The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-13
DIR. PARKHURST'S METHODS.
OPINIONS OF PRESBYTERIAN CLERGY
MEN IN HARRINGTON.


DR.. Hamiin II His Most Conspicuous De.
fender-Dr. Bullock says He has Injurrd
the Cause or Religion and Shocked the
Moral sense and the sense or Decency of
the wisest and Best PEOPLE In the Land
Dr. wiiiiam A. Bartiett aud DR.. Byron A.
sunderland Express similar Views.
WASHINGTON. May 12.-The clorgy Of Wash.
inpton is stirred up over the prospective visit
Of DR.. Parkhurst to this city. and an interest
ing controversy Is being carried on In public
and private by tho critics and defenders OF
that sensational preacher. DR.. Parkhurst has
been invited to lecture on 1.-THE Duty OF tho
Christian Church in Relation to Civil Law
and among those who were instrumental In
having tho invitation sent to him are Postmas-
ter-General Wanamakor Secretary Eikins.
Justice Brown and ex-Justice Strong OF the
Supreme Court, President Rankin OF Howard
University, and Senators Dawos and Cullom.
The local papers have interviewed largo
number Of Presbyterian ministers and Others
and the result is not at all nattering to tho
Doctor and his friends. His most conspicu-
Gus defender IL DIR. Hamlin. pastor OF the
Church OF the Covenant. Mt which PRESIDENT
Harrison and large number OF mon promt-
nent in official and social life worship. Or.
Hamlin says:
81 endorse DR.. Parkhursts method. DR..
parkhurst made charges that tho police oil
New York were In the pay Of the gamblers and
prostitutes. His assertions were impeached
By the Grand Jury. and In order to get ut the
facts DR.. Parkhurst In person visited these
dens OF vice and iniQuity. / think itwould
have boon cowardly in him to have delegated
the investigation to any one else. lie couin
not have arrived at tho facts In any other
way. It is Just like reporting saloon
keeper for selling liquor on Sunday. In
order to make an indictment hold you must
20 into the saloon. buy a drink. drink 1t and
pay for It, Besides. nr. Parkhurst is Presl-
dent OF the Society for the Prevention OF
Crime. ami it was necessary that he should use
heroic measures in order to get at the facts
When he next made tho charges he had the
sworn affldavits on his pulpit. As result. the
Grand Jury brought in q number OF indict-
ments, and tho Superintendent OF Police was
discharged. OF course they deny that his dis
charge wrk due to the structures OF DR.. Park
hurst, but everybody knows the fact"
In reply to question as to what effect Dr.
Parkhursts course had on the church or on
the cause OF religion. Dr. Hamlin did not think
Il would have any effect one way or another.
He certainly did not think 1t would prove In
furious. He was in favor OF knocking OF this
false veneering many people had spread upon
religion. and favored dealing In cold facts.
DR.. William A. Bartlett. the most popular
Presbyterian minister In Washington. who
breaches to large congregation. disaGrees
entirely with DR.. Hamlin. and gives it as his
opinion that whom vice has to be hunted up BY
detective it Is beyond tho pale OF the Church.
Pr Byron suPderland the popular and
n n mind r.
but does not regard himself as sufficiently
posted to give either an endorsement or a
sst who avtsS b.
ipgtop laid themselves open to any criticism
The most outspoEe en- minister Of influence
who has taken part In the discussion H. the
Es huGSk mGs Re tbs theo
81 many years the Chaplain Of the United
' 81. Bu it says: THE announcement that
the Rev Pr Park 3 has accented an Gyi
ton e eitzens among them e
Wanamaker and ex;Justics Strong to deliver
eo 10 On The b pu y Fl GhrSss
\ SAG day ios tSe cause q GhristianbIty FRA for
forgetful alike Of the, plainest PRINCIPLES Of
Christian morality and Of common decercy.
asce Visited t s Of ii
what was going on IN those vile places:
attack sfo Them nA va s PIE:
programme. cannot go more fully into the
ssss @s eq fns
body OF Christians and decent people shocked
Ing details. felt that Dr.: Parkhurst had done
more harm to tho cause Of religion and sound
a msy sa al hsu ws Ef s his er 9: sss
for reform he had gone mad. The adoption
q tho diaboleal principle that It is lawful
Ing 1o evil fy'' with eSi"wnud Sndermine the
very foundations Of Ghristan morals. Ind
Christian morality pr. Parkhurst may call it
'driyelllnG nonsense to refuse f. apprGve his
he is through with his wild crusade. that he
has shocked the moral sense and tn. sense q
IN Of VI %oa hG avs Rt
silent in regard 10 Dr.. Parkhurst and his per:
10 Mere to mis- own asSod
cacy of his views, for Washington H. .
MI ss Il SGSa and but 5us xssn s!o an
Parkhurst to. como hers to teach the people
my solemn protest against him as Il competent
tt ten ihs OF sound morals an not willing
though backed by these di.t nt Gentle.
men,, Is a safe teacher Of religion and morali-
w., inc cause oi sound morals needs no such
e'd as lor. Park bursts unclenn methods and
dS" nn doctrines. II DR.. pprkhurst
vorsaiiy, received doctrine among nil
sonnI thinking men, that it is wrong tn do
Cyl mat g"on may come. let him have ali the
lover; OF the truth, refuse To- countenancc any
fHdn n".i nd a., tdGaGChing With what Turning
dosma in,thc third chnrt"r Of ROMANS. oIrhtb
verse: Mo b. sanherous!y reported, and ma
s sGme amrm that We ray Let us do evii
yhat gond may come. whose dnmnntion
y Just Col forbid that tho Cn.rch ~
Christ should ever 10 so disloyal Ia her r
DIVINE head rs 70 make u hr, arh unon nna
Of tho cardinal nri piles IT hrsti,n n,"r, mt,o
Or that her minister, and elder. Sh,aiI snnc,
PRINCIPLES Of decenGy and m"ralitY" '''''eu
W. hs date for Dr. parkhursts appearance in