New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-26
DIR MACARTHUR ON "ISMS."
HIS THANKSGIVING SERMON DEVOTED
TO APPROACHING DANGERS.

..r1irGrsM" BY WHICH lie MEANS LYNcHiNG'
JIxcolsM. BossIsM AND PoLITIco-RELlG-
roNIsM THREATEN AMERICAN IN
sTIrurIoSs. HE BELIEVES.
Calvary Baptist Church, In fltty-seVeh'n.s' !"
the rear OF Seventh-ave. was hlied al tne iHd"n
giving service yesterday morning. Inc Kew Ut. ~
s Macarthur preached from the 'eA', ime
Canaanite was in the land" He spoke OF the eviis
n, ..thuglsm." 'jlngo!sm" "bossism seinsm anu
o,i,,corellgionism" and their danger In this couh
,rv to-day BY "thugsm' he explained tha' ne
meant lynching In "poNtico-reIgiohsin ~ 'a
danger TO this city from the attempt OF the hoiaH
| church TO control the new administration
, "In a spirit OF patriotic criticism sa'u Ut. 'ia'
Arthur. let US look some dangerous tehue'o'''
,ho, manifest themselves in our country Inc hist
I will call 'thugsm which In this country means
violent lawlessness. and manitests ltsel :" ,'
form OF lyncning and is more common III |''''
to-day than thuglsm is in India. In 'h's leSpe.
,bsra Ia much I'm American life greatly TO Illuminate
va People OF the North used TO compliment ue'h-
..ivss that lvnching was confined entirely to the
| south and vas understood to be revenge upo"
| negroes for one particular crime. i'"s 'p.
| or thugsm is not now confined 10 any part u 1''
country but Is fas. becoming National INSTITUTION
II is not confined men Of one color nor 10 cases
| - IT, ., ono class nor does IL always Distinguish
so,,.oo, Guilt and innocence Our tnugism was
| never eaualled by the thugs OF lndia ines mau
| ,o ,,v We have acted with Hadean diaboiism
/ IN ours and our heathenism NJ home MAKES uouo'e
! rho work OF our missionaries abroad lney "''e h'
| &c.,. 10 a,oiogize for crimes at home as TO reouRe
49,, ,or ,po.. around them. Certain crimes. |
| ,.ou, anneal 10 an element OF chivalry In human
nature. and some men uphold all acts OF TINS Ainu
| ,or ,hl, reason But an American mon Is "lu
| beast. ,or-. We must
| "So,b,nr can Justify acts OF thussery' we "'''
| '","'' tho hand. OF the law We must create
',, throughout the whole country ana a'hois
| ,hn rsvv nsope coming to our SHORES J"
| Iau and order We must teach forels"e'' va, =,
! % America that liberty Is not hc"nSe, -. .or,.
is obedience just law ana IL sn,! tney must be
pIngSt tina: under the velvet glove OF 9 law a.
snue sra Is an iron hand OF justice 9 IN ubich
h tsin nc in the monarchical countries Ho'" WI"
's 70 uugolsm Dr. MacArthur satd inti ~ ION OF
rs W SSod oppose the right V, ~
The true American spirit Pe rhaps 4, Inc HTt com
m ndobln American spirit was one tAhs; anu neo d
ioocommon spr; OF Jingoism how an American
p'Irt y,as TO go about ready to ch.t,lshg a., sghi
rp,o,twnitv and threatening eNeryp9Hy ~, Gas
1ppoit,uinn9 wns not ingoism: republlcanism wa, va,
! no, Uncoism AmericanisiIl, ~" u'n. .h o,bcr ma
advanced by rudenesS IN oea'"s WIN
oBossism the preacher continues o oie 81 now
no., Ianp"rous sms In the land ne oo1I "a lou,
the master in American portcs, rod Mnon,SrHhies or
some ioregh Vornbias but OF America as the land
~ the free but often We are nis, S .- liberty
comparsonsS' - efrete monarchles? The only dit.
au between those monarches and ours - IN
her monaTchiss sre for America to show the
| u niS D, u, mo most unlimited monarchy IN tne
world. man comes BACK ,rT,, him 20 be king
rhs,n' % he Alderman. But ne cracks ms "n,p,
GA hs leaders fan all over themselves 20 ses M, a.
mnn VI" liz makes and breaks states He ntts OF Ne
grades ns nd taar k ha Such power this
man ills IL an unlimited monarchE who is this
absou's and bat p9ht Does our reign alb
soIutey? s This AmerIca; Is ms P@tcr far
| ooioN,id !, be- for US to he under CONSTITUTIONS,
monarchy with Us limitations i,s eI syas of "a" an
, re.o6r%|u uhoae pas, history appears better when
G Know II least Enviable are those cities nuep
rightful MONARCHY far morn ,rration is unresric-
| al We must expect to have great po"y vi u"''
| tSlsent and unpatriotic voters, warn ris hearers
against seashness in pubic ne no oni,naiIv
l,gonism" he proceeded must De hen tay
WAY miraoJy II has been a subject for earnest as
tras a IN certain prestly conclaves In TINS cry
luS. rot control OF the city. toward getting tne
niv.s money for sectariLn purposes anu t'e 80
| oHces FOR tools Of certain Churcn' ~ III Is Ponor
T h,;rcp to understand that We are in the nine
onu NUN century The protest from ten thousand
upits compelled the bureau OF that ohu IT, ,bn
tPTlphirgton placed there ard maintained Tor me
Of influencing legislators and G9ysrnnsnt
officers go out or eXis'f oyer the Civ Han on
o ,ot davs but II waves there no more. ;,ud i
Van Wyck hope. will not forget his carly IN,
hueh,Trs, Influences in Tammany Han -,
' I'm Conclusion. let me say that muh,ctpar %s
| aster mas Land Many men the night Of Novem-
her were not proud when tney pIrdar ~" has be"n
Of The Canaanites In our s'rf hnHe hat Wavor-eIecf
Van Wyck will rise above the nibenG Gd re "ur
surround him We ran Ga gnW return n' to The Tam
| 80, 81 he mast.