The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-24

has informed mo thut ho will give In comunny
eithcr tl000U0 or 81 900. 900 to demonstrates the
,at ,'a INA, good ,rpsmcht houses may be pado
The Row Dr. William VI. TAYLOR anid. I'm tho
broadway Tabernacle. that the tnnrhcnt sys-
TEN IL a disgtac. to this city. The tenemcnls
urr not to be called houses. They are neither
decent nor comfortable. This state OF things
calls Tor investigation ana remedy.
Ihc morning sermon at Trinity Church WINS
preached hv the Rev. DR.. Dix, rector Of tho
pntsh who took for his text tho opening words
of the iorlv-llrst Psalm; -" Blessed IL he that
in time of tr"uLle" II wrs a coincidrnnn UIi, tbn
preacher said. that Quinuuagcsima sunday
Should have been selected for nm appeal to
thristlnn mon on the subject of the tenement
houses of this city, For Obvious REASONS no
could not. in that pnce. go into the subject Mt
condition " the NV York poor was IN in the o
hunds ~ cnrncst aud reasonable mcn-not en-
thu@insis. but men who know thnt reform wns
SLOW work-and hc babe HE pnrishoners bo
ON the alert to aid in It IA they had opportunity
t'irrring ~ tho cpietle for tho day tthc 18Th
chapter Of Fret Cprintniansl h. said that in the
nrtuni sinic Of things it sounded like y hymn
from another world. Yet in this charity of
fellow mon in GOd-wus the only cure OF tho
miseries that 50 abound on every side. To con-
sidrr the poor meant something beyond nero
brothcrly ,sympaihy. Why was clnss arravcd
against class There was no good reason
Whatever Tor the rich and IN" poor looking ON
ono another ~ cnemics. Something WAS wrong
IN our social system when We saw one set Of
inen intrenchrd behind ramparts in ease and
luxury. while their fellows wcre prowling about
outside like wild animals.
The troube was that men considered only
themselves. that the rich too often looked on
the poor n machines 10 grind money into their
Golfers. This. too. not from natural hardness
of nrnrt bur from want of consiIorntion-
selishness. Tho prva her feared that ono
cnu~e Of tho present distress In nearly all civ
ilized countries was combined effort on tho
pushing down their less fortunate fellows. IIo
warned those engaged in It not to push down
the poor too far, for there was "A limit at viii h
men Occnme " ild beasls ot the most dangerous
kind We had not vet got to that in this coun-
try. but we would be- fools II wa did not take q
lesson ana warning from the state ~ things In
other countries. Even setting religion aside
sound political economy should lead our rich
men TO consider the condition OF the ahoring
men hetimes and avert the peril Already New
York had a dangerous class standing army
Of policemen was needed merely to keep il
down. Unless rich men were wise in time. a
day might come when they would pour out
their boarded money like water only to pre-
serve their lives. "Uutaught. unfel. uncom-
i9rted these words rang like kne through
c9ndimon OF the French people unIer Louis
Nv. Then God was on their side. But when
they got the upper hand and put LOUIS WI.
and Marie Antoinetic 10 death God was against
them. He WAS always on the side of the weaker
and the wronged. So His ministers must be.
When capital oppressed labor. they stood hy
lnbor; when labor unlustly assailcd capital
they were on tho side OF capital. The reverend
Doctor declared that socialism did not present
the remedy; II was imprnciicable Men were
not born equal; rs long rs human society eN-
listed there would be Inequalities. classes. rich
problem wis found In Christian charity. and
II was good slgn that thoughtful. practical
men had turned their attention to the home
life OF tho poor. That was tho place 10 begin.
The home should he the citadel Of clean healthy
living. As the child's home. SO. rs rule. would
be the nuns life In "a few vigorous sentences
DR.. DIX drew picture OF the New York tenc-
ment house, and again urged his hearers 10
earn tho Divine blessing by considering tho
Door.
