The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-06
SUNDAY
HOW 1T WAS SPENT In THE CITY
A WALK AMONG THE CHURCHES
AND THE NOTES TAKEN.
Other Amusements and Sights to be
Seen as Noted by q Statesman
Representative Sunday.

SUNDAY was most delightful day
The sun was bright and warm. TIL
birds were merry, and a gentle breez
all combined to make one of the mos
charming Sundays noted in a Ions
time. Sunday is hardly day of res
In this city. 1t is day when nearl,
all branches of business close, but i
can hardly be said it is a day of rest
True, from nine to four, the cit
wears half-deserted look, but befor,
or after that time, particularly las
Sunday. there is not much to be seer
suggesting rest. A STATESMAN rep
resentative took
A WALK AMONG THE CHURCHES.
and he found them all crowded at thu
morning service. He first dropped il
upon DR.. Goodwin, of the Methodist
church south, but found that the con
gregation had united with the Bots.
dare street Presbyterian con,
gregatlon. He went from the
senate chamber with as
plous frame of mind as he could com.
mand to DR.. Wright's church. Here
he found a very large congregation
assembled. For some time there has
been in progress a revival meeting
and yesterdays service was really a
! continuation of this. DR.. Goodwin
occupied the pulpit and preached a
very forcible sermon. DR.. Goodwin
is not an orator but he is a most sue
cessful pulpit expounder. He does
not always use very close logic but
seldom fails TO accomplish the object
for which he is working. He is a
great judge of human nature and in
this regard exceed all the other di-
vines of the city with perhaps the ex-
ception Of DR.. Smoot. From this
church our representative crossed the
street and looked in for a few mo-
ments upon DR.. Poindexter of the
Cumberland Presbyterian. Here also
there was
FULL CONGREGATION.
1t is not meant the congregation were
full but the seats of the audience
room. DR.. PoindeXter is one of the
most remarkable men of the ministry
in this city. He wears a
full beard and long hair
and presents a very patriarchal ap-
pearance. He talks without notes
and very fluently, and his sermons
would read very well. but he is not a
good speaker. Nevertheless he is
very much liked by not only his con-
gregation, but all who know him. He
is the chaplain of the house of rep
resentatives and most highly respected
by that body.
From here THE STATESMAN repre-
sentative went to st. David's church
and found another large congregation
in attendance. This is the fashionable
church of the city, and the loneliness
in the pews was quite as impressive as
the beauty of the grand and imposing
church service. Dr. Lee, the pastor,
is a most popular preacher and a
scholar of no mean ability. Sunday
he seemed to be inspired blythe beauty
of the day and perhaps the beauty of
HIS AUDIENCE,
and his sermon was quite poettical.
He is very accomplished rhetori-
clan, and his sermon Sunday was
good illustration of his powers
in this regard. DIR. Shoots was
the next point visited and
another large congregation was seen.
DR.. Smoot never fails to draw large
congregation. He is in every sense
of the word a popular preacher. He
is good elocutionist, highly pleasing
in his address and popular with his
hearers. He is good deal of humor-
ist, and his sermons sparkle with his
satire and wit from one end to the
other. Ottside of the pulpit DR..
Smoot is just as popular; and it is in
deed a pleasure to meet him in con-
versation. DR.. Smoot is also chaplain
of the senate, "and the most popular
one that body has ever had" as has
been said by many who ought to
know.
The next place to which THE
STATESMAN representative
WENDED HIS WAY
was the Central Methodist church.
The Rev. M. A. Daugherty was
preaching an excellent sermon, to a
fairly large congregation. He is a
strong and forcible talker and popular
with his people. He is not an orator,
but he has rugged eloquence at times
that is calculated to stir up the wicked
Time did not permit further observa.
ton among the faithful, and so the
man of the faber turned from the
churches to the walks of the worldly.
Austin is not so wicked a city as she
might be. Her saloons are all open
after o'clock, but they are kept very
orderly. Not gambling place is open
Sunday, unless it may be some of the
lowest dives of the First ward. She
does not have a variety theatre nor
many of the amusementS that more
wicked places can boast of.
THE GERMANS,
according to national custom, spend
Sunday at the beer gardens. Last
Sunday these were well patroniZed
SchultZ's was crowded, and Presler's
was a perfect jam. At the latter,
Prof. Saeltzer's band furnished excel
lent music. and dancing, mirth and
lager had full flow.
THE GREAT AMUSEMENT
Sunday, however, was carriage riding.
Congress avenue was crowded all the
afternoon with these pleasure seekers.
All classes and grades of society were
fully represented. Sweet hearts and
sour hearts; white lovers and
black lovers; men with their families
and men without families, but have a
longing for the future;in short all were
represented here. Every team from
every livery stable in the city was out,
and probably every private convey
ance besides.
An Austin Boy.
DIR. Edgar I. Cook, of this city, a
son of Col. A. III. Cook, whose death