New-York tribune., 1896-09-28
HONESTY WILL TRIUMPH.
A PATRIOTIC SERMON BY THE REV'
HERVEY WOOD. OF PATERSON.
IS SUBJECT: "A SAFE BANKING SYSTEM; NO

Ils SUBJECT "A SAFE BANKING SYSTEM; NJ
REPUTATION no STEALING
Paterson Sept ~ (SpeciaD.-The Rev. Hervey
Wood of the Park Avenue Baptist Church to-
night delivered a patriotic discourse to large
congregation II had been announced that
William ]. Bryan. tie Popocratic candidate TOT
President. would speak in this city tomorrow
evening and Mr.. Wood prefaced the text Win
the remark that love Of country made uhe'y
sermon imperativey necessary. Taking MS text
from Matthew vi 1890 he said he would speak
on the subject "A Safe Banking system; NO
Reputation. No Stealing" He said:
Clouds and darkness are round apou' nin,
Righteousness and Judgment the habitation OF
His throne; the Lord God Omnpotent reigne'h'
and the Government at Washington sun ives,
So snake the immortal James Abram Garheio
thrty-one years ago last April when the ciozenS
Of New-York beginning to run ro' oeca.'o
of the shooting down in cold blood ny Wines ~
Booth of the beloved Abraham Lincoln lhese
words Of Mr.. Garfield fell like oil on trouoieu W."
ters. They potent to-day.
AT this moment certain men are seeking, not 10
murder the inhabtant OF the White House "no
occupies the Presidential chair. but by process VI
law to stab the Nations honor. they are Seeh-
ing tho suffrage of the citizens Of this Republic
with the avowcd intention of cheating the cre"i-
itors of this Nation out of q cents on every dol
lar thoy have loaned us No argument Is needed
to prove that the resources Of our country couo
not have been developed as they have been II hu-
rope had not loaned us money. Shall we now turn
round and rob the people who came to our ASSIST
ance when We needed 1t? God forbid
Yet this Is not all Widows and orphans whose
husbands and fathers had by frugality and fore
thought provided for their loved ones a few num-
dred or n few thousand dollars so that after
their death the loved ones might have food ana
shelter; this money had been put in savings banks
anlyc Loan noI ont
come these men and ask you to elect them to or
flee 50 that they can rob these poor widows and
orphans by making It legal to pay oS-cent
dollars in return tor the lGD-cent dollar loaned.
Why the proposition reeks of hell itself. / cannot
and will not believe that the people of this Re-
public will countenance for moment any such
dia abolical proposition. Is IL any wonder tnat tne
clergy from one end of our land TO the other are
lifting up their voice in protest and warning
against this monstrous proposition? They would
be derect in their duty TO Soa ana ana sne deg
radiation The clergy OF this land believe IN Soo'
nq w nG aq Maine In me have Spo IN tones Of hun
der this matter and the rest OF us VIII do 50
once more As a minister of Jesus Christ, as an
American citizen. utter my solemn protest against
whose name will not mention 10 array one cIasS
Of our people against another THIS a,tempt ,iS 10
infame the poor against the rich Is playing Win with
fire. and the parties who are doing this are, nrst.
ether dsnse ignorant or s@com, tbsi VIII
he very difficult to extinguish
There IL no denying the iact tndt the poor navy
grievances that certain things need righting, and
II will be- the imperative duty Of the incoming Ad-
mnistration to put things they ought TO be-
Pastors are in position 10 know what SAID
grievances are because Of their intercourse with
the poor But the proposition TO rob the rich by
act of Congress is not going 10 help matters, but
rather make things worse. II Is not crime 10
be rich per Sc. and the man who seeks to PIT tho
rich and the poor against the other Is an
enemy of the worst kind to his fellow men,
Now. what is hope to-day for OR beloved
America in this crucial period?
First the fact stated by Mr. Garfield. namely:
THE Lord GOD Omnipotent reigneth.' This Is our
stay i'm the darkest hours. He reigreth IL was
the stay OF the founders Of this Republic. This
sustained the leaders In the late War OF the Re-
bellion. This Republic is "A child of Divine Provi-
dence: 1t God who directed the Mayfiower to
these shores and that has watched over us from
that day to this. and He will continue to do
Second. the great American people. The at
tempt to the farmers and the partisan class
bees against capital and TO persuade people to
be dishonest will utterly fail. as 4 deserves to dc.
God and the American voters will settle this
matter in November next and settle IL right.