The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-17
NEW YORK IN RURAL EYES.
THE CHRISTIAN ENDFlToRkRs 8ATB
SHOWN Hotr OTHERS SEE Us

They Regard New Yerker- as Iieteus
sinnera-'rhsir Chsrni~g Zeal. sipeeritr,
end Unsophisti~nuon - Fnrners who
Deer 10 Holy Work 20 Despoii Gothsssites
Many New Workers. learned for the nrst time
when The Christian Endeavor &c sple were in
town what the rest OF the United States think
about New York. Compared with the people In
general OF tho Middle States. and with tho In
habitants OF Western cities. New Workers are
not travellers, and they know far less from
personal experience about the rest OF tho
United States than the rest OF the United
states knows about New York. Five resi-
dents OF Chicago como to New York
where one resident OF New York eoes
to Chicago. and the proportion from
cities like Ban Francisco. Seattle. Tacoma.
and the far West 10 still higher. People In
New York are accustomed to living much
among themselves. and taking their own opin.
lon OF themselves asthe generally accepted one.
Tho Christian Endeavor delegates changed
tho common belief in almost every one whom
they met that tho people Of the western
country envy New York. and that they regard
New Workers as superior to the Inhabitants OF
even such wel.known small towns - Osh-
koeh and Grand Rapids,
The Christian Endeavor people represent
the better class In the towns and cities whore
they reside. and the unleavened pity and COM
passion with which they looked on the people
OF New York showskhe general opinion OF the
rest OF the country. They regard New York
as a wick ed place. full Of Ignorant and vicious
people. who may be having rtotous time IN
this world. but who. unless they repent, Will
have flre and hrimstcns as their future re-
ward. No man who has not livod In coun-
try village or small town realizes the force OF
public opinion and the necessity for maintain
Ing at least u n appearance CT religious BELIEF
hA ante IL All al ~ In
business. Public opinion cannot reach Into
the different sections Of o city. a. It COOS
into eve"y nook and every household In .
country village. Comparatively few Now York.
ers 90 to church every Sunday. Very few 20
to church more than once on Sunday. and
those who regularly attend two services at
church and Sunday school on Sunday. besides
| prayer Meeting. o choir service. and Chris
tian Endeavor meeting on different week days
are SO few In number that most men could
| ransark their entire acquaintance without
| finding one Christian OF that sort
! The force OF the religious public opinion IN
the Gin all cities OF the country 10 not realized
by mon brought up In New York. The church
| in such communities s the centre Of social
| life. The deacons and elders are the heads OF
! the most prominent families. and they load.
/ not only in the chutch. but In business and IN
! society. The ushers and the young men who
| pass the plate or the contribution box are the
bright and rising young men Of the town. tho
most marriaEeable young men. while tho
beauties OF the town aim to get Into the choir
and TO have charge Of classes In the Sunday
school as eagerly as New York society girl
wants to have her dance card filled. Tho
church takes the place Of the theatre. the con-
| cert hall. the beer saloon. and the social fes-
! tivities which in New York have no touch Of
religion.
1t is no wonder that men and women. who
| from their earliest lis pings Of childhood have
| learned to rerite Bible texts and the answers
to questions ~ tie Casechism and who have
como 10, church at least thIoe times week.
sa"u d look on t he p-ol IL OF New York MS next
I" h"a:lI''n- sem iaShn and almost z, 'dinss
set vino are to tr sn"et il possible. and in any
th,S viii get n'f:er death ioS Their wirk,I
n,t.y0s. Trey hold that the only wa. t. b.
ha!ly IN lhis We. let alone i tn" hereafter is
to in'iey. ~ thu libe and lis dnctrinas and TO
aitnnd roisi".s solvire, reTu arly They can :
, lotoa. S N.Y. AL ' itv fs a III II hs
lsa s IS ps.o az how wG Is IT,. SSt R at hi
may b. il cannot hide the outlines OF the sepui-
chle updnrneath.
loIi way n Which III, country pcorle look at
tho Gc::a.nlinE Of n New i"rE.i. The Nest
Y'r& iTd given a"rjeagsss i%r il rcsaG il as
som >what praise~urthy If they can prevent
ass M m nnTt n''S s' Mi n a ~" h
as Il buyer more than they w,uI think Of
cha: EinG any ono else: they will mako ropre-
CROP. ior. which thry wonI6 aprear in chnfyh
and max r"rSly"ne&s il they lnt in mistake
Vrrsod, in tie ,'id TS4ranont, Le@ense tNcy
started nt II wHcn they werc children. Gnd
s s HnoT sa a IT,, s"t r 5nT f@"'G re- Hi
70 thn sword and the taxing away OF tle'r
u t.,gI IN l, - ptngau
was done. Sori"whaLin IN. Same way: hough
los consciously thnn the lsrne'ites. they put
llc. All look on Now lo!k u riace liso
S;o'om nd uomorrah, which is rot 1T 20 SN
ii "rk Tut anlr"aches th@ dti3ns oi those
Thcr fei INF !, Ne reS Of the id f@yan
syir!, towar', tho i dians who posssHset w,hot
, the prritnns wantod aud were REGARDED rs
subjects TO DO converted or slain almost lLcli-
III" Christian E7dcavor delegates. so re,
comfy here rep.c s"nt"d N fee ing o. the rest
Christian p.orle in Sew S"rs ti,ey knew. and
n%,S yefIss @ NIs~ @ 1i'fn
si!c Of these houses Of rouge they did not feel
sac They were IN the enemies camp; wicked li'
and uns'rupulHus enemies. too. and they did
not know what might hr'all them, They went
about New York in the way that they were &C
aS"pt that they knew. None Of the guile
women who walk alore at night on some
street In New York are not grnerally Chris.
tan women. and that most OF the men mr.. IN
!, the habit OF taking drinks on sunday; and that
there are social conventions which New YORK
D women OF standing corresponding to theirs
always observed. They never know such
thing. before though they wore not greatly
in: that New York WOULD do or show those Wis
itorS would have surprised them. ,
he del"gat.s took the exhibition Of New
York ,wickeIn ess IN many different Ways
They di't not know about tho character OF the
, restaurant. nor the various kinds OF people
, who 60 10 different restaurants one party Vi
DELEGATES stluye oil into u French place wlare q
: table dhjte dinner was Icing rorved; Amos
everybody had green notrlcs, containinG red
: LIQUID in front .! them. which tho dn!rgutSs
found out was ,caret thrown in with the din.
ner They did not know what to do. ~ they
had signed the pledge when they were chil.
dren. and ha! never drank anything excrE,
beverages in their lives. The younger women
N tho party thought tint the best thing hin
. drinking and. without touching their oWr
| al 4 n ,JI Iala vaff N r