The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-12

Aa Address Before the Church ma II :
CIuI, IN RaEtin.ore-The Speakers
Comment On Reform Work HetnS
Conducted II, the City 81 New York.
BALTIMORE. March I2--Bishop Henry
G. Potter. Of New York talked 10 the
members of the Churchman's Club IN the
I.yceum parIors last night on "tlFlo he-
spousihiliJjes.
Bishop Potter reached Baltimore but "
f..v- minutes before the hour of The meet
5rs. and left Tor New York al I1.l5 O'Clock.
He was given q most enthusiastic recel1-
tian and at the conclusion OF his address
Hea an informal reception lasting until
train time. Joseph Packard presided and
introduced Bishop Potter. who said in
part
In udia they have paternalism with
laws superimposed by foreign power.
Vet in the way of human government II
* the most perfect in the world
while visiting one Of the cities there
1 lgas brought To a court There were TWO
men before the judge. and one of them
was stating his complaint When he mn
ished the Judge asked the other Il he ma -
alsE corrections TO make in the statement
presented lie did. and taking exception
10 SOM. of the points explained what he
declared v-as the true version The judge
concluded 10y telling them both To return
ar, the following morning. rs they We're
.-o{a.s ,,ilt I stopped them and on the plea
that ] was an American asked II they
realized that one Of them would b. dlSap-
pointed and whether they would abide by
The verdict The answer was that they
kaeE one would lose the case. and that
the decision would be perfectly sat's-
factory. as the judge had no personal IN
tt.rs,st ia the question and could not 90
otherwise than give an impartial verdict
might sax that this IS cheaper law than
any % as know Of
In i railway train I met The vile OF
a commissioner of one OF The provinces
who told me that with twelve policemen
her husband ruled 25.nGa people ] Won
s-ras n his and she said that her huS-
hand was a lust man and the people had
f,.,5rs.i il out This Is India, which so far
- its organic Law Is concerned has not
a single note that harmoniZes with our
Own and Vet maintains standard Of
righteousness and equity Of the very
highest character
..-rEa conditions Of life in this country
have altered the relations of the citlZeA
"a f7- Government Sixty or seventy
Years ago III The small towns there were
30 extremes Of social conditions There
.Cas no great want. sickness, or suffer
inc that was not found oaIt and quickly
relieved There was not the great dispro-
portion in material conditions ihefe
was nothing IL answer 70 the colossal
fortunes OF today
Il was told coming over in the train Of
a lady who while driving IN Ne" York
was in \ cei'=sion and the shock caused
her 10 be badly bruised from the jewels
she vas wearing. This IS ii picture OF
enormous wealth
The passion for gain i the most ire
TReud9us menace to the honor and we'll
being OF the Republic. II has invaded all
forms of life In municipal government
the conception that q man does his duty
for his salary has become more remote
Ee does il now for what is behind and
over and above his salary
Down at JeHyI Island Il New Yorker
tod ms that he sent FOR detectives and
offered them $40 apiece to catch the man
who mad stolen his property One Of The
detectives remarked that someone else
had paid them $685. apiece Here was :,
man who couldn't realize doing his duty
without a bribe- 10 We appreciate tfae
-DpaIine Significance Of Ihis2 It Is a
disease that Las triczled doH from the
top.
! was called rpoT. los. q young man who
referred II certain minister and said
that he was attacking someone nigh up
someone
Sz'la Il must hc stopped and ne would
maze II worth my while TO stop IT. Win
hiss class all men are purchassihle. II
comes u pass that anybody who wants
10 le protected either IL his yice or his
Innocence must pay for IT,
4 hive thousands Of letters from peO-
pie IA New York expressing their APP
prevail OF The work We have undertaken
bJE> they all require that their names be
not used. declaring that Il II WAS known
thar they complained their business would
If- Fourth Of July and pirate about lib
eIty- but You nave II no mere than they
have ia ii Dahomey-
london has recently had its election
=HfI- although heated one me charge
HIS never made in the canvass that OF
the so .tE5H-.71 expended during the previ-
oTIS year not one penny had been mis-
applied VIII you produce "a city in
America that can boast Of q similar con-
ditjoa- with rs the people who make the
IsoT-llllajious aye paid for II either in Of
fscrs CT IN other was ! believe that
Th- teachings 81 the CLGrch Of England
have been responsible Tor the eternal
.-s-uili-> that ar. pFzcticed not only there.
hu1 throughout her colonies
~ hat are YOU going L. 40 10 create in
the individual . moral sense First Of
an Eou must haEs more Intimate knoWl-
c,Ig. o. the organic system of our Govern
TneE5- Then You mast have eternal Wig
.-Th. finest service done the New York
Police Department was when The present
Nire President of the fuited States
walked about the streets Of that city
~ night 10 spot the policemen VINO were
not attending 40 their duties The stand
ard OF the service was improved out Of
all proportion go the personal sacrifice
this involved
we haven't get the admirable English
idea OF complaining Somebody must
M k q row If Things are to be improved
There IL 10 perfect government that can
leave out the sacrifice Of the individual
II IS very disaETeeahie 10 stop in our
dalfy- work ana make = complaint, but
that : what makes all mar is sweet ID
our government
Remember that there i absolutely 10
automatic form IF government. " hat
wiI make IL effective for Cod and right
e9u=uass Is that yog and uut our wills
h--ar5S and conscience into our daily ser
vices
Wet Lime Cuuses Fire.
WINCHESTER va. March l2--Dur-
isz the heavy storm which passed over