New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-16
HHY THEY SHOULD TAKE VI THE WORh.

I'D ,c,ruApr TALKS TO YOUNG PEOPLE on
THE VICE AND CORRUPTION OF THE CITY,
The third anniversary Of the founding OF the EpwoFh
I.aeue of the Methodist Episcopal Church occurren
yeeterdar and the occasion was celeofa'cu' ''no"e
other churches In the Park Avenue Methodi't Ep'''
nal Church. Pnrk-ave. and Eighty siXtFst' Inc PASTOR
q, the church. the Rev. DR.. Ferdinand Cowcs lg'ha'
delivered the sermon, on the subject "The warfare
Against the Forms Of Evil in New-iorh City as Lea by
IJr parkhnrst, lie took his text samuel A'''
AZ. Then said David 10 the Pihstlnc' thon CONTEST
TO me with sword, and with spear ana WIN
shield: hut come to thee IN the namo OF the Lofu OF
Hosts the God Of the armies Of israel whom thou mast
dehed7 Hcre is part OF what he SAID:
"Tle Fight against evil In this city Is on. ana II
seems 10 me 10 b. fight In which the young people
should interest themselves for it IS struggle FOR tho
honor OF young mon and the virtue OF young women
We have a Goliath among us who has been DARING Us
10 do anything. That giant Is made UP OF the hluor
men, the owners Of dsorderly houses, the heads VI
gambling dens and all dens OF vice. That composite
giant runs our government in this CITY. Money III
untold quantities is back Of him, and lie has horde
OF bIuecoats around him for protection. The giant CON
trolls all The saloons lie protects are never cioscd W
,b. outbou,ies who are paid 10 enforce the law.
sDr Parkhnrst made a statement which would not
believe but for the absolute way In which he showed IL
10 be true lie has shown that an Intimate rcia'oh
bn ey,sts between those who should enforce the laws
and those who break them. lie has shown that 'he
uollcc arc brlbed that they take our money with one
hand promising 10 enforce the law, and take the
den keepers money with the other' promising '"e" "
allow them 20 breah the laws
at this state OF affairs goes on. In twenty years
anarchy will rule in this city and houses VIII burn
while blood flows in torrents through the streets.
The giant takes OF the Judges. as well as the
notice. and IL they were the friends Of Vice they
could DO no more than they do as tie sworn enemy
OF vice. God have mercy those men, and God bless
IN $50 men who do the right thing. ana Goa Dcs'
Superintendent Byrnes, who recognizes that ne Is n
servant OF the people When DR.. Parkhurst attacHcn
him he made mistake. lie should have gone along
with him and worked hand In hand.
"The ministers who cry out agalnso Dr. IatHhurs,
are making great bluEder. But they are airaid OF
Goliath. One man, at least, and that man Is Dr.
parkh,Irst Is not a coward. However. 40 not de-
fcnd his methods, for ] believe no minister OF COD
should 90 to such places those he has visited nor
should he drink in such place nor tell Hes there'
Yet there Is an excuse him, as he was forced 10 40
il BY the Grand jury.
N we had twenty or thirty such ministers as Dr.
hurst vice In this city would soon be crushed out
INT III. work alone under all sorts OF dlcu!iies has
hnrne fruit Captains have been transferred ana ward
detectiyes reduced because they could not discover
What IA. did. His work truly shows MS that human
nsfrumcntaity and divine energy can ana VIII ,Ie'
this city which governed In the Interests oil vice.