The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-08
WEALTHY CHUROH.GOERs.
New York MillioDsires and Their Pews-
Wealthy Female Practitioners.

New York MillioDsires and Their Pews-
Wealthy Female Parishioners.
INew.York Correspondence Troy Timeal
William II. Vanderbilt pays 500 o year
for pew in st. Bartholomews church. but
this does not imply regular attendance. The
As:ors are also Epscopslians and attend
TRINITY chapel, which is an uptown branch
of Trinity church. John Jacob ST, is a MEM
Der OF Trinity corporation, which 10 the
highest honor this church can confer on q
!ayman. The Ciscos are in the same church
communion, and the founder of the house
was also member Of Trinity corporation.
Russell Sage calls himself Presbyterian
aud attends John r. Paxton's church. which
by the way contains number of rich fami-
lies Horace b. Claffiin is one OF Beechers
best supporters, but does not pay az heavy
pew rent in former days Cyrus w.
Field and all that family are supposed to
hold to oldfashioned orthodoxy, OF which
their father was a preacher, but their resi-
dence In this city has not strengthened the re-
lgious character OF the family. The Harp
ers are fashionable Methodists, and so was
Daniel Drew, who was q liberal contributor
until he got cleaned out, and then his broken
promises led to grea: disappointment jaw
Gould's folks are also of Methodist turn, but
Jay Gould himself has no time to waste in
church goin z. He showed his idea of improv-
ing the Sabbath by calling on William II.
Vanderbilt one Sunday evening 20 arrange
for mutual cooperation In the Western I'm
lon movement General Grant was one OF
Newman pillars, and his illness has been a
serious injury to that disappointed pastor.
Mrs. Commodore Vanderbilt attends the
Church the Strangers, whose pastor
L Deems) owes his present independent DO
sltlon TO her patronage. She was the means
OF his ACC uain tsuce with theCommodore who
bequeatned him $4,000 in cash and also q
LIE use OF the church in which he now
breaches. Mrs. K. D. Morgan is a member OF
the Brick church (Presbyterisn) in which
her husband was for some years the chief
ST. Marks (Episcopal) church. where her
three children are buried. Her Husbands
remains were stolen frem The same vault
nine years age ar have never been recey-
cred. sarc Jphagues however, of great beau
ty and cost has been placed in the Stewart
Memorial church at Hampstead for the
merchant prince, and il is q small matter
whether his bones are there or not Mrs.
Stewart will eventually De buried in the
same place with similar honors. Miss Kitty
Wolfe. who is also immensely rich and lib
erai TO corresponding degree. is g memb Der
OF Grace Church, which has enjoyed her
oenefactlons in an unstinted manner.
Miss Harriet Lenox is a member OF the
Presbyterian Church. of which her father
was an elder and her brother James q
trustee. She is the sole lsgstse OF the estate,
and Keeps up her brothers method OF silent
and hidden charity. Mrs. Robert l.. Stuart
Is also Presbyterian. her pastor being the
eloquent John Hall. who has the richest
congregation in America. Mrs. Stuart in
herited, without restriction, the entire
wealth accumulated By her husband and
his brother Alexander, and hence IL u ex
pected that she will make some very liberal
requests While mentioning these names
ss noted for wealth / would caution the
reader against making any solicitations
through the mail. The rich people OF this
: city are constantly pestered with letters,
which are only q waste OF paper and postage.
: People OF wealth do not lack for opportuni-
ties Of bsnefcence, and they generally pre-
fer their own methods. These rich ladies
d have experience and judicious mansgen
) to assist in charities well as in business
= matters, and this class pay but little atten.
ton 70 begging letters.