The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-15
DR.. ABBOTT ON POLITICS.
DIsCO URsEs ON THE sITUATION
~ rms CITY AND STATE.
Not ouestion or the Superiority OF Mes
In Personal Character sut OF Principle
The Whit 60 Preach Politics nerented.

Not = 0uestion or the Superiority OF IVES
In Personal Character but OF Principle =
rae Right 60 Preach Politics Defended.
The Rev Dr. Lyman Abbott, IN his sermon in
the Plymouth Church. Brooklyn, yesterday
morning, departed from his custom Of refrain
ing from political discussion IN the pulpit. and
made some comments on the present political
situation. lie began his sermon by dcprecating
the objections made by many TO clergymen par
ticipating In politics and using their influence
In the primaries and in elections. On this point
he said:
"'rhe kingdom Of this world does not object to
ministers. provided they say nothing about pol
itics-nothing that will bear upon that kingdom.
II will not allow minister to enter primary,
TO go TO ballot box, or vote in an election. God
is counted out in all these things. II ia the arbi-
trary will Of Car. or of mob IL is the de-
cision OF a man who happens to have crown on
his head or Of amajority that happens TO occupy
q city. The kingdom Of this world does not cay
there are no principles OF virtue and truth-for
women and children. But they don't belong in
the Senate. In the House OF Representatives. or
in the primary. The kingdom of this world re-
duces itself 90 this: Tine publication Of politics
is an iridescent dream; government Is force;
politics is a battle for supremacy; parties are
have no place in a political campaign
A" IL is imnaterial whether this was an ex-
pTpNSlOn bl senator lnHhllSS OWN ODlnlOll. OF.
as he aftcrwarI explained, his portraiturc Of the
actual condition of things IN politics. I'm not in
dieting him. but the Kingdom OF this world.
such disavowal and reputation Of principle.
That viii say to the preacher, You may preach
anything you please 50 long as you do not at
tempt to arouse Indignation against our meth.
o,ls;' will say to the press. Keep still about all
the vices in your own party. II Is perfectly SAFE
to attack those in the opposite party.
sa EfE"rd'"S New York city politics. Dr. AOOO''
The question in our neighboring city is not
whether Mr.. Straus or Mr.. Strong is the puTer,
better more philanthrOpiC, more charitable
gentleman. There is battle going on there;
On the one side the blac kmailers thieves. and
rnscals, the men that have had one hand on the
hand rhing its pockets these many years. On
the other side are men who have raised the club
In hand to strike the burglar down. The qucs-
tion for citizens on the other side OF the river Is
will you vote for the burglar or the guardian
VIII you vote for l'urroy Or will you vote for
Pnrkhurst =
On state issues the preacher said:
And In the state the question Is not whether
Mr.. Hill or Mr.. Wheeler or Mr.. Morton Is the
more honorable man. the more industrious, the
more temperate. We have had thugs in Graves
end. we have had blackmaiiers in New York,
we have had mail robberies in Albany. we
from New York to Buffalo we have had
the gambling houses. the houses of vice. the
liquor shops. the race-track men. To-day what
shall help enthrone in this Empire state the
powers OF cyl. or help enthronc in this Empire
state men that shall be worthy of its noble his
tory IN the past and its possible evelopment in
the future
is there law in Chicago when that city had to
on 'hs Gs to 'ss the
State in order to preserve property and order 7
Is there freedom in the South when in the great
cep at the pe fS of HIS can lave ms we
with lies flaming out unrebuked In the partisan
newspapers and In the party platform ?"