The sun., 1899-03-13
HE SAYS BRIBERY DID 1T.
DIR. JOHN r. PETERS'S SERMON ON
FOUR-TRACK LEGIsLATJON.

| worn Out Dy WORK, lie was UnnDle TO Ap.
pear in His Pulpit, and He Preached by
ProxJ-Dr. Rainsford and Other Clergy
men Speak Against Fonr-Trnck Scheme.
The hard work which the Rev. DIR. John F.
Peters OF 81. Michaes Church has done In
| opposition to the laying OF another set OF cleo
trio car tracks in Amsterdam avenue has worn
him out and he was not able to occupy his null
pit yesterday. In his absence his assistant.
the Rev. George 8. Pratt. read the sermon
which DR.. Peters had prepared for the morn
ing service. The text was from 81. Matthew.
| VIII. 81: Not every one that saith unto me- Lord.
Lord, shall enter into the kingdom OF heaven;
but he that doeth the will Of my Father which
10 in heaven"
DIR. Peters's argument was TINT no man
| could by the use OF money buy his peace with
| God. and that money obtained in an improper
way. although expended In furtherinR the
work of tho Church. would be a curse to its
possessor. The man who derived fortune
| from improper sources might by expending
| portion OF IL In church and philanthropic work
buy tho friendship Of the authorities Of the
Church on earth, His charitable works might
| blind the eyes OF his fellows, but when man
appeared before the Rates Of heaven, no mat
| ter what esteem he might have been held in
on earth, no matter what he had done for
| charity. II the money with which he endowed
HOSPITALS, asylums and universities was OBJ.
| tanned immorally he would be cast into the
common punishment with robbers. forGers,
plckpockets and confidence men. Railroad
| wreckers would stand accused OF vulgar theft
| In q court where no high-pald counsel could
saye them from disgrace, where there were no
was no sRs to be 90 to
allow then TO escape. SO far as God was con
obb oad ooS on Re
| same level. They were devil worshippers.
,es sermon 1hs hit9Ty mi 2 s A
the closing hours Of the session and was passed
sembly to concur in 1t. This process was de.
siiEibed siD as @ see sS is3wing common method OF
had So1s his se bes % TRSt b ss esy
rect payment Of money. ' The f Third Venue W
Railroad Company had contributed large sums
il 6eSed ps the ee
ton efpsnses % Of "a Ssndidatss th who in % return,
paid foE guarding the interests Of the corp9ra,"
m Su the pnsdp Ss
parties saw, that the people demarted the
amended SO as to xiii it between the two
houses. without any member covering himself
| DR., Peterss sermon referred to the head of
the, Senate committee tsenator CoggeshalD
tightly or Sronsy had the reputation S Of BEING being
Every very eorrupt politiciSn. az who: howeyer SIn S3n,
was this man made Chairman Of such an i'm
portant eonmittee2 Because he was the
iasi!e tool Of the S Seo%rperationsI % Or because he
interests OF the peopieP Another member Of
The eommittes was described as contractor
a ansfdmsat He might have aSsH been sWsyed by By
innuehees approaching to bribery. Thus the
| Dicion OF corruption.
II seemed from the action OF the legislators
against, the aILnrements OF bribery In one form
or another. We're the corporations in control?
The hsht against the bill was sf not in in open:de-
Sste on the 5p TN In M the
but It was fought BY w the W tricks d and devices OF
dishonest men The men against y IN the
sepa p9 6sd to %
profits on the fuctuation ;of Third Avenue
and METROPOLITAN stocks during the last week.
stocks for certain persons. allowing to them
the pr profit ftnd on their he'll changes in value
worse than the pitiable men who consented to
sell themselves. The guiding spirit Of one CT
zen and had BEEN promnet IN the eo%ncs
| Of his party , The head Of the other company m
We're the great offenders They 5; should "YSs be
called thieves and driven from the churches
Beem SRaw o. I West
End Presbyterian Church, at Amsterdam ave-
nuo and lOoth street, during the morning SER
dam avenue grab" DR.. Shaw a said f that It was
time the people realized that the contest be;
| gone beyond the mere question OF the right OF
the CORPORATION TO lay its tracks on the avenue.
and that II was now struggle for ultimate
supremacy between the people and all corpora
''You know the treatment our fellow citizens
received at the hands OF :he Legislature when
they went to Albany to plead for our BILL said
lie Senate and it tie open Ps the
porations that the desires OF the people no
nngsE secure the passage o. needed @ i1Ts bqt
gold" gold '''o July 'oAi''"S 'a''0' u ''N'''A'o"
DR.. Shaw asked for large representation
be held at Durand 5 Riding Academy tonight
and urged that the agitation be kept up until
s M Ss SsstsrE
CHER and the Rev. Michael Peters, asking the
cooperation Of the p dcongregntion In tbe fght @
letter. h Invited I Dr.. Rainsford % and the hem members
OF his congregation who are interested in the |
Preservation o. Amsterdam avenue to attend
Atsr rsSd9s Gsd t6g % litter Dr. RHnsord said
hat he ustesS of the EpscopS %
Cathedral had already subscribed from their |
read the NOTICE Of ma ssmeet NEE ting in bis church
at the Church OF the Ascension. Fifth avenue |
and Tenth street, yesterday morning. an
nounced that he had received commnuica-
tIon from the Rev. John +. Peters ofSt. Michael's
Church requesting him to lay the moral and
four electric car tracks on Amst erdam avenue |
bef3re his congregation, The object Of ths ap:
peal. he said. was TO enlist persons In the fight |
that was being made who might write letters |
to Albany or aid the cause In this city by com
meading y or taking an active part 10 Il. He
took mart. and thati 1t seemed that change Of |
the attitude OF some politicians toward pro-
posed Legislation In the matter seemed adyis-
able,
Il believe" said Mr.. Grant. that DIR. Peters's
epprehensions are not at all groundless. and |
ask. In his name. your sympathy and active |
cooperation In the movement now under way
among the citizens OF the northwest side"
In Grace Methodist Church. In Vest 10th
street, Yesterday morning, the Rev. DR.. Philip
NJ, Waters said: For reasons. the nature OF
which we can easily conjecture the Senate OF
the great State OF Now York does not seem to
soc ut to act for the beet interests OF the peo-
ple, Now let the people sneak TO the law
makers In such way that the men at Albany
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