New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-16
CITY OFFICIALS ENRAGED.
THEIR WRATH AROUSED BY DIR. PARK.
HURST'S SERMON.
THEY ACCUSE HIM OF KNOWINGLY MAKING
FALSE STATEMENTS AND SEEM TO BE
PANIED THAT A MINISTER SHOULD
USE SUCH STRONG LANGUAGE

PANIED THAT MINISTER SHOULD
USE SUCH STRONG LANGUAGE
IN HIS PULPIT.
New-York City officials were stirred up ycster.
day as they have not been for many day by
the severe handling which they received on Sunday
at the hands of the Rev DR.. Charles F. Parlhurst.
pastor Of the Madison Square Presbyterian Church.
in a sermon which was published in full in YES
terdays Tribune Few Of the Tammany Office
holders who were the subjects of the preachers
denuncatons could find words to express the ex-
tent of their Indignation That clergyman of
such cultivation. high standing and influence IN
the Church with which he is connected and the
pastor Of so large and respectable congregation
should make them the subjects of his Sunday dis
course and hold up their responsibility for the
prevalent state of vice and crime existing IN the
city filed them with amazement. and in some
cases with agitation. District-Attorncy Nico:l. ~
soon as he had read DR.. Parkhurst's scathine
characterization Of himself and other men who arc
charged with the administration of the laws
rushed over to the City Hall and into the Mayors
office lie was very much excited and it was some
time before he was calm enough TO talk lnen
he proceeded TO express himself regarding thc rei-
erences to himself in gentle terms 10 Use
slang phrase Mr. Nicoll was hot" and he told
Ouaee most outrageous and lbellons. Tie inti-
mated that he might do things shortly that would
make DR. Parkhurst extremely sorry for MS sta'e'
ments but he did not say what they would ~.
Mr. Grant although by no means pleased WIN
what the preacher had said. could NOT help oeins
amused bv Mr. Nicolrs antics. You WIN ''a'a
To take these attacks more coolly. Ncoii ne S"ir,
:. after VOL have been in politics as long as
have"
THE MAYOR HAS NOTHING TO sf'
Some Of Dr. Parkhurst's sword-thrus's WIZ
! received marked attention IN 'he he'S'''
of the City Hall were these; -,,. .o,,.,
T., 90, r,rn,cinol life our city IS thoroughly rotten'
Were Is an Immense city reaching OUT arms ~ everv
gelizaon 10 every quarter OF ene b mor' betterment
of this city has to be taken directly IN IN, Thai
tho d,mnable pack OF admnisan,Se , sh and blood
Of our clthensGPt GSt 10 demand that tho Mayor and
.,ose associated with him I'm administering tle @ n ,n
~ this municipality should not put oostr1chhon' ,h do
tho path ameloratn S devil disguses
himself that so psrplexes in orr Efforts or ~ NO
wders us the devising Of our rosnse Of govern
poS ne Iiv are feeding day and night on It's qiyet
ine vitals They are a lying, peFlureu' ru''''
ana n after ali that has said tho great TACT Gr
mains untouched and unnyandar IN This cy every
snr, 70 make men respectable. honest tempcra az 80
sSualy clean Is e STs'' ranS GS~ Of drunken and ccr
ua,.,r Grant declined to say anything Tor pun
Goa,ion about Dr. ParShurst's arraiShmeh. W
himself Il will enter into no controversy
said with man whose u''oi'"
palpably devoid of truth.
,,n c,r.eoy SAYS THE CHARGFs ARE FNiSt,
Commissioner Gilroy said; Il look upon III
.rI,hrrs,,s TRADE ns an attempt 10 besmear ana
,Iaat,n tho rcputation of Newlork as ceah'
| n1orIr and aw-abiding city. No citizch haN.nS
49, interests Of New-York at heart would oe glhi'y
| ~, such aspersions upon the fair lame OF our Wy
| .snersions which hc must have kho"n
false and ungrounded when he u''eie' ''. ."
rhor. arc many points doubtless, In which 'ne
municipal government is open 10 cri'io''"'
this fact does not call for persohal anus So, 80
a. il contained in the rantings OF thls Poi"'a'
| parson Reforms are never brouGhV aoo"' - -
IN .en,nered abuse. which is couched IN languas7
,E,nIons and Ibcllous and covers statements
rotoriousv untrue. Such malignant hiS''P
.a,.o,ion always carries its own remedy VIII"
:. L. cannot misead thinking and renecuhs
people /, 10, ro,d Dr..
porLhursts sermon with care. IL Is NIo'F
tion." he added. Of the divine connn'""'
shalt not bear false witness against 'hS no'1" ,r
II WAS unworthy Of the man ana 'he pi''',
og., If such discour-es is 10 lessen the influence
Of the pulpit and to retard t"c 'i"'o
Christianity. ,,.,,rx,rrox
DR. parl,hurst's sermon was aimed di"''N ~
n,.;o, ,,,nrpov NicoU who was not only at
,oo,,od but rdiculed as well Mr.. Nicoi WIS
s,,ooodir,Iv indignant The charges against III"
! =; oorr.c,ion with the McGlory cases nave "'."
n.;n,od i, nearly every Ncw-lork paper pno 'no
| D;s,rict Attorney did not at that time ser" w
be greatly exercised over them. lie "iu "s
find ont what member of the Grand july
~" "' oaorots irstructing his assistant John u.
,inasav "a prosecute the guilty man II lie co".u
-, discovered IL seemed odd that ne shou'"
wish 10 begin proceedings against "N'"
boa not according 10 Mr.. Nlcoll' fe''d"" ''
.ocrets of the Grand Jury room, put nan His'"
f,,se account Of the proceedings ooue "
members Of the body, it Is sald' are "'N'
DR. Parlhurst's congregations
! ur Nicou said in reply 10 the attack l rae rae
a., ,;s,our>e of the Rev. DR.. Parkhurst IN this
rn;ro,s napers II is the coarsest ana nio9'
vindictiye utterancc from the pulpit tilau e'i
board of 80 far as it affects me, am ira"h -
.a, that I feel aggrieyed, outraged ana lhs"'"
hv thc falsehoods and misrepresentation ',"O j"
N ''' .anoarriro mo The charge that | ever
nrotected any dive keeper or other 'ioi',o'
law is false and scandalous to the iaSO ueS
! II secms almost incredible that any MA" 'no"-
have ventured TO assert IT. No one va" J''~y
s,v of me that | have ever failed 10 periol" NY
public duty in this office No ease was eve, .,lo. p"
e,,e1 70 me by any citizen any body oil citizeh'
in which failed, if the facts warranted IT, -
advise it's prosecution. The knowledge oi 'ha'
and the efforts which have madc from 'i',c ~
time 10 punish vioators of law make me peIuiaiS
indignant at the unfounded charges VIM" -
been made About two weeks ago III 90
hurst called at my house and told me .hat he wa"
.La s,,ooossor of DIR. Crosby. rs president OF the
Sociotv for ,hc Prevention of Crime that 'he
so;o,y had worked up cases against two or tlIree
rI,ccs which he desired me to investigate ana 10
submit 10 the Grand Jury. treated MN WIN