New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-15
SERMONS ON THE MURDERS.

At the Madison Avenue Congregational
Church, Fortyffh-st and Madson-ave the Rev Dr' d.
p Newman, the pastor, preached yesterday morning on
the Irish assassinatons. A large congregation was
present in it being General and Mrs. Grant
The preacher took for bis text, Acts v 2. He spoke
in part follows:
want your prayerful and earnest attention to an I'M
portan subject the failure ASSASSINATION IA remedy
for social and political wrongs Again ali Chs'ehuo
has been appalled, by mans inhumaniy 10 man
Within two years three OF the greatest nations Oh 'e
globe have deprived respectively Of an Emperor
President and a Minister by ASSASSINATION. Even INC
qucenest of Queens has had her life hnperlilcd' Mur
der is in the air The bullet tho knife and poison arc
the instruments for the accomplishment OF atrocous
crimes In oil lands some men have organized ior as
sassinaOn for the redress of real or anctd wrongs 1t
would that have relapsed into that condltloh
in which might makes right The darkness Ia not III
voked to conceal the murderers deed is committed IN
the light OF day. in the presence OF soueIs anu Vi e
police Had these crimes been committed III lhe WHO'S
Of Africa i'll Asia Turkey or Persia one would De less
amazed. But in Christian Russia In the Blush El-
pire, in free America, they characterize the age
All the great political achievements have been gained
by peaceful revolution 10y armed resstace 10 Oppres
sion and TronS Assassnaon Is aurG re- ,arGcr IL Gan
hearted Christian and gentleman has been murdered on
Irish soil 70 her honor Ireland has forgotten for the
her oppression has lifted Eer hands in despair and
shame that such crime could occur on lrlsh soil Inc
which perhaps will never come again. Would thai nc
had risen 10 it, aud not forgotten the lesson whlc MS
destroy the heroic virtues OF nation lie shOnId
have trusted Ireland and the Irish There often comes
time is virtue and necessity OF statesnanshp
trust ones enemy Let us hope that he may yet
light time to ward of the inevitable consequences
OF his great mistake.
some of the points made by the Rev. Mr.. TalmaSe in
the mo niag were as follows:
need not protest, for no one believes ihey
Were guilty The names of tue assassins are pohtl-
cal desperation and Nihilism whoever were the crea-
VINO held the knives. BY whatever name they are
called, tnore is company OF wicked cool nteiStnt
and IA 1peiu me "A %
eunaton for where there is no carron there no food
for crows. These men thought that the assassination
would make Gladstone back down from ms peaceful
poicy and that tine Jubilee of devils would 20 on for
wneI two eagles iyaI that means dinner for the
jackas Nihism is cosmopolitan wretch, AT home III
ay climate il would cut the throat every decent and
industrious man or woman on the planet. with no
itself thinks every penny anOtncr has s stolen
II has only one Ight-the right 10 a hangmans
1t is waiting for the temptation OF the 100000 so fool
shly offered for the capture of the mscreants OF Phoenix
PARK ready TO swear away lives any two persons
though they may never have seen Dublin. All beyond
the 700 offered by the English Government Is onya
premium on perjury
'Iet the law take hold of offenders with strong grip
let there be more sunday receptions III JAN as at
Washington 10 button-hOe bouquets, no more maudhn
sentiment over condemned murderer because he has
wife and children when the man he Killed had just as
good wife and children. Applause. Let II be under
stood that whoever takes life shall die, and the Dusl
ness OF killing people will longer De large premium"
The Rev. James A. O'Conneil preached IL the evening
at the Masonic Temple Twenty thirdst. and Sxtn-ayc
his subject being the AssassinatioDs III Dublin the Re
suit of Romish Teachings" There was good attend
at the service and many of the preachers points
applauded. He began the sermon by characterz
the murder cold blOOded assassination and not
"a all III accordance with Irish 1dens.
An rshman lie said loved fight better than his DIN
but always wanted an open, square contest lie
had heard read before Of lrishman stealing
up behind his victim and sabbug him In the back The
speaker then declared that II was the Roman
Catholic Church which had kept the people in ignorance
and reduced them such state that the late assssia
ton was possible The and degradauon he con-
tinued of country began when Rome assumed tne
control they have continued until tho
word Irish" is disgusting TO refined and intellectual
man. Not until This tyrannic power was thrown on
could there be any hope for that unfortunate people