The sun., 1900-12-06
BISHOP ON CIVIC REFORM.
DisHKARrENED. mr. sAys nv iSDf1.
TgkgNCF AND TgMOROgsNEsS.
"Civic Rishsecusness" Diseased Last Even
inR at the PRO Cathedral Bishop Pot.
ter and Dr. Paddock speak Plans Of
the Committee ~ Fifteen for B-t

tNrfnE thr sitNs borh sonoNi0U'
I civic Elgh,cousress" was tho subject
under dlscusaion nt the regular meeting ~ tho
: local assembly ~ the brotherhood ~ ~ An
1 drew h"id IN the Pro.Cathodral on stanton
! street Inst night Tho Ecv Charles Comfort
Tf0ny, Arohdoaccn ~ Vow York. was the
4 rhairmsn Of the meeting and tho fret speaker
! hointroduccd was Bishop Potter The Bishop
! said that IN view of the subject of the evening
/ the Pro, ,athedral was an appropriate place
/ fos the meeting.
I We are here to speak of civic righteous
| ness. said he. There IL q barbsric life and
a civic lfe. The barbarian Is tho ere ,turs
Of impulse. But we who live in cities cannot
be the creatures Of impulse. Don't you see
| the signincance7 II Is this. You and have
passed the point where impulse can become q
| law. and have come TO the point whore the
other man has rights which we are bound to
respect. 1t is impossible for US TO be uncon-
| cerncd about what IL going on around us.
| whether We are living In New York. San
| Francisco or anywhere else. II IL the service
OF the Gospel for Us 10 hc!p the other man 10
! elevate himself, and so what New York has
to fear to- day IL not the powers Of evil. butth
| powers Of Indifference. The thing that dis
! hegrtens me most is the note Of despair In
| those who say that existing conditions In
| New York cannot be remedied. That Ia
| inf fidelity. no matter whether the man who
| says II Is Christian or not. That Is the
| surreu der and ahJuraton Of faith in God"
DR. Tiffany introduced the Row DIR. Hunt
| Ing on OF Grace church IA the man who intro
duoed In the Diocesan Convention the reso-
luton responsible for the present anti-vics
agitation DR.. Huntington immediately dis
claimed any credit for tina resolution saying
that the good work now going on got Its ilrst
impetus fror! the young vicar OF the Pro-
Cathedral. Robert L. Paddock.
L must confess to being bit puzzled at
the subject tonight. said DR.. Huntington
when saw that II was civic righteousness
| asked myself II 1t was possible that there
could be different kinds OF righteousness. Can
there be city righteousness. rural righteous
ness and suburban righteousness2 However
IL may be in finance there can be no bimetal-
lism in II. There Is only one standard. the
gold standard. by which / mean the Golden
Rule.
You all know what mean when l speak
OF the four cardinal virtues. They were here
before Christianity. and they we're Justice.
forttudo, prudence and temperance. They
are distinctly civic virtues. because they
can be to a certain extent enforced by law.
by the sword. Then why have not cities
founded Oh them endured7 You know that
they haven't. IL Is because beside these
four negative virtues there are three positive
virtues IN witch the sword has no part. lhey
are the srac"s. latin, hop" ana charity. II
is these that preserve cities from decay. ana
these are iutr,I-t"d not % the State but to
the states bride. the church. 1t Is these
that .lVe a Ctv perpctulty. Can this city
get along on these negative rirtiesE Not
lar. 10 YOU suIuose that a new police force
can save tlts city' Tel me. what would
hope ana charity No, lny friends; We must
seek Improvement not IN the cardinal virtues
alone. but In the theological! virtues as We'll.
How shall We propagate these virtues; Tho
best example OF how 10 do 1t Is found on the
very. spot where you now sit lhe settle
III You You would redeem New York plant
at regular intervals along the East and the West
pour streams Of faith. hoIe and charity. Those
are the things that VIII redeem New YORK
and nothing else All efforts that depend
perfect our police by all means. but do not
let US think We can redeem our city by ,de-
pending on repressiye methods. The police
may help you 10 improvement, but they
cannot dc, tie work that must be done only
the GosIel oi Christ can. an.-,,
during the course q which he said that the
spoiIs sys,ein in politics was what wa4 kill-
Rs I'll. poison he heGd sSd sf Sy oSsh
10 wori; together for It's entire obl!teratiOn.
He SAID thati was frequently the case noTa-
DAYS when a man was asked 70 select be-
men of polLtical al -hC uesty. In such q case.
he said, IL was tho duty II Q man to have
patience to cast his vote for the lesser 81 two
evils and then To work with I'll TIE energies
at his command to see that the dilemma
does not come up again
The Rev Mr. Paddock said that even the
cardinal virtues we're impossible In tho tene-
nant distriCt, becsnse of tho lack Of parks
and ruhllC fairgrounds lie then Ravo
an interesting account Of life In the tene-
rnents ana ended by warmly sccording Dr.
Huntir. .ton's idea 81 general extension
70 ever. nart OF the city ~ tho church set
tlemout ltea
The ,I,izens Committee Of Fifteen has not
held n formal meeting yct but IL developed
Yesterday thnt tho-r selected a. members
Of II Lv Charles stewart smith have Leen
uuiatlv comforting together and that a Plan |
Of organization has alreadv been agreed |
uDon The continued absence from the |
civ on account OF IN" illness Of n relative in |
Ens,on Of Jarnpa e. Carter has made IL inn |
ro.-iLlr MS yet for tie commit ttec TO get to- |
pothnr form nl'y Mr. (artors name heads |
he iist given ont bv Air smith, and by coIIr.
tnsy l. /. the Ch.irmon of tho committee |
until Tho bodv La. met and elected some ono
elsr II cafnot he dcnnitely determined
when MIR Carter will 10 hack
ih,se rncmhprs ,cNo hnve boon conferrins
Together during tho mast few davs hlvo
rnado IN their minds to two things 1hey
think Inc comir!ttns should bc lncreased
to yr and also that Charles Stewart |
smith should he the permanent chairman
Mir smith ie not even a member of the com