Milford chronicle., 1893-08-25
GUNDEIN CHICAGO
Where Worlds Fair Visitors
Go to Worship.
NOTED DTvnEs CONDUCT SERVICES


The Columbian Exposition is indeed a
wonder, but even the exposition pulls
upon one in time In truth, I think that
the more marvellous a thing is the sooner
It tires one If he takes it too seriously at
the start. It isafter the first long look and
a good rest that he comes with renewed
zest and fully appreciates the wonder
Instance Niagara Falls. Yosemite. Rome
Paris and the Alps. BE that as it may,
tina fact is that l suddenly grew tired Of
hs Worlds fair and concluded to see Chi
ago for awhile.
And the one prominent fact is that all
y big shows of the White City have not
nade particle Of difference in the public
escorts of Chicago any day in the week.
Al the leading theaters are running full
ard some new ones are open All the
public resorts are thronged Lincoln
park, Garfield park and other places have
even larger crowds on Saturday and Sun
day than before. all the boating aud other
riding institutions do their usual business
and ON the very Saturday that the fair
presented unusual attractions in the way
of music and titled visitors the excursion
steamers carried 15,O 900 people to Milwau-
kee at 81 for The round trip, the largest
number so far on record.
After attending services at the Second
Baptist church, the peoples church as it
were, / thought it but fair to recreate for |
Sunday afternoon at Lincoln park, but |
changed my mind when saw the street |
cars. To merely call them full would be /
criminal moderation. They were double
iammed. People hung on every strap and
hugged each other in elinging on to the
steps, they loaded the roofs, they hulged
out at TIE windows And at that very
boar one could have had whole seat to
himself on any car running to the White
City. Having made a great disturbance
about it and gained the Sunday opening,
the people, having gratiled their essential
cussedness, as it We're, go somewhere else.
Another important fact, and a very
gratifying one to visitors, is that all the
preachers have stayed at home this sum
mer So far as I can learn by diligent !
inquiry there is not a regular pastor ont !
OF town except temporarily for sickness or
other reason, and the visitor who remains
over Sunday can hear any one of several /.
notSd pulpit orators, Evangelist Moody !
included. / began with the Second Bap-
fist for many reasons. 1t is in many re- 4
spects the historic church of Chicago. =
Located on Monroe street, not far west Of i
the river, it escaped the great fire and the 4
old part Of the structure stands as it did =,
when Chicago was comparatively a will .
age. It will seat $50 people and at the =
morning service was just comfortably o.
full, but on both the last Sunday evenings e
u held not less than 1900 people. y
It is commonly called the Peoples | -
church. The congregation is composed of y;
dwellers in every part of the city and the !.
church has made great record in contri- ~
buttons for benevolence and education. 1t -
has long pursued the so-called European T,
system, that is it is open every night in 20 20
the week and most of every day and all ~ ~
day on Sunday, having three Sunday ~ -
schools in succession, the last one devoted II,
principally to the Chinese. The pastor, - ~
DR.. William NJ. Lawrence, made a record a" a.
n Philadelphia during the Centennial ~ ~
nd came here few years later. Incl e. e..
entally may add that in a convsrsa- ~ ~
lon had with him he informed me that. AZ an
ocording to the records of his church in m sle
Philadelphia, that city did not fully re- ".
,ver from the Centennial till the boom W. VI,
1880, so large drift Of helpleE hui Ip au'
anity did it leave there 1 Suppose, seq
,Wever, that the pastor of 3 -''ss= f.ss=l--s14
)n noted for its beneyolefy sop ssssst Is si
oubled by appeals I'm Ice NNoelu ~. Oe pret
Der people had COD - ala .,o loes ne ai'eI fires
n,,r.ss5sss sssi.f5mpIetion of a new one s,,e
- 4 - - Regular Baptist churches wv wv
Is brought up 70 thirty-seven, a.
u every minister having a regular - ~
large is hard at work except DIR. 0. p 80, 90
,s.. - ~ ~ q - 1oseno oH thei
= ~ % u exaC
regations during the fair, in fact, mostof ~ es.s
10 time. Chautauqua knows him well N
i'd so do many other educational organ. -
ations, as he is a popular lecturer. tS
mong the Episcopