New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-06
THE LITTLE THREAD OF BLUE.
p,s1oYALTY TO LAW AN EVIL OF TO-DAY WHICH

NEEDS CORRECTION.
At the morning service at the New-Engand Con-
grecational Church. in South Ninih-st near brises
ave. the pastor the Rev. DIT. William I. Mcti'eeh'
delivered an interesting sermon appropriate 10 SAL
bath's nearness TO the National holiday. His theme
was "a Little Thread of Blue" and his text from
Numbers xv IS: Add to the fringe Of the oorde:
OF your garments thread OF blue Dr McEi'eeh
said that God was the original kindergar'ner' anu
that he taught humanity In its childhood with pct
urea and symbols. He said that the wilderness
tabernacle was picture-book that Goo, the omn,p
Giant Teacher placed in the hands Of the ch'id
race that II might learn It's first lessons IN morai's
little thread Of blue-there Is more man coioi'
there Is sentiment thought truth; tnere the niue
thread OF blue was a kindergarten s!mooi 10 'eac"
some fundamental truth-and that truth was io'ai's
for law Blue even with us Of the nineteenth CEN
furry denotes loyalty. and 10 call a man a true
blue' Is only &c make emphatic the thought '"a'
he II thoroughly trustworthy. that ne wouu "e'.'
desert q cause prove Judas 10 l'ie"u 49,
NcE1yeen then went to show that just now
shere yas a spirit Of lawlessness and dsrespect o'
law everywhere present 1t Is SO IN 'he nome.
There Is not the respect for parental authority 'iat
there was recent critic OF American a"d's as
serts that the Civil War due largely 10 'he iac'
that the Southern youth were not taught 10 opeS
their parents The art Of keeping the Ffth 'oh-
xnandment is a lost art In America. Oliver w Holmes
NV. ,he spron strings Of the American mother are
made of india-rubber. But II the disrespeoiut
terms by which father and mother are adareSseu
are any criterion, that pliabe, elastic dpio"
airing has been severed We need TO weave mo 'ie
fabric of our home life this little thread OF p'ue
We see this dsrespect for law In the lmmensv
AMOUNT OF mawkish and nauseating sen''men,a't ~
that is iavished upon criminals our c ss,s in
Snstice are outdoing the theatres ana museums 40
Susnsacuiar performances Crowds daily attend
urdef trial and watch and glare into the Iace .,
TIE accused with evident relish: Women VINO ous,t
70 know better spend money adornns cells on ica
Gerens' row with flowers. A notorious Pnnnei
criminal has hardly began to serve ms in, IN
senfence before decent men Work up sent . -
Sic favor and besege the GoT.r"cr win storms "a
prayer and petition for his pre- u's resase , ~
xsrdon murderer receives gooa rounn s w. ~ ~
snresd the revolving details Of his Disgusting alie ,b
* Columns of a sensational newspaper a a a
public seems TO ike that sort OF hing r,s T and
{vnnrirg the eternal distinction between right on
igno.ins a J1 Dr WcElveen and need to weave into
the fabric OF our social lie the little tnreaa o. oue
W. sas This shirt of semi-dsgused anarchy IN our
halls Of legislation. Senators and Aearebla 10
ct es n they were irresponsible ana ansW ~
no one We call them representative put tnes aIe
that in name only They consult not sa snsi "a forget
thai they are public servants, saared emplSses OF
shs neople We need to weave INTO me id"i0 Vi
cnv foIitical life this little thread OF DUE.