The New York herald., 1879-11-24
PREACHING IN THE STREET.

SCENES AT THE ROOSEVELT STREET TERRY-
THE HERALD's PULPIT"
When Rev. DR.. Kennion opened religious services
at Roosevelt street ferry yesterday afternoon there
were few persons passing along South street. but in
. short time the sound of his brought crowd
from the highways and bywsys near at hand. and
before he had been talking three minutes about one
hundred people gathered around. They sailors.
some of them. others bore tho look of habitual
trsmps while stnl others In the assemblage
seemed to be respectable denizens Of the
nefghborhood-'longshorem and other work
smoked their pipes placidiy and listened to tho
preacher respectfully. ut least. though 1t evident
from their countenances that spirit OF curiosity
listen DIR. kennion before speaking himself. intro
duced to the assemblsge one Of his colrsres. visit
ing preacher from another missiou This gentleman
commenced his address by stating that he would
take his text from the religious columns OF the New
YoRx HERALD. He wished to draw tho attention
OF his hearers to the fact that there
stantly presented in that sheet . sermon
which came home to the workingman's heart:
It was oil very we'll to preach sermons in splendid
temples and to kneel in prayer velvet cushions;
but when the voice OF the poor mans wife pleaded
the $4,000 $4,000 or $4,000 year prsacherf 1t
here where the HERALD preached its sermon,
for you will nd that its columns are always open TO
the appeals those who destitute OF friends
and OF food. and who are sick aud In every way
helpless. Not even the most abandoned poor
family but can hnd that its wants and
its misfortunes at all events be
presented to public who may wish to
exercise its charity In Its behalf. The picture of
poverty Is given truly and faithfully and II must be
said that in this great city IL the sufferer a.
lowed to die OF starvation whose appeal appears
the columns of the HERALD. II this Is not Christian
work tell me what IL. Here Is the gospel Of Christ
The very poorest IN received with kindness and At
tcntion. The very sufferers whom the Christian
min abandon taken into the congreg egstion
OF the HERALD readers, aud the famishng are sup
piled with food and warmth. and the STICK aud dcsi
tute with proper nourshment-not by the HERALD,
but by the influence of the HERALD pulpit on .
naturally charitable people.
HUNGRY HEARERS
DIR. Remington, preacher around the streets aud
docks of this city for the past thirty years. also ad
dressed the crowd, which had by this time assumed
large proportions. He talked Of practical Christ
aud the necessity OF giving up rum drinking II
wished to become Christian. To show his own
practical ideas of Christianity he asked there were
any among the crowd that had not had nything to
eat during the day. and called them to put up
their hands. There was a show Of ten hands in the
crowd. and DIR. Remington delivered to DIR.
Ksnnion two silver dollars with which he
was to provide for the wants of these men.
DR.. Kennion himself the last speaker.
He took his text from Psalms. xc, .. .'Thou hast
set our iniquites before nee secret sins In the
light of thy countenance." The Doctor began by
telling his audience that Mr.. James Anthony Froude
had recently written very able article tor the Nvrh
failure. DR.. Kennion announced that the cause Of
the failure OF Professionalism WIS the secret sin.
which was tho curse OF this great land. The popu-
lntion OF this country was increased nowadays
by immigration almost entirely. Enter q Catholic
family and you will find seven, eight or ten children
you will nnd one two and seldom three children in
the household. He would say that infanticde and
prenatal murder the curse OF this land, and
W. hyposr1tseA ministsrA In thstr mtllion dollar