The evening world., 1893-11-30
sermon ON BOSSES.
DR.. Mao Arthur Attacks Tammany
from the Pulpit
Says Russian Seridom Is Prefer.
able to Life Under 1t.
Only the Stars and Stripes Should
Fly from City Hail.

The Rev. DIR. Macarthur, pastor OF
the Calvary Baptist Church, on West
Tifty-seventh street delivered a sermon
this morning on the criminal rule Of
the bosses and the parochical school
question.
Seldom has the city government had
such sweeping broadsides poured into it
from the pulpit The church was
crowded, and Do. MacArthur's remarks
were frequently interrupted with bursts
OF applause.
The clergyman at once got down to a
most bit and vehement attack on the
municipal government. which he charac
jesty.
IL said Russ an serfdom was preferable
to lif, undrl lhmmany'S regime. ininSs
cans had actually joined hands with some
hrncst Democrats in tho city Reform
club to fight the awfu! octopus persona
fed IN our city government.
Turning to a larS" American flag
draped around the sound!ng-boa eni
raising his arm ne said
How dare any flnG but the stars and
stripes ftOat proudly over our city Hall
II is inso!ent TO tlaunt the green flag of
ireland which, oy-thr-byH. has no flag.
or mat OF any other nation IN our faces
Continued applause was elected by
thiS sentiment.
"Amcric~ for the Americans" he con-
bein" made the dumping ground FOR I'M
migrants from southern Europe. who
are poured tNrouGh the naturalization
mills on arrival to swell fnmmGny's
vote
From RpTalo to nrooI'vn the bosses
an UPRISING OF III" peopl" AGAINST the
auiocrnuc sway OF the allen Curaer-sa-
~ ~.
rers OF city government; la mis- grasp.
our sister city across the bridge arcs
in its righteous wrll!. and threw the pp-
i!,icai vermln into the ash-ba"r"l ~
oblivion, our citizens did nor succeed
tH,S Tine In throwing "i; i'" rammany
yoke, but they NJ least 40 Use \ common
expression. turned down Maynard.
Dr. MprNy. hur her took va the lGes-
dion oi par prh!al schools ami said the
Romunists Fad taken an aggressive at
titud in wanting public moneys frp their
He declared thu, Roman Catholic
could MOI CunsistsullN support the prin-
There " :" many 'r"" Americans who
were l"pf '>s"i Rnnau,S,s. Ne said, bat
the. maintained thei" american IDEAS
at n. rEpen,Ss OF 'hG,r seliGi9n
said. and stop the introduction OF the
ing 'ns; public funds, L. given thsir
ls introduced that viii shake the Cathu.
lie church in this country to its very
foundations"
Her" pr. Macarthur road hte platform
roundly Rppaudei ana IL seemed more
like political meeting than congre.
CATION listening 10 sermon delivered
rs part NJ divine services.
He said over .n!liou Voters supported
the -. ~ principles, and would
mako thing interesting for RomLnlsm
when the bill was intro iuCsd.
lie declared religious political issues all
wrong EcCeslasticism should not enter
into politics The question of Church
and state should not com" up under a
republican form Of government.
III en- ne returned To the question OF
New Works mum clpal government and
hau'ed 4 over the, Goals. sRrir" is
actions almost parulleled those OF the
Tweed regime, and Iuat the Snaurs y,
thr' crtuinal seemed to hover over the
City ,LA'i,
Tse po"er .; the press IN mraicipa,