New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-02

AND WOMEN SHALL SUFFER ALIKE IN
CASES LIKE THAT OF BRECKENRIDGE.
The Rev j. F Carson, in his sermon at the Cen
trail Presbyterian Church Tompk!ns AMI Nilougn-
by ayes Brooklyn. last evening. said in part:
Letters received since last Sunday in comment on
the sermon Of that evening have revealed TO me
that there Is strong sentiment IN our S3Gl1i IRE
which conlOncs the social crime, tries 10 Shlcd the
of'i, h 'r t,i 'ic Vonv istters have con
tanned generous commentator of the sentiments
expressed from this pulpit and FOR all these am
grateful To-night hQweyer WISH o,or TO ,o SPcrk
| shall max" but little reference to the two noted
criminals whose crimes have drawn upon thei,
selves the indignation Of every honest man, nut
- th,i ~ IfrerkinrIge Notwitnstanding the fierce
invective OF some critics adhere to the judgment
expressed last S2bhath night that the crime OF
McKane palas into nothngness when compared with
that OF IIreckinridgc. And that Judgment is con
irmed and emphasized by the disclosures made our
ing tie last week Whatever be the issue or \on-
der trial the fearful deprayity Of the defendant
has been admitted The ". c. 7. Brccknrdgc pic
tured by his lawyer and described by himself on the
witness stand IL not the ". G. F. Hrcckinridge
that the country has known lor twenty ears
Tho country has thought OF breckenridge az a man
OF strong personality. % brilliant parts OF clean
NE Tho RrecknridFe disclosed 10y youder trial Is
a man Of impure heart, of unclean lie, OF moran
turpitudc Think OF tho spectacle Of that ,gray,
haired Congressman admitting that he eStlhllshsd
unlawful relations with young woman curing the
lifetime OF his late wife. that he kept them up dur
ing her NE. that h. continued them 9ftGr nrr ISath
and until he was married again; ana an TINS loiS-
continued offence again d"cency ali ms EtpsS
marital Inldclity, all this fdEfat Nlolitlo Oh
law he pursued under IN" cover or resp'ctabHY
and assumed religious principles, ana continued re-
lgious observances For such a character nave
no soft names, smooth words, or eNcuslhS
phrases Vices OF this kind are all too common
and IL IL time that men should speak in no uncer
the npacous devourers Of our happiness and purity
I denounce Breckenridge. not because ne Is lound
out HIS sin is no more hideOus to-day than IL was
before the exposure. Through Breckenridge would
send 10 every man living In sin Il message on warm
inc and OF moral Indignation. And for all mere TO-
night | have a message. 4 message TO the pulpit.
TO the pew TO the paror 20 the person. ana that
message is Neither be ye partaker OF othcr men ;
sins" .
Honorrd names cannot make crime honorable
sacred names cannot sanctlfy sin There ~ no more
honorei in the annals or Pr"sDyteriahlslh
than that OF Breckenridge. but that does n0t make
the ain ~ Il Breckenridge any less dannabe. SIN
ners wearing hOnOreI names and OF respectable
surroundings are the curse OF society. j receiver
a bleeding letter this week. There were tears In
OF All women she sent her thanks for my dcnuncn-
ton Of such hypocrites Breckenridge. ana added
II thank all the more feengly because hdd
suffered I'm my young wOmanhood from Just such an
lmposter n citizen OF New York city In high social
standing" An. II IL the sinners In high social
stand;ng vino dangerous. They are the tetnpters
OF innocence. The Brrckinridges are the hdeous
monsters ~ our social Nfr. and 20 have them
BROUGHT to light Is "A service 10 humanity.
The parlOr has great duty. II must eliminate
faIsch0od and sham from social life. II must have
one door ~ entrance to both man AMI woman
Some have been Mortified that Colonel Brecknrldge
introduced this into certain circles in Wash
lngon society But why not? Had she not as
She was no more fallen than was he. | demand
that II YOU close the door Of society on one you
must close II on both. otherwise you become par
taker I'm other mems sins.