New-York tribune., 1900-08-20
PREACHERS ASSAH POLICE.
STRONG CENsURE FROM COLORED
PULPITs FOR THE RECENT
RACE TROUBLE

The Rev. P Butler Thonpkins. pastor Of St
James's Presbyterian Church, No. 1s West Thirty
second-st. IN his sermon yesterday reviewed the
recent race trouble In this city. He spoke in part
as follows:
which the Police Department has brought our city.
The Police Department is one OF the heads of the
country This BspaT5ent rt is and has been IN
@ eaggs m w5h crime ana 9inas % Sase the 2i5P
Harris who inc1ts6 The mob was Il Harris who
cute the law broke Ia " broke heads cracked heads
OF innocent men and women Even in the West
Thirty seventh-st. police station innocent men were
But. thanks be 10 God The New-York Times
and The Tribune threw on the light and scattered
Behold Tammany Hall! There she stands the
OF Harris? He IS innocent until ne is proved
guilty. How long shall we allow this monster 10
who viii vote TO keep this corrupt TanEany Hal
York rise up in mis- manhood ana help to crush the
head OF this hellish serpent2 Such lawlsssness
Harris
The Rev. P L Cuyler pastor Of Zion Methodist
Church. at BIeecksr and West Tenth stS in his
sermon yesterday made the following reference
TO the trouble;
The trouble that our people have Just gone
through presents a disgusting and brutal spec
tacIe IN the troubles that we have in the South
even eE there is nothing 70 equal i There At least
70 protect Inc citizens Of The state do noI Dar =
ucfpate in the riots rather seek 70 shield from
the fury OF the mob the innocent victims. Instead
OF suppressing the rioting. the guardians OF the
peace appear 70 have participated in the cruelty
Ins police clubbec the coi0rsd men.
est damage done upon the persons OF our people
was the work OF their clubs
The action OF the people VI Worsa than
the action Of the people in the South In another
respect There when race riots occur IL IS be-
ca use those at drst innocent OF a crime take the
part OF those who are supposed by the white people
TO be guilty. In this case II was different There
was no prstence or seeking out the guilty ones II
there were any, and Furnishing them. II was sufTi-
ctent 70 nno man with a black face, pOunce uDou
MIN and as occurred in one instance sndeaVor 70
nang him 10 a lamppost In the South there is
always at least q pretsxt for such action Here
there the hirnsiest OF excuses
or course, we know that the element that made
so much trouble IS not representative OF New-Y ork
The mobs were composed OF hoodluns roughs and
toUghs Of every bad kind IL Is as remarkable as
the police there would not have been one-haf
the disturbance. The conduct OF these uniformed
bulies cannot be too strongly censUred.
And vet I do desire stir unduly In
this matter, There has been trouble enough as il
is and any more originating with Us would only
make matters worse We cannot GghC We
not strong enough II we attempted IL there would
only be period OF numbering that would accom-
we are black and there should be some redress in
the courts for all have suffered. The city
should be responsible for the brutality that has
been practised upon innocent people. 7 advise that
some Of our most responsible people get together
and hRd out II something cannot be accomplished
in this direction II there Is punishment for
the people who have Wronged and beaten as, where
Is the movement 20 stOp7 II nobody Is suffer
for the evil has been done how long will II be
before another riot viii break out and the scenes
Of the last week be repeated? VIII not immunity
from the law lead TO even worse acts the part
OF our aggressors2