The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-19
JAY GOULD IN HIS PEW
IL THE CHURCH, OF WHICH DIR,
PIXTON Is PASTOR.
The Great Railroad King a Man OF
IDEAS aEd Abreast Of the Lead
ing Thought OF Our Time.

ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE APPEAL.I
NEw YoRK, Dec mber IL. Jay
Gruld has become q C u ca goer. For
X ecutive SUI days he hiss at
tended services in Presbyterian
Church, where be Owls pew. This
il such a novelty for the finspcier
that many Of his friends canuot help
speGul9tinR upon tina ., ssibe change
it indicates in his Life. Dr j I'm r.
Paxton is the preacher who expounds
the Scriptures to Mr.. Gould, and the
church ed fee is on Flo. ty-sec nd
street, very near the corner of Fifth
avenue. 1t is getting 10 be a popular
re- ort OF a Sunday m rnTg, for Dr..
Pax on, although m of consider
obls Gaming aud viRorcu pitts, r,s
Gn unrestraiaed, no 60 say Tree and
Easy style az discourse snd o. .veV.
HIS 81 hola,snip crops ut every mia
ute, bul ia no til ei phrasss Ev-n
when he drops m m-f ta,ily out If
Eng ish 10 pick up W ri from The
Greek ss did in one of his pseyers
his morDing, it does 10 sound
pad Ian ie o. uninteIes ing, however
unntslligible 1T may be his hiRh
toned but NOT necessarily learned au-
dlerce. He is hearty aud chdial in
personal iuterc urse, no a. all ayerae
to toe pleasures OF sJciey, andA one
who give3 the ypiea cub msn the
impression that mere lie a pa,son who
can m ct US on our own ground. Soa
-old many fashionable men who
would not be likely to 20 90 church at
a !, fud themselves Iegu y at DR..
Paxtons, AID pay hand ,Omely for
,heir eutei tainmsnt by hiring a paw.
Mr.. Goold paid $500 for his 1t
10 10 the center ui-lr, about half
way doan The schedul rate OF tbis
properly ie Fl5 0 It is muen properly
ps the lease a houfe o lot, and may
be disposed of, sold, given away,
mortgaged, jGst like aDv other COM
modi y Owing to it's favor BILE situa-
tor, Mr. Gould had to pay premium
10 obtain possession, and in toe COM
pet IN that ensued hrs bid of $500
81, AIRED the field a secured the prize,
His e,se Of the pew dates iIom the
Fl at of November last aud holds for
year when it may he received or
abandoned as he sees fit.
DIR Paxton lives in elegant style on
Foriy.slxth STREET VIII n the writer
called 10 mike iDquir es about the pos
sibility OF Mr.. GJuld's b coming a
member OF the church, he WIS admit
ed to luxurious craving DOM by
aoloIed butler. TIE Doc or appeared
like anybody but conventional par
SON in his home. His wsvy brown
hair Just ftresked with pTay was in
ID sorder, his emnoth face was adorned
with mous!ache Of fashionable cut,
ard he wore short, velvet trimmed
study jacket.
"Mr. Could" he said frankly, sis
not member of the church, aud has
ven me 10 sgu OF his iDten ion to
become one. There are number OF
iich men who are men be of the
congregation, Just because thew fancy
NV sly Of eaChipg They own
their prws, but do NO JOIN the church.
Mr.. Gould became interested thneugh
his ugh er Helen, IN at estimable
Young lady, who subscribed to our
G MES io8 OF faith sni b came 2 men,
bar some 'imr ag For hr sake, L
supp 81 her fatuer bought pew at
The he inning of gu e ca year, and
for her cake, too, presume, deter
mined 10 &C 10y it. At any rate, he
has come TO church a. sat at the
he d Of mis- pew every Sunda', like a
men, Il c. he took possession OF 1t.
VIII ther the influence 4 be service,
or the e3chl e will make him phi
! lanthrcpic remsins 10 he e.. But
M. G luld IS an advanced man, amsn
id sae, AID moreover modpgt and
pffectionate man. IL is con-
ii ual pleasure to talk with him
bee u 70 he is thorough y abreast OF
he leading thought # our times in all
matters, stientific, social d Telig
| cam OF sea anything terrioe about
him al all P ople talt e ! is ruth
less wfecking IA roads and the like.
Well, now, think there is a possi'
bti that the glass house proverb
might he on ted to some people. That
New England road matter, for in
stance, where Mr.. Gould has been ac-
cused OF leaguirg with Mr.. Field
against the interests Of the property
and its owners--it seems to me that
some of the Boston deacons have been
shown up in most deulor BILE light.
No, M. Gould is not m NIB OF me
church, a. d l have no specific lDtor-
NATION pointing TO bis coming even
apotuer Sunday, though / presume ne
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