New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-25
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DIR VAN DYKE TO THE SONS Or lHN
REVOLUTION.
srpyIcEs COMMEMORATIVE OF
BIRTHDAY IN THE BRICK
CHURCH.

svy,.,crs COMMEMORATIVE or wAsHiN"''>
v,pr,,n.y N THE BRICK PREsbf
TERRAIN CHURCH
-. Revolution held special service
,.s,Ardav in the Brick Presbyterian 'n"'...' -,
"a Thirty seyenth-st.. In con "'i"oi a''
49, "a, ,,r,hdav of George Washington. Aoo"' "''
,,.mbers of the association were pieae"'. ~.
.ho ,nsienIa OF the society. Ihey H'''''" ~"
,ho I.c;ure-hall through Thirty-seVehth-st' ~
Fifth-avc and thence to the chu''" WIZ 80
nero mot at the door by the clerSymen VINO Were
3, corduct the service They were the Rev Dr
ror,es q Murray dean Of Princeton College, VINO
,vas assisted by tine Rev DR.. Henry van DYKE OF
the Rrlck Church: Morgan Dix. Brockholst Morgan
CHAPLAIN OF the New-York Society Of the Sons or
the Revolution: John G. Eccleston. rector OF ST.
Johns Church. Clifton. y. Y. George :. Baker,
supernt OF 81. Luke's Hospital. ana the ReV'
Drs Flagg end Hamilton.
Among tho societies represented in the Consre-
CATION were the Daughters Of the Revolution the
Colonial Danes, the Aztec Club. the Loyal Legion
and the Society of Colonial Wars. The church was
dra ped with the buf and blue colors Of the society
After a prayer by he Rev. DR.. Murray the Rev
Or Henry van Dyke preached the sermon, on a
text from the Book OF Samuel: Now therefore
behold the King whom We have chosen and whom
We have desired; and bchod the Lord hath set a
king over ye" lie said in part:
George Washington simply God,fearins'
liberty loving gentleman, and was ypicai AMER
can He man full Of domestic virtues Ihere
are three great sources for the development OF hui
good. namely. the home, the Church ana tnS
state. The home comes first; II Is the seed-p'ot
the nursery Of virtue. our greatest peril to-day Is
the decline OF domestic morality and piety. lf
these vanish nothing take their place. snow IN"
home where the boys are permitted to beileNe
that religion has nothing to do With citizenship,
and that their object must pe to get as inucn >
possible from the state and do as little as possible
for IT. where the girls are suffered 10 thinh mat
because they have as yet no votes they nave nerc-
fore no duties to the Commonwealth. and that the
browning glory Of an American wonan's life Is 70
marry "A foreigner with title and mighty HttI'
else: show me sl.ch home, and VIII sho" you
a place OF enemies 10 the Republic
The Daughters of the Revolution. however, nave
a much higher object than this. Teach your sons
speak the truth. and to prefer poverty y dis
honor. in order that they may DE the bulwarks Oh
the State In tine great struggle that Is coming be-
tween capital and labor.
The preacher paid grateful tribute to the late
captain Roosevelt. OF the 18th Regiment who died
from pneumonia contracted during the Brooklyn
strike IL spoke strongly against the spoils system
ia politics, which. he said. vas organized treason
against the Republic and a wilful transgression
INST the moral law He said
me people OF this city have overthrow power
fui organization They elected CHIEF Magistrate
administer the affairs OF tho city In IA business
manner TO this chief Magistrate now comes a
man from the rural districts OF Toga County who
demands that his counsel shall be taken. his foi-
lowers rewarded and his plriys harmony presert 81
In the distribution Of tac Offices oi this great ciiy
d. hch he a. nor % Citk'n. This ~ 4 moro lin1N-
dent and tyrannica iniquty than George ~ ever
imposed on his colonies. VINO j. responsible Tor
this The corporations the ofirc-seekcrs ard the
after year filled our legislative houses win men
TO do the bosses bidding. They say tAlt this GEAR
,he game won't work and thank Cod II looks as
II We were going 20 have good municipal govern