The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-23
SCOLDING BY DR.. PARKHURSl
FOR EVERYBODY, INCLUDING
HIMSELF AND GEN. FUNSTON.
Funston Guilty OF "Damnable Duplicity'
In Capturing AguinaIdo and the Ameri'
can People Too Hardened In SIN 10
Sec It-Word Picture Of Himself.

SEQ lt-Word Picture OF Himse"'
The Rev. DR.. Charles II. Parkhurst
preached in the Madison Square Presby-
terrain Church yesterday morning, on
Liars, and cited Gen. Funston OF kansas
as a horrible example OF duplicity. SAID
Or. Parkhurst
Next to stealing lying 10 perhaps the most
convenient Sin we practise 1t is so common
that We have learned not to take fIsehood
very seriously. A deplorable Illustration
Of the general apathy about the matter was
Afforded by the easy popular assent accorded
10 the ignominious treachery practised upon
the Philippine leader. Agunaldo. by our
army oficer. Funston-treachery ordered
and approved by Gen. Macarthur.
The facts in the case are these: Funston
diaeuised himself and some Of bis men In
the uniforms worn by Filpinos, crept upon
As,iinaldo stealthily under that guise. tnokcd
him by q forged letter. pretending that they
we're hungry. made capital out OF the holy
rite OF hospitality. then flung Aguinaldo TO
the ground and made him captive. They
violated the laws OF war the laws OF hos
pitality and the laws OF God. and the people
of the United States, with some exceptions,
instead Of mutinying against the act OF dam.
nabls perfidy. thought II rather q shrewd
NOTED Elm. tie argued that that is only one
Se. .n perhaps Is 80 among Christians but /. was
. hesthern seneral1heIander The Great
!hS sHf :s saG . SS,ory II hs S dark 4Fo' '
Or. Parkhurst told the story Of the return
OF Reg,il,is to Carthage to be put to death,
and spoke OF the death OF Watka, Creek
Indian, who was allowed to be free up to
the day OF his execution.
and there are Christians and there are
Christians,' he said, 'and Of the two had
rather take the chances OF an honest pagan
than those OF perfdious saint
Soon afterward IN the midst OF . severe
srraisnment OF liars. DR.. Parkhurst sud
denly said:
Il venture to affirm that there is not
member Of this congregation
He paused momentarily, and there was
faint rustling OF skirts as the congreg CATION
awaited what was coming But the blow
did i not fall just then Dr. Parkhurs' con-
whose conscience and moral intelligence
are not solidly on the side OF the great
c rssiitie wo Of righteousness announced in
He brought the subject Of his sermon
directly home to his hearers. however.
with this closing word picture OF himself
and others:
II You do not sometimes realize what q mass
Se.rs and rhn xhsn you ssSf n al out
self quietly you do not ecouit yourself Of the
duty OF being q pure. honest, and unself1sh
man, that IL, Of being a Christian, by adducing
excuses that have no possible relation 70 the
matter. have not lived to my age without
Knowing what my heart IL and without know
ing what Internal lies sometimes tell myself,
and how desperately hard sometimes work
10 the effort to fool myself And would
stake ali I am worth on the assertion that In
this particular you are Just like me-insincere
evaslve. part wool and q good deal cotton
With the serpent: whitened by the sun but
making q catalogue Of the suns spots; fasci-
nfted With the face OF JesYs, and da9b,ns
criticism: knowing duty but lying out Of It,
beholding God. but crou ching behind trees.