New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-27
SERMONS AND SERVICES.
POPULAR TOPICS DISCUSSED.
The ReD. HenTy Ward BeecleT IN Plymouth ob,,.h ,u


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| Mr.. Beecher touched upon two imnort.r,
public matters in his sermon in Plymouth Church ve.
eray mornng-the action Of Congress IN regard 10 the
Chinese and the legislative tnkerng OF city charteps
On the former Mr. Beecher said that one of the special
difficulties Of Government caused by the fact that
this country the gulf into which poured the stream
OF immigration. That stream carried down "a much
mud the Nile into its delta. And mud miasmatic.
1t made the best soil. but killed all it oyerlowed Bat
still immigration needed. and he favored it, Tho
great trouble the Irish vote The Irish, he
said Is wonderful race, mercuria and full Of Of
genius full Of the most admirable creatures who ever
dominated the earth The Irish full Of driving
force, but had constructive power Alone they could
never build Nation but crossbred they formed An adj
mirabe element OF nations power.
But they did make mischief in city Government, said
Mr. Beecher Thank God Ireland has not many more TO
send over as she il pretty nearly gone mp The next
element Is the German, numerous but more subor
dnate to law and naturally peaceful citizens. After
hodgepodge OF other Nations last but best Of ALL
the Chnaman IT has been said that the German could
live on what the Yankees throw away, the Jew on what
the Germans throw away and the Chinese on what the
Jews throw away. They the types OF patient In
dusry and persistency In living and can do more and
live on less than any else And here our fooiCon'
gress goes To work TO shut them out lApplause VI all
fantastic fOoshness is this legislation OF Congress All
the important races in our country have sprlhg up
which carries them TO seek the higher Iorns .. wing
The OF the country Is class OF men 10 90 he com
mon and vulgar work. We are hungry Tor them. The
work is left for the brokendown ana the % ana
ing to do IT, and we shut the Golden Gate OF nope and
promise in their faces and God writes down Asses"
aonst ali the men who voted for this piece Of legla-
ton. fApplausel And that Is my opinion. -,
on the subject OF Cities and City Government Mr..
Beecher spoke somewhat at length and then displayed
ward map OF Brooklyn showing the increase of popula
ton in the outlying wards and the lack Of churches It
was explained by the Rev. Dr. Martin, OF the Brooklyn
City Mission Society Cities said Mr. Beecher were ne
cesses Of civilization The brain OF the country was In
the cities The rpest heads were there They were vast
monopoles OF humanity The forces in them made Coy,
cities OF this country had found good government very
hard and even this might he true ork Laugh
teri We had carpenter house In Albany, and shingles
constantly sent down to mend the roof OF the eve
house. Al attempts At legislative government OF etlss
well governed they must he sefgOyerned We are try
or Of tSe c nor i'm the Court House nor
in the state House at Albany, but In the people Them
One large element OF community is its churches;
they The conseryators OF morality anu ht5l taAe
care Of the community. They must shine IN all the re-
fons round about. and see that no harm comes 10 the
commonwealth They are not spIltua, ihsT ace eon
Chartered trains carry precious souls over the HOOD
1T part of the duty OF the members OF every chuIcn
In this city TO know Brooklyn ana us dcuueS anu !"
help take care of it. ,.,
ST. Martin then took the platform and q pointer and
directed the attention OF the audience to the map I'M
rolled in front of the gallery He gave the follow
ing figures about the city In 80 years the Guy s5 dn
l
II has % miles Of water 'front.' At its piers where IN
1850, there were 92S2 vessels against 1000 IN New
York, in 1881 there 5000 against 5000 IN New,
| York On the canals six bridges, which "er9
opened $1,000 times year. and 5000 craft passed
through, bearing 100000 tons OF freehi In me ware
housing system S2OO,0O0000 invested. The poIu-
lation of the city had doubled in fifteen years Tho
growth was in the outlying wards and in some OF me
old the river there was an acinai Heereaso
I'm the last five years In the sixteenth Ward there VS.
n population Of 200, enough 10 make the whole cy II
IA deusey populated contain 2.l75,OOO persons cap
ftal of Si1 100000 invested in sugar fennlngln
BROOKLYN the largest amount anywhere In the wordald
i'm the dstileres aud breweries capital OF Sl3OOUOOO
was invested, paying annual tax OF Sl,OoOUg3 EN-
blowing 900 persons and thus supporting 0OOV pee
Pile These working people Gd not i've as IN S 0
in that city OF 244,OO0 dwellings al except s39o
were tenement houses, while Of BrOOkyn's l24,U0o
dwellings only 81 900 tenements leaving loVOo
houses more In rookyn than in New with less IMAM
three families IN each. The Brooklyn churches num-
bered 269 and if each would seat on an average 4OO c
average Of the Presbyterian churches OF the couns,
low small a part OF the population was reacneu nloi
money was given 10 carry the Gospel to the kaakas ~
the sandwich Islands than gwen Tor mlsSlO put
noses I'm The New York The heather at home shOu oe
reached first. missionary man could DE nH'alneul III
the CITY for 5000 IA year and woman tor 7loo - A.,
Mr. BeecLer then appealed Tor money 70 suPpU III
Mission Society and promised TO give missionary nin
SELF