The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-08-04

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men about town are part OF the spiritual
harvest. But, at last, Brother Harrison |
has reached point where the church won't
hold the people, and one enthusiastic con-
vert proposed that they ask the brokers to
give them the use Of their great hall in the
Consolidated Exchange when the board
was not in session. AS yet, no reply has
been received from the brokers; but, II
they should grant him the use of their
room, should begin to believe that the
days Of miracles are not yet passed, and
who knows but in the general restitution
which would undoubtedly follow this Pen
tecostal shower but Broadbrim might get
back some of the shekels that he dropped
In the street long years ago. II won't
bear thinking of-but Brother Harrison
has my best wishes for the success Of his
work. By all means save the brokers; they
are pretty bad lot--'tis true, but with q
wholesome system of spiritual purgation
they may in time be turned to account
They may not be worth much as fish, but
perhaps they are good for bait. Several
hundred of these financial repTobates have
already been gathered in the fold, and
many more are on the stool of repentance.
Besides, If they get in the Consolidated
Exchange, they will be right over Ned
Stokes elegant saloon which occupies all of
the basement floor. This is the place that
the Bohemians all went wild over a few
weeks ago, comparing it to the palace Of
Aladdin. The crowd that eats deyilled
bones, fried frogs and pate de fois gras
grace. If Brother Harrison can pull them
in 1t will be the crowning glory of his use
full life. But l am sorry to say that in
Wall Street they look with suspicion on a
pious broker. The moment a man begins
to exude the odor of sanctity they button
their pockets and examine his ledger. l
am sorry to say it, but three-fourths of
the heavy defalcations and robberies on the
street, have been by men who have used
religion as cloak, and sometimes for
twenty or thirty years deceived every one
but the devil.
Speaking of Ned Stokes saloon under
the Consolidated Exchange, it is all
Bohemian bosh about its being such a
wonderful and dazzling place. 1t is nothing
of the sort, and there is nothing marvellous
or striking about it. The fellows who
wrote those articles were taken into Mr.
Stokes private room and loa,led to the
muzzle with champagne, whiskey and al
sorts of good things, in fact it was regular
| free blow of the most liberal kind and thi:
gave them inspiration. The saloon is 6
very nice, plain and comfortable affair, ant
everything is good of its kind. The pre-.
yailing color is lightish drab, but there Il
an entire absence of 0rnamentation which
distinguishes his bar-room in the Hoffman
House. think single picture in his up
town place would buy the entire furniture
of his saloon under the Consolidated Ex
change. Mr.. Stokes, the owner, will bt
Fisk, Jay Gould's partner, and who stood
three times under the shadow of the gallow.
and who formally served a four years tern
for the murder; but all that is forgotten
now. He owns two of the finest hotels il
town. His hotel uptown was the head
quarters of the Democratic Nationa
Committee, and only the other day th,
Governor OF the State was his guest on hi
yacht and tucked his august legs unde
the same mahogany. Strange world thi
we live in; but nothing stranger in histor,
or fiction than this. Here is indeed
field for Brother Harrison's good work
Jay Gould's office is only right across tn,
way, Russell Sage's is not far off, tn
Wormsers, Addison Cammack ane lots o
others are within stones throw; what
field for an energetic evangelist.
} Speaking of Wall street, see that Harr
Prentiss and Charles A. johnson have botl
! been sent to madhouse this week. Il /
! dreadful life these brokers lead; if no
wrecked financially they perish among tn
r rocks that lie in their way, morally an
/ physically; not all of Jay Gould's fifty o
/ sixty millions can save him from the neu
ralgia that racks him night and day, an
D the very means that he is compelled to tax
to purchase surcease from pain, is slowl
but surely dragging him down TO ruin
Henry s. Ives, who few weeks ago wa
called the young Napoleon of Wall Street
is now dodging the Sheriff about Niagar
Falls, and if he is convicted of the felon
for which he has been indicted in Ohio, h
may become silent partner in the firm G
/, Ward q Fish, the worthy gentlemen VIII
. precipitated the panic of four years age
|, and who robbed General Grant of the sa,
! ings of life.
s But while the spirit is stirring among th
brokers our Hebrew brethren are not III
: mindful of the future, and some time sine
s they sent for learned Rabbi to Russia, VIII
= is deeply versed in the lore of their ancier
e faith. Rabbi Joseph was sent for by IS {
v the prominent Hebrew congregations her
v to teach them the ancient canons and re-e
n tablish the constitutions and the laws. H
authority appears TO be generally accepte
by the orthodox Jews, and the ARRIVAL
= Rabbi Joseph promises new era of Judaisl
|, in the United States. His first service too
n place this week, and instead of having
e try hard TO get the people in it required
small army of policemen with their loI
night clubs to keep the enthusiastic II
brews out. The iron gates of the sYnagogu
were closed, and all the doors guarded |
" Rabbls. None were admitted except tho
le who had cards and thousands were turnt
le away. The prayer of Rabbi Joseph migI
v have been uttered in any Christian pulpi
a. and 1t fell on the ears of the multitude Ill
', a revelation. Great things are expect'
rs from the new departure.
or Never in our history has there been sue
II a political upheaval. and one that presen
le SO many peculiar phases. 1t has been ey
If dent for some time past that the old fig
hat xUaan a,d the Nountx naro1