The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-31
New YoRK, March &C.

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by two incidents Of very opposite character
the calamity at st. Andrews church, and
the creation of an American cardinal. The
services at the cathedral are of the highest
order which its limited size will permit.
1t is small building, comparatively speak
ing, having been erected many years ago,
and will soon lose its present official dig
nifty when the new cathedral shall be fin
ished. The latter stands on the Fifth
avenue, and is intended to be the finest
structure of the kind in the city perhaps
in the Union. The Fifth avenue presents
wide variety of religious denominations
The Jewish temple, the church of the -Four
Angels Gas it is called), the Brick church,
and other houses of worship which stud the
street, give it an ecclesiastical aspect
Turn down two squares and the prospect is
very different. Here you see the vast ex-
tent of the Grand Union depot with its
army of travellers, its incessant trains, and
all the tumult of restless life l may say
that the interior of thi depot would make
the best place for worship in the city, that
is for a multitude. A speaker could be
heard here much better than in the hippo
drome, where Vdrley attracts so vast a
crowd.
SOME OTHER PREACHERS.
That Varley has marvellous power over
the masses must at once be admitted, and
a orti nj 4 Ia Is N
rage manifested by the populace to see
whatever may be new. 1t may be hoped
that better influences than mere curiosity
are at work. Varley's service in the hip
podrome is the greatest display this coun-
try has witnessed in the way of preaching
since the days Of Whitefeld. The latter
has been dead more than a century, and
yet there is one mark of his labors left in
the First Presbyterian church. This was
first built in Wall street, but now stands in
the Fifth avenue. The great power of White
field lay in his mastery over the emotional
nature, and his nearest successor was the
gifted Summerfield, who, like himself, was
an Engishman. Summerfeld died early,
and was buried in Brooklyn. Though in
the Methodist connection, he was often
found in other pulpits, and one of his best
efforts was delivered in the brick church.
MAFFIT.
The great pulpit orator of foreign birth
after Summerfield, was John N. Mailit, who
was an Irishman. His talents were of a
very high order, lie mad great command
of language and was abundant in imagery,
as well as in unusual powers of appeal.
Crowds assembled sometimes hours in adj
vance to listen to him, and he was at one
time chaplain of congress. His career
however did not conclude as it had begun,
and its subsequent scenes were sadly sug-
gestive of human weakness. After the
lapse of many years, another Irish eyange-
list made some portions of America the
field of his lab0rs with much success. This
was young Guinness, whose efforts in Phil
adelphia are still remembered. Two years
ago gifted Irishman, of different form
of faith, attained sudden note in the Ro-
man Catholic church by an extemporaneous
controversy with the historian Froude. 1t
would seem as though these men came
hither to discuss important questions.
Froude little expected to find on American
ground such man as Burke, the Capuch-
in monk. The next foreign preacher of
note is Marley, who seems to have special
work to do among the masses.
BENDIGo.
will bring us Bendgo, once the famous
prize tighter, whose correct name is Will
liam Thompson. He was born in Noting
ham, IS now an old man beginning q new
life. Bendgo is no doubt thoroughly sim
cere, and his addresses to the crowds which
attend his appointments are of simple blu,
powerful character. SpurgeOn, too, may
make America visit. His health has beer
much shattered according to reporD by
his extraordinary labors, and a trip across
the ocean would be of great benefit to ar
exhausted frame. lie has been repeatedly
urged to adopt this course, and if he live
another season his name may be the at
traction of the hippodrome-the grand de
pot being out of the question, as it is in u.s.
every day in the week.
THE HIPPoDRoME.
This enormous ediflee occupied almost
square, and having the Third avenue car
at one end and those of the Fourth avenu
on the other, it is very accessible. This
not the first establishment of the nam
however. Twenty years ago an immens
tent called the hippoorome occupied tn
site of the Fifth avenue hotel, and was fo
season well attended. The ground wa
then purchased by Mr.. A. X. Emo VIII
covered it with his grand hotel, and adde
the neat little show house round the corner
known as the Fifth avenue theatre. BIZ
fore the days of the first hippodrome, III
spot contained n small but attractive drink
ing house kepl by Corporal Thompson, ant
earlier still there stood here an ancient inr
where the northern stage made Its regulG
stops. Now it is the centre of show an
fashion. Directly opposite is the Madiso
avenue Presbyterian church, which durn
the past year has langushed for want OF
pastor. 1t is said that twice the rulers c
the church have turned their eyes to A
bany in search of a successor to the gifte
Adams, and that in one instance call wa
made out and refused. Ten thousand do
lars is tempting offer, and the man VIII
declines it must have some degree Of nerve
and yet there are those who prefer a ruri
charge (evcn with its small salary to I'll
heavy figures and empty honors of ric
and metropolitan church. A man in IL
country may cultivate society, and may a
ter awhile form friendships. But in
great city, it may be asked Who outsi(
of your family circle do you know? VIII
friendships can be created in communii
whose chief motive is to get up in Il
world, to cut their poor acquaintance al
cotton to the rich? How many people hi
pews in church simply to try in this wa
to get into society? What an effort is som
times made to keep certain persons fro
obtaining seats How astounding the fac
which once occurred in fashlonab
church, that woman of unmentionab
repute had hired a pew. Having got rio
and reformed, she accomplished this e
clesiastical coup detat in a mastery MAJ
ner, and was only Gas they say bought o
at combination of premium and Il
threatened penalty of sitting alone-for Il
near Inv pnwa would hovn ham
There Is not as much caste in the church,
as there is IN India, but there is enough
keep people apart in very exclusive ma
ner. They may attend year after year an
never exchange glances That punge
satirist, Young says:
"Some go to church, proud, humbly TO repeI
And come back much more guilty than tn