New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-21

10 1ss7. but Mr. Hewitt says that the trusiees VI
| tho bridge were not aware that he had oeeh tae
recipient Of 10 when thoy gave him tho ihVtstps -
sn.a. a. the opening exercises. This was curious
p,nedence 10 say the least OF 1t. Mr.. Hewitt set
,h the cost Of the Bridge proper not counting land
d.1es ec as 80 900 O60, and assorted In the most
positive manner that had been honestly built ana
Could not be duplicated for that money ne even
went so far as TO affirm that It was the cheapest
structure ever erected by the genius OF man on
the question whether the Bridge would lead 70 tue
union of tho two cities into one huge municipality
Nr JIeyitt raye utterance to some profound rehec-
tIons showing that he did not warmly approve such
a union and then pointed out the duty OF citizens In
promoting good municipal government anu inc ne
cessty Of organizing intelligence In our potel sys
tom.
There s another point Of interest worth mentioning
In connection with this subject, There has been con-
siderable discussion in regard 10 the origin OF tne
phrase, Public Office Is . public trust whpn some
persons attribute TO president Cleveland The
Suns moi Ionr arc undertook to trace It back and
was able to find the idea expressed In substantially
the form in which Mr.. Cleveland gave currency 70
f. II remember correctly, SOmething hhe cehtury
ago. Mr.. Hewitt was not OF those quoted as
u5ing the phrase In ope OF the various IorAS
In which It has appeared at various times; put no
might well have been included with the Others Tor
in his Bridge Grafton no made use OF these WORDS
I" But what man is fit to hold object Only be who
regards political ofnoe public trust, and not IS
a private pcrquise to be used for the pecunary ad-
vantage Of himself or his family, or even his party
That sensatonalsm in tho pulpit Is not q lost art
Is an Inference that might easily be drawn rom tho
advertisement Of subjects for sermons preached last
Sunday. DIR. Talmage still bears of the palm Tor
selecting fantastic texts 1t might be thought thae
ne studied the Bible with tho sole purpose OF find
ing something odd and striking on which TO base his
If 10 u5nak t4bl
in this direction when no preached Thanksgiving
sermon on the blessings Of machinery, on which oc
caSon no took for his text the words q believer OF
Ezekiel, " And said unto the wheel, wheelP That
was clearly clever startingp point for his diseonrse'
But that is apart from what set out to say Among
tho sermon titles announced week ago was this
"Who is the Harriet Beecher stowe Of the Bible, and
how like tho Harriet Beechor stowe In American
Hstoryis And another preacher advertised that In
the morning 40 would preach "The Fire In the
Church, and in tho evening The Church In the
Fire. Tho general subject Of church advertising Is
ono that might well DO considered at some OF the
frcauent minister's conferences. That r. Is con-
venIenee especially strangers, is undeniahle But
what they for principally is not The subject OF
the sermon, but the namo Of the minister. Some
churches have adopted tho praseworthy custom OF
simply advertising tho hours when the services are
held and the OF the pastor and when the PASTOR
Is not 10 preach the Of his substitute Is given.
Church was never advertised when hr. BeecheF was
to preach; when he was absent II was customary TO
put an advertisement In the papers and under Dr.
Abbott believe, this church 10 advertised regularly
Tho only important church In Brooklyn that does not
advertise is tho Church Of the Pilgrims; Dr. storrs
unhlterably opposed to what be considers the SEN
sational practice OF most churches In this matter
He IA also extremely particular about the nature Of
the announcements which no makes from the pulpit
riridly excluding anything Of private natuse or
that acs OF the character OF advertisement pure
and simple A number Of churches have adopted tho
custom OF printing In circular form such announce
mon,s az are customarily mado from the pulpit and
distributing tho circulars through the pews-a custom
IN favor of which bere Is much to DO said.
al was busly reading when the train came along
tho other morning and got aboard without noticing
whether II a Bridge or n ferry train SO said
Brooklynts who travels the Kings County Elevated
Road ard whose place OF business Is near the Ciiy
Hall in New-York II kept on reading no oonsn-
ned. g and before I realized whsro l was the uHln
was going down the steep grade between the Bridge
and Fulton Ferry, and having Como so far as that,
determined 10 SEQ what my sensation would DO on
ons OF the old ferry boats With which used to DO so
familiar I didn't mind that so mneh, but 10 was
when we reached New,York and started to walk up
I 10 tho City Hall that hogan 70 have sensations
Really never supposed tho distance hall so great
In the old days when the ferry tho only way OF
sitting TO New-York, and / had TO walk up every
day I didn't mind It at all but now It seemed that
would never get to tho City Hall never before
realized quite so keenly how great boon tho Bridge
has been to brooklyn How could we possibly go
back TO the old order Of thlngs' People who have
become residents here since tho Bridge and tho Ole
waited roads were built can have only & feeble con-
ception OF what Brooklyn used TO b. And yet it
vas a good place TO live In, and when forry boat
WAS tho only means OF crossing tho East River
fcrryboat was a pretty good thing to travel IN But
! 7 can't imagine any nducement strong enough to
make me satisfied with things as they wero prior 10
| 1897