The Progress., 1893-02-25
THE TRUE PREACHER
DR.. DIXON oEDUCES A FEW LESSONS
FROM A GREAT EXAMPLE.

Tho Effective Preacher Must BE a MANLY
Man and Realize His Close KinshIp with
Others-The Fatherhood of God and the
brotherhood Of Man.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Rev. Thomas
Dixon preceded the sermon of the morn
ing in Association hall by a review Of
recent efforts at Albany to relieve Grim
inals Of the interference of law. He said
Again we are treated to the spectacle
OF criminals applying to the legislature
for a charter for crime.
The Brooklyn officials about to be con-
victed Of the abuse of their positions rush
to the legislature and with monumental
cheek ask that a special bill be passed by
which they may escape.
The impudence of this brazen PROPOSE
ton is simply sublime.
And what shall we say Of legislature
chosen to make laws for a great state
and yet low enough to pass the measure
and send it to the governor
Let us thank heaven that in New York
at least the governor has the veto power.
All honor to Roswell p. Flower, chief
executive of the Empire State, who threw
this infamy back into the faces Of the
party leaders who handed it to himl Mr.
Flowers choice of executive language
has not been eminently pious on all oc-
casions. but it has been vigorous. We
must not be too critical of forms always
The governor evidently does some think
ing for himself. Let him continue bust
ness at that stand awhile, and the people
of New York are certain to give him a
permanent job.
Let the governor get his good right
boot ready to kick some other measures
back into the assembly.
Ii the infamous Endres bill for the
abolition Of action against crime ever
comes before him. the governor will have
another brilliant opportunity to show
that he was born of Christian parentage
and still holds an old fashioned faith in
honor and decency. And we believe he
will be equal to the occasion if it arises
This bill is the product of the gam
blers. criminal saloon keepers, confidence
men. readers of villainous books and
owners of obscene pictures. 1t has been
on the calendar of the legislature for
many years. Every year there appears
some rascal on the floor mean enough to
reintroduce it.
Its sole purpose is to prevent the de
lection and punishment of crime. If it
should become a law, it would practi-
cally abrogate the police powers of the
state.
1t poses under the high sounding and
virtuous title Of tho "antispy" bill Well
might we repeat today, "Oh, liberty, how
many crimes are committed in thy sa-
cred namer'
That such an infamous measure should |
be introduced into a modern legislative |
body is sad reminder to US of the close !
relations between the sewers of our cities |
and the halls of law.
This bill provides that if any man at
tempts to enforce the law and uses the |
methods Of the detective to procure evi- |
dence he shall be held guilty of the |
crime itself. 1t is an ingenious piece of |
villainy and appeals loudly to that sup
posed honor among thieves which long |
suffering public is expected to applaud
and support.
The Christian public viii look to the
governor to stamp his foot upon this
and all such measures the moment the'r
heads are lifted from the dirt of the as
sembly floor
Liberty is our watchword. Liberty is
holy. But liberty to commit a crime
with impunity is not liberty. 1t is IL
cense. It is anarchy.