Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-30
NEW YORK HAUNTS OF VICE.
Rev. Mr.. Talmage Gives another
Thrilling Chapter of His lnyestiga-
DEMONSTRATING Assertion.
New York World. Oct. 81.

hat crushed in his hand, came through
a small door out upon the platform OF
his Tabernacle yesterday morning, a
rustling sound. such as only the twist
ing and stretching of rich silks can pro-
duce, rose out of the auditorium, an
nouncing that the women present were
straining to have a good look at him.
There had been perhaps less frantic
and less early effort on the part of
the multitude to get IN than was mani
tested last Sunday morning, when a
line formed in Shermerhorn street at
o'clock; but the house was quite full.
and it was quickly shown that the pub
lie was still eager to see "the ele-
phant," as exhibited slowly, piece by
piece, through Mr.. Talmages open
mouth. Mr.. Talmage, too, seemed
anxious to exhibit He read his usual
batch of notices rapidly, and he cut
one of the hymns two verses short.
Then having informed his hearers that
he supposed there were a great many
detectives and policemen in citizens
clothes present, and having expressed
the desire that wherever they were recog-
nlzed III the house they should be given
seats, inasmuch as his sermon had
mainly to do with them, he took long
breath and prepared to give out his
text '... luB
Everybody of course anticipated that
It would be more or less applicable to the
subject, for Mr.. Talmage is famed for his
texts, but IN this instance even his
stanchest admirers were surprised into a
little amused litter and hand-clappng.
! . Isaiah, the tWenty-frst chapter and the
eleventh verse;" said be, slowly and with
a great volume Of sound Then softer.
and with his head bent forward as if he
would whisper it into the ears of every
person in the house, Isaiah, the TWEEN
ty-hrst chapter and the eleventh verse.
Policeman, what of the night? The
original of this text (he continued NAV
be translated either Waterman or DO
llceman. L have chosen the latter
word. There were roughs and thugs and
desperadoes IN Jerusalem Just as there
are to-day IN New York and BROOKLYN.
Police headquarters were on the top of
the city wall. King Solomon needed
a large posse of police to look after his
royal grounds, for he had $4,000 blood
ed horses In his stable and millions of
dollars in his palace and he had 600
wives. don't care how big his house
was, there never was any house bic
enough to hold two women married to
the same man; much less could 600
wives keep the peace" This caused
the congregation to giggle. Mr.. Tai
| mage, however, retained q very solemn
aspect, and remarked that while he
didn't know hOwmuch the police officials
of Jerusalem received for their services,
he did know that the police officers in
Brooklyn got only s., 100 and the de-
tectives but 81 800 a year, and that he
was OF the opinion that this was wretch
ed pay, at which remark there was
some applaus, presumably from that
portion of the congregation to whom
the preacher had requested that seats
be given. The moon, Mr.. Talmage SAYS,
looks down upon nine-tenths of the
wickedness of cities, and he was deter
mined to see what the moon sees. 81
didn't" be said, 'ask the two elders
who accompanied me because they
were any better than any of the other
elders of the Church, but because they
were more muscular; for / was resolved
IN any case where anything more than
spiritual defense was necessary to refer
the whole matter to the hai.ds of my
elders. / believe in muscular Christian
ity. | wish [ could consecrate to the
Lord two hundred and fifty pounds av-
oirdupois. As he expressed this wish
the reverend gentleman involuntarily
! clenched his fist, put forward one foot
as if he would challenge the 'minions Of
the evil one; but, despite the attitude,
his tight lifting black coat showed that
Mr.. Talmage mas yet many of the COW
cred pounds to gain. ii''6' - :, ~. -
: ss'Some of you may have been sur
Drised at my visiting the haunts of vice,
for there was great hue and CRY raised
before these sermons were begun. The
simple fact is there are in all the church
es lepers who don't want their scabs
touched. The devil howled because he
knew was going to hit him hard O
ye hypocrites (this was said so suddenly
and sharply that half the congregation
jumped }, ye generation of vipers; can
We escape the damnation OF hell p" Mr..
'Talmage was now thoroughly aroused.
His voice reached its highest pitch and
his hands scared wildly through the air
at utter variance with each other. He
said in substance that he was going to
expose the, mouldiness of the upper
crust. He had noticed in his midnight
tour that the haunts of vice were chiefly
supported by men of wealth, "by men
who come down from the finest avenues
and cross over from the best streets of
Brooklyn. Ah!' said he, "I could call
the names of prominent men in this
cluster Of three :, cities who patronize
these living hells. Yes, and may call
many of them before [ get through the
fabrics of New York and Brooklyn
society tumble into the wreck. There
were judges there, and lawyers, and
Ipolitical orators who stand on the
republican, democratic and. greenback
platforms talking about God and good
morals until you might suppose them
to be evangellsts expecting a thousand
converts in single night Call the roll
in any Of these haunts of iniqulty and
Iif they answer to their names you will