The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-26
AK, SAW AND FLAME.
REV. THOMAS DIXON ON GODS METH
Cd OF USING THE uNGoDLY.

nontb of His Eternal Purposs-A Pre-
Iude on tho Cholera In New York bay
and It's Warning to American Voters.
New YORK, Sept. 25.-Association
hall has from the beginning of the new
seasons work been taxed beyond its
capacity by the congregations that
throng the morning and evening services
conducted by Rov. Thomas Dixon, Jr.
The church hope during this year to
complete their negotiations for q suit
able site and begin the building of the
City Temple. Mr.. Dixon before the SER
mon this morning gave a review of some
OF the lessons America should learn
from the appearance Of cholera in our
midst. He said:
The sudden appearance of Asiatic
cholera In the Bay of New York in
August carries with it startling mes
sage for the people of America. The
short time which elapsed between its
outbreak In Europe and its transfer to
our bay has emphasized with unusual
distinctness the fact of our close rela-
honship with the Old World.
POLITICS AND HUMANITY.
First-We have been taught that pot
house politics is poor training for
health officials, on whose scientific
knowledge and expert culture depend
the lives OF millions. We must COM
mend in part the zeal with which our
quarantine officers have sought to pre-.
vent the entrance of the disease into the
city. This one point they have empha-
sized with vigor that has even reached
inhuman brutality toward our defense
less brethren returning homo. 1t is good
politics Of course to protect the majori-
ty at all hazards, butit is serious ques-
tion OF humanity how far we have the
right to torture and kill the weak and
defenseless to please panic stricken
mob.
Say what we will about the efficiency
OF our quarantine, its methods have been
ajumble Of stupidity and brutality, with
scarcely trace of executive ability
backed by scientific knowledge. The
public opinion that supports such
methods is no better than the mob Of
ignorant baymen that drove the helpless
guns and stones from the landing at Fire
island back into the dangers of the sea
on night of threatened storm. Gloss
it over as we may, the conduct of this
quarantine business has not only been a
disgrace to the American nation: it is
more, it is stigma on the history of the
Anglo-Saxon race. 1t has lowered the
record Of humanity itself. And for this
we must thank our pothouse politicians
whose life principle is, ITO the victors
belong the spoils."
STEAMSHIP PESTS.
Second-We have learned that there
are great steamship companies that an
chor in our harbor whose sole aim in life
Is to coin money, And they have shown
that 10 do this they will not hesitate to
sell the health of 62,000,OO0 people in
America for the price Of the steerage
passage Of a few hundred pest stricken
refugees. The daring attempt of these
companies to unload the pesthouses and
hospitals Of infected ports upon Amer
lea should open the eyes Of our law
makers to the character of the people
who are at present engaged in the work
Of crowding the population of this con-
tinent at all hazards.
THE UNITY OF NATIONS.
Third-We have learned in this crisis
hat the interests Of all peoples in tine
last analysis are one. Filth in Hambu rg
bas power to fling the shadow Of death
hcross the Atlantic. England's filth in
her colonies may raise scourge that
with skeleton hand grasps the throat of
the civilized world. Quarantine in New
York we have found will be useless if
there is neglect in Boston. Every city
IN America is at the mercy Of New York.
New York is at the mercy of every city
in America. Let our brethren in other
cities remember this when they apologize
for and excuse the villainies of Tammany
Hall for the sake of tho vote the gang
polls in presidential election. Let the
men who stand for decency in their
homo cities, and yet accept with a
chuckle an invitation to speak in the
den of the beast on Fourteenth street, re.
member these facts now and not forget
them in the future. Tammany Hall is
not simply local disgrace. 1t may yet
be national scourge.
THE IMMIGRATION scoURaE.
Fourth-We have had it impressed
upon us once more with awful emphasis
that our fair land is the dumping ground
of o disease ridden Old World. l be-
lieve that God has sent the cholera to
our doors as an object lesson to tell us
of tho still moro deadly moral diseases
we are daily importing. What is the
kense in moving heaven and earth and
sparing no expense to quarantine a few
victims OF pest ridden Hamburg and at
the same time opening wide oltg gates
10 John Most and Berkman2 Why buy
an island to quarantine 500 we'll Amer
lean citizens who have simply been
aboard the Normannia and open our
gates to the thousands who formed the
,nobs at Haymarket square, delivered
New Orleans over TO the reign of the
assassin and called forth an army In
Pennsylvania and New York to restore
OF
Does any thinking man doubt, in view
OF the recent events, that these great
steamship companies are In collusion
with the prisons and poorhouses of Eu-
roper
Honest immigrants we should well
come. But 1t Is serious question that
confronts every man who loves his coun-
try. How long oan our institutions
stand the fever Of this endless stream of
poisonf Is it not time to call halt
somewhere?
For Of truth in this city against thy holy
servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both
Herod and Pontius PLATE. with the Gentiics
end the peoples Of Israel. were gathered to-
gether to do whatsoevor thy hand and thy
council foreordained to come to pass.-Acts iy,
n. "a
: As for you, ye meant evil against me- but
Sod meant It for ood.-Genesisl ], 20.
Shall the ak boast itself against him TINT
heweth herewith Shall the saw magnify
itself against him that moveth it7-Isaiah Z, Is
In the triumph of evil thore is some
thing at first sight that appalls the good.