Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-12-10
PREACHER VS.. POLICE
Or. ParkhurSt Makes
SCalhing Statement.
BYRNES ROUGHLY HANDLED
And Accused Of Aiding Vices which He
is Supposed to Suppress.

New YORK Dec lOs-Dr Parkhurst has
given out a staten nt IA reply To Superin.
tendent Byrnps, IN which he says: In
bis latest Statement, Mr. Byrurs jumps
from vtuperaton 20 theology II possi'
BILE he is a worse tbrnIDGisu than he is a
police superin renCept There IL such a
thing as the gospel, and there is such a
thing as the law both are good when
kept distinct, hut both are spoiled by be-
ing miXel. The gospel requires ~ TO
deal leniently with sinners. MIR Byrnes
deals lenieutly with sin. which j. another
matter His business IN 10 take inquty
and make il execrabe In the public esti.
nation, which is exactly what he ia not
doug and has not the remotcst idea OF do
ing
His business IL - make the law ma
jestic. He makes IL contemplate. lie plays
lnfractions Of il, and. unless the March
grand jury wrre utterly AT fault, h. stands
NJ the head Of a department that coins
wealth out OF the vices il Is constituted TO
suppress. We cannot have a police depart
ment until the animatiug head OF IL ls a
moral inspiration 20 the force"
He saws he eau low me well troiden
path that leads from the very door of my
y
gln-hot away. You ac'. '.nowlrdge then DO
you, MIR Byrues there IL a brOthel near
my church that you know Of and that
you know that young men in great mum
bers are Hooking To iti How is that for
moral purp,s
You threw IL IN my face in previ-
ous statement that was making accusa
lions ~ inst you without proof. Accept
my thanks for
This New Item of Proof.
which can put alongside of what have
already. am obliged to you for your un-
solicited confession.
II loathe the man with unutterahle con-
tempt who. occupying the position of
spleudur that Mr.. Byrnes does, dsres TO
come out pa licly and confess that he il
permittiuR-whchi is another way Of sus-
taining--one Of those hell-holes into
which he says he knows young men are
being enticed In the name Of the 2S!
secto II the consolidation act, and in
the name Of the wretcned young men OF
my congregation whom that accused den,
under your protection,is blighting and ru-
lining, demand Of you, Mr.. Byrnes. that
YOU put your official hand upon . at
brothel and crush It,
For the lords sake, Byrnos, when you
quote. dnu'r eulo2ze the gospel in he
same vile breath with which yOu IN Ike
that dlmuIng self-incrimination. Your
case j. strongest when you say the least.
You had better quit the homily business
aud attend your Legitimate concerns"
Superintendent Byrnes said OF this pro-
duction: 81 decline TO criticize that one
way u, ne other. except to say that have
defended the police department, | think,
la y courteous and gentemanly manner,
aud dou't think that statement amounts
20 anything but uncalled for abuse"
1ardner Pleads Not Guilty.
NfW NORK Dec l0.-Charles w Gard.
nrr, the chief detective Of Rev. Dr.. Park
hurSt'S society, was Rrrtigned In the gen
eral sessions court 20 plead 20 the indict-
ment~ charging him with eStortion and
attempted eNtortion. Though Lawyer
Frank Moss. one of the members OF
the soci ", who - acting as his
counsel, he pleaded not guilty, with leave
HI .tI..t l..f.