The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-28

Apkaris discussion has been started
concerning gift OF $4,000. which Mr.. JAY
GOULD made for Presbyterian Church OK
tension ut meeting Of prominent Presby-
terrain ministers and laymcn. whom he
Invited to his house the other evening to
raisc funds FOR the object.
4. The minister's and others we're not loath
Is attend the meeting and accept the hos
FATALITIES or Mr.. GOuhD; but how tho bois-
, tRyhfs DIR. PApKHuRsr processes TO havo
I conscientious scr,ples about taking the
money Of the host for religious purpose
!. Where. he 'asks1 did Mr.. GOULD get TINT
$4,000 2" The insnuation is that he got 1t
by means which are contrary to the pre-
c6bts OF CHRIST.
Undoubtedly the wealth OF Mr.. GOULD
could not have been accumulated by him II
he, had obeyed strictly tho commands OF
JESUS: but neither could tho lesser income
OF DR.. PARKHUnsT have been obtained by
the minister IL lie had practised strictly the
principles lie processes and breaches.
According to tho teachings Of the Gospel.
DR.. PARKHURsTha got to squeeze through
tho needles eye to get into heaven. II no
gets there Mt all. with no less difficulty than
Mr.. GOULD. Measured by the standard Of
JESUS. both OF them ore rich men. Meas
ured by the average income In this COM
! munity. both Of them are in tho enjoyment
, of wealth. Mr.. GOULD OF much moro than
the Presbyterian minister. it Ia true. but DR..
PAEKHUEsT of fnr greater possessions than
belong to the run Of people.
/ Practically tho life OF the preacher Is as
luxurious rs tho milionaire's. He knows
nothing Of poverty in his own person.. He
is clothed in fine linen and fares rs stump.
tuously every day as DIVES did. He OBJ
tdlns his income, too. from rich men. who
can afford to pay for pew rent in tho
NIadisoh Square Presbyterian Church moro
than tho vast majority Of the people OF Now
York can afford TO pay for house rent. He
does not give up mn for thc sake of follow
ing tho Master and drawing other men to
Him. but 10 exncts n large money recon-
perise FOR, preaching tho Gospel Ho gets
more pay than is received by any except a
very few professional men and a proper
tionatelv small number Of the business
men OF the city.
Before he takes this money from tho rich
Madison square 1rGsbyterfans does he re-
Quire that they shnll tell him whore and
how they gotit 2. If he did. he would find
that none OF them came by it In ways which
would satisfy the requirements OF the Cos
pei. They got it by opposing selfish-
ncss to'.tha soh- decentralization command
ed by JESUS: by enforcing the pay
mente OF, their debts, in disobediehoe
OF tho Christian laws by taking us,Iry:
by Gxpending care in the accumulation Of
earthly riches when tho Gospel teaches that
these are nero tross. and the only treas
, ;,;t hoa
lys Thcy sued tho brethren for their dues
when they could not got them otherwise.
III fiat disobcdienco Of tho Christian injunc-
ton. DIVES OF tho parable is their type.
and it is type against which JESUS poured
out his burning denunciations.
Where do you got your salary, DR.. PARK
HURST. and what justification have you for
taking SO rich a recompense In money
when you claim to be follower and n COM
mlssoned minister Of CHRIST? These are
questions which Mr.. GOULD might fifty ask
the preacher OF Madison square.
OF coulfe. TIE Presbyterians' need not
take Mr.. GoULp's $4,000. Nobody can be
forced to ncceptya gift; but before they re-
fuse 1t. as in Obedience to Christian obliga-
tiOns. lot them examine themselves to SEQ
whether they govern their own lives in nc
cordanee;'F1 With the strict Gospel rule.
whetberxeally they are entitled 10 be called
Chrisusns apy moro than Mr. GoULD..
This Is good subject for slashlng SER
mon by. Drt PARKHURsT. II he WANTS to
make New, York community governed
by strict Christian yloct rine. he must mako
every SindtMduh rule his lifoin accordance
tharsbIth; and he could not preach it ut a
better time than this morning. or in a
better place than tho Madison Square Pres
byterian Church. which was built and Is
supported by money obtained in violation
of the principles Of CHRIST.
Let him take tho beam out Of his own eye
before no assumes to find fault with the
mote in his neighbours eye. That is tho
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