Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-07
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
Special Correspondence.
New York. Sent.

There is nothing, thinks Rev. 7. De-
Witt Talmage, the champion theological
summersault and trapeze performer of
Brooklyn, like posting ones self
thoroughly on subjects upon which one
is to be called upon to speak. Especial
ly is it indispensable, in his estimation,
for minister of the gospel to know the
ways of sin from A to lizard, to follow
Satan boldly into his visible as well as
his invisible strengholds in short, to
tackle Old Nick upon his own dunghill.
Full of these great truths the impassion-
ed exhorter lately secured the co-opera-
ton of two non-clerical friends and the
convey of policeman probably as a
guarantee to the soothing world that his
intentions were honorable) and there
upon made night of it among the most
disreputable gin-mIlls and dance houses
of New York city. 1t is to be presumed
that the parson ''saw the elephant
trunk, tusks and tail, for he has since
expressed himself to several Newspaper
reporters as being chock full of holy
horror and burning with Impotence
to preach a sermon to young men which
shall spread terror and destruction
among the cohorts of the enemy.
Now all this desire to do good to his
flock is highly commendable, but it
seems seriously questionable whether
| the old maxim to the effect that the end
justifes the means, can safely be sub
jected to such strain as Mr.. Talmage
bring upon it. An old New Yorker like
himself can certainly learn enough
about such places for preaching pur-
poses without putting the indlgnity up
on his Office of being in such company.
His example is unfortunately likely to
have more effect upon young men than
his precepts for they will be very apt
to argue that if it is right for minister
to visit such resorts to inform himself
about their doings, it certainly cannot
be wrong for them to follow in his foot
steps for the same purpose. Mr.. Talmage
undoubtedly means we'll, but his ten.
denotes toward sensationalism and his
craving for notoriety sometimes involve
him in violations both of good morals
and good taste.
For ways that are dark and tricks that
are vain the heather Chinee isn't a cir
cumstance to the average city tramp
Given good health and an early start
and the professional beggar will cove
more ground in ingenious statemen
} otherwise lies-in a day than tn
, celestial before mentioned could accum
ulate during an industrious week
There is always refreshing change il
, the daily tale of the penniless man. II
greets you in your Office one mornin
, with his arm slung up and patch o
3 unearthly size on each cheek. He hat
3 a fall from the top of nine story build
ing, while honorably employed at hi
) legitimate trade-bricklaying. He pic
tnres his seven small children at hom
Q in different stages of all known diseases
: while his wife and youngest are unabl
3 to secure nourishment.
9 You mildly suggest suspicion c
3 bad whiskey in his breath, and he il
Q dignantly points to the bandage on hi
5 cheek as being the lurking place of tn
5 pungent odor-a medical preparation
Q So meek is his manner and so unanswel
able his argument, that you divide wit
S him your small store of pennies. BIZ
q the next day you feel an uncomfortabl
% smallness creeping over you when th
IS same man of reckless statement wit
$ both arms free and with smile
IS upon two unclouded cheeks, stands upo
IS corner and holds out pleading hant
% To-day he is immovable, as glance ;
y his, bandaged legs shows, and his stor
. includes motherless home and star
. ling increase in the number of iuveni
% dependents. Still again. the next da,
Q he is fresh from the hospital with Il
. same odor of medical (?) preparatic
IS clinging to every fold of his ventilate
% garments. And so this protean indivi'
- ual wanders through life complaining
y the 'cheap labor of the Chinese, b.
10 to we'll satisfied with eleemosynary ext
tence to lift his finger to an hone
- hours toll.
: The park is his bedroom and Il
q drinking fountain his bath and laundr
During the summer his wants are east
met, but when he is driven to cover
9 frost he often drifts into court and
supplied with food and lodging for Il
winter at government expense. But Il
edge is taken off our sympathy when '
| learn that it is an open question whet
. er or not the petty larceny which secu
4 ed these free luxuries, was not commi
for this very end. Truly the heath,
Chinee must wake up.
N The forty-seventh annual exhibiti
of the American Institute is now OPP
l and shows an unusually large proporti
2 of artistic work in all departments.
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