National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-10-18

BROOkLYN, n. u, Oct lI.-Ine COOgrega-
tional singing at the Tabernacle this morning
was led by Prof. Browne, organlst, and Prof
Ali, comet precentor. Six thousand voices
joined in singing the opening hymn, which
begins:
The morning light is breaking,
The darkness disappears.
Vast numbers of people could not get inside
the building. The multltudes of such persons
on ordinary Sabbaths, morning and night, are
constantly increasing.
The Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, D. D., took for
his subject THE Victory" and for his text
Zechariah viii. Sand the streets Of the city
shall be full of boys aud girls playing In the
streets thereof" he said;
Glimpse Of our cities redeemed. Now boys
and girls who play In The streets run such risks
that multitudes OF them end in ruin. But In
The coming time spoken OF our cities will BIO
10 moral that lads and lasses shall be as safe In
the public thoroughfare as In the nursery.
For purpose OF rousing the people to the
work to be done have preached some ser.
Pulpit and printing press for the most part In
our day are busy In discussing the condition
OF the cities at this time; but would IL not be
healthfully encouraging TO all Christian
the world better II we should this morning,
for little while, look forward to the time
when our cities will be Ieyoluiionized by the
Gospel OF the Son of God, and all the darkness
OF sin and trouble and crime aud suffering
shall be gone from the sky.
Every man has pride In the city ofhis M.
tivity or residence, II 1t be city distinguished
for any dignity OF. prowess. Cesar boosted OF
his Daiiye Rome, Virgil of Mantua, Lyourgus of
Sparta, Demosthenec of Athens, Archi.
Inedes of Syracuse, aud Paul of Tarsus.
should have suspicion of bas ehoartedness In
man who had no especial interest In the city
OF his birth or residence-no eNhilaration at
tmbeiiishment or its scientific advancement sr
1 have noticed that man never likes city
where he has not behaved well; ,swartout dld
not like New York, nor did Parkman liEe
Boston, and people who have u free ride in the
prison van never like that city that furnishes
the vehicle. When iind Argos and Rhodes
nRd Smyrna trying 10 prove themselves the
that Homer behaved we'll. lie likedthem and
they lk ed him. We must not war onlaudablo
city pride, or, with the idea Of building our
selves up at any time, try IA. pull others down.
Boston must continue 10 point to les Faueull
Hall and TO- It's common, nnd 20 Its superior
educational advantages Philadelphia must
and its mint, aud It's Girard College.
II should ilnd man coming from any city,
having no pride IN that city, that city having
been the place Of his nativity, or now being
the place Of his residence, would feel like
asking him right away: "What mean thing
have you been doing there? what outrageous
Thing have yon,, been guilty OF that you do not
New York Is goody city. 1t is on both
sides OF the river, the East river only the main
children, win live TO see two or three bridges
spanning that river and more and more as the
years go by, we will be one; so when say in
my sermon New York, mean well on two
millions population, and everything from
spnylen Duyyil creek 10 GOwanus. That which
helps ono city will help the other; that which
blasts one city will blast the other. Sin Is
giant, ana when II comes to the Hudson rtho
Lntt river II steps across II rs easily as you
step across figure Ia q carpet, Gods angel Of
blessing mas Two wings, and one wing hOyer3
over lhHt city and tho other wing hoyers over
In infancy our metropolis was nut down by
The ban OF the HUDSON II was us feeble az
Moses ~ The ark OF bnllrushes by tho Nile, and,
Ike Mirianll there our fathers stood aud
watched II. The royal spirit of American COM
meTce came down to battle. She took IL up In
her arms and II waXed strong, aud foreign
ships brought silver and gold TO its feet, and IL
has stretched Itself up Into great metropolis
looking up TO the mountains and on upOn the
fcn, the mighliest energy In American ClYiliza-
ton.
Every city is influenced by tho character of
the men who founded II. Rrmulus Impressed
his life upon Rome. The Pilgrim fathers Will
never relax their grasp from New England
William Penn left n legacy Of iair dealing and
Integrity 10 hhtiad1lphia, and ySd uln now
any day, on the Streets Of ant city, see his Gus.
IONS, his manners, hR morals, his hat, his
Niies bonnet, and his meeting house, So tho