Telegram-herald., 1886-09-19
4 RECTOR'S LETTER
Rev. S. Burford breaches All
Summer at ST. Timothy 5.
GOTHAM A GRAND GlaTHLf HOME
Over FortY Millions tor Houses IN
Hat Tsar-fhs knights 81 Ia
Dor "lii Get Their Rights-A
Petty Compliment TOR the
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3ll West tlfty-sixtb-st.
NEW loEK sept l5. Iss6
NJ bEAR Ma BEEzEEl thought il was
gour Intention 10 make tie TEIEaEan ii ER-
AID the organ OF ali lovers OF facts and
truths bat you slipped up once ia one Of
your recent notices respecting the former
rector Of 81. Mark church You intimate
and say that he is not So veil pleased with
New York a. he expected 20 be- Who told
you so2 Remember the fate Of Annanias
and sapphira The fact l., | Was not easily
Weaned from my dear old parish in Grand
Rapids. for I loved It well aud must ever DO
So We have lOnged 70 see the dear faces
and clasp the hands OF those who loved
"a, aud whom We loved most fondlv.
But my friend. when 1 set sail from that
goOdly port for the Atlantic sea board, /
nailed 10 the masthead the pennant in
sc-ibed ~ sias ftsfigi0 refr0rSua That peE-
nant Is stall waving. We are learning 10
love New York sooner than We expected.
We are beginning 10 feel at home among
people who are warm hearted, generous ana
loving. During the entire Summer have
not varied the services of my church from
the routine OF Winter Indeed 81. limo
~ this city-was the only one that kept up
night services and sermons all Summer.
We were rewarded with large con
gregatinns, larger than any night
assemblies in ST. Marks Church.
/ never spent more pleasant Summer in
all my life, and have come out oft in bet
ter condition, mentally and physically,
than any such season elsewhere. The
clergy and the people poured out OF town,
for the mountains and the seaside and
abroad and some churches were ike
Goldsmith deserted village. ST Timothy
pe0ple-about one half Of them followed
the fashion, but we had, nevertheless, the
other half and accessiOns from all sorts OF
people, thus giving " excellent attendance
every Sunday. Pardon me If ] say that
ciimatcaliy, socially and enthusiastically,
| . think New York City is, #
not the only, certainly the grandest
place on the Continent 10 spend
a Summer In, ana TO have both a useful and
happy life in. SiaguatiOn, ennui and other
such maladies do not belong here. Steam
ers and railways and tally-hOes vie with
each other in aiiording hundreds Of avenues
at a small expense for outings, only few
hours away, from the roar and the clatt er
of The stony streets 70 the leafy forests the
invigOTating breezes of lakes and seashOTe-
islands aud mountains, where iaded minds
and bodies may drink in huge casks of
ozone, with the opportunity To enjoy the
delicious bivalves, clam chOwder, etc, and
toy with old Neptune's white-crested
pillows, as they dash in upon the beach
Why, my dear friend, those who have
travelled long and far, assert that no city in
the world has SO many and such varied at
fractions as New York. One day here Is
equal TO weeks spent elsewhere. We
sampled nearly all the resorts in this region
bounded Ger and into the briny waves,
climbed the rugged sides OF mountains,
sal ed up and down rivers, with enraptur-
ing music on every side and, at even tide
sometimes at midnighrs solemn hour.
sought the repOse of home and tranquil
slumbers under our own vine and fig tree.
Then We did not wish 10, go out of town
the numerous bookstores libraries galleries,
etc, afforded entertaining and instructive
retreats. New York is a world in itself and
when you have learned her hundreds of
ways of delightful profit and pleasure, you
will wish for no higher or better earthly
abode. where brain and body need not be
come dull OF siuggish-and no better place
from which at last To take Ones flight 10 the
CITY of the great king-the Jerusalem above.
Now. my dear Mr. Breeze won't you make
the amende honorable and tell your readers
and my dear Old friends in Grand Rapids
that | am charmed with New York, and
will be most happy to greet any who may,
when here, honor us with a visit?
Allow me to compliment, IA her praise
you for your exceedingly fine daily.
Barring the irpslJs petuta, / forgive Won.
More than a dozen newspapers come TO my
house every day and none is more vel
come than the TELEGRAM HERALD. Its ty-
biographical face is among the fairest and
cleanest in the land. 1t is a credit 10 Grand
Rapids and Michigan. The headlines are
attractive The paper is chuck full' Of
news aud would do credit to any city. It's
editorials show both independence of
thought. and that You, or somebody on
your staff. have ideas that are abreast with
the age. II is a splendid bulletin board of
news. not only. very full from the thriving
city but also Of the whole great State of
Michigan and the entire world really
don't think any one would need either q
New York or Chicago daily 10 tell them
more of the cream of the news. ] am hear
tly glad % see tnat sou are rolling up
towards "A 10 0)O circulation YOu will
doubtless get there, IT, You keep wiie-awake
aud are patient Then when YOU reach
that hilltop l,ok ahead for mountain
tops
Holding I'm your hands
The banner with the strange device
Excelsior.
The wn1le country will be glad to see
that business Is improving an along the
line. Tine long trains coming IN and going
ont here with al klnds Of produce aud msr
chanAise are manifest tokens of solid re-
vival of commercial aud industrial activity
Seven million OF foreign gold has come 20
us in toe past few iags This hsrbo- is
fall of vessels loading aud unloading fpr
and from aii parts of the world. Money IS
in great demand and worth ssme' hing but
can be- hai on good colltfera.s rne bui Is
are in possession oi WaIi-st. A. presen a.
Stocks booming Even silver is rising
one dealer here made 10 is said, $4,000 0y
the rise.
You would be surprised. n0twithetand-
ing the labor troubles strikes. etc. 20 see
how rapidly tbe CITY is growing in popuia
ZION snd building industry Think 0f itt
Over S4j os9e0 spent In the LAST seven
months and more to follow. All around
in The west part Of lbe city where I hVe
Is is difficult % got along etbe streets on ac-
count of building materials Strange f8
ssy that no sr,ner are the buildings done
thsn fhev are 6lied with fensnts
The West Sde has the finest ~
turc before it a. far as resi-
deuces are concerned Riverside drive
NOS many years heaee. Wil be The
new Finn snd splendid aVen1e lr wiI not
Re exfravsgsnt to preitet thsr in the next
score If gears New York viii have over
2 0su people and t0 which Michigan Fill
send her furniture lnm3er AMI other pro-
duets
Ths-e are some r.sssirnisfs and srs
pepncs vho predict tr0uhl1as times
If NOT Disaster in fhe fafnre.
f1r fhis vast aggregation If pean ~
~srle there are who teIi us fhsf the three