The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-02
TRAVELLING REPORTERS NOTES,
Casual Look Mt Dr. Parkhurst and
His Keforniatory Work.

Casual Look Mt DIR. Pnrkburst and
His Keforn,atory Work.
NEw York, Feb. IA recent sermon
by Rev. Dr. Chas. IL. Parkhurst In his
church, where IL sweet spirit of love
and conservation prevails. revealed
tn 10 fundamental lines OF personal ex-
perlehce on which his famous public
work proceeds without any such spec.
iucatlon as would point u stranger or
Justify a friend In alleging 1t had any
OF the facts developed by his crusade
against tho lniqutty OF municipal gov.
ernmont unlawfuliy licensing and pro-
tecting crlno for the consideration of
sharing its financial profits.
IL occurred to the writer that the
real Parkhust question ls; How far
ana on what lines may and ought the
hingdom OF Jesus Christ bring to bear
Us power. through individuai and asso-
cate representatives. upon tho civil
government to cease dobauching right
laws, anu that the primary position of
Or. Parkhurst, demanding that the
law snail not be violated by It's Official
servants. takes the additional monen.
tum that 1t shall be by them enforced.
IL appears merely incidental that the
Doctor and his colleagues OF this So.
clety Tor the Prevention Of Crime, In
SAbohtuilS run az uiilSb bUCldl Nlc0
He complained OF the law.debauch.
ing officials They denied charges and
he had to prove them
Ills work directly and consequent.
ally has caused Municipal govern
ment to discontinue ill-fame business
and sunday saloon drinking TO a sur.
prlslnRiy'large exteLt. His name Is a
terror TO oil persons OF these two law
less GLASSES.
The sermon. and his personal pres
ence with his church In Madison
Square, revealed that he Is man dis
tingulshed and emphasizel by holy,
personal purity. divine love, pious
Zeal, transformations activity and
Hulleless oil sensational or selfish In.
tent.
Ito appears to think Christian must
get under the power of the life of
Christ-and there he must act, and at
times carry out series OF acts toward
u practical and successful result and
do 80 regardless OF Unforeseen. incl
dental hardships.
Christ was man of sorrow and
acquainted with grief" was his text.
and those who will work for and do
Ike tho Saviour. for the saving and
.nlesslhg OF humanity must have a
like experience. .s--
the writer thutDr. Parkhurst is actuated
by pure divine love, and enjoys a gem
tle, mil and sweet disposition, and a
blessed life CT maryellOusIy great
power us n gospel preacher.
Ills very Sentleness and sole de-
pendence on tho power OF divine love
over his hearers are the secret and mo-
lnentum OF this irresistible power.
Mhile he read sermon. unquestiuna-
bly OF hts own original writing,
strictly orthodox. incisive. entertain
ING and vigorous, ho cited facts, asked
questions and left the silent convlc.
lions OF his hearers to give the nm.
swers. If this course would lead
them to adopt his points and ideas he
seemed content. Most singulurly TO
ali unusual abstinence, he did not use
The powers OF rhetoric and oratory to
mold his hearers to his righteous
views. But those powers were there
and God used them.
lie appeared TO lie a man OF great
and cultured intallcct and still far
more mighty as man OF God. He pro.
duced unconsciously this idea In the
writer d mind. How wonderful that a
man should be so mach like our Sa-
vloui. No tlmid Christian need tren.
Bile for him; All the powers and in.
nuences OF Heaven and cart h that God
Almighty control are for him to seek
10 guide him generally right (eyen
tho iRli he may make mistakes some.
limes) md to prosper, protect and de-
fend him and invite him to to be n
sharer in tho eternal triumph and gio.
ry.
Such man can look on woman as
God finished her und left her in tile
Garden oil Eden without committing
1T.
quired he can do Ii with Coda an.
proval and vindioation. There ar,
thonsnnds OF Christian men 80 filed
With Holy Divine power.
such man can go through the re.
glons OF hell and come out without the
smell OF fire on him.
There Is u widu difference between n
gospel fighter against iuiQulty with
the greatest moral safety cons euueHt
and that sllence which may Gs en-.
uoIseinent with sure danger.
euch man can withstand the dens
aud dives the emisaries and farces
OF inlquity.
Those dear Christians who do not
endorse anything until they see 1t
praCti cHlly succeed can now Come In
out OF tho cold. They Gun come into
tne fht"hnrsl ranks, where it ID warm,
IL was merely rlmored that Park.
hurst sud the word and all BrooliIvn
went dry on Sunday last. PARK
hurst speaks again and again and all
Tho dives OF this, that and tho other
rret!nets are ralded. Paukhui.st mods
ana NeW YORK City closes her pubic
drinking saloons on Sunday. Tens of
thousands of their frequenters sneak
the name and mission OF Dr. PARK.
hurst, and have not before for ten
years been SO near n Christian prlnci
pie ana Influence. Some of them have
been heard to curse their fellow nan
with tho name OF parkhurst.
The spiritual presence of Dir, Park
hnrsts assemb led church was found
TO lJe tender sympathy and most i'm
presslve divine love. 1t is suea a love.
" presence 1t inakGs one want to &c
slers repeatedly, The church will
stand Ivy him.
lhe above was written without the
writer ever having seen Dr. parkhurst
eSthDt unon the one occasion in bls
pulpit, The light, Justice and truth
reyenled thereby In eXeess of II multi.
tude OF favorlug newspa DER artIclrs
werea great surprise.
llr. Parkhur6t In spirit. prlnclple
and conduct Is In tue linr of the true
ahd real work Of eyanEoltzatlon ami
win The Christian church. Whose.
eS9r strikes against him as TO his
righteous conduct, strilos arainst
The christian church against which
the gates OF he'll ahall not prevail"
lilo church, lie Rrsss AMI the honest
conscience of the people are with
him. n
III. Sommers Clark. of PHILADELPHIA.
Visited Wilmington Lodge. A. u. u.
W, last evening.