New-York tribune., 1901-10-21
PULPITS SUPPORT FUSION.
MINISTER'S WARN CONGREGATIONS NOT
TO BE TURNED FROM THE ISSUE.

mons follow:
The Rev Dr. LYMAN ABRoTT at the West sosa siae
toni am sorry my citizenship Is not rt1,e now non On
would seem that In the construction OF the the
easy in nes ss Sections city
Covetousness has ruled and men VINO relsheSd
10 sss say 00aSifa @ IN politics. day ali hs
time for my own pocet that When man Of
voters should rise up against him and eIemats b tie
m @ to SO m hat vase a9e en he famy Your
business as citizens Is not to CONSIDER any que Io
Your ballot to make New-York better city,
+ ha5 ore rs Gef eusye than 5has @ Is
ton about principles and hot mf Without good
men to enforce them?
The Rev. GEORGE P EcKMAN. St; :ouIa Pauls
Methodist Episcopal ChurchAs r people s6a eeriIs Ts
Of but g We to 6avs s
permitted the rise and supremacy OF po1tlcai
society which has been Identified h througSodit ioi
naity and Which still i pesssts in befrendng
and exaltng TO positions Of power men VINO are
During the last four years the death rate has
crimes against the persons Of men and women
have enormously Increased, the burials IN 6 the
ure, the number of homicides has been trebled
and vice has staIked abroad in our streets a
without the colusion and encouragement OF the the
re si noW asked to IS he of the
baneful element in our civic life. What would
morality iit1 suggest but the overthrow Of this in
iquity? But we are, told that good man has has
tinue this corrupt institution. Well in the lam an
eonsregation % 90 % % and devoting himself saeredly TO
the task Of redeemtng the city NV What nat in in
S' The devil can cam cite cite Scripture for his purpose.
and the pilot of az S can put nG W0fm
eaten craft But as the etsti9n t % Of S ScrBtTrs dBrs
Of n leader
ciety will not regenerate the organization. IL
mRS m %s expee to the Scrd depths Of
the Dead Sea by pouring bo pint 1t Of 2rf0 m0uT5an Ta
many by the soul bd and s body s9p4 OF
viii deSae hs own % Character While he fails
to rehabilitate the character of Tammany- It
peatientiai character, despite his well meant
determination to exercise its devils.
The Rev EPWIN WHITTIER BeekmdH ami H IL
the hundreds of thousands of children and
Sunday sns pIr schools Of this great metropolis we may
well exclaim, The nations Waterloo will be lost
many particulars, is IN offence to childhood.
Vice and crime made legal and popular, and
amid its alluring fascinations. because there is
not money enough to satisfy greed and give
street corners. leaning over the bar counters,
the vile picture artist and the agents of lust
in the beautiful faces of the innocents possible
victims, and they are toiling night and day to
bring out of the white marble devil instead OF
angel. Herod's slaughter of the innocents
nineteen hundred years ago still thrills the
world with horror but the human vultures OF
this city. .pouncinx- upon the lambs of your
flock, awaken little sensation of alarm. Con-
voices of evil that have dued her sensibilities.
II'g tets Oi V.I cIty are thtohstu %llh niue
ones, already playing upon the edge OF worse
precpice than the Palisade Mountains, reaching
after flowers held by the emissaries OF hell. The
day will soon come when thousands will awake
from their treachcrous slumber 10 cry out in
loved ones. dearer than all else to me- would
still be minei" Is = not high time that
wal off, Elg Ara there NOT FhTGn
gaze upon the masses of our youth from their
nlge PAGES ,sGd ot position ana power IKE black
opportune moment when they may gorge them
in passion FOR power?
The Rev. Or. sTINsON, Bloomingdale Church
The munieipal corruption Of this city is patent
lucre procured by dehlement. There is a civic
scared as with hot iron 1t has lost all COM
junction II has no pity for the weak help
less. II lends no ear 10 the cries OF the dest-
tute. 1t does not believe in purity. II believes
IN ae96S eHtoyton bribery and crime It. reves in In
captive silly women 1t concentrates unsus-
thinks only OF gold 1t leads it's possessor to
say. Il am in politics for revenue only To
may say that this campaign in New-York is a
straight night between men whose civic
civic conscenocs have been made alive and
sensitive 10 the degradation and depravity OF our
city The line OF battle IS clearly drawn be-
tween conscience and no conscience, honesty
and indecency, righteousness and unrighteous-
ness. The men who rule us for the most part
TO manage the affairs OF civic government They
are Incapable Of graphing with the profound
problems that affect our civic life There Is NOT
single issue affecting the cleanliness the
Heatt1i t the edueation the morality Of the people
IN broad mastery, large minded way. What
ruling power? 1t is horrible stencil OF in 'h1s ms
nostrrs Of all good people What do we see all
around us? The greatest system of bribery
blackmailing and browbeating that ever existed
IN the history OF civic administration. Do you
want u contract To- do some part OF the pubiic
work? Well. you can have 1t If you are willing
tcan that 'he has rhs mar profits with the poll
laws you please if you pay for the privilege If
penalty If you will hand over enough TO make
the payment fit the crime. Every one knows
fourshes in this city under the protection Of
tne 1ndciary. Oh course the officials grant this
punderi; at;oo Every one knows the gambling dens
law when a raid by .reformers is about to 't be
made Who OF us doubts for a moment but
that prostitution is amply protected in this
Town low , so iong as these pr9digal daughters can
Pay Ior its projection; Il is estimated that
thousand lives year. Economists tell rs that
sS m o ralHe OF an ordinary human life
the basis OF dollars and cents then the permis
ing the city 5000 100000 year This is oniy one
Item item OF @ the cost OF the INSCRIPTIONS ignorance
destructive power upon these officiaIs who live
~ f pdhacss. h @ "teha hoTseraees on the other side
Wrenehed from the hands OF criminas and pross
titutes while little children die off Ike az
1 m1others strangie their babes to save them from
slow starvation and multitudes eat their bread
IN the midst of despair. disease and death
dren of the poor! '"e ciiil-
The Rsyi JOHN f5hr LLOYD LEE Westminster Pres
pSteerian ChuTch.-The great cry has gone up
that there is danger in fusion movement NJ,
brothers that Is all wrong. Fusion is certain1yy
great deal better than confusion and oncs
again repeat that this is not a ouestiop oF
mn1 p0tcS oo And fb you must not be confused You
and decide whether or not YOU want good rov eove
IN nI,d IL.