New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-29
SERMONS WORTH KEEPING
XVII.
THE MORAL CONDITION OF The CITY.
DIR. r. r. SAMPLE SUGGESTS SEVERAL REMEDIES
FOR THE EXISTING EVIL.

DR. r r. SAMPLE SUGGESTS SEVERAL REMEDIES
FOR THE EXISTING EVIL.
| Two or three years ago two Presbyterian churci-s
On the West side consolidated, and the uhlteu
organization bears the names of both-thc Westminster
PRESBYTERIAN Church OF West Twenty tlirdst. Both
pastors were retained for year, but at tile end OF Una,
time the younger one, the Rev. f. NJ. Deems was
called to UTnelsville y. Y, where he is now doing
excellent work. The elder pastor Dr. H. r. Saihpe,
| came here from Minneapolis, where he was Succeodeo
| BY DR.. Burrel who in turn has since accepted Now
York pastOrate. DR.. Sample Is q conservative man.
and anything sensational is wholly foreign to his nature
But the moral condition OF the city in general ana that
section OF II in particular in which he labors mas leu
him to consider some Of remedies for the evils when
are apparent to all who will see. Last evening His
text was the fifth Of the first chapter OF Mean
For the ransgresson OF Jacob is all this and for the
sins Of the house of Israel What is the rangres'Oh
OF Jacobl Is IL not Samana' And what are the nigh
naces ~ Judahl Are they not Jerusaleml" After
showing that the city is social necessity, ana that
temptations multiply with its growth, starting perhaps
with a desire for wealth, Pr. sample said:
But there are other evils which abound in the city
There vickcdness In high places. wckedness IN low
wickedne-s concealed behind screened wows ana WICK
ednse stalking abroad the streets On OF the most res
poctabe and Trustworthy journals OF this city tes US .he'
Their. arc 1.-TWO hund nifty gded gambling establish
ments, hundred and twenty policy shops eight
thousand eight hundred and e.ghty-sN rum holes OF
which no less than thousand regularly violate the excise
laws open the Sabbath" and then resorts oi
lnfamy and debauchery which the police oncer, Win us
weekly protection fee in his pocket passes seecy Dy Oh
the other side" We do not care to dwell Oh ueS'
lckenng details No doubt the police force OF me city
under the control Of commissioners, numbering oooV
ate-bodicd men. perpetual duty, dstriouud Su'ns
thry.i,e precincts thoroughly o1icered With rohds
who keep watch the latromcn together with detc
,vcs and police courts. all stations holding direct e
graphic with the central Office, maintained
at an annual 81 600, thus great force has un
property give Of security to our hone'
But It has sisnally failed its duty 1t allows ana
Encourages evils the law condemns DRUNKENNESS meets
few restraints Is wnked at and seduces wax
worse and worse. The unlawful traffic In strong dIlh%
alone tends b. the any community which permits H.
All CIVILIZED have found IT necessary TO rStrHh IT,
The poverty and wretchedncss IL has produced are
enough apuall stoutest heart IL desoatcs hOmc'
breaks social order. controls legislation rules cit'
States and s"ks grasp and hold the reihs OF
Federal (ioyerrI1cnt Born OF depravity, stimulated by
ayarlco and intoxicated by love OF power II mperils
every Interest ccvatcs lie and crowns II whh
temporal eternal good And YET gricvos US to say
the authorities OF this city lay comparatively htte RESTRAINT
upon IT, legislation seeking TO relieve them OF dls
REGARDED responsibility, by giving the franc p'S"ucAly
imperial place liberty to cnslave and destroy men
who might bear the image God and b. enhronei among
| the hicrarchics Of Heaven
| TIE woRLDLINESs OF CHRISTIANS
Then too the worldness Of protesting Christians
encourages forms OF evil while it hnpAFs tho r.
