New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-01
A SERMON TO BUSINESS MEN.
TRINITY CHURCH FILLED WITH THEM


THE REV. W. HAY AITBES THINKS LIFE "oHih
IIvING-oruER ADVENT MISSION SERVICES.
The downtown business men VINO mover
aroand the Wall street uaelstrOm evidently take 'ey
interest in tho question is Life Worth LIVING Ioi Cne!
nocke in large numbers Trinity Church at noon Yes
terd to hear what the W. Hay Aitken TIE EhsSh
missioner had to say it. The gathering was
no.abe one in many respects. 10 hlled nearly o.oi'
seat Frosty haired men aud men whose hhir Is ia''
turning white ere numeI and conspicuous but eA-
trsmey diverse were OF these men whose years
ultran the allotted spau Some there were WHO WEI" 0
specimens OF the har?y and prosl er0us buSness ii'
their eyes sparkling aud cOnpl Nl0ns clear e fruits VI
ratner han by care and veXauI II; mouths " ilch DC
tray certain lurking nrthfgnesa-'1eii IN SNORT mo
mad 4, identity found worth living fhcn thcre were
ferrous ola men Whose faces seemed 10 IeV'i'
two answer to The qu stion nndor eonsucrohi PiT,
abundance mixes al the corners ana nouns uamH
down. There. were plenty o mdile-"Sed men push,n5'
active dc wake, apparently not much gwen TO meta
uuyscu +. Elections -cit- Iurst onluS OF any sort
W'' mn g.. v,llng c,rts were there aud clerds VIII"
iu;t 10 ,k rl1cc iccrc their salaries won IN ADM
OF IT, There WAS fair ,p,mSug Of youhs hardly yer
Iii ru,,I a have considered the question at all. some
men there were SuUsr tUcdy garments an drJecttd ioOAs
showed tud they hadn't plOslefed much at business OF
,IiyIuju. c,so. Mar thr stool battered 0ld
tram. with his md-lay luncheon wrapped up IN a liece
81 I.wSpaprr tucked unuer Ills arm lie lepe%'ei INC
10 .,i's PRAYER WIN much crvOr.
Svcl, MI audience air AItAcn seemed well qUahcd TO
interest. and hG rllcntly dld interest IT. he man "
pres, broad oNei and nrorl -7load"t' W.
uu- beard AM nack hnr ieFehhnS re" ilIhs
u-c, "a tlCe tic linft5SIh tNcsS Oi
uS figure ana i'a ues was ihct'i'7Iu' ii tio Viii
gestures. occasionally only making sharp motion WIN
his right hand, bt lar Frequently empbasi~@i MS points
"a sn'idch nitibg o MS '3 v"s, ms I', ~
-oerch was business ike and his uttegance clear anu
distinct. There waste Of ora Dry He sad "nN
lie had 10 ray WIN thphd'a ana plC'i.'Vi "t' , L.,
tnn1 sutsv,lvo Ot s, Merchandising HIS accent w"I
obs toa~lJ Eu.ii-I, hut was FREQ nOm those marked
pccI.iar's winch some people nero s'i4'c W 'i''"'o
iud uthcrs ridiruie. , -,
Mr. Auacu saiI TIE question had been asked win
de'p "arnc't ness ~ ihs o' o 't'' >, , ~ i,. he'd
t,cnth Century. De,p" al thai AT ana selruce htu
to MAKE life. "u wAiiy al eaat more AttrSune,
toe al ic ton a-uu seeding solution II III not
originate u ths of iOuai'n CHARACTERISTIC OF
tue age uor WAS 1t propoHnicd Dy merely n1volon n
rhctofIca- Int tLOn ht , earnest men ounh II Kh0cA
~. ~ tuclr hearts and demanding au answer, ana TOO
often the answer gi;en vas 81" negative. Mr Allkea
iLCu considered Ike ~ VdilOss phases, showed 40" Ie
majority 81 uOOiaed to almost lhctssahl
I've, Nere nd with constant toll and cnd-iyor az an
or what According 10 jho niaertIls'' SIN Iy lot 70
crave. or two uanafuls ~ ashes iii uru ina
puiy victory 20 LOOK Onward To wien GA
pit The cYoluoni,t onj- IL thu progress OF the race
.,t, 10 take comfort IN tat lut ths eNol ItIoh
III -, a.. tLn me. ,vln.c ,y,, ~ Is death doomed
must -our dly become NOTHING more dhaH colossal
clul.r mat c0tfor c0ud be- found Ia thtt th"u+htl
Iui IL man bcli,y, ~ sod md Immortality ahn h"
u.e 10 q lite gained infinitely tSny. Yet that fdith
On, iusrs utc ~ottn living when e. D, ACCOMPANIED ~
rIor 10 1--we tier t@s lon worthy oI the des-
TINY u promises. Not reliyIon IA rely" said Mr.
Altkci. d" can mdRe lite worth living. For here are
many reid ,us that "e kpot 10. noihi lg but Goa only.
W. Aiken Wal ur, lch again - business men DAY AZ
l2:j p. OBJ. IN Tumty Church und at the same time
IN ah tue cnulcDes which are engaged IN Advent
Mission work several we're held Yesterday ana
see tlcujiuce large, cS,e aly ~ the evening ser
Ia the dc ent chnIchrs te servicrs varied nhy
arrange ncut o! tc huut. ia tAe Church oI ~
Ilry the Nir-in tae Rev Mr. Richie held SPECIAL ser
wee Tor , y. To-day he will devote the
ho!r to a -pcciIl rcryire FOR mcn. Otuer devotional
service, hrid $50 80, $50, and $3.50 a. IN,
and evening prayer at y.
o. Trinity rae assistant rrctprs conducted communion
-ervicrs the uugniUs. The Rev. Or N'rs DIX con
a.,tcd the service, ~ ST. tnry~o' oo Charel in the
evening Ia most of The ticrc was service
win short address In the morning. Several lad special
"rtircs given u bible reading an PRAYER ~ noon:
c - scNre hcd by OF he rrctors IN the after
Murfc there evening services Use rrttOfr oI
t different rhU ccs exchange pulpta and make this
Cue special In.rslOu service q; tine day.