The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-09
GOTHAM MTD-LENT NOTES
WHAT 1T FINDS TO TALK ABOUT
ON THE PENITENTIAL DAYS.


ference - Dana, Cleveland and De-
pew-Stories About the Aston Heir
Manager Comstock's Day with Bou-
LANCER - Chat About Well Known
People.
(Copwt0hi)
NEW YORK, March S.-The ease with
which the average New Yorker jumps from
the gay t. the serious is astonishing. Only
few weeks ago we were in the midst of a
wildly dissipating social season. The ma k
balls were aJ their hight, there were din
ners galore, dancing until sun-up, and card
parties far into the Sunday morning. Now,
however, thoughts are turned in other di-
rections. ard during the past ten days New
Workers have witnessed scenes which even
to them must seem somewhat surprising.
A famous pulpit orator has opened one of
the biggest churches in the city at high
noon each day aud attracted enormous con-
gregations. TniS would not toe so surpris-
ing If the church was situated in the resi-
Dental part of The city ,afor then one might
suppose that ladies and children would he
the chief auditors But 1t was no less a
place than old Trinity that Phillips Brooks.
the great Boston preacher, selected as the
place In which to deliver series of noon
sermons to business men. 1t was an exper-
iment that has surpassed all expectations.
The fat and jolly broker is not
usually supposed to be man who
cares much about spiritual affairs.
but in this instance ne has even neglected
his trading in the stock exchange, and Fri IL
| ity church has witnessed one of the events
of its long and us full life, for it has been
crowded to the doors every day, and by
| such congregation of wealth and brains
1 h. I'm
other city IN the union. Even the aisles
were filled with chairs, and on more than
| one occasion the steps leading to the pulpit
| we're occupied by those who preferred not
to stand up. DR.. Brooks is in all respects a
| finished orator. When he stands up in his pull
| pit and begins his discourse every eve is upon
| him. And there could bs no better test OF his
influence and popularity than the eagerness
| displayed by his auditors in following every
word of his discourse. He is a man of over
| six feet in blight, b.usque in manner, some
what careless in attire, but his cheek glows
| with health, his eye is sharp and clear, and
every word of his sermon is distinctly heard
in all parts Of the vast building. His CON
| gregation joins fervently in an old-fashioned
tune, and the n after prayer, the sermon
| Is begun. During the thirty minutes tia it
lasts you could hear pin drip In any por-
ton Of the cSurch. Every eye in the vast
assembly is on the preacher. There is
| Inc ueeDeSJ Interest III every worn ne uLboFS,
| and a remarkable congregation 1t Is, too.
There is Russell Sage, growing older as the
years go by, good deal grayor than n
twelve-monta ago, listening with all the
eargerness Of q child o story at eventlde
Not far from him is gray-haired Cyrus
Field, and by his side his two brothers,
David Dudley and Henry M. Directly
under the pulpit is seen the big form Of
Addison Cammack; there DIR. Norvin
Green of the Western Union; Editor
| David M. Stone, and this young man,
bulky of frame, clad In somber black,
| whose head i bowed In his hand, is none
other than William Waldorf Aston There
are any number of less notable men and
! fair spriNkling OF preachers OF adjoining
cities anxious to hear tue great New Eng
land orator. He concludes his serm IN,
after which there is a song, and the congre-
| CATION disperses in almost the twinkling of
an eye. II the statistician felt sufficient
interest in the matter he could easily reckon
! up an audience that morning representing
over five hundred million in cash.
THE BERLIN LABOR CONFERENCE.
The representatives of the various labor
| organizations of New York are somewhat
disappointed that they have not so far re-
| ceved an invitation to attend the Berlin
| labor co ference which is to meet in that
city about the middle of March, Samuel
| GOmpers. President Of the American Feder-
alton of Labor in an interview with the
writer Yesterday suggested the probable
explanation of this He said:
"When the Swiss conference, nov given
| up, was projected, l wrote to Washington
| asking If our government had been invited
| to participate. l was informed that 1t had
| not. | then wrote to the secretary Of the
| Swiss conference asking the reason for this.
! He replied in effect that the general gov
| eminent of the United States had no juris-
| IN Ia bod ne ma
country, such AS had the individual states,
| and hence the United States delegates would
not fairly represent American labor"
| He also said: "That should the general
| government assume suca jurisdi ,tion, in
| vitations to future labor conferences would
be duly extended l take it that the reason
why the United States has not been invited
60 send delegates to Berlin is for the reason
| outlined above. / may add, however" said
| Mr.. Gompers, that the American Fedora
| ton Of Labor, while taking no formal &C.
| ton, favors the conference as promoting
| good and certainly doing no harm"
DEPEw AS A PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBILITY.
| Chauncy NJ. Depew's shrewdness in avoid
| ing the ENHANCEMENT that usually beses
| prominent men who are the vic Inns of their
| political friends has already passed into a
| proverb. Rarely does any sentence fall
| from his lips that the newspapers or his
| political acquaintance can z asp at as fore
shad )wing ms own political wishes or am
bitlons. just about this time, wien the
| great men of both parties and the WIRE
pulers, big and little. are talking and
specuating as to the possibilities for 1892,
Mr.. Depew is doublv careful. He will be
made neither candidate nor a catspaw, if
he knows it, and it will be very frigid
weather indeed when he surrenders his high
| independence.
One Of the most ardent political cam
paigners at this early stage Of the Presiden-
tial season is Col. Elliott F. Shepard, the
editor Of the Mail and Cypress 1t is
whispered that the colonel, VINO believes in
surprises, would like amazingly to be tue
| first newspaper man in the country to fling
TO the breeze the banner OF Depew as the
successor of Harrison. However true or
| otherwise rumor may be in this regard, it
| is quite certain that Chauncey takes
veryE good care that no encouragement
| shall be given TO the scheme He even
SHES at tue approach f the great editor.
( The other day when the colonel called at
the New York Central offices, Mr.. Depew
was closeted with one Of the Vanderbilts.
| By and by he came out, aud seeing the dis
! tinguished editor in the ante-room, held up
| his hand IN a deprecating way, and said:
81 cannot see you to-day; have not the
| time.n
But, despite his modesty, he will prob
| ably continue 10 bs REGARDED as amsng the
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