New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-07
RAPID TRANSIT PROBLEMS.
SUNDAY TRAINS on sIXTHAYENUE
QUIET FoRENooNs CONCEDED by THR COMPANY
THE PASTORS or THREE CHURCHES not o
pOern ro ,pTFRNOOV TRAINS,

SUNDAY TRAINS on SIXIHAVENUE'
QUIET FoRRNooNs CONCEDED BY THR COMPANY
THE PASTORS or THREE CHURCHES NOT or-
POSED TO AFTERNOON TRAINS.
The Metropolitan Elevated Railroad COM
many berap running sunday trains upon their line yes
terday The protest recently made against SUNDAY
trains by Representatives Of churches and property
owners along the route had efect-to prevent the
running of the cars before the time for the closing Ol ~
morning church services The present arrangement, rs
announced by railroad company officials i 10 start 'ho
first trains at 1890 and continue them on Iour
minutes Roadway until midnight. This plan was caritu
out Yesterday The first trains ratified by just about the
time rb,, most OF the con rsgations coming out OF
the churches There were many expressions OF surprise
as the new arrangement not generally known f'r-
sons residing on Sxt-ave. and Fftythird--t, dd not
hesitate 10 express their disgust that their "ony peace
able day Of the week" they had come to term sunday
sbouId also have its Quietude broken by the rumbng
trains.
There arc number Of important churches along this
line; perhaps the most important Is the Broadway
Tabernacle the Rev DR.. Taylor, pastor Bht me sum
,.r vac alton I'm this church has already begun, and DIT
TAYLOR Is absent IN Europe, that no expression OF
opinion as 10 the effect Of Sunday trains could be got
from him. The Ffty-thrd Street Baptist Church Is a
nna cdce or which the Row Joseph Elder IS pastor
He aid yesterday that this subject was source Of no
pcrsop1I annoyance 10 him or his congregation; tho
church edhce was leased by taem until they could
build another III better place. " these trains
should have the effect Of hurrying his people to erect
their new church. hes would not nc sorry for IT, But Ia
reality lac said did anticipate any difficulty The
noise 81 the trans wOnld not he sufficient 20 Interfere
materially with the evening services; inns th"N hhu
fvund nj the time OF their week day prayer meetings.
The Rev John T. &. H"nnlcke, pastor OF ~. IduiS
Iutbpr Church INth-iye said that the concession
at NOS beginning the running trains unu amer morn
ug service Was all that could ice expected or asked OF
tn ran road company. HIS church a. near the rOid
s auy other bur they had no summer services ana IN
cnorr weather, with the windows closed NJ Thought
fhc moi 20 would do harn lie would not ION IN any
protest or petition addressed To the railroad officers
The Rev Joseph Farrell pastor ot 81 JOs,phs thurch
U,pIuau Cnihoc) at No. 80 SNth-iye., said that he
thought there much protesting against the
running sunday trains ana ne Od not intend To par
ucpaTe m H. "Ihcrr has been mnch influence brought
To bear upon us he said. typropcrtyOwner~. but nave
failed to see The force or thcr reasoning. II the trains
do not gin until half past y o'clock tne most impOr
tnut services Will be over u all the churches. The
evening or afternoon services cannot be serious inter-
ferrd with These trains tnrOngn part OF the city
inhabited by people VINO ought, at least once week. to
catch "A breath of fresh air We have beautiful phrk
al the end the road. and other fractions around the
CITY and n The running OF the trains VIII help TO m
duce the working people md Out these open places,
80 much the Deter-thc Lord knows they need IL No,
a. long as there O boz real necessity Tor such an
arrangement, shall never JOIN IN opposing IT,
Similar opinions expressed 10y others connected
with SiXth-ayc. churches.