Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-01-26
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80 y OXFORD ST., BRooKLYN, N. Y.
l. January 10Th, 1888.
can only write about the things tina
cross our little lives, which indeed, are con
trscted enough, in one sense, though far
reaching in another. To 20 TO and from
the meeting house twice day; or thric,
when the 2 o'olockA. NJ. prayer meeting I
attended, 10 visit patients, unable TO atten,
the meetings in the afternoon, where bodi
~ healing forms part Of the service; TO g,
backward and forward in the street-cars il
attending 10 daily arising wants; to eat and
and sleep and read and write; this gives lii
tie opportunity 10 take more than hasty
glimpse Of the great outside world, which
in these great cities, seems to be more
"ouiside" than ever.
One thing again and again attracts the
roaming eye, both here and in New York
The great staring signs that invariably in.
dictate the places where Chinese laundries
are located. Intense red back ground with
glaring white letters seem to suit the ORR
entail eve and taste better than anything
else. The "Celestials" work Ia cellars, gen.
orally, bat they insert themselves In the
most eligible places they can end, and ad.
vertise their whereabouts with pluck that
would do credit to Yankee push aud ener-
~. They rarely do anything beside laun-
drying and seem to thrive at that There
are great numbers Of them here, and they
cling to their native costume, though occa-
sionally you will see 1t mixed with an
American hat or boots. Curious names
they have-double like ours, but monosyl-
Liable both Of them, unlike ours Riding
to and fro ia the street-csrs, jotted down
a few Of them, as appearing on signs on the
route: Wing Sing, Sam Chong, Hop Lee,
Chung Kee, zee Lee, Hop Wan, Ping Kee,
Sam Wan, Lee Kee. Sill Wan, Sam Sing,
Sam Lung, Wan Sing Nom Wan. Further
researches and little classification might
develop system Of patronimic nomencla-
ture among these interesting foreigners. but
| have no time to pursue that branch Of
inquiry.
Perhaps it will interest TO write little
about the Rink. where services are held,
which we fondly hope may be the head.
quarters for apure gospel in all time to
come.
After Moody held his famous meeting in
it, it was turned into a beer garden, and
was the DEVILS headquarters for awhile, I'M
ill rescued by our friend DR.. Fulton, who
when it was thrown on the market, con.
ceived the plan Of turning ii into a great
Peoples Church, where that awful class
called "the masses" might be cared for.
There seemed to be room for just such an
enterprise; and he threw himself into it
with all the energy Of HE loving nature,
encouraged by many past successes both
East and West. Originally the building,
which extends from street to street, and IL
perfectly prodigious in both latitude and
Longitude, cost $4,000 DR.. Fulton pur-
chased it for about $4,000, of which only
about $4,000 remains unpaid. No special
difficulty, financially, therefore, as that
amount does not press and the interest
paid is at low rate. Fifty feet on Van
deTbilt avenue was cut of for a chapel or
lecture. room and Sunday school. At the
front, convenient apartments for everything
needed running a large church, Pastors
study, ladies' parlor, &c. &C., we're partit-
Toned OF, including suite Of nice rooms
for the good lady who attends to keeping
everything in order and who lives in these
upper rooms. The superb main audience
room remaining, will seat 8 900 easily, and
the acoustic properties are exceptionally
good for such large place The Old Rink
form is retained for the present, the massive
semi-Girsular beams spanning the huge
structure presenting not uugraceful APP
pearance. When means permit, any form
Il elegance and convenience may be substi-
tuted. So far 40 good.
Here Is the church. here is the steeple,
Open the door and see all the people "
But "all the people" is very small call
Thus TAR the thing does not seem to draw,
though DR.. Fulton is greatly beloved and
his energy is untiring. The congregation
still continues small, though for a while in.
creased, now and then, by revival services.
The audiences now are larger than the
Rink has ever known since 1t became a
church. Whether the enterprise is over
shadowed by closely neighboring old and
established churches, or whether the radio.
al mistake lies In the name of the establish
ment, "The Centennial Baptist Church y
either of which, in my judgment. consti
tute burden too great to be borne by an
infant enterprise designed 10 reach 'ths
masses" Certain il ia that the doctors
movement has been failure, as far as orr
ginally designed. What may yet come ouI
of it, II glorious revival should consecrate
the spot, remains to be seen. l never
wrought with a man in whose success l am
more warmly interested than in DR.. Full.
tons. We get along splendidly together,
and feel as free as when in Clarendon
Hall. BY the way, some may care Ia
know that this Hall, our preaching place
in New York on first arrival, is the room
where DIR. Tanner tasted his 40 days out
aud deded medical science by eating wa
ler-melon and living after il.
As there is no church that belong ia
that will turn me ont for il. | NAV a. well