The sun., 1894-10-29
ANTE-ELECTION SERMONS.
PULPIT LECTURES ON POLITICS
AND CORRUPTION


Reeister-Heser Newts- o. Te-e-ent
Hs.se Rsror--FeIix Asier Says New
Tork Is R.pe.t.-t-B Br. Fsrthur.t Pres
ts-s 90 ssy ss.ethi~s Neat su.ssy.
As happened in the latter days Of the Great
Scott campaign. many ministers spoke yesterday
from their pulpits against Tammany Hall. Here
are extracts from few Of the sermons:
From his pulpit in the Brick Presbyterian
Church. the Rev Henry Van Dyke, d. D.. adj
dressed his congregation yesterday morning on
the questions Of Crime, Citizenship. and Chris
tianIty." Dr. Van Dyke took for his text Ro-
mans kill. 1: The powers that be are
dained Of God" He said that he had been
quested to speak upon two subjects, Prison sun
day and the duties Of citizenship in New York.
He spoke first Of the limitations Of the pulpit in
dealing with such subjects, and said:
There IL only one thing worse than the intro
duction OF partisan politics into religion. and
that Is its necessary consequence. viz. the In.
PRODUCTION Of religions prejudice into politics.
hold with the noble sentiment lately expressed
by Archbishop Ireland: Il predict the death Of
the political party which makes use of sectarian
hatred either to prop up its own cause or to
lower the cause Of its opponents. Religious
prejudice is a boomerang which returns upon
him who launcher it, The cry of religious
prejudice has unfortunately been raised
ana IN u tneTe u OIten. DeleNe, more pOiitlCa
than religion: II should be put down. American
loyalty and fitness for ofilce-these must ever
be- and these alone. the conditions which deter.
mine an Americans vote I wish that every
Roman Catholic priest would remember and en-
dorse that sentiment.
The same thing is true in regard to penology.
There Is a sense in which IL gpes outside Of the
preachers sphere. The preacher has no Official
qualification a. an expert. Once in a while a
minister Is drawn BY an inward force and
outward necessity to undertake such task. II
his call is genuine and divine. he does the work
Of prophet, at whose voice the august Judge
trembles and the keepers Of the prison fall down
a. dead men. A great city should thank God
for one DR.. Parkhurst. but probably not for hve
hundred. In the name Of Christ we declare unto
you that II you give a bribe or take one, IL you
sell vote or trade one, II you are unfaithful to
an Office which has been intrusted TO you. or IL
you help. by action or naction. to intrust Office
to unfaithful men. you are disloyal not only 70
your citizenship on earth but also to your citi-
zenship In heaven.
-All want to do to-day Is to put = few broad
principles into . few plain words and apply
them a strengthening plaster to our Christian
citizenship.
First-Risht Is always right and wrong /.
always wrong. even in politics. The moral law
Is not abrogated by a majority vote. nor is the
moral quality Of An action changed by the fact
that t is done in order TO confer. acquire, or
tain ofice. There is considerable confusion OF
IDEAS on this subject. partly voluntary. II is
almost assumed that the Ten Commandments
have been reduced. in political affairs. to three:
II. Thou shalt have no other gods outside Of
thy party.
-. Thou shalt not Be defeated.
- Honor thy followers and thy supporters
20 shall thy days be long in the ofice which they
have given thee.
Let concrete. brethren Let Us look At
things as they are in our own city. wha; eject
do you suppose it has upon public morals TO see
been notorious breakers of the lavf What in
sss he Atari. o q The city T msn.ed not Tor the
public good bat for party advantage or private
kAs been done By gangs Of Italian lAborer.. they
are paid. nominAlly. sl-5o day. OF this
the The d9 .na sHi Daas
org7nizatio1 get Is eents apiece:
that the ignorant classes sell the ballot and the
educated classes neglect IL In the BLOCK on
.ni.h tbs shIEfh Et;t ',SHds an n Ia,tyeyfn;h
were rventy-nine houses from which there was
not single voter registered At the lAst general
There may Be fair explanation o. il in sorne
ca-es- / have no doubt But wherever il in
obligations OF snSrage IL is a serious offence
against religion. a. veil ss against patriotism
IT,
Heber Newton has resumed preaching from the
pulpit Of All souls Episcopal Church at hldi-
sermon was preached on the drst sunday ot
this month. and since then he has been occupy
ak shf a PIhpiE Sht EpaDa church fes essh In ND b
Sewton's orthodoxy. and at one time Il was
air'et that he vas nE 5TosH foS hs5rsaTrss. sS
were at their height Dr.. SeEton retired from
his pulpit. It Is no~ said that at that time he
nervous pro-trstion. from which he has Just re-
covered. The subject Of hts sermon yesterday
Reform HIS text Sss Psalms IIIii.. =: He
shall Judge thr poor O: the people; he shall save
me ehi.tren ot the GeedV: He shai! break into
-wha; the Hebrew dreamed OF his deal king
said Dr.. Newton = We expect from the sovereign
Ia evs=y problem Of philanthropy the deter
Ignorsncr Of What rr-le eoyeTnnent might do
.or the bettering OF the coalitions Of life leaves
in o,her eiti.a mafs he struEzIs fSr sItstene- -
less cruel. 4 bad EoVernment thTarts every
Tiespla. IsxtslAtion blocss the way OF lie rles,
enthusiasm ot humanity. To solve the prob
lem. Of psilanthrooy. Ns muss nrss solve the
~T~n~ment house reform = certainly one ot
the most qrgen; problems before Us IN this city;
cGriry id aad ssiiare of ciyiIIzstinR rest II tie
aroand % ~hick ii IN 10 home feeling % eaa enrHias wine H. H.
self into ~hicn the sunshine sezrgsly p-ns-
Z.
Nho-e closs and croVd-s! 9aartsrs privacy i IN
pass.bl and wherein children Of b1th seIss Aad
all ages live IN gnEOlY familiarity with each
other and their common psreaLs. Il l. 10 Won
der that the home p.s-ezss= 10 sacred charm
over III. tender soul= of the childrsD. 10
pure aud hAllowed a-s0ciatlans ia the mind
% young men ard maHt-ns. no restraining
influence over the fatEeFs = IA tnFn from tEeiF
dsMAi quarters IN tie tsremsnt % the h.tgh-
bnFlng LaFToall- the pnnr mans 0n4y clgc-
The sXpeFtsI-re e the pat u.Akez u certain
that ever arfs-zaFY eXpsas- Gf such Imp prove
menrs a. are ne-r4-,t EoH d Be- vastly Increased
undsr the ulalA=sulent q the PFs=sut pDVers-
10 i tie knoEL-sigs of thts l1ft Shieh makes
OGr citi1sEs fear al srhsmss II pHhlic improve
naaur- For mr.. I free - cou Tess that ~ IN
teFesS n manIetpal reform grows out Of the con-
vietion that it = the nrst step toward that
eIry of the futRFe IN EhEfh the etylT tFoy-
eramsuG shau ass the vastly enlarged powers
sf the municipality % better the condltilns
% life and 70 develop the Lowers II
LIE of the Hass Of the people bscarss bslievs
IA The legltImAcF % such service 10 she people.
rFun Lhs eltT- and neea1As= Feg4ru thznl A.
tk.5rouzhiy pracEiGAhis. desire - help tn real
lzInz them aAt - E0rE n0S foF lhs good gov
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