Tho Rev. Dr. Chaplin. in the Church OF the
,o ,S hs cTe n hon mus
sfsnssm uy d3 n2t believe Lee sun sha! crime is in
in spite OF civilization. Crime appears here in
our streIs' ia ia rS lsG NJ yeTy bosom * o SlGd
hcathcnism: hut whcrev found II II essential
ly bnrharir. Civilization has not succerden IN
getting very far away from the criminal. IoV-
erty In itself is neither a vice nor virtue, any
more than is the possession oil wealtn Bui
ninety per cent. Of all crimes are committed
against property. AhIect poverty tends toward
vice and a majority oi al cQmmuhVlcS hrr
poor. and probably always VIII ue' i,nrroNe
the condition oi the poor and you WIN dr'r''.sr
bonscs "|ST; a. the sironsGod o crime in all It's bar
houses M they might be constru TED. or as iheY
are constru ted in some exceptional cases,
Put h1, as iasy sAIs Show VA hat 5oSoo6 people
nity per cent. OF all the, inhahlthhls
Of Manhattan Island, live IN trnTIWlgn, ~.
there are nfty-two tenement houses. contai n ng
nearly 400 families. Ono Of them FURNISHES
shelter Tor ninety persons. many OF whom llNe
| in inner rooms with no windows. Poor work
! ing girls live together In some nl the I.pliH'
not one of which has cnrprted moor. IL POS
| sible reform these houses. and see thht In the
! future brttor cleaner. ana purrr nohcs uro
| furnished TO these people. Bro9Glyn gentle
| tenement houses apartments OF four rooms-a
| sitting room, two chambers and kltchen--are
rental ~ "o on aIrr"Ss hs Bart o. i is good Investment
returning seven per cent on MS capltal. IL u
fine thing when person does eood rom ~, selfish u y
| motives. My friends. rescue our citJ from tnls
| terrible scourge. We speak ot the dread plaguH
stalking over the plains of Russia with It's all
! dew and black death. but do we think OF tho
| dissasa suffering. and crime tostered in these
| crowded dens aud rising IN bhck. thfehtrh,
ing pail above our heads DO not wonurr 'nh, nFa
crowded together stenming and simmering III
the cauldron Of utter wreichedness, A.
| Disciples. took the text: " Eyl COMMUNICATIONS
| corrupt good manners" He said that out o.
over million people uh in,s H, IN In1c.ndng occu
pnnis Of French flats. In the seventeenth ware
the population nyeEafSd 9o99 GOD nH In som, nm,
places $50. Last year there were Zt.uOO uehtn'
In this city, being % per cent more IN proper
lion 10 the population than In Pnllhdelphln =
where dwellings, were more commodous. Med
zeal men said there were Is cases ol s,Ilou'
illness To- one death and multiplying ~ 900 bl
% r.suit of 75G 900 sick persons during III
year was obtained OF tho 2IuOO VINO dled y
per cent. or lo.9lO were IN tenelneh's AT Mr
| Hepworth spoke of "A room sixteen ieet equlr
In one Of tho lower wards where tour lanilie
| resided and tho boundaries Tor each were de
| fined hy chHked lines. boy living th'r
! would naturally be kicked into the street ever
morning. ana kicked into bed every night. IL
described another dwelling in cellar; wher
nj high tides tho pressure ot me ~
lnntic forced the fluid from sinks throug
tho floor and compelled the inmate
to stand on beds or chairs. He bel
that tho dispositions aud conduct ot chlldre
depended greatly on their surroundings. an
blnined "A criminal brought up IN nhrm,l =
house much less than the members OF Chrln!In
churches who allowed him 10 be 50 reared. I'm
, Zulu mother wraps her CHI ~ in coarse hlank'
and hangs him on Rtrec. Tint child grows u
"A savage, whose sole accom- pllshmrnt Is the W.
, | Of murderous Weapons. Is 1t u DO expect
| that ch ldrcn in New York, brought up und'
; the most degrading influences can be anylhin
i more tnan savngcs 1t was for the Christian
5 Of New York. the most enlightened ana chhrlt'
. Bile city OF the world. 10 replace the oojectlonaD
. dwellings now eX istlng for better ones MON
. bers Of churches rent their tenement house
Il and wink ut their being sub let Tor lnlan4'
e purposes. hecnuse they get twelve per cent. Il
Il true Christians be cont"ntrd with an honest :
!, per cent. and let all who are able invest pa
g 81 their means in the good work OF proNdli
= cOmmodious and healthy homes for me poo
! In subsequent prayer Mr.. Hrpworth ask,
5 that the members OF ms congregation nlgnl
. led by the Lord TO invost money IN the mann
i suggested go -, o,