New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-24
RIGHTEOUSNESS OR SILVER
DIR. MACARTHUR ON THE MORAL Ell
FECTs OF THE CHICAGO PLATFORM
THE FREE-coINAGE HEREsY A PROPOSITION II
CUT THE EIGHTH COMMANDMENT FROM


THE DECALoGUE.
The Sunday-school hall OF the Calvary Baptist
Church. in West Fifty-seventh-st.. was crowded to
the doors last night when the Rev Dr. ROPER D
Macarthur preached righteousness or silver
This sermon was one in the series he has been
preaching on the Chicago platform.
DR. Macarthur took his theme from tina Prophet
Amos. H. C. Because they sold righteousness for
silver" The preacher said that from that quo
tation It would be apparent that the Bible applies
as much TO the word to-day as IT did when the
prophecy was written The prophets OF old thought
II their duty to expose corruption and dishonesty
wherever they found H. the speaker said and 1t was
the provence OF the pulpit to-day TO discuss the
moral aspects of ali political questions. The trouble
with the pulpit to-day is however" said DR.. Mac
Arthur. that /; is chary OF touching on the sins
and the sinners of to-day. They prefer TO preach
Of sinners OF 1000 years because they are dead
and have fewer friends in the congregation
DR.. Macarthur said that the silver question was
purely moral one and ne proposed to deal with its
ethics and give them the fullest examination. AS
a main proposition, DR.. Macarthur declared that
man who would by voting for perncious principle.
cause the of that principle would be criminal
ly responsible fer any i'll that might result because
its success. The question was, ne said as 10 how
whether by remaining silent they could be innocenI
fact '''
Dr. Macarthur declared that both the poor and the
rich would be cheated by the silver heresy. The poor
would be cheated because Of the debasement of the
dollar ana the poor mans inability to earn more OF
the dollars The rich would be cheated because the
had taken the heart out of the business pros
perity of the country He pointed out that though
the volume Of money would be increased, ii would
certainly have to before could be circu
lated Silver dollars would not be rained from heaven
nor would we get them by WagOnlOads. We would
mol
.'This mania" said Dr. Macarthur has closed
withdraw ihe- money from the banks and 70 invest
It in other countries Every American Who has nad
occasion cross the line into Canada mas had the
dollar Of his country spurned and rejected ana as
1T is not quantity. bu, quality that need in our
dollar. the question is not quantatlve put quail
times a man usually carried a baskefu Of money 70
marke, 10 buy pocketful Of wares. ne deG.ared d
that il was necessary that public confidence should
Nv v,o,iS revive The free-sver policy he declared,
endangered the Integrity and honor Of the Nation and
should the policy of reputation prevail ne ADDED,
stToyed curing the late rebellion than that It should
have lived suffer such disgrace Inc point had Deen
honor or repudate its solemn obligations in all parts
The Government" Dr. Macarthur declared. lis
on trial and Christianity is cruciied between two
ment can repudate its solemn obligations then every
man and every may assume the same attitude
~ Sbol and In part and mat it should be admitted
for one moment b.. the American people as the prin-
10 Americans all the world. II would even nave
its effect upon the foreign missions because AMER,
cans preaching the gospel of Christ would be scorned
by the intelligent heather. and the doctrine OF re-
pudaiion would be held up 10 them with taunts ana
surs.
CUTTING OUT THE EIGHTH COMMANDMENT
DR. Macarthur said tina, the Government could no
more declare fifty cents worth Of silver 10 be dollar
than IL could make eighteen inches one yard Finan-
cial Independence he said. impossible under the
present conditions Of international trade The Chicago
o h. flolfr
seeks 10 strike from the Decaogue the eighth COM
mandment" .
cent dollar would have the foreign missions treas
my Even now they were feeling the effects OF the
cTsze on the other hand. the Doctor said that he
was clad - that he had great many silver
mine owners In his congregation. every one or Whom
declared that they honestly opposed 10 the policy
az repudiat!on proposed by the Chicago Convention:
Ne had fai:h enough In the American voters TO feel
sure that they would repudate the regulators.