, 1879-06-17

CHICAGO, june 16.-I eauuot resist from
writing fow words on the sermon ESQ cntlcD
by the Rev. Dr.. AIcChesney. published In your
issue of this morning.
Not In The least Aisputlng tint every ono has
a right to Ills own brlva.c opinion, yet say no
ono llas right to condema whole community,
particularly when tho acknowledgement Is made
That The reverend gentleman has not l,trsoaa1
acquaintance with Bmgle artor or actress.
What M outcry would DO rused wore any one
publicly TO condemn tho clergy of this country
tn such Wholesale nnnuar because Of thr sud,
miserable, atl almost unprecedented eonduct
OF too many of that body
OIL how could protCssed follower OF Christ
prgalGh such MI uuuhrlsttau serEnun1
ltn not going to enter into u lehgthy nEEu-
mont either. foc Or aealnst theatrical nm,isc'
Incnts, bat tilfa will say: am very sorry thut
one who should bo q Bitlu student,
o,,e WHO says he believes tl,at precious buok,
shnul1 rise up ard 50 lurshly, 50 unfcolinEly,
and texetlse me. d.. MeClosncy} 80 enarse!y
yery fsw' exceptions most upright, hard-work-
tn.:, mil steady, md ~ wives, daughters, hus-
DalIle, sons. HOT only sclt-slpportng, but aid-
lnE In thousands oI inttauces agoa parents, sick
tncmbers, widows, nHu 0rphhns.
And also know for fact tlAt Sunday per-
f0rHanccs Are 10th very llstlstefu and cou.
shered wrong by the ma}ostY u tho profes.
hiuN.
MNp " WIN I'LL lug e1EnG8LHck3 III nl.Q Ruu
experience, ureo on tic consideration Of tho
clergy this muc.neglEctetl text, "Dcur 70 ono
aMo,hcrs burdens a'm 80 fulfill u'o law Of
Christ ~
believe me, trying to throw slur md most
uniustly attacking body OF people Of whom
thu Doctor has evidently very superficial nc.
qunintuncc, il not fulfilling Tie Inv OF Chrst.tt
In conclusion lot Or. McClltsucy tako for his
toel,tt chapter OF /. Corinthians. X. III. &,
SoiEiltng Spentts.
To tho E!ar AZ TAs 1'fthsne.
CHICAGO, June lG.-Ms. Mr(ilvray, In re-
pudi4ting tho tired i!aen tu yesterdays
meeting, aud In declaring that he "wouId
naver march through The streets of
Chicago With that rug ll,ntng over his head"
DO doubt eNtcrta1nB the Idea lhut this entities
him to the heurty congratulations OF all putr1.
otic citizens, Hut why should Mr.. Mct'EIvray
fnd 10 much fault with that ilas, wllcu IL Is Il
wcll-kauwn fuct that |,o followed onc of its
votarlcs to Springfield. .hrro to enjoy the
crumbs that might full from ''red nay " tablet
Knowing Mr. MeGilvray's choek III do IN.
Satisfied he will SAT-, 'That's IL i-l ill.," Ihts,
however, will not destroy tho fact tint he has
been acting as tho clerk Ut Senator Artey's Conl-
tnlttce during tile entire session OF The Lcys'A-
trrc. Whcro Is he lnun In thls city who, utter
huving oppused the ''red-i!ag principle, as Mr..
McltlVrhy suroly has III every russib!o bsaAner,
al,I having failed, would have been small
enough to follow like u hungry dog onu nt
It's Representatives To Springfield, there to
'bas!s IN tho sunshine " Ut Hociaiiatfe Burccss.
alrl cat tho crumbs that might full trom Its
oillcial tnbei Even though the ptacc might
have been offered 1ltp, without any solicitation
OIL bis part whatever. every principle Ut prllc
a,Ml manhood should have forced hin to ro-
fuRe II.
Ar. McGtlvray Objects to tue saclalattc idea
hecauH0 It's followers bclityo In Governmental
employment lur NIL. which III bis oplniun would
rtttuCu thc SLata to common pour-i,ougc, aud
all It's subjects to paupers II this Is true, why
IL it, MD how Ia 1t, that Nil hciiilvray ii con-
stantly un the lookout. under all circumstances
and conditions, for "Guyernmental oupIoy-
Meut!H
II isa noteworthy fact, that tha majority OF
PERSONS who lHnke this idea Ut "puOr-lpusu" "
amt "pAuperlstn u tie hAsIH 1nr all their howl
itly; agAtnst Socialism arc tile very ones who nru
niwayR anleavorIng to suck at the public tcat
anl cut the bread that cof1os from the public
| crit.
Atr. Mc3llrraY may rest assured that the work.
tt,g pcopu whu Intend tu luke part III The Fourth
ot July labor demonstration, will rot feel dis
| appointed bcenusu hn will not ha there. Ills
presctca could only poIspn tho moral n.mlns-
pl.era tint will surround It, AMI 1eRtroY, to an
extent, at least, lte Legitimate cfrcc. Tor which
| It IL Intended. GkONuR a. HClIlLLlAu.