New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-01
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS FIRST
DIR. SAVAGE SAYS THEY SHOULD COME BEFORE
sYirE AID NATIONAL

DIR. SAVAGE SAYS THEY SHOULD COME BEFORE
sYArE AND NATIONAL.
"Ar Ideal Cuy" was the subject OF tho sermon
delivered yesterday by the Rev. Dr. Minot j. Saw
are in the Church OF the Messiah. nj Park-ave. and
Thirty fourth-st In tho course OF his remarks he
referred briefly TO the death OF Henry George. He
said that the dead singlc-tax advocate was man
who through his whole life. consecrated hifnsei 10
the welfare Of the people
I'VE need devote ourselves In coming years
he went on. ITO making this city "A city or heaith
I get impatient when | hear people taking ABOUT
divine destination and the hand OF Providencc
Providence has nothing TO do with It. They 20 on
brc,klng the laws Of God for weeks and years. and
attn men talk about destiny when 1t Is only the
result OF what they have done. think that last
year this was the ccanest city In the world, not
forgetting London or Paris 1t used TO De a tne
nastiest city ever knew ~ Is, On etnlcal III,
ton and not merely question OF paying certain
amount OF money 10 persons 70 cream 'ny sneaLcr
said z ''Na'a ~ ' ~s. -. .,. ,,rn ,,o, form o,
charity that makes dependent classes. There are
two kinds OF Door people The first class Is inc
sick and feeble who cannot support themselves
Tho second class is the bcgears who might sup
port themselves. but won't II you appomi p.12p,t,
they can. they will look out for themselves first
and the poor afierward. would have the poor
far az the people who can work and won't work
are concerned. I would let them starve ! would
the ' cty swept clean of besgary OF every kind 1t
is disgrace to have 1t staring us In the face.
This matter should be looked after by competent
people"
on the subject OF crime. the clergyman asserted
that the proportion NJ crime In this city was
small and that n great deal of II was due TO ig
norance despair. Il believe" he added. that
very. few persons start out consciously and pur,,
posely TO do evil. would have punishment OF
crime swift. and habitual criminals would keep
from preying upon humanity"
The preacher said he favored the quarantining
OF vice There ought 10 be plenty OF schools no
matter at what cost he said. In closing. he said:
I'VE want men who willing to pay their debts.
We want those who are wealthy 10 pay the assess
ments on their property; not men who VIII barter
with assessors and pay them $4,000 to be let off
having 10000 increased assessment. Every man
should vote A who would neglect to attend
TO his politicnl duties and not vote two years In
succession should have his ballot taken away from
him Such a man should be branded with dis
honor Look after municipal affairs first. and then
the State and National Let us consecrate
selves not only next Tuesday. but every day In
the year to making this better city"
PARALLEL FROM ANCIENT HISTORY
At the close OF address Present Political
Conditions before the Society for Ethical Culture
at Carnegie Hall yesterday morning. DR.. Felix Adler
paid a high tribute to the memory OF Henry George.
He said. In part:
An old Greek PHILOSOPHER, when asked to whom