New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-26
PIT PIT VIEW OF THE DISASTER.

The Rsv c. S. Williams the Seoent street NJ E. Church
The Rev. c. ). Williams preached, yester-
dav mOrnius III the seventh street Methodist Episcopal
Church. HIS sermon called The cry from tue
tiu,nel7 The text was Isaiah XXI, IL" And the
work Of vin eousacss shall be peace and ihe effect OF
,t business qi,ictucss and forever" Let us
nply The word tAe Prophet u our own country SAID
IN preachtr. Oar cllI ate is rigorous one Dirh& a
= eat portion OF the yea: Lar3ors are scaled Idc
Wv region la which the greatest wealth and prosperity
r found IS stony and barren. Whence, then' come the
freinm and civilization ana power we possessf Can II
not he traced back o virtues OF those who pcoprd II
and who left viriu An inheritanc" to ther
r.drenl Ii we look Mexico with rs luxurious veg
citation and fertile soil. sOuth America. at Brazil ~
the southern sections o9 land, and contrast
their condition with ou own are we nor forced l" con-
Tess that prosperity does not spring alone from mate
ra advlnia.c- DO w not find answer 10 the qnes-
ton before rs in the words OF the prophci And does
moi tie importance of cherish NJ thft righteousness
come haInc 90 as Is look upon such ftcisf
Duling the presou; summer w. have been horrhel by
tie cont nued repetition Of disasters. Almost
every Gay we hear OF su ld"n ana terrible
raa,init.es Overtaking our fcho" beings. Can Il
b. that such disasters have "A mraningi The
auostion is one IN which we are all Interested.
We "anuot put It aside oar own lives are 1t any mo-
pcut NlI. 10 be crushed OF Is by similar caidnl-
ny saould Sc not strive 10 find the secret meaning
they con am II We possessed d machine winch WIS
co stanily get OF order, wou. we not examine
II ard seek 10 Had the cause o. rs DISCRIMINATION
Wiv them snould Nc not seeS 10 mud ;ne nav III our
social mcchdn.sinl There mus be some secret cause
The lrpbc tells IL rLe WORK OF righteousness snail
be paae.. and the effect of Righteousness quiet
ness and as-iiraucr for ever Have We th't
peace tina quietnrss Tia; security hnot' Then is il
not well t0 ask hav. We IA rg t;olsaess! S'm
years 40 good looked abroad spon the land anu
saw the wrong of slavery hey rrmbied they felt
III Irf-
They we've scaled their fears ana vet not one oil
them wou,d have ycnurci 10 prophecy the hundred ID
pert OF e bloot and suffering aud treasure 70 cost U.s.
Men laugh now 4 Won tell Them that wrongs against
the laws OF Coz brins their visible punishment
Tley VIII admit thar II the law OF grayitat"n
WAS suspended for an hour, for moment II Goa
lon,e,d tie Kip We call gravtalion by which re holds
Us III n.nds. t,cy VIII admit. say, tnat chaos won
en.ue: tn, ti,- wOuid Oferrm thc ANA ana tut
his leap forth ard crush ue 10 aust Deheath 'heT
weight Iacy WI admit that II they leap dOWh pre-
eioc tteg Wll bc Iu"ueled 10 oealh; thtI VIII du"i
In short that Of the physical laws OF no" ehH Nc
violated With upunity and yet t1ey say tiat the ~
fraction Of bi> MOI al laws brings no penalty 80
Every dny tiosr moral laws are Fioated' anu Wuele
their yioilon goes there can be 40 righteousness
an wlfnOut rigeousneSs mere can % no P'1ce not
Queines-. nor a.sutalc' VIA Is nv Ctucii -
0ul community /. it one o. righteousness No man
who q DOL viii tell me That II Is rake INC con
diuon Of ne u,nrktnpmeu for ex mpc-and speaking
of them God forbid that should do 80 other than re-
specially for Il ia from their labor we derive the ma
oenenis~ We enjoys not ther exlStence ooui f
labor they drink they sleep. How many thousands OF
them living IN lower wards OF our city whose
are bounded DJ those tOur corners Ana What
d0iug 20 raise them 10 higher plane You VIII
tell Cooper Institute. for instance Dnt
We would need "a hundred Cooper Institutes scattered
broadcast through the city Others may SAY tAeY POS
brutal Instincts Are their instincts more brutal
than the CORPORATIONS by which they are crushed
down and degraded 90 lower depthsf III
you point AZ the material evidence or prosperity
surrounding at the watering aces along our shores
~ the railroad lines stretching themselves across tIe
and, will You also assert that the railroad companies
The capitalists Inspired by the spirit OF beneyoience,
81 humanity OF equity Would you not be laughed at
" You made assertion Is not their only prin-
cpe that VI getting much and giving as little as they
Can Does not the mailed hand OF capital
crush down the starving people with a weight Z
And what s the RESULT L. there peace what are the
relations between capital and labOTf VIII you assert
snst The former Is lmbued with the spirit OF the New
testeInent In us treatment Of the lateri II you do
sue deat OF the twenty buried In the tunnel
peheah the Yer Will ecnO denial. say That w1en
tu pul men down ID such tunnel ana seek TO hoid up
cue hYef bed above them by inefficient means, sufici
fht care has not been taken for then lives; there
nss been too great greed on the part or
e capitalists whose GUY 10 u secure an efficient
safeguard.
Inc Old Jewish law Obliged a man to put u railing
@you MS fOOftOp To guard all dangerous spots, and
fh All accident occurred II al the peril OF the
owner 80 II should be now. II yOa go on board
-, .lei and have knowledge OF the means necessary
tsern NE you VIII mud those means Ia Almost every
so lnhneqhate. There ~ gradually growing up dis
e41 Va Ae value OF human Lie characteristic Of the