Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-18
DAILY CHURCH-GOING.
The Lenteu Observance Never so Fash
ionablc In New York as Now.

| From the Brooklyn Eagle.
| Never has there been such universal daily
church-going in New York during the pres
ent season of Lent One is accustomed on
Wednesday and Saturday afternoons to be
swept out of ones path by the homeward
stream OF feminini.y just released from the
matinee. but now chis same ebb and flow of the
New York women taxes place every afternoon,
beginning at and ending somewhere about 6,
and instead of opera-glasses or bonbonnieres
they carry prayer books in their little hands,
and a beautiful. pious silence takes the place
of the accustomed post matinee chatter. Natu-
rally most of these church-goers are Episco-
paldHs and Catholics the only denominations
who recognize the need for forty DAYS fasting
and PRAYER, hut the religions enthusiasm is very
catching. and both young and elderly women
of other denominations find pleasure and COM
fort in this daily chUrch-;oing. OF course i'll
Catholic churches the dogma is SO dogmatic
that there Is little room Tor mildly sympathetic
dissenters, but in the Episcopal church. where
these dlssCntCrS can CRAFTY q love for cpremO-
NAL and vet feel that they are not infringing
upon their Professionalism. there has been a
large accession of Lenten worshipers who are
members of other commInions / saw lady
IN black step out of a handsome mourning car
riage III front of St. ThCmEs' church last We'd
nesday afternoon, and some one told me that
II was Mrs. Moses Taylor, who. with Mrs. w.
n. Vanderbilt. shares the honor OF being
THE RICHEST WIDOW IN AMERICA
She IS a member of the Presbyterian church.
but is subject TO no,bigotries and finds pleasure
In occasional attendance upon Lenten services
III Episcopal churches. Church-going is one of
her favOrltc pursuits at all times, and down at
Long Branch she has a private chapel and
chaplain OF her own who ministers to her
spiritual needs during her summer soiourn
h.r - -, Ia I.
quite a large congregation of the local Presbv-
terlans. and is the center through which she
distributes her manv beautiful and lavish char
tiles. 1t was a great surprise to her upon her
husbands death to find herself so rich
woman. for he never talked to her about his
business, and though she knew he was
wealthy man she had formed no calculation as
10 the amount he was worth; no One-indeed,
not even his cxecutors-had credited old Tay-
Tor with more than half dozen millions at the
most. and the surprise of the latter was great
on the appointed day when they and the
widow went to open the doors of the particu-
larly-SOid vault which the old man had built
INTO the wall of his office. The innermOst COM
partmcnt was large enough to hold certificates
of stock and the like securities without fold
ing. There was a great stack of these papers
lying neatly on top of each other, unwrinkled
and increased. They represented Taylor's
investments in railroads, banks, insur-
ance companies. deeds of real estate, and
every sOft OF SOunu Un3llClal venture. Inc
widow did not comprehend the full meaning of
this great pile of documents, but the executors
looked at each other with pleased significance.
and set about making an inventory, tOtting
down figures on the back of card. and an
nouncing in awed tones to the widow. when
this pleasing task was done, that she was the
sole pOssessor of fortune amounting to
=iO.OOO,0O0. She bore it with that meek and
gentle resignation of which even the worst of
Us would be capable under similar circum-
stances. and many unfOrtunates have since had
reason to be grateful that this great sum fell
into such discreet and charitable hands. Mrs.
Vanderbilt Is also faithful church-goer. having
pews in several different churches, one of her
favorltc places Of Worship being old Trinity.
H. \ wealthy London merchant gives the
secret Of his business success as follows: Il
always feel happy when am advertising, for
then | know that, waking or sleeping have a
strong though silent orator working for me:
one who never tires, never makes mistakes and
who is certain to enter the households from
which, if at all, my trade must come" To
secure the services of such an agent as this
shrewd merchant referred to. advertise in The
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