The San Francisco call., 1899-01-16

unloveliness before the eyes of his con-
gregation. In biting phrase he scored
the methods both men have used in
their unholy fight and the men they
have brought to make it, and called for
the prayers of his flock to high heaven
to rid this city of future spectacles of
as disgraceful aspect. With the wrong
doing of Howard z. Wright. Speaker
of the Assembly, he dealt at length.
but in pity and with untold sympathy
for a man so weak, though the men
who have accomplished his downfall he
did not spare.
The Rev Carol is one of the most
eloquent of Sacramento's divines. and
tonight the Vigor a--d brilliance OF his
sermon held the interest of his congre-
cation throughout. OF the politics of
the day he said:
The saddest thing in the history of any
CITY is Christ's last visit to Jerusalem,
when he drove out the Pharasees from the
temple and gave out the last invitation to
Gods mercy. Human needs, human sins
and human virtues were the same then as
they are now, and / believe as we have
prayed. that, as of old, Christ will come
TO the temple, the Capitol here IN our city
Whether or not he could effect regenera-
ton I know not, but we Will pray that he
may.
II he could but look at the example
that is provided for our young men on
the streets; go along the streets and lis
ten; look through the swinging baize
doors into these dens where politics are
made, and could see that which is in the
hearts to-day of the men who make them,
what would he do? What would he do,
my brethren? Would he go into that
temple with his whip of cord or would he
enter in woe, as he stood over Jerusalem
on that last sad day? Rts
What would he say If he could see men
and women following in the wake of a
man discredited from Mexico to Oregon,
repudiated by the ~ress of his own party,
held up to the obloquy and shame of hon
est men, begging, buying, stealing votes
for him that he might be our representa-
tive in the Senate? A man discredited a
man unfit, who, even here in our city, has
tried 10 force our representatives to do
his will.
Even II he were innocent of the charges
made against him, and all the press We're
slanderers, this race track candidate
would still be not fit, with the cloud of
suspicion that must hang over one of his
awful calling, and l do not believe that
there Is a christian man or woman in
our our community or in the county who
mittee which yesterday instructed our
representatives to get into line with this
representative from the race tracks.
And to-day | have heard from a man
who knows a thing that has depressed
and made sad of heart indeed, that a
son of one of the grandest, the most sub
try ever knew, has with his fathers
money helped to complete the ruin of
one weak man who is sitting as legisla-
tor in yonder house of law. If it be true
that this young man, who had every
bright prospect and promise of brilliant
future. has taken $1,000 as q consideration
for his vote, how unhappy will be that
young mans tomorrow; how sad for that
man his future. And If Christ should go
into the Capitol and see these things,
would he, / repeat, go in with the lash
or would he come with woe and warning
Hear, We, my brethren, unless we purge our
streets, our corners and our Capitol of
these awful things, Gods visitation will
be upon us. Let us pray that they may
cease.