New-York tribune., 1896-09-28
PARKHURST HEARD AGAIN.
HE breaches ON THE POLITICAL STU
ALTON.
THE EFFORT To DESTROY CONFIDENCE BETwEE'
MAN AND MAN DENOUNCED AS ACCURs-

THE EFFORT To DESTROY CONFIDENCE BETWEEN
MAN AND MAN DENOUNCED AS ACcURs-
EDLY TREASoNABLE.
The Rev Or Charles H. Parkhurst preached
yesterday at the Madison Square Presbyterian
Church. II was the doctors first sermon since his
return from his European trip. and the church was
crowded 10 the doors. William +. St John, treas
Of the Democratic National Committee. who is
a member of the congregation, came TO the church
as DR. Parkhurst was preaching but he only
looked in and then went away Mr.. 81. John said
he did not wish to disturb the congregation as he
arrived little late. tn preacher, although he did
not mention any names. referred to the political
situation in the course Of his address The doctor.
who evidently is strongly opposed to Bryan, took
for his text the words In quictness and in conf
dence shall be your strength. Isaiah XXX. Is. The
preacher said in part:
We building forward into the future without
knowing what We are building upon or knowing
whether We are building upon anything in p2rtlcu-
lar that contains i'm itself the Indispensable ee-
ments of pcrmanence. Material commodities in the
factures have the same intrinsic value in the
United States to-day that they had six months ago.
is pre- scntly to bc dumped down upon foundations
too fictitious to sustail themsfves ana st,de, si es
economics that II Is proposed TO place upon them
There is a feeling widely prevalent that there arr
eternal principles that IL Is proposed to mix with
an alloy of cheap human invention and that TINS this
up underneath the terrific weight of our National
veal and destiny and stocks go down
OF course they go down, and they will continue
down iii there is restored the conviction that the
machinery of government Is to be- set up ana run
on . bottom that will not give The depreciation of
values upon the market means just what our text
means-that strength Is matter OF p'ihg con, @
never give way until the universe breaks down
/ am not here TO argue financial questions Du'
the present situation i'm country IS an ilusra-
ton on a portentous scale of the truth am trying
to drive home-that YOU cannot move win Vlgo'
strike with effect except as you i"el IN me III
the everlasting nNtiN or the rock your lOOt
planted on. National prosperity VIII come PACK PACK
come back when the Nation gets its feet out of
the quag nire and back onto granite. ,.o, ,,oas..
You may have just such opinions as you p-caST eo
touching the present situation. they VIII not AFFECT
the pertnency OF our il ustration Traffic not ony, M
but all the relations Of our great commercial NE
are conducted the credit system; that Is TO say
they conducted on system Of mutual conn, M,
dencc and to-day that mutual confidence does ho'
That is the secret of disquiet and the ma, ma,
teral of our anxieties Ana attempls are ~, U''i,i
made deliberate and hot-blooded. TO crush out a.
lingering remains Of that mutual ,,i, "c of
such procedure daIc TO brand IN ms puipl. i oi
God as thoroughly false to the spirit OF the rospe'
est and National destiny. So much ior 'he h l'd1l'h
of strength that comes from confidence III eac"
other. - ,, ,b ,lo,u will
knock him down every time II he has not SOM, SOM
Jtg stronger than the deVil @ 10 oan(v J uihnn he
against when the devils blow comes anu Will ,, W f
undertakes to hit the devil back rms matter Vl
faifh has nothing transcendental about It. IL i
just the everyday principle OF mecnaraIns ns
taken over into the moral world. i'eVtrasr ro,h
fucrum. You cannot De 4'''i "'H 49,
,Ihro 4, M cant I'm such expressions. ana the
t,9iL. runs over with them-"The Lord Is my rock
and fortress. , a.. , eeet NJ
Rritish or American ronclads lying In the Pos pos
norrg would be full OF physical meaning 10 I'M
/ am g.ad that can come together Ssa,h W. ~,
our beloved church and once more pray -, 10, Of
,bings together We all need a vast amount OF
undcrpnning.
After the sermon Or Parkhurst was conGratu-
lated by the members Of his congregation on MS
safe return from his trip.
The doctor a few Sundays hence VIII nave SUM
thing to saw about labor and capital Ana VIII
,aIk plain on the subject too said ne 10 IT,
porter.