana
doctors may say that hsy ded OF uataral disease II
NilI br r,c1r,ied IN the pOnderOus bOOKs or Almighty
God tint YOU KILLED them AMI yOu wI be guy of Tue
crimes or patucide and mat1cide.
In conclusion. SIR. Talniage said: shall leave to
| other sabbath mornings tue unyelng OF the many
scenes mat only Intimated thi5 morning. nave
ouIy entered the yestibuie Is yet have given you
,"ny,rnis and hereafter / shall particulars.
Next sabbath suaiI discuss tho question why rhs
| authorities allow these things to exist.
sai su-ak words honest praise at the Brooklyn de
rryes and that police orcc under Cnet Ot Io
lice Campbell Is doing work that ls Simply magmnctht
n Load aIp Ausr.l StOp tLs talk Ot cutuhg down tue
" Igcs men who doing tho work OF God and
hcir country. IbOy q, o. nave nelr wages 30 up
IEqrrwcd appausel nave 40 fear "i the discussions
o. the press Tue sn nave ben portray rs scorched
and blasting tDng, aud before get thVugn, by the help
nT Got wll save ten thousand Ia tue execution
nj a. nj sion defy all earth and hell. huay said to
e officers" Latus 20; am ured OF this iuqmty"As we
| D .r,, out oJul passed in What face! sorrow was
1 ltl.Fg rod "A Y. "A
mans face watch was wntGen Lost without rem
edy."