New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-19

visitors The sexton IA authorized when there is crowd
70 dispose OF two or three seats ~ mepc o NAMED
out permission and with fear that he Will DC Dlaou
the morning service in the Brick Church at Thirty
seventh-st and Ffth-ave., begins ut quarter bel3c
eleven. At twenty minutes after ten, when repplII
entered about dozen persons were seated in the body
the church. solitary person was the gallery. four
young men stood at the end OF the centre aisle ana nan
dozen visitors ut the door waiting to obtain seats
The number Of strangers steadily increased Five NH
utes before the service began, one OF the tOu yob
already mentioned nodded to an old in the cor
ner who slowly conducted each stranger to sea-.
lhIee young men, very richly dressed, entcIcu w
church. and were led to seat far up the centre aisle
Immediately after came lady whose attire was less
fashionable she said that she could not bear wei bc
SIDE aisles Then the four young men, aiter aoW h
strangers to stand for some time, slowly ushereu c
into the pews which it was Thought would not Dc oecu
ped during the morning service. -,
At the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church the Rev Dr.
John Hail. pastor, large audience was present.
day morning. of regular attendants, and 1t was Wposs
Bile to give to every OF the strangers waiting loI ~
commodaton an excellent seat The ushers Wert Inv
ewes, attentive and evidently desrous 70 De oohsns,
ana when the sermon began as faI as coo DC soo" NV
person was unprovided with seat
CHURCHES OF OTHER DENOMINATIONS.
"Shall l show you seat, sir2' politely in
qured one of the ushers the Calvary Baptist Church.
in West Twenty thr-st THE TRIBUNE reporter on
tered the door, II early and the church was nearly
empty. but the attention subsequently shown
TO all strangers and when the morning service began
the building well filled. The advertisement In the
morning papers gave cordial invitation TO strangers
preached the Sermon prayed for the stranger that may
be within the gate"
There large attendance Of members at the ffth
Avenue Baptist Church yesterday morning but ample
room remained for ali visitors. At each door ushers
were stationed TO receive strangers VINO were COR
hers enneaTed To he veTv attentiye TO their comfort
81 Paus Methodist Episcopal Church Dr. l dnS -
the morning service When the reporter entered, at
1915. only a dozen persons were IN the church a
single usher was present. who, on nOuclnS ee
Of tue reporter Immediately walkedaeross the auu'olu
from the opposite aisle, and politely inquired II nc
would have seat. At twenty minutes past ten, Wneh
the congregation began to come III greater numbers, Two
ushers, and subsequently fourth ana fth came
TO the assistance OF the frst ana the people WCIe ga
vided with seats rapidly that no throng was pertIeu
to gathcr at the doors The nsheLS exedsI s far
as could be detected any partially for m Fapy
frst-st.. the motto OF the church On eailn ptaEc'
good Will toward men,. Is thoroughly carried out by the
ushers On entering the vosbule the stranger Is cOu
teousy received 1y the sexton ana escorted as a "a
the inner door where the usher, VIII pleasant GoOu
morning" directs him to seat. No Partially is shown
Al Dr. BeOwss Church the reporter was taken 10 one
Of the best seats near the pulpit Courteous uses,o
them equally good sItngs. The reporter dd OLhoIe
any instance Of diseourtesy toward Strangers Ihere
best seats possible" said Of the ushers, aihcu6h
10 Sttings are set aside specially for them , g.,
AZ Dr. Chapus church yesterday morning during me
sarvic5S ftCr, we're NJ no Zinc over dozen persons
waiting ia the vesbue for seats. The uscrs were hot
seen to invite anyone seat hut whenever applied to,
Immediately complied with the request.
Two usheIs stood az each door OF the Church OF the
Dpcipes in lladisou-sye. TRIBUNE reporter al
most immediately bcckoned 20 by young man ana IN
yted take forward. The church, at the time
about OnCthud filed, and persons entering %! lNOs
and thrtes. soon the people came more rapidly by the
southern door, Gentlemen accompanied DN iddlcs were
usually promptly attended 10, but several genten not
oacc0mpancd were left standing unnoucedmte alsies
unl they dropped into empty seats. In rev instances
ladies' uLaccOmpauicd 0y gentlemen, had 10 wait lor
time before they were conducted TO pcWs on inc
whole, the wOrsbippers were treated with courtesy ana
consideration, ana no pGrtalty was shown M assigning
seats The occasional delays seemed 10 he due 10 the
fact that there were not enough sheIs 10 attt9 lhe
dItey 10 all the WOlsppcls when hcY entered Dy inc
dozens IL two aiscs no usheIs were stationed