The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-28
REpoRrEn,s NOTES,



prior to any personal talk with Chas.
II. Parkhurst. ID. D., pastor OF the
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church,
and President of the New York Socie-
ty tor The Prevention OF Crime. as pn b.
lished by you, were read to the famo us
antagonist OF inlqulty.
He objected to our illusions: such
man can look on woman as God
made and finished her In the Garden
Of Eden without committing elm"
He argued that people differed in opin-
Ion and the old controversy on that
point had been long ago dropped and
should not he revived. We'll" said
your reporter looking him sluarely
In the eyes. lite true, and God knows
irs true. He knows he has on etl th a
white-robed. pure and honest,hearted
church, which is very quiet, modest
and altogether too silent within his
visible and more administrative
church.
Your sermon. In the presence OF
your assembled church ON Sunday.
was accompanied with O witnessiI @
Of the Holy Spirit that you are pul Q
and Trustworthy man. we'll sustaint
by pure, beautiful, loving and power.
full church. As | want all tile mem
bers In the United States Of the pure,
honest and true church to speak, 10
defend, to strengthen and to Ell.
courage yon, would feel happy II
you will considerably withdraw your
objections" whereupon he consented.
Dr. Parkhurst. with his wife aud
numerous constant guests, was found
to be as fellcltous In domestic and
social life as In his pastoral duties aid
services with his church.
Notwithstanding the nationality OF
the New York Press and the sensation
al attention given to the Parkhur6t
ALti.Crime agitation, neither the peo
pie at large nor the rank and file OF
the Christians have caught an ade.
guate idea OF the immensely OF the
conflict which oes to the profound
est depths OF human nature and may
be summed up as the Almighty versus
tho worst. most soLl.damnlnR ami
most divine punished iniquity known
over the whole face OF tie earth. and
In all the annals of mankind and the
most reprohated by Holy Writ OF all
pardonable iuiquities.
The New York society for the Pre-
ventloE o. Crime has never been
cramped for want OF money and has
now come. by judgment of the Court.
into the possession OF ono million
dollar beQuest. which Its able tinanci'
ers will no doubt make productive OF
an annual income OF over $50, 600.
This with the usual liberal subscrlp-
tions will push the ponderous and
aggressive work on its well defined
and far reaching lines.
Some of New Yorks ableet finan-
ciers. moet nstute professional men
and largest merchants are giving the
Parkhurst work o powerful support.
.rtt q L.,
vestigated and thon said Parkhurst Is
right. Some OF them sly ParEhurst
has admitted he made mistakes ut the
beginning OF his anti-crime crusade
over two years ago which he will not
make again.
Iarkhurst aimed his soclety's blow
against the receiving OF blaokmall by
officers OF the law as the price oil per-
hitting an unlawful liquor traffic and
violations of the statute laws against
social Vice and crime. His friends re-
gard him as prudent. diplomatic and
able to take care OF himself so as not
to be betrayed or worstad by the in
tensely subtle and remarkably able
foes that beset him in his reformatory
work.
He did not permit the New York
State Senate committee to make OF
him a prosecutor and compelled PR .
curer OF evidence to aggresslvely do
voluntarily the work which the Stats
prescribed for them to do and paid
them for doing. He has been reported
as having fenced with the able lawyers
of that committee ably. He has put
the policemen on the defensive. Grand
Jurles respectfully lieten to him. He
is no longer despised but respected
and feared.
! In thousands OF yeare many great,
rich ana powerful cities have. with
many great man and many dis
ltinguished woman, tottered down 10
ruin and become obliterated from the
face OF the earth on account OF the
iiniqnitles which DIR. Parkhurst op
poses.
/ DR.. Parkhurst's position toward the
State Senate's Committee of Investiga
ton OF the New York City police is the
same as that of the Chamber of Com.
merce. viz: THAT ths Investigation
shall not be limited by time nor con.
tined to the mere taking Of testimony.
but shall be aggressive, thorough and
complete" .-
Another report gives the amount OF
the legacy ut S750.000 and states that
Anthony Comstock claimed 1t was tho
intention OF the testator to give IL tC
his society. But as the testator was q
Presbyterian and the president OF the
Society for the Prevention OF Cline
has always been Presbyterian minis
ter and especially as the corporate
name of Parkhurst's society was put
in the will, and not Com stocks, the
will must stand.
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