|
great town noble saints. Jo>ted BY the wicked
and confronted by they been strengthened by the
KEEP; by the power OF God But around ms
cminous sweeps creator circle OF wordheSs
the I,ht fading and ultimately lost In the darkness oil
Elm. It saddenns contemplate this moral detection
Israel bsck,liding" This has been the 'eh'
dency every city In every age
There are other thing, need to be said Tears
may .el the page upon which they written The
.o.c.,led better cleanse their ways There
ars wcednsses behind bo~nstne fronts that carry Ia
lection down There guests that never
look oua q by day that abroad under the
cover u There habits OF life in high cir
cles which lower classes initiate. and INDUCING In. go
down There vaults that educate for saloons
annual dinners tho flowing bowl Is freely quafd set
the ladder cellars where lude fellows drink
,ou unclaimed pwter cups. Tho secular press, which
publishes obscene Advertisements and reports approvinsy
tho tran OF the raeecourse and paints III 9ash
coors some fashionable vice becau,e pays cahh's con
.!sonuy throw at the policeman VINO protects
dive for a price We all forbidden % be In any
measure or In any paraker' OF other mems SINS
Moroyer a~.abiding citizens who never seek 70 put
their hand, on the OF municipal power, who suffer
tho low awle> control he caucus VINO say away
from tho ts when honest candidates for Office Ia the
dld apatheuc And net when vicious leRis'a'ioh
Is climbing the throne, are eArfnly fe7h''oo Tor
the Ia DIOR Official chambers and tie waking browse Ia
sentry box.
NevYork is not the governed city IN this ooun'
Try IT, moral condition Is not 80 lad a. mat OF some
cities nor good that AZ larger number III II more
| orOlif
tho noia refuse OF Old World. and needs stronger
hands :, rul. IT, 30 long human nature remains AZ IL
l.. and social elements eonsrcsate On THIS Island
% long require stringent laws ana great executive
efficiency Joined controlling religious influence TO
keep the boundaro Of average dceney and per-
,onal safety. II the Mayor the Commissioners ana u'
whole bdy policemen who do not APPEAR To De eahu'
oates csnoni alton, were visal' SAINTS they """1
,tlu TO many attempts 70 suppress VICE ana 10
ruo.h or.ndcrs We would that the Board OF Aldermen,
a whom twenty Of the t~cntyhve are Ronansts or
OF foreign birth disciples Of some priests We Know
and OF the Paulst Erohers. But while we d. not demand
unos,lbtes we arc satisfied with present conditions
Corruption sadly apparent lnercency lies on the sur
face plrecton In duty Is too patent TO be denied Tho
public conscience debauehcd aud tho bee; elements OF
manhood arc often surrendered for the retention OF power
We are evidently In pcrl. What degradation ana woe
Nigh, IN. Liouor De~ers Excise bill. enacted os law.
bring to New.Yok, and through New.York' TO America
and through America 70 the world, before The i"cA~e
| Century IL well beguni
| WHAT MAY BE DONE TO SAVE TILE CITY.
This r,i.es tho question, what Will correct hi- down
ward tendency and the city Mere denuneaton VIII
,o, do II The discovery OF evil will not cure 10. Yet
pan things must be said and radical work done We
hesitate the policeman who II ne "ouo enforce
| law ma, no throne behnd him. Nor would we apoogIN
for b ,,rure 10 do hi duty at the cost OF dcat
We VIII not follow up the teps o. power and seek TO
measure comparative eult along the way, nor may we
be able " Distinguish Lot among the Judges IN the gate
First a, all there is needed heathfu popular stnti'
| mon, THIS has much TO do with individual lives and
.oc.l order AS man thinkeh in his heart 50 Is he''
Correct public sentiment not easily secured The cur
rent sets toward false Judgment. But Christian men shouu
realize their responsibility Holding rgh' opinions '"e!
should inculcate them and live In harmony win the"'
They must be accepted by those In authority 1t use
| less TO hang heavy weights Oh rotten ooushS'
TIE POWER OF THE PRESS
w. need tho aid OF daily press. us power for
oooa mr. evil IL beyond computation IL goes further IMAM
any other agency save faithful pulpit to give complexion
to public opinion mould public morals and to determine
tho ,,ur NJ the state. II to the masses enters
80, hon. sneaks every day Tyrants have feared its
anathema and patriots have welcomed It's defence III
has made Presidents and dehroned Kings. BY stats