The evening world., 1889-05-03
ATIMELY WARNING.
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g11tlhm cuEtis ApHOVst
Bishop Pottsr's Sermon.
30 Thinks the Time and Place Well
Chosen.
Ciytl-ssrvice Recormers Express Their
ss;ssr. Approval q i.

which shall secure purity Of elections, to-day 70
obtain his views upon the much-tslksd-upon
sermon Of Bishop Potter.
Mr.. Curtis was found spread OUT Cd an
Invalid chair. In the cosy study Of his delightful
.sf,SSffy, bad leg. Is improving, = he said. as he
ltarpSd 'ncross Che floor TO greet the reporter.
q" played lawn tennis too hard last Summer
winter. isaE only that part 4 The Centennial
"Yes, i read Bishop Potter's sermon In TIE
Womb with much. interest. and l hays, read the
comments and criticisms which II called OUT
He LIKED THAI SERMON.
"Iliked that ,ermon altogether. l think the
time and place were well chosen, the thoughts
FhSS SS. 1 SS aopbt mS %iii iPB s nost s;s aaf the result
ysry 1 un31stly yS accused OF of exceeding The prpprie-
os nc obi higher duty rty tSata Christian minister has
10 discharge than upon great public, o9casions
ootaaeSrs b. the plain principles OF public moral
~f:There was nothing personal, nothing invid-
iouR, nothing unfair in the sermon. 1t was the
annfyersary OF the Inauguration Of Washington;
he was speaking to Washipgton's successor and
stated simply. strongly and clearly the princi-
Piles that guided Washington and upon which he
planted the Government
A FOUNTAIN OF HONOR NOT OF sPoILs.
He pointed out the fact that Washington
consciously and expressly governed his conduct
by the Christian law. that he regarded
The ooyerpment as a f or n hdIa,n OF ho o%G:,
under that Government was to be viewed solely
asa trust and not a. a reward In any other sense
thar his own case illustrated, where the highest
ONCE was bestowed. upon MIN as = mark OF the
HsnmUsse to the nrsnnin IL MI he nrnFassad va
~S!tff tSe Statement Oh these Welisknown facts i'm
presaeS nny hearer with a sense OF his own short
coming In such RESPECTS; The preacher was Nc
iiStlSe pressocs OF robbers he lad denoaneed
tn "fbs only resson that I can nae vby ANYBODY
ahouid haye snnnosed imnronriety Ia tbat lie
critic feit. that telling the truth about Washing.
rr Theirs Il no 20 man mani more %Sr thoughtful oaSSs,St e all real al
% Tsss S ;S t @sS in ba sis tr psIsnsni q SeI p96iiS 9qSS Sn
H HSahcn w., po,,a may nave PERSONAL 0eAfhES 'hAh
~ occurred 70 him n ptep.sins hi. dis;
q eSt aos m hs p w5fn2ps ri Ap sRst his ps Tesponsi haRsv
sresAton. v.ov AVN vvv,,sos
~ think the Bishops explanation Of the ref.
erSnce 20 Je1ers9ni9n simpiclty ana yaoKsohian
WoHtp, Il a plain, simple and natural one.
Of natural pride and exaltation At the compile
ZION q tne srlumphsnt century OF oui moyefn.
%HsHt me sermon Mss 4 Stfo ns expsfS'io nn oI Ine
sa'isanosion Mhien VVsns
Was eonsl occasion to remember that In some
f fSSsp fetSs we P TSe p laIlSf w 1eiop ne sls ssAt nv mo u
proper place iSr sSsh an 'espisssiSn: Is:
S Sna !. ,s IA .ae c ant ~ rsne smt p%ap'' W Au"'niSn
Ana warn anu G m 70 ss nsnHss.sv
I'm fact, I think that the sermon Of Bishop
Potter was necessary to complete the. proper and
sTrune a appS ssgniScsn w ~ occnsaar ioeihH upon ~
S"|fnA raeaEa to- the s%ituuStiiop IN W~asbinuton,u
timsi There was InaopRtsdly the same general
H W M tharo Ua Am tha ctSp Tsrt
party tc feeling n ih our modem sense me-. existed 7 30 rather :,
csDtrsS ahont the Go%stifrt,on az fsvoring or ~
oppoeinR Il.
During W~ashington's Administration party
the jay treaty and the ~stonipg Of Hamilton
washinStccn warned us IN lis farewell address.
But the peculiar venality which arises from Re.
gsSdins the P-esronags Of ths GoyernmeR. a
plumber Of ~victors, did not yet exist
var. M sS%s os n sns di SSa.T ps :be OF n snos% az sd III.
paSe election expenses had not yet begun. Buy
ing ri eleoti9ns, in the sense with which we are
fWashinston. D- a' - '"'
-,.r. =. .h,. -aSress..~ oh..s ..u...
which il the result OF an enormoaa p y.
considered merely ps party :poils. which | sup:
pose the Bishop to have had In mind in that par.
SSo1snf passS " ,b o, ,i ms sermon referring 10 the
Ihe political methods WITH which we are
ttsm n hna winch are eonectvely known al
M macnine, Were then put JUST peginning;
council OF appointment In New YORK. but i was
many years before II seriously invaded the
NsIonal governments
OUR CHIEF pANGER.
ri should say that our chief danger nj the
praasnt fine n tba enoy,nons nsa ~ monoa IN
81 course AN iflieitf nse Of money .t e%ieetion;s ssnnSd
Sdisnos;tinn tn 49, ligbt ~ I? 'eieo'ions Aho
Zone Of the great benefits to be derived from
ciNtseryice reform II the regulation upon rea-
aonepie principles OF the vast expenditure OF the
public money In the form OF patronage"
APPROVED BY REFoRAERs.
Everett p. Wheeler. As William street. Naid
1us8 anp tt1iiiSr - eLnaIAS "e5S YEP NJ VIE snC
SssRSman. Nv Views MSs aPS sxp Ms y nis IN a1 tSs rs Is