New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-01

executed a movement which left HIS followers no ex-
cuse for war. He received letter calling for his
presence I'm his parish account Of Sickness and left
before tho fateful Sunday arrived So the Episcopal
Clergyman preached to the great delight Of every
"churchman7 In the hotel.
Perhaps you think that the Prcsbyterlans stayed
away from the service On the contrary. most Of them
went; but fear they went In critical rather than In
worshlpfu spirit Indeed ono uncompromsing Presby-
terrain dame was heard 10 say that the Episcopal
ycc was only tho in English; and Of course
therefore not Christian. For that reason sho
doubted the prOprcty OF spending tho Sabbath morning
in such rrcllgOus way but she would be sitting In
the paor anyhow, and she wasn't going to let RomIsh
mummcres drive her out. And she didn't either, but
In early, arranged the most comfortable chair in
such way that she could the whole show al.
though In doing sho spoiled the symmetry OF one OF
the aisles which the landlord trying form and
during the whole service attempted 10 shrvel Dr. sur
6f course at tho service the who
present showed concusvey how poor and weak i all
was The vain repetltions OF printed prayers the false
doctrines inbedded In them and the cheerful optimism
OF the short sermon all came IN for stern reo1as ana
Gently telling US all what moro basatee IS the dher-
enco between rrcsbyteransm and EplScopacy. l re,
spectfuly call his attention to this little Incident and
Others like ID, which to show that the old historic
eud between the Koundhead and the Cavalier Is stll
alive.
Tho clerk, that centre OF power and authority around
whom the lfo OF hotel revolves, IS usually
charged with tho duty Of getting the chairs ont OF tho
dining room for tho service He in turn holds cOun-
Gil of with tho head waiter who Is directed to have
his army in readiness mako tho attack at given Sig
nal Prayer books hymn books produced from
closet and piled upon the piano. The leader OF
the orchestra who has been asked to take charge of the
music IS making up programme, aided by the first
vionlSt and the famous opera singer, Madame Apollo
who Is spending Sunday In the hotel, and who has
kindly consented to sing The leader "a somewhat
rursY church music-he leads the orchestra
in opera bOutfe theatre In this city, and Is wildly
asking for the Doctor to help him out Meanwhile,
the Doctor is quietly eating his breakfast and Is won
dering perhaps whether he viii have time to smoke
cigar before the service Madame Apollo deter
mines that she Will sing gushing sentimental hymn
10 a wellknown operate air, which she Is confident
objections personally, but fears that the church
head lights he calls them, might not like IT,
Madame, however, insists, and tho decocton Is put
down as a prelude" familiar hymn s then under
scored to be used wherever the Doctor viii let 1t
come In. And then somewhere around the sermon
Madame Apollo IS to sing her chef douvre, an elabo-
violin oblgato and chorus effects. Meanwhile, tho
waters under tho command of the head waiter. and
heard in loud aside calling out to his assistant
Mikc. through an open window of the parl0r: MOBes
IS this Baptsh service, dunno hadn't We betther
bring in the ould wathcrin pot from the gyaI7ien J"
Pat, having heard that distinguished Baptist divine
is to preach IS bound to have his okc which Is APP
preclated by listening Baptist brother, who gives
him quarter and cigar for his wit The service
Is great success. Madame Apollo distinguishes her
self; docs the preacher. Both arc heard and ap
precatcd by tho row of men who SIT on the piazza
and who thoroughly enjoy this way of going to church
After 1t Is over the spoony young men and madens
sragglc OF under the trees and the details OF
the next tennis tournament. The matrons retire 10
their to get ready for tho sunday dinner, and
the swarm on the piazza TO talk about Inc pros
poets of the wheat crop and the latest turn IN politics.
The hotel has paid its homage before the shrine of
religion and the concerns of the present hour again
loom up the great realities