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Show GOOD THINGS ARE OF SLOW GROWTH New York, Nov. 22 "Ministers bac just been preaching from tho tune of Jesus Christ but they haven't got the people yet to observe the ten commandmant fairly well." said Mayer May-er William J. Gaynor. "yet many of them think the mayor can do everything every-thing in twenty four hours." The mayor made his remarks -last night when ho appeared as an after dinner speaker for the first time since he was shot down last August by a would-be assassin. The occa.don was the annual dinner of flie collegiate club of New York, held In the ballroom ball-room of the Waldorf-Astoria. The mavor spoke with noticeable eff'it and his voice grew slightly hoarse as he proceeded but he made himself heard nevertheless. He said: "Everything of good In the world Is of slow growth. Things that are , done In a hurry are badly done. You must not be discouraged If you can- i not do everything at once. There are a few ministers In New York and a few others that think the mayor can do everything at onct- They want e ry thing good in a day. Somo oth- ; ers make more trouble than all the j rest put together. They want every- ; thing and every wrong thing stopped. But it takes time to do this; It can't be done In a da v. Preachers have been preaching since the time of Jesus Christ but they haven't got the , peonle to observe the ten command- , mants fuirly well. Yet they think the mayor can do e ery thing "in twenty-; four hours. I have some conception ! of patience. Some of my friends would call upon me to act If they saw i a man spit on the Brooklyn bridge." |