Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-04
NEW YORK NOTES.

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NEW YORK NOTES.
People and Things l,eing Take d About
In the Metropolis
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Special Correspondence Of THE EVENING STA.
NEW YORK, Oct q
The conservation on Monday evening Of the
new Church Of All Angels brings to notice the
magnificent strides that the Episcopal Church
has been making in New York Of late years. To
appreciate this progress one has only TO make
. pilgrimage up the West Side and observe the
chain Of splendid new buildings erected for
worship by this church. Christ Church, on the
Boulevard and 74th street; All Angels, on West
End avenue and slst; St. Michaels, on Amster-
dam avenue near 95th; the chapel OF Trinity
Church in 9Sd, the Washington Heights Church
and the beautiful Church of the Holy Trinity
in Harlem, are all new churches, fine in arch-
lecture and furnishing. Two of these, St.
Michaers and Trinity Chapel, are not yet
finished. All Angels is Just completed, and is
thought by many to be in its way the most
beautiful Episcopal church in the city. West
End avenue, on which it 10 located, is a verita-
BILE little oasis in the arid wastes Of New York,
and reminds one of a glimpse Of Washington
The houses, one OF which belongs to and ia oc-
cupied by Mrs. Q. s. Grant, are varied in archi-
lecture and material. and the bit Of green
parking along both sides Of the street greatly
enhances their beauty. The occupants have
from their windows . beautiful near view of
the broad blue Hudson.
The church with its wallis, both outside and
in, OF white marble, its beautiful woodwork,
rare carvings and exquisite ieweled glass is
worthy OF its fair surroundings. The complete
edifice finished to the smallest detail and free
OF any debt was presented TO the parish by its
rector, DR.. Hoffman. Although its cost was
nearly S200. 900 the doctor did not have to deny
himself the comforts Of life or even put his
hand down to the bottom of his pocket to pay
for 1t, for his private fortune Of SIS, 900 ,00O
brings him In a very comfortable income. He
enjoys the distinction of being the riches,
clergyman in this country, If not in the world
with the single exception Of his brother, Dr. Z.
A. Hoffman, dean OF the General Theological
Seminary, who has an equal fortune. Most OF
their immense property is in real estate left
them by their father. One piece Of the prop.
erty 10 the noted Hoffman House. which was
built and owned by him. The bar of this
famous house is on a much larger scale than tina,
much-talked-of bar at the Shoreham and has
the added distinction Of being owned by a
clergyman. The congregation Of All Angels
has a pretty easy time pecuniarily. Their
rector doesn't want any salary, though he has
the luxury Of an assistant, and as most of the
selves the only question is how to distribute
the contributions.
MR. HARLAN's RESIGNATION.
Apropos Of church matters Mr. Harlan's
resignation at the First Presbyterian Church
has excited rather more remark than such an
event usually does No young man fresh from
the seminary ever had a more difficult position
| to fill than MIR. Harlan. The church, which hal
been rather left behind by fashionable Presby-
terians, yet preserves all the traditions OF
rich and aristocratic church without the neces
sary adjunct Of large and prosperous mem
bership. New people hesitate to come in or
| account Of the reputation for exclusiveness
and there has been for years gradual dimuni
ton OF the old families from the uptown move
| ment. Those who are left required in theil
pastor combination Of gifts and graces diff
cult to find among the residents Of this planet
He must be qualified to mingle and shine il
the most conservative society; he must modify
the eloquence of Phillips Brooks with the
solidity of John Hall; he must strengthen the
church and build 1t up, though they would bt
scandalized il he resorted to any Of the so
called popular methods" 1t will be readily
seen what difficulty any young fellow would
| have to fill the bill, although he might b,
qualified to do q great work in less exacti1s
fields.
NOTABLE APPOINTMENT BIT THE GOVERNOR.
1t was no great surprise that Gov Hill
should appoint Gen. Roger A. Pryor as judge
of the court of common pleas, but the ap
pointment is one that excites considerable in
terest Ge n. Pryor's name and personalit,
have been familiar here for long and hi
public care er has been 30 long and varied tba
| 1t Is difficult to believe he is only sixty-twt
years OF age. He only studied Law after bein
editor, politician, Congressman, soldier ant
editor again, but his brilliant abilities soor
made him conspicuous figure in the lega
| world, and during his residence here the
talented Virginians name has been connected
with many a notable suit. He is appointed Il
| the place of Judge Larremore, who has re
signed, and will hold the position by appoint
| ment until the fall of 1891. when he will be
candidate for election by the people. Gen
Pryor is an ardent democrat and stauncl
Tammany man. Things, by the way, are look
ing rather squally for the wigwam. Since the
| days OF the terrible disclosures about Tweed
! and his Tammany confreres, made by the Tnl,s S
nothing more startling has appeared than the
| Ecening Posts revelations in its Tammany
biographies. The Post is an impiacable enem,
and its stin ging accusations are made in
| calm and judicial tone.
TIE BRICK BOYCOTT
The board Of walking delegates have agreed
| to declare the brick boycott off and to let manu-
facturers send and dealers receive all the bricks
they need. AS no concessions have been mad
! to the boycotters, and as the manufacturer
were stauuch in their determination to holt
out against them, it looks to the unprecedented
| eye much like decided defeat. But the boy
| cotters do not view it i'll that light Eel
though vanquished they can argue STILL" an,
| the walking delegate does not hesitate to char
| acterize the state of affairs as IAN amicahl,
settlement" Their failure and that of tn
strike on the New York Central seen
| to prove pretty conclusively that tn
| strike is troublesome but not a yer,
eficacious method of settling difficulties.
| AaREAT MAN GONE.
| notable figure Of nearly generation age
has just passed away in the death Of DR.
George B. Cheever. He has for years beer
living SO quietly at bis elegant country hom
on the Palisades Of the Hudson near Engle
wood that many supposed he had long az,
| gone over to the majority. But in the storm,
| days OF twenty-five years ago DR.. Cheever wa
| in the thickest Of the fray, and as an abolition
| list was one of the leaders of the van. He wa
one Of a noted group who graduated togethe
at Bowdoin College, where he was q classmat
OF Hawthorne, Longfellow, John s. G. Abbot
| and other famous men. He was one of tn,
| lighting parsons who could not forbear t.
talk and preach and write against slavery in
| temperance and other evils. and ne had prett,
tempestuous career, having had a taste Of Jail
| been accused of insanity and met with othe
annoyances incident to the life Of the strenuou
reformer.
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