The New York herald., 1878-11-18
THE BRIGHT SIDE.

WHAT DIR. NEWMAN SEES IN NEW YORK TO AD-
M1RE AND APPROVE HER CHARITIES AND IN
sTrTUTIoNs
large congregation, composed principally Of
young men. assembled in the Central Methodist
Episcopal Church last evening to listen to DR.. New
man deliver his first discourse on The Bright Side
of New York. What Charity is Doing for the
Destitute and Vicious Classes. and What Should
be Done. After reading passage of scripture from
Luke viii, 22, 40 tell John what things ye have
and heard; that the blind the lame walk the
lcpers are cured, tho deaf hear and the dead are
raised, to the poor the gospel is preached he saa: .
my charities my credentials said Christ to
John the Baptist. From the gloom Of his dungeon
John sent an embassy to inquire Of our Lord. "Art
thou He that should come or do we look for
another The Masters unanswerablc reply as-
"Go tell John what things ye have seen and
heard" SO we respond to all the adverse
criticisms on life in New York :--"Our charities
are our credentials" The view which a man
takes Of any subject is largely shaped by his
SURROUNDINGS and his general makings; Had John
been free he would not have asked that qucs-
ton. The solitude and gloom OF his dungeon gave
birth to tormenting doubts. His situation and his
themselves ss area but half men ra'ns Sss s
that thai cloud at high noon has two % sestSe netSer
side is black. the upper side has 'silver lining"
They are like a weaver of tapistry-thc side toward
him il all confusion the side from him IL all order
and beauty They are like transient traveller in
pagan city. wherein many idol temples at
whose shrine many deyotees bow. and they pro-
nounce Christian missions therein failure,
hut they have not visited the Christian
churches crowded with sincere worshippers schools
filed with enlightened youths and homes made happy
with Christianity. SO some mon, whether from
choice nature. thinking about particular
vice. but who rarely think about the opposite virtue.
Temperance and intemperance, chastity and unchas-
tity, respect for the dead and the dissertation Of
graves. New YORK has two Sides She should look at
both.
SOME HARD TRUTHS
New York has dark side. which is too true and
sadly true wthsl. But New York is cosmopolitan
city Forty nationaites have their representatives on
this small island. Out efa population of 1.Oo0oo0
100000 foreigners. They come from
neglected Ireland, from cominunistc France
from rationaistic Germany. from priest-ridden
degraded south America. They come to improve
their temporal condition and they retain their foreign
views and vices. New York is great immigrant
depot. For many years in succession 100000 inlin
grants landed at Castle Garden annually. and still
they come. They do not add to the
very suggestive fact that out Of our
voting population Of 23l 900, 10000 natives and
10000 naturalizcd citizens And 1t Is also ser
fact that have in this city transient popula
tion of 10000 in daynmigrants. sailors. visitors
who do not add to our municipal morality
SccOnd-New York is an overcrowded city There
$4,000 families in this city. residing in o. 900
dwellings, and 10000 families reside in 10 900 tenant
houses-about five families to house-iu all 500 900
OF citizens. Philadelphia IL better on. She has
l2s 900 families, 1l20O0 dwellings, half them owned
by two occupants. But it is not true that TT 900
families live in squaor and misery.
Thi,st-The dark side OF New York is seen in the
5000 licensed drinking saloons, and the money an
nually spent III these places is not less than 500 UUD
UO-enough to give home to each tenant family Out
OF the 5000 arrests last year l6ao00 for intoxca
ton and dsortcrly conduct. This fact il the most
impressive temperance sermon which can be preached
FouyaThat in one year there 5000 arrests for
violence in this city is indeed dark picture. II is
equally sad 10 know that there in our beautiful
metropolis $4,000 outdoor poor 30 00U paupers mostly
immigrants and 10000 neglected children and IL Is
no less to remember that there are not less than
10000 women bercft of that which is priceless to
womanhood.
THE OTHER PICTURE
But New York has u bright side. In no other city
on the globe il there more thrift and comfort With
81 100 Ovo worth of property New York cannot be
poor poor. is a great fact that our @ 800 public
and 10000 in daily attendance: and for
their education siooo.o0o year expended. II is
credit to the religious community that there are In
this city i90 churches. worth S25.O0V.0O0, and
which give annually sl5.VOOOO0. with ac-
are 400 Protestant churches. IN which, OK @o
persons hear the word of the Lord and
$4,000 of our citizens members of said churches
bath schools. wherein 100000 children being
educated for the Lord and $4,000 Protestant chill,
dren.
Nor is New York whit behind the other
cities of the world in her public and
private charities for all forms of distressed
humanity. In her conventional and charitable in
stutions she has 100000 persons, and for their main
tcnancc she appropratcs s1250,00o. II IL her honest
boast that she provided in one year for 81 900 patients
in her hospitals of whom 49, 900 were restorcd $500
in her insane ylums, OF whom $40 discharged
and thousands of children In her houses of mercy
She supports twenty seven charitable institutions
wherein are annually received 10000 subjects She
extended relief to 2200 outdoor poor last year She
relieved $4,000 immigrants out of $4,000 landed at
In no other city In Christendom IL private charity
30 well organized and liberal W la New York. NJ
Here Or. Newman read . tract issued b. the City