The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-12-18
[FKox OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. !

! At this time last year the watering places in
the vicinity OF New York were not yet deserted
for delightful and lingering summer kept the
\ city-people in the country. But this year the
| summer was cool, and the early autumn stormy.
The return tide consequently set in much earlier
than it did year ago, and the fall campaigns in
business, politics, and church-going are in full
activity.
The principal accession TO the churches that
the season brings is made by the coming of Rev.
George Hepworth, Of Boston, to supply the
church of the Messiah in Thirty-fourth street,
q pulpit which was vacated last spring by Rev.
DIR. Osgood. Mr.. Hepworth left appreciative
congregation in Boston, and the comfortable
salary OF 81 900 per annum, to accept the call
to this fashionable church and a salary OF SI2,-
OOO,-one Of the largest church-salaries paid in
this city The 80 Messiah church society,
though not very large, is wealthy. and is much
in love with its new pastor. The congregation,
under but two Sundays OF his ministrations, is
already increasing noticeably in size. 1t had
fallen Off sadly during the past year of DIR.
Osgood's preaching for incubus OF manner
ism, inspissated dullness, had lately taken
possession Of that minister, and only the most
determined listeners could brave out his dis
courses. lie il now writing letters from Europe
to the EUezing Posi- of this city,-letters which
are in the very drowsiest vein Of Rip Van Wrinkle.
Mr.. Hepworth, the new incumbent, is a young
man of thirty-four, tall and dark. Of pleasing
address and peculiarly graceful style of c-atory.
He has been particularly well known in Boston
as an active phianthropist, foremost in the
wiser benevolent enterprises, and perhaps even q
better worker than preacher.
The arrival OF Father Hyacinthe is now ex-
pected with great interest, and his probable atti-
tude toward his own church forms a frequent
subject or discussion for both the secular and the
religious press. The one-man power" in
society, it is evident, is not yet entirely monopo-
lized by the Of money. The day of the
warriOr-conquerors has gone by, and the day of
great leaders in politics in art so difficult is
it in modern civilization to break through the
tramnels of organized circumstance. The mil
ionaires to-day the real rulers of this coun-
try. Yet the thrill Of sentiment which Father
Hyacintbe's recent protest against the most an
cient church in existence has sped around tie !
world, proves that we have not entirely outgrown
the fresher feeling Of times like those Of Luther
or Savonarola-
A profound religious sensation in New York |
Ciy! ihe idea seems an anachronism and a /
paradox-yet there is possibility, even a prob
ability, OF Its becoming n fact. For almost /
everything comes to New York ut last.
Our cities, indeed. especially this metropolis,
drain and exhaust the country. Last year it !
seemed as If n taste for country life were becom-
ing more marked than bel,,re: city people are
finding out that the attractious of the autumn
season, mt least. were not 10 be despised.-tbe
cool weather. the abundant 6ru;,s The sn,.nd;d
eoIors of the s,yI ,h. sv,;e, and s,I.r5;d ,h.
noinsna of chance ,,h;oh -. g., a;.,,s-.
It WINS n boner,,I svmr,o,o for ,b.-s IA an,on~
this ,so,ls =. oo,rar.., Co. o,.,,,,,l. ,.;,h ,ho
Enoiisb- little inclination ,o,r,rd = r,,-,l ne,
Amopo them Z, il ,b. ,,oh;,;or ,s The c;,, -
den, ,o oun ~. ho,.. 81 -, :; a.. -.
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and as s.,on "A he b.. ar,...a, I;,,,. So.
whether a. merchant farmer ,a,vv.r or mann
f,cturer ID VERY ar, q, - e. G. r-..;,o,
Chicago. or New York Tic ,.,dsnc, :. No, 30
be wondered a,. The ;,bosn;,,hIo ci'.r,c,.r or
the winter. had enouob IN The c;,;.. h,, -, =;
the country. the ab-.nc. or I;t-,-;os or .oc;o,,,
and Of all amusements but lectures. all conspire
to drive young and old toward IN. ,oss a,,t "a
dreary cities Until the country towns become
immensely more deyeloued than ,bev .,. a, {
present, they will present, especially to the
young, no charm that can counteract the power
fui magnetism of the cities. Capitalization is
the result Young men will rather freeze in the
e'y as car-driSers, or steal car-conductors,
than lay up money in the country. Young girls
ii-'eaa OF hsing In their monotonous country
homes will come to the city and starve ON sewing
IL rs IN vain for Horace Greeley and others who
write frUm their comfortable Offices in the city
to dissuade the drellers in the country from
seeking their fortunes where they have rnade