New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-17

prayer Lead us not into temptation. 1t 10 because
so helpless before temptation ana 0ppoII"nitSy c
UoDey in The World; another cannot be shaken
by ambition; another cannot ne nr pEi u1 gn
tions-through The side his kindness you might per
suade him do what he ought not to do GIVE MN IN, tne
viii come George Washington couldn't be brbed, but
he swore like trooper. Eve been brought up W W.
lieye that wasn't keeping the law.
IMMORTALITY OF CORNERS.
When questioned as to the immortality of corners Mr.
Beecher said
"suppose at Gettysburg, when 10000 men lay
wounded ana dead, foreseeng 1t, had gotten
possession OF ali the surgical instruments ana medicines
in the country and held them till the price got out OF uhe
reach of the profession That man ought be damned
SO as to corn wheat. Ifitwere possible to grip inc
loaf and hold it while others hungered would be crlm
inally wrong But don't think that supposaDle
case in this country We the ATTITUDES and l0ngl-
tudes and II will be very seldom that 1t can exceed an
Inconvenience III the transactions are carried W
an extreme general suffering they wiz ~ q
| transcribed the propreties o. lusinesin COM
merce A nation may go to war and and may n,;t
destroy life toperpetnae al that wcH ht ~ 10 he in
human Commerce merely question OF more OF nj Il
property My philosophy teaches me neen1d hay
As to the harmuln' SO OF corner pe %ioT said
up bread from cents o3t TO mn This We're done
on the way to time when bread could be bought Ior
Recnrrne to the question OF legislative action Mr.
Beecher said: Aha puh,,o Aa.
samhv ia comnaratiyely little. Laws are very niue
help to morality You have got to get the mQral .
6aS cot 70 he horn again Men animals in the lower
tiers of their nature. gradual MAJ t 20 he
to take place and their higher faculties nave got 10 Ue
buided up 1t is slow work but think we VIII get thein
the course Of million years. ears 5oss good,o
Most decidedly 1t has %oRderg snhSa NGI% bn g
read more Of Mr. vandeFGh ana ya Mr. dag Sfu to
every year You do good here than up at Albany
DR. B0yd thanked Mr.. Beecher for his answers Nr;
Beecher repd that he didn't know why they had called
HIM He knew nothing about the timing ana ha1 never
bought stocks except twce Zoo Oo nc od po law
down again 100 AnOtner time he bought some stOch
to put away for his children but u "sumped" IRON
under him, and since then he had let stocks alone
TESTIMONY OF DRs. PRESTON AND GOTTHEIL.
The Rev. Dr. Preston testified after Mr. Beecher.
though very briefly and in very different manner lie
thought all corners reprehensibe and Injurious both to
commerce and morals and believed that legislative ac-
ton ought be taken to correct the evil He said MS
sentiments on the whole subject were reflected in an
editorial article in THE TRIBUNE yesterday morning.
After recess of two hours the committee examined
the Rev. DR.. Gottheil, OF the Temple Emanuel, at
Fifth-ave and FOrtythrdst. He said he did not THINK
he was competent speak the commercial aspect Of
the Though his people were 10 great extent en-
gagged IN commerce. nc r'IeIt tVoh HotIoo
what they did and possibly only ieit the sate
of the market he went TO them for contributions
for charities. From moral point OF view he was
thoroughly opposed to all forms or gambling ana I'M
Hebrac law would have been altogether Illegal Under
the Tamudic Law they would be treated IA ordinary
gambling and those who engaged III them would De Gs
qualified from acting az judges or even tesuylng as
witnesses Even the clerks would be subject TO nne-
Those laws nave ceased 10 nave practical value, out
their ethical tea 3hiugs are still source OF religious n
He sIid he mad not unlimited confidence in the good to
he accomplished by legislative enacrments from MS OK
pereuce with such laws IN other lines OF moral en-
deavor. S,ill The people were bound 10 do thelr
utmost check he growing evil and law stamping
$ Illegal would do good ana and in its suppression
Archibald MOntgOu cry, retired exporter o. gram
Iil-T tx
IN urcs 10 be perfectly legitimate under proper regula
ton either by the Legislature the exchanges; but
short sales OTEht 20 be stopped.
The comm. zee iourned till p. IL. 10 morrow, when
J. K. Keeue VIII testify.