National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-07
TOLD IN THE TEMPLES.
LESSONS FROM SUNDAYS SERMONS,
Father Hoban's Eloquent Appeal for tie Poor
Mr.. Angeles Cure for Crime-Congressman
Ballou in the Pulpit-Tenperance
Talk By Miss Frances Willard.

ME- AuScls NilmC-SVhSheon A''&>-
Ballou in the Pulpit-Tenperance
Talk by Miss Frances Willard.
AT the eleven a. m. services at st. Dom
! inic's Church yesterday that sacred edifice was
thronged to hear the sermon of the Rev. Father
Hoban of Newark, who made forcible and elo-
quent appeal in behalf of the suffering poor, for
whose benefit the collection of the day was taken
up Father Hoban took for his text those beauti-
full words of the forteth Psalm of David, Blessed
ishe that understandeth concerning the needy and
poor. The Lord will not deliver him UP in the evil
day. The Lord will preserve him and will not de-
liver him up to the will of his enemies. The Lord
will help him on his bed of SORROW"
Dilating upon the promises set forth in this por-
ton of the Inspired Word, he said: Reason, as
well religion, tells us that there is in the first
place an internal love of our neighbor, and this
love consists in giving TO our neighbor tribute
from our heart and affections. This internal love
or charity must be manifested by outward actions
and, as love of our neighbor is necessary eonse-
quence of our love of God, so these external ac-
tons are the necessary consequence Of this inter
nal love for our neighbor. We cannot have q SIN
cere love for any person who is suffering and not
assist him by every means in our power.
The Christian church has always worked to bring
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with that model and pattern of all virtues, our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, we find Him not
only teaching to men the truth of divine revela-
ton, but likewise giving comfort to the poor and
unfortunate. He raised the dead, succored the
poor, visited the sick, and consoled humanity
under every form of misfortune.
The mass was Hayden's Imperial Third Father
Call celebrant, Father Rockford deacon, and
Father Hogan subdeacon, which was rend-
cred by full choir, accompanied by the
organ and an orchestra of twenty five pieces. \
marked feature of the occasion was the flute solo,
Safe in the Arms of Jesus" by Mr.. Jaeger at the
gradual" and the violin quartette, "Hayden's
serenade," at the "offertory." The choir under
the dictatorship of Mr.. Daniels, with Mr. Kubel at
the organ, fully up to their past reputation,
and rendered their portion of the service in the
most exquisite manner.
Mr.. AneeIl's Sunday Afternoon Address.
Mr.. George T. Angel, of Boston, de-
livered very interesting address to large audi
ence at the Memorial Lutheran Church yesterday
afternoon. His subject was the prevention ofpau-
perism and crime. He cited facts to show that
both were increasing at an alarming rate. In
Massachusetts, the convictions had doubled dur
ing the past five years. The expense of pauper
ism and crime had increased from eight millions
to twenty millions during the past ten years.
The existence of extensive bands of organized
criminals is well known to the police and to the
prison authorities. They have a vast membership
bound by the most fearful oaths. They have
ample funds for the defense of their leading mem
bers, and are able to employ the best criminal
lawyers and to furnish convenient witnesses of
both sexes at all times In apparent peace the peris
that surround us hardly less than those Of war
Every household in the great cities in the lonely
MI oft Tho no n dc
daily record of murders burglars, rapes, and arson
The streets of the metropolis hardly safer than
the forests of England in the days of Robin Hood.
Forty thousand criminals are in prison. 1t is cal
culated that not less than three hundred thousand
deserve to be there who are at large preying upon
society. We cannot afford to let this state
of things remain without effort to protect our
selves. We must restrain this dangerous class by
a better criminal practice. Juries must be al
lowed to convict on a two-thirds vote, proceed
fngs must be prompt, pardons must be more care
fully granted, and in certain cases the superior
courts should unite with the Governors. The
police should be freed from the fear of removal
except for bad behavior. Known and desperate
criminals should be so marked that in case of
escape they could find no concealment, and kept
for life so secured not TO multiply their species
We must also prevent the fresh supply of paupers
and criminals by care for all the children. More
school studies will not do; out of fourteen hun
dred criminals in the Massachusetts, prison eleven
hundred were educated in the ordinary sense.
Many were fine scholars, but only few had been
taught any mode of subsistence except by crime.
They had no home education, no pleasant men,
cries of home life, no pet animals, no love of
flowers, or taste for growing fruit implanted in
early childhood. The inference is clear intellec-
tual cducationis no safeguard. We want industrial
training to make children safe members of society
The farm and the workshop should occupy the
boys well as the school,. Health of body and
mind, with the training that makes self-reliant
honest and we'll conditioned men, will then be
secured. 1 would have every girl learn the do
nestle arts and to be self-supporting. We want
a stronger healthier race of women, worthy to be
the mothers of a race of men to match the gran
deur of our country, and to bless humanity with
beautiful lives How can we get this? We must
organize, talk, and work. The church must take
up this work. Open places where the poor can
get cup of coffee or bowl of soup at cost
where books and papers can be read and lectures
upon popular science and whatever shows them
how to live better can be enjoyed. Make the Sab
bath school larger work; give up Sunday after
noon to it; make it bright and joyous with song
and stories and pictures and pleasant things and
go out into the byways and bring in all the neg
lected waits and make them SO happy that they
will never stay away again. The church is doing
a grand work already, but it should take hold
of this work its first and highest duty, and
it can save all the children of this generation and
thus stop the source of crime and pauperism In
dustrial and moral education is the only hope of
the future. Work must be made pleasure to the
child before it outgrows the love of it, and pride
comes in to plant sloth idleness, and vice in the
young mind. Washington should give to the coun-
try the most conspicuous examples of symmetric
education for its children.
The address was listened to with marked atten-
ton, and at its close unanimous vote of thanks
was given to Mr.. Angel.