New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-02
DIR. MAC1RTHURS RIGOROUS WORDS.
HE DISCUSSES THE EVENTS OF LAST wEEK-TAM
MANY. ANARCHY AND THE PULLMAN
nnYcnTT DENOI'N NEED

The Rev. Dr. Macarthur preached last night at
Calvary Baptist Church on the subject OF Re
lglous Lessons from the Weeks Stirring Events"
He took for his text the words ooh. let the
wickedness OF the wicked come to end, but
establish the just" He said that last week was
OF the most remarkable for accidents and crime
that has come for many year.
Last Sunday" said he. "wl go down into his
tory epoch-maklng day. The whole world
mourns with France In her sorrow for her noble
President. cruelty assass!nated by the hand Of
vile Anarchist. The act was as cruel as 1t was
senselcss and as sense,ess as 1t satanic"
After denounclng Anarchy and Anarchists. and
speaking In favor OF restricting immigration the
preacher discussed the great Pullman boycott 1T
Is not Il strike" said he, 1T Is boycott and
boycott Is unmanly and un-Amerlcan The word
boycott should never have been introduced into
America: the word originated In Ireland, and 1t is
a great pity it crossed the Atlantic. II IS not
for to Justify the company against which the
first overt act has been taken. but 1t Is for me to
condemn the manner In which these rioters have
struck at the rights Of the public Because some
men have quarrelleI with their employers why
should they Involve large numbers OF workingmen
who are perfectly satisfied with their position"
The workingmen. Dr. Macarthur said were In the
power Of INSCRIPTIONS leaders. who were more
autocratic than the car of Russia, and who
revealed In the nOtcrlcty which they received
through the press
Referring {, the recent tugboat disaster. the
Doctor condemned sunday excursions and sabbath
breaking generally. and said: In all countries
where Romanlsm has sway something begins at
the end ~ The sunday morning service In Spain
the bulnghts begin on Easter Sunday After leaving
the churches In the morning the people throng the
bullrng and the priests are there to give sprtnk
Ing of holy water to the lighters and 20 give them
extreme junction. when they are wounded JUST as
wIth hoiv water the degraded prizenghters in more
than one prizenght IT is no wonder that the priz-
lighters generally belong 10 one Church and have
sycot consolation administered by one class OF
Dr Macarthur then referred to the Police De
pir;u,ut u New York AMI spoke about the reveal
lions ina, have come - light before The i'eX2w
preacher. that religion alone was exenpi from IN"
l.to lman Of the police Well, know that The
ministers Of rcli gon have not been excepted, No
mention 81 this has. 30 FAR as nay" seen. D'.rn
made IN the newspapers. but there has been for
years "a system Of h.ackmaing the clergy by the
Police Department Of This city. For the first time,
public. They have sent around m" Ward man or
som. other man with illustrated book entitled
our Police Protectors and FOR the honor ~ &C
ccpNng The book az least $40 was Always expected.
tell Won. ~ have told you before. that every
Amcr.can II humiatcl by the revelations thar
are n1w taking place In the city OF New-Iork The
Seo civilized w Sf fd It's IN" ns gS 1e o
The preacher declared Jlssionato!y that the time
haI com" 70 get rd - ne b.oohma Ing system
- city government. and - have every man ana
woman lo their duty Public opinion Was 'st
paving the way. and justice and right would 'on
be triumphant
T wir not p.'g'" his sacrel pace siil pr.
NicArthur .n cosug. "by mentioning the names
OBJ. 'hu-. miserlh.. creatures who ara nl~ IN
power. some u whom preside over our courts. /
RlI not stain my .ps by pr1nounc.ng their names,
huri Their. from power into m" oblivion whence
ih,y ought never 10 have emerged