The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-19
RICH MEN.
srderbilt Employs .
Nal Almoner.
IS ..peoPLE's PALAcE'


~ l4-fCopyrighted. 1880
- norning, some three years
yanderbalt found himself IN
n With ) couple Of hours
rf6 yo take him to Newport.
hfning Brightly. and the
int : melodious invita-
He followed the sound OF
7sls reached Grace church.
into : comfortable seat.
Gulnuies minister with :
& broad forehead. and the
vho knew what he was
Inward in the pulpit and
5 - moaning sermon. Al
- enmmer the church Was
- 1iDoourse Was listened to
IL the speaker happened
lSr = well Is . the0logian-
SSlSon Mr.. Vanderbilt pushed
1Id he preachers room, said
iraeor ii the city, but the
~ m11o ouch an impression
10 9f Is thought Il Was his.
lhe preacher . word Of en-
A. did not tell his
preocher never dreamed
- next Sunday, and the
!, SSrt NJ. Vanderbilt was an
s. the same church, and
6nfna The preacher was sur
ss.sIv1' 4 poliee note asking II he
~ y take charge of St. Barth-
nrrh. % Madison avenue, in
|IsS p ursI6 where the Vanderbilts
7S cpnciudinr by saving that
name his own salary. and
ri ~ nou,ey be wanted to aid the
k1Ishing missions, etc.
~ signed simply Cornelius
75ld finally The gentlemen met,
q, Dr. David II. Greer, &C
~, his salary was put At
-. I'D - came - New York;
= & q account Of the salary. for
himself : wealthy man,
ySaf!y salary is always
rs ~ poor. He accepts MOTH
= survioes. His preaching has
~ popular here. The reason
= New York was that he could
= : 1nfrcr Geld, and Mr.. Vanderbilt
rl5o. ! man to act As the dis
= ~ noemous sum that each year
= 1kooo Who need It and who are
IS So. although DR.. Greer
80 = - d the largest and wealth.
nlims in New York, his main
- = 1ponss the Vanderbilt chari-
- ~ nnrfected plans for I novel
1.l ! mlIsion some1hat ike the Peo-
1888 II / ondon. called into lie bv
I siH 6orts and Conditions Of
~ riiu3nn. 81 The vav. that il Of
90. ~ durine The months from jan
n ~ ~ issue Of books amounted
Eoro1 On Sundays nearly 80
$3.50 avniled themselves Of
n3 md reading room The
~ nljom H. Vanderbilt, and eli
nhoas q the great family were
- idea. and Cornelius Van
preacher carte blanche to
- work. and now the plans
16 r. and adopted. and soon the
~ III Be fully under way.
80 - b understood that
> ~ only missionary work
G5ox ~ taken MP since be
~ HI York. Not only have the
1n6 enntributed largely to other
~ ~ oooRgs Of other wealthy men
/ - haye aided DR.. Greer. Mis-
y ~ I'm established in different
~ ~ ctsy. and In his tender solicit
6lHtD sn1sty Of other peoples souls
IL bo1ily comfort even the much
- $3.50 Chinees has not ban
-
4 4m1nailt has shown his hirh r.
~ ~ sinister in many vaya One
- magnificent receptions ever
~ ~ fofmer's palstial residence on
pnne vas given in DR.. Greer's
- ann the latter had assumed
81 81 Bertholomev,s church. Re-
=. 0rser Z strong bond of SYM
hoWn 70 EXIST This viii osuse
iss b any one who il 1t
IS oneintod With the men.
leoson that in many ways their
~ habits are extremely alike. All
nbefs of the Vanderbilt family,
Eeely IN exception, are deeply re-
~ their money il syer ready to
- dnlrsssed or to further any GOOD
WIN Dr.. Greer - their almoner,
oly 9 doubted that poverty viii
Q - Now that it viii not dare to
= need N the vicinity OF St Barthol-
! = least
I emsfsd that the New York Peo-
encs when completed and furnished
|, no1f vii cost not less than $3.50 600,
4, may run up to 81 .000. 900. Tho
.lng .szangsments are in the hands Of
- 0nasung OF Cornelius Van
- 49, - =. appleton. q. A. Croker,
- 01n ana Rev. Dr. Greer,
- MOI Of the building will be as
nent, pressed brick and white
. VIVA trimmings can make it. But
~ ~ oy any means. Elevators
J Nouded for the use of any one
{ 70 avan himself or herself -of
81 VI gong from one part of the