New-York tribune., 1893-12-01
GIVE THANKS FOR THE RECENT ELECTION

DR. PARKHURsT ENJOINS 1T UPON HIS MADISON
SQUARE CONGREGATION 50 TO DO.
The horns blown on Yale and Princeton tally-ho
coaches were In full blast at Fifth-ave. and Twen
ty-third-st yesterday morning when the Rev. Dr.
Charles II. Parkhurst. near at hand In the Mad
ison Square Presbyterian Church, announced this
text Enter into His gates with Thanksgiving. and
into His courts with praise. Be thankful unto Him
and bless His holy name" The contrast caused
, smile when the preacher said: 1.-THE day is some
what National, considerably domestic and just at
present pre-emnently athletic.
DR. Parkhurst gave preliminary announcement to
an approprate amiability in these words: eve have
no purpose to-day Of trying to make the world
better no quarrel with anybody or anything no
ambition to raise the general tone Of life or sen-
ment to correct the abuses or the pubic SCHOOLS
TO criticise the shortcomings OF the press 10 De-
wall our complications with Hawaii. to Willy the
Republicans for giving high tariff or the Demo
Gratis for trying to give us something else. we 40
not even propose to imply that this island that we
are living on Is not veritable Garden OF Eden,
or that the agencies through which us municipal
life is maintained not literal transcript from
those that shall govern in the new city come down
from God There Is no knowing what our
feelings may be Tomorrow put 'o-u'' '''N' N
those Of universal amiability.
DR. Parkhurst did, nevertheless, make one al
lusion TO current incidents. 1t was this:
There is one matter of gratitude that lies very
close to date and very close to the hearts Vi US
ALL that It would be rankest ingrattude 10 let pass
TODAY without mention. / refer to the victory OF
the 7th of November. We thank rod III Iis
courts to-day for the unexpected anu thoroush
thrashing that was administered 10 vice at 'he
last election and this matter Is not out OF accofu
with one portion Of the ground that we nave just
traversed wherein spoke of the vast amount
OF unadvertlsed and unsuspected integrity 'here
is in the world For it was out OF Just 1har ma ma
teria that the victory of the th or b wcen
wrought The issue rons Was men regardless Of
party Affiliations, appreciated the juncture ahG sose
are s1 'ne ne more Vrtuous men in Brooklyn and New
Jersey to-day than there were 81 SIX ~, crisis and
the valorous efforts that were put rortn; H. ,biue
has stood up and been heard from; ana .ne aniis m
can can be done in Brooklyn That is what makes us
happy and profoundly grateful--not simply " What az
more MOI Of the same kind It is reyelatEry Of the
immense reserve Of honest purpose IL that eSs.s sssS
arbiter Of our municipal destiny That victory. by
US the real OF on wheh to
stand in achieving victories on our own sae 0f 'ae e
Il. ys Ana as o onr ssus w
exactly as much as we can agree IN me
s % And 10 sa fact is We the
anything like half we cannot AFFORD;
that Sim. C only to make our condition less bad
than 1t is. 1t is with a municipal administration
Sst YOU u viii Win not Accomplish anything to speak OF
II YOU try simply mend him and TO patch him.
There Is integrity enough in this city to effect
complete revolution. and 1t will be far easier TO
rouse yirtuous enthusiasm the point OF an
entire overthrow Of evil rulership than to rouse
mean Is that II will be easier to elect az Mayor
next year that In point of decency ana
In these particulars Is halfbreed. And remem-
Der that halfbreeds. old political hacxs OF both
parties. are lounging around In immense numbers.
waiting to be borne into power on the wave OF
the returning tide. And you cannot read your
paper without observing how these political Inn
botents are just now blossoming out into the