New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-16

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for the teaching that incucatcs. and the motives
that promote and strengthen good morals But
nobody will pretend that. in the great majority
OF cases. it might not. with greater advantages
of various kinds promote them far more efficiently
A higher standard Of culture and character In the
clergy, improved c0nvenlcnces for public worship,
for the religious training Of children. due ihot
an undue regard to the influence of the imaGina-
ton and the poetic sense in connection WIN
such means are usually employed to AWAKEN
nObler aspirations, cnkindlc faith. and upbuild,
often in the midst of a very coarse matcriallsnl.
the spiritual life In his Gospel Of Wealth, Mt;
Andrew Carnegie puts this in a very striking ana
Every millionaire NAV know of district where the
little cheap uncomfortable. and altogether unworthy
the whole nciclborhood gathers on sunday ana VIII.
independently Of the form Of the doctrines iangh,,
feeling. The administrator OF wealth ma, nadc /.
good Of part Of his surplus If he replaces una,
granite. up the sides Of which the none! Suche au
columbine may climb. and from whose tower III.
not Tre how chcaply this structure can he built.
but how perfect il can be made II he mas inc inoes
of a pure and noble specimen Of architecture, buiit,
as The pyramids built. to stand for ages, Is moi
heart and mind in the district will be Influenced by
the beauty and grandeur Of tht church Ana many =,
windows and cntranccd by the celestial voice of the
organ. will there receive his first message from ain
and enchanting realm which lies far away from the
material and prosaic conditions which SURROUND nun
realm. vague and underlined though it, boundaries
he. once within s magic circle us acn'hcnS m,p
and all their days and all their ways tcir triHnp
and their trials. and all they scc aud AL they near
and all they think. and all they do. are haiio"m Ds
the radiance which shines from afar upon ms NM.
life. clarifying everything and keeping all ns"'
within.
Mr. CARNEGIE rocs on to say that, having reared
such a building It's builder may wisely leave IL
10 he supported by the people, but am dIsposc"
to think that some partial endowment niauv , I"a
,I;,g. no main %
would not be amss. II IL certainly not aims.
that ministers should he partially dcph"en,
upon their people. IL IS not dcsir"pe 'nul any
one who is set as a preacher and teacher oil right
cousncss should I've absolutely SO There Is n pam
full page of our American religious history Jus'
here. which at this moment do no, care ~ o", nx
Thou shalt not mu7zlc the mouth OF the ON
that trcadcth out the corn : but 10" often tncIc
is no rcmonstrancc when insolent wcai'n' N''ans
in the ycsiry. or in the session, or III 'nc pc
threatens TO stop the supplies. ana so eHe''"-
ally mu2zc the mouth of the anoin'"n WHITES
for God and duty and righteous dealing. We
should have higher type OF manhood 81 Nc.,-
tudc of purity, Of political and personal honesty
i'm Wall Street and in Albany. If we could nave
a higher type of truth-spcakng and God-irarIhS
manhood in the pulpits of the land Iici' ~ =
chance for wealth. Let il cndow some rhrai
pulpits and then leave the trust IN wise ana
faithful hands that will see that II
is wisely administered. Imagine snr"
an endowment committed to the WIS
dom and integrity that to-day administer 50 many
of our American colleges, II might even be en-
Trusted 10 bishop occasionally
SO much by way OF suggestion rs ~ lh' Iris'
reinforcement Of cities: iis character and train
ing OF course | am not unmIndful OF what has
doubtless been in thc mind Of my reader. ever
since ne ,rcan This IS all very we'll. II may
be said but il touches a very small p'rl o'
those who pour i'm such ccasclcSs streams mo
almost any srcaf city. and especial; into great
maritime city ike \cw-Nork What are Won 90
ins 10 do with fbosc streams that come =" MS
not from within The borders of our own Iahu.
but from beyond them The reinforcement ~
the population of NcN-Nork comes very small
part Of il relatively from inland towns. villages
and homes The ratio of imml smilon - great
CITY * ~ ten t. one-norc probably Is twenty 10
oue-iu favor of that which cones from l"irl-ii
lands What are Nou going 10 do with these
That IS indeed. very large and increasingly
crave question Bat il is 70 question Toy iiarf
ccpiional gravity. and hccnrs". ~ present lh''I
existing laws we can do liitlc and. indeed. almost
nothing 20 REGULATE flr character ana fhr guam
Of foreign immigration into New ORR. i ~
paramount lWpoii1ne" lnHl We NI""' VIZ -,
Inc quality Of our own Multnm non mult1 TINS
is not 80 much % question If numbers - "i ch9r
acicr Never more urgently iMn to-dnN 81"
Now York needs a nucleus. saving scrl "l 1I|"'-
cousncss and integrity 10 stand ~" s'iAli
Of lis fcvcrcd and reckless lilr. NM
the men who are 70 do thS-th" men i"nii " '.'in'
as centres 81 columnnr and lmmpt ahic CIVIC XIV IT,
and unrirhincss their fellows are - riif N
times Of popular passion. ~ s"lhshn">S 81 s''''l
and poiific1l currupfipn--"f" men Wh" nave '''.i
Trained from their Noufh in uprich' anu many
,,..,e and in whom viror and culfui" and rev
cronc.. mni,c Ia make them worthy leaders 81
their kind Ilappv tho cts that has Inc wisdom
and the forccasiing muvn.rcnce iAnf '"ispm !"
roar such men. and then when the Tim" for them
IN serve tho ciiv the State. ire Naii"n. shall
com. the wisdom 70 trust and honor thcm
HENRY g. POTTER.