New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-22
nFvOUNCING THE PASSION PLAY.

DENOl NUM- / he lAcolON 1 In
p, a. T. nun ID at the Washiag'Oa square Methodist
nv EptScOpdt ChuT1h
Tho Rev. w. +. Hatfield, at the Washington
-. N.,uoGst Episcopal Church, preached a sermon
= The Social Evtis OF the Times" last even ne. lie
wss tsken from Romans xii. :: Abior that Which
rrln In tie course II his remarks Mr.. Hatfield sao:
NOR ever was a time when respectable people es-
lv CHRISTIAN people should set their faces against
- md wnen the pulpit AM the press should DO AL
y - no,er 70 arrest It's progress II II now. The
- ool,Iical contest is hardly ended before we are
i,5 anon ~ guardians OF public virtue ana oi reiig-
- .. or,ose the efforts that being made to lower
st,udsri Of morals by importing into tals country
sonraple characters 10 appear in public places, and
.,-,,,p..s mat most offensive 10 r.
ms people l surprised beyond measure that
-. NV o. cal themselves respectable. husbands and
,,, ,z,ula no more cOasent to have their wives
=. t,n-b,rs associate with The noted actress from
d NOW with rs han they would permit them 10 keep
nv with tie c0urIrsans o. tne streets, VIII attend
,ht ,ft,r nigGi. A.r performances upon the stage.
q, bors COW deceptive is evil and how insidlousy IL
-. to uuaeln,ne the foundations OF virtue by
,-,r epe appear les .ectaoie whose name falls pam
trv u,on tie ear %, every true and noble woman
Tr,.'.n.t all We are told tnat "A few weeks the
ito of New-York are 10 be favored with perform
INC. the most astounding. the most revolving to good
e rbat has ever been introduced into tins country
t,,,, il mis- performance! Il is nothing else than
cre.en;aan OF those scenes in the last days Of our
sr,r, d e on earth; HIS sorrow IN the garden HIS
htr,vsl HIS trial. HIS dcath-ths is to BE-
a., a pI,ee Of public amusement, before promis
,s cr,vrd and 90 Dc carried on by several hundred
,-o,,us perormsrs. AGAINST The Introduction of this
~ I'M lur city unite prOjrst with the secular ana
RELIGION, press. AID Win some OF the mos eminent
Ministers Z ine various Hcnonin@tonS IN oppos,
IN me INTRODUCTION into THIS city OF what Is terlnel The
Passion 2 ay for G Iol owiu- reasons:
Fr,t-B--iuse tIOse who attend 70 viii be attracted
b. morbid CURIOSITY; they wlll mt to see thr Yrous
caarctarsJ ldI- the he rayer OF oar Lord PLATE, HIS
JUICE. tae E1mH sotlfy me eIihor,nE popU 49, Ie
a.. iDles ing women. ana all tue participants
in tue awful of ina. solemn history. Ihey VIII
% how me various parts ltG c4trlCu out ana
how the worries Reueencr died. II they were
desirJus OF being made better by The exhibit
bnr TINS Nil. NOT be II he thoughts OF all
Again. tie theatre not the place for representing the
most noy SCENES woriGs history. Ii steps out OF
il, PROVIDE takes the things that all men feel
sacred an parades mem More ne ne g9aTIs
or OheO Is presented people feel that this may be
proper enough. when IRE igious hands touch the
nS tia are holy rilege and contrary TO the
feelings evel VINO not within the pale OF tie
lam opposed 10 it because It il making merchandise
0f lq NOS sacred thugs connected with religion
For what urpose this play introduced INTO tbs c0ul
M VINO does not believe that for money this first
introduced INTO Francisco and for money II l. TO be
Introduced NewYOrk II ~ does u pay, II VIII De
sneey uhandonc1 cherish the hope that tins viii be
an opposed 10 il because It Is casting contempt upon
the AouenenT OF our Lord Jesus C.ris To attempt 70
represepf on the boards OF a theatre the Mn of
rows and who was acquainted with grief = his agony
in rhe garden HIS betrayal; HIS arrest; HIS TRIAL
before Plate HIS death the cross and then 70 hear
HIM cry L. g. finished" u see the lights 60 out,
a1 "a ne ar sounds as Of rolling thunder-tEs declare
"a ne enD mnckery. Il i DlasphcmOUs aud deserves
the Condemnation Of Jew and Gentle. CathOhc anu
Proestant And if II shall introduced for the sake OF
me reputation OF city FOR the sake Of the virtue or
the prope let everyone lift mis- VOlc@, exert MS lnnu-
ence ana do what in him brng It sudden and
an lnglOrlOus And may the moral sentiment be 20
strong against that the authorities OF our city VIII
have the courage To prOip IL mere, as uIO 1he AutuOf
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