New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-22
CHEERS FOR DIR. PARKHURSl
nrcNrFIEp PREsBYTERIANs GIVE VENT
TO THEIR ENTHUSIASM.

nvpxrs AND pr.ATr THE VICTIMS or HIS BURN
ING woRDs-URGING LOYALTY TO MAYOR
srRoNG-A PLEDGE or COOPERATION
GIVEN TO THE REFoRMER
..som. Points Of Past and Present Municipal In
,.rs.t" was the topic for discussion announced
on tho cards OF invitation for the January meeting
~ the Presbyterian Union last night. Coupieo
with the topic was the name OF ,he ne'' "
Charles H. Parkhurst. The audience OF cou' sc,
was large The topic and the speaker cono''e'
filled the large assembly hall Of the Hotel Bruins
..,oL IN anti. ~ the storm and the long meeting
-, Tho presbytery I'm the afternoon Inc ROOM
,,.s decorated with numerous flags. all American
Mrs Alice L. Baldwin and J. o. belder sa"s e
star SpangIed Banner and other st'rr'hs s'ne
and hymns. In the chorus OF wmch inc ,.I
,oined with all the fervOr of Christian pa'i'o''
Dr. Parkhurst was with his irehus. nc w.
confidential: they were appreciative Ihere vas
ho,uta unanimity The resolution pedslng en-
,hus,a.tic sunport for coming days was Adopted
NOT simply unanimously but enthusiastically ps
a rising vote. followed By three ringing
Warner Van Norden. the sturdy descehuhn' ~
the Dutch settlers. who PRESIDED ana H'd'e
rousng speech and Dr. John Hall. the geh'ai
son of Erin's ISLE who also delivered an ADDRESS
OF welcome worthy OF a native Ne"-i orker' S''
on each side of the brave preacher OF righteous
ness who for three years has not been so sure
OF the support Of his Presbyterian brethren az he
IS to-day Others on the platform were the new
Drs Henry II. Jessup, OF Syria; e. r. Knox, OF 'he
German Seminary, in Bloomfield G. j.. Shearer'
of the American Tract Society: q. W. F. 3ifch'
G l. spinning W. G. Roberts, of the Home Board;
". e. slit OF the Seamau's Friend Society; l." ].
Chamberlain, Jonn c. Bliss. George Alexander
T. H. Marling W. u. Atterbury and {. H. Ihomp-
son.
BEGINNING THE RECEPTION WITH PRAY Elk
II was expected that DR.. r. r. Boath. the MOD
orator Of the Presbvtery, would open the meeting
with prayer. but. owing - the weather ana tne
exhausting day at the Presbytery, ne was unao,e
to be present and sent a letter or regret pr' ~
II Jessilp for many years a missionary In Syria
was called upon 10 offer the prayer. He remem-
bered tho President OF the United states, the Gov
errors and judges OF all the States. the Mayor 81
this city and invoked the Divine blessing upon the
leaders Of fellow citizens in the clearing OF the
moral atmosphere oi this city. TneA came Inc
Star-Spa ngled Banner
r,r Hall was introduced nv Mr.. Van Norfen as
one whom everybody knew and everybody loved
The Ffth-ave. pastor was as usual. feiicltous ]"
his remarks. and expressed his personal appre-
citation Of Or Parkhurs;'s splendid work for the
city His references to the work Of Dr.. Howard
Crosby whom DR.. Parkhurst succeeded as presi-
dent Of the Society for the Prevention Of Crime.
were heartily applauded Mr.. Van Norden also re-
ferrei 10 Or Crosby in his address. which was full
OF praise for Dr. Parkhurs who assailed foe
more powerful than the famous inausition He
assaed the terrible liquor trafc in this city alone
I didn't help him. and you didn't help him con
fessed the speaker Men smiled when his
sanity was mentioned" continued the chairman.
such a man ha, a right TO be honored by us to-
night"
GREETED WITH THE CHArTAtQrA SALUTE.
No hero returning from well fough, victories could
desire a more hattcring reception than ~as given
the man whom the strength and beauty 81 the
Presbyterian Church in New-York delighted 70
honor The entire audience rose spontaneously as
DR. Parkhurst approached the front OF inc plat
form and from scores OF hands THE lily boomef'
Tho woman vled with the men In their enthusiasm.
and after n nomen, or two three cheers were
given which Will nerve the speaker to greater
activity in the future.
DR. Parkhurst seemed At loss how to pe5n
his address. For ten minutes he spoke In con-
versatlonai tone referring pleasantly TO the recent
d,scusslons I'm the Presbytery regarding his work.
The audience laughed and appnudei every req
erence however delicate. to DR. Mutually, superin-
,enden, Ryrnes. Mayor Strong ana Mr.. flat' IN
whitening terms he denounced Byrnes ana Piatt
Th. Mayor was praised for his good work ana his
good intentions and the audience was asked to up
hold his hands and 10 do so by bringing pressure
N hear upon the legislators at Albany No direct
re,erence vas made to his clerical brothers VINO
had opposed the resolutions OF approval IN the
Presbytery Or Psrkhurst referred TO his having
been thorn In the flesh In the Fresbytery AT times
but said that the dividend which theological fight
ing paid was not compensatlnS one. He SAID that
there was a brother present who had always disa-
greed with him on theoosical questions but they
met on common ground in fighting Tammany Han
ROW THE BATTLE WAS FOUGHT.
After few more references 10 theological mis-
unters,andings Or Parkhurst took up the mu-
n.c,pal problem and said In substance:
The thing that we have done has been by per.
I rSms sp Hail had certain weak points and we
camped those points. or on one o, theni' r ~.
/. All II Is AZ simple AS drilling into gran re- The
drill may be blunt and the srahlte may us h, W.;
S Son VIII go se, there And by the help OF Almighty
Cod say roysrent h.c x sNsds.i 70 eEded ami
cursed Tor our work. but this did not cause us 10
deyiate from our work .nsv ,r,, IN. s.ar, vha,
We doing They saw every step That we T Ters
,risI To- sidctrack US aud switch US on But they
failed We knew this one thing that cS,IusI2m ss
Cases We knew also that when this collmsion
WAS broken II would empty me trsasury o, IAN
~ Giscuss the social evil. We don't care about the
social evil: you understand my meaning ! have
x.i.s n'i,stion Bur we don't care about that just
now We are straight Inc and do not propose
10 The he TWO evils to which have referred are not
small evils. but they are not the main question
II isl would like to write dictionary 10 get
few words 70 cypress ny nenninS pester on
very Journals which have been puttih- oo5tac.es IN
way from the beginning knew al tne tl'ne what
we doing AMI 1t Is strange thnt the .nurnn
aid not see what We were aiming at II was awfully
time would when the Church would under
stand. -, 1900 ,.
through which have passed The victory OF