The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-23
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MR.. TALMAGES NIGHT OUT.
HUNTING FOR FACTS FOR a SERMON
TO HIS YOUNG MEN.
Visiting Gambling Houses and Disreputabis
Resorts Uptown until Midnight with
Two Friends and Three Police Oflciais.


The Rev. T. De Witt Tamagc made a tour
OF inspection Of several dance houses. gam
bling houses. and disreputable resorts In this
city on Thursday evening last for the purpose
OF collecting material for a series Of sermons
to young men. He was accompanied by two
gentemen-friends. not clergymen-and es-
corted by Police Commissioner Nichols. Police
Inspector Murray. and. part Of the time. by
Police Captain Williams. They visited the
Buckingham the Cremorne. the Strand tho
dance house at Crosby and Houston streets.
and several other places. 10 sec the entire round
OF New York's midnight amusements.
DR.. Tamage spoke freely yesterday OF his
tour. Il wanted to know" he said. what are
the temptations to which Young men are sub
jectcd. and to be able 10 speak from what l had
seen with my own eyes. OF course had gen.
eral knowledge OF these things. but had never
seen the dark side Of New York life"
Generally wes the trip satisfactory one2"
My trip was highly satisfactory. while at
the same time was amazed and Mortified be-
yond all bounds at what saw. l learned more
OF the world. the flesh. and the devil than
wealth. The splnndor. the glitter. the fair wo-
men. all revealed to me the terrible tempta-
tions that are spread out for tho young. In
my sermons ! shull warn young men against
placing themselves within the fearful influence
ID d II occur to you that the police officials
who accompanied YOU were on very good terms
W th the proprrtors Of these places f'
Better not ask mo that question now" Mr..
TaImaee replied. " lam not prepared to answer
that now
But is II not evident 10 you that the police.
who know so well whrre all these places are.
and gain cess to them SO easily. could put a
stop to them ifthey desired to do soY'
Il cannot answer that now. Have the news
papers called attention to that %
" They have done so frequently"
- How about the OF the noticed
thirty
to overlook Brooklyn in such trip. and take
New York as the typical Illustration Of wicked.
ness 2"
hearty bursts OF laughter. there Is plenty OF
| sin In Brooklyn"
But is it not unjust to go away from home
for your Illustrations Last evening ut about
midnight the Brooklyn police turned out an
| assembly in dance house next to y police sta.
tion. Why not TAX. Brooklyn US an Illustration
" New York is So much larger and the accre.
! tons OIL SIN are on such more pori"ntous scale
tnat therc % is no com parison for Illustrations OF
first p
| this is no insinuntion against New York. SIN
is ab III the same in all cities: only II II not SC
| glnrng in the small as in the large ones"
In the Police Central Office Inspector Murray
said that he did not know the Rev. DIR. Tai
mage. and he declined 10 say anything con,
cerning the trip. In the Thirticth street police
| station last evening the officers said that the
| tour was news to them. \ police sergeant said
| that he knew nothing Of this particular trip.
but he know or number OF Instances where
| lar excursi IONS and described them in his lee.
lures to young men. and he knew police ON,
Of these trips, with Mr.. Beecher and some
| Western friends.