The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-12-24
TRINITY CHURCH

hasn't passed through the trials and t>ib-
ulRtions OF Castle Garden, which has vir-
tuslly passed away, for its port holes are
now sheltered with glass its porticullis was
long since torn away, red hot stoves take
the place OF its magazine and the odor OF
notcleanly emigrsnts has supplanted that OF
sRltpetre. Trinity Church has the most
beautifully modelled spire in the world. AS
81 edifce otherwise, il is beneath criticism,
out no bright pen has ever yet been able to
say aught against the proportion of the spire,
any more than any tongue, evil though it
might be, would dare asperse the majesty of
its golden cross / have seen many notable
occasions celebrated in Trinity Church, 1
remember when the bones of Don't give no
the ship" Lawrence were put there. In the
early days of the war, gallant Phil Karney,
mutilated, dead, was brought TO that church
and laid before the altar. / tell you the
city had but one sensation that dey. Toward
Trinity Church wendell every line; toward
the head of Wall street marched
multitudinouEly the people OF New
York, Brooklyn and Jersey City. The
coffin, draped with the American flag, rested
in front of the chancel. ] was then young
reporter, and, being unable to find posi-
ton whence l could see and where / could
hear, / joined the white robed choristers in
the chancel and stood, unfortunately, at the
end OF the trout row, confronting the entire
congregation, tremendous in its aggregate,
so that / dare not take note OF what was
dose, but was compelled 10 rest entirely
upon my memory, aided, possibly, by q
somewhat lively imagination, for the story
told by the New York Times on the follow
ing morning One of the saddest and most
significant sights ever saw was developed
in the broad aisle of Trinity Church when
was mere lad. The captain Of the steam
ship Stern Nevada, J. ID. Wilson by name,
had died of fever in Panama and his re-
mains were brought home in q box about
three feet square. I never understood why
they we're not transferred to q coffin shaped
,ssket. and / never SHALL forget the impress
son produced upon me as sat in the dimly
lithted auditorium, listening to the per-
fUoctory solemnities of the occasion, and
wondering precisely how the bones OF that
good fellow were arranged in the contracted
box l was there at the opening sermon of
Morgan Dix and at the obsequies of his
father Major General Dix. have heard the
most nasoificent organ pc rformaLces there.
have seen some OF the most absurd little
parsons Ia their canonicals, with wisdom
written all over their countenances en-
Oeayor 70 unrayel the mysteries of divinity
and remove the seals from the books of rev.
citation. What do you think they are doing
with II to-dsyr It has stood SO long con-
fronting the elements that much OF its e1.
terror is weather beaxen and SCARED by
exposure TO the storms Of winter and the
blasts OF summer. This doesn't suit the
newly rich who now worship there. They
want the church TO have Z fresh, bright,
new face. 50, ibless your hearts, they are
cleaning IL. they polishing 1t. and they are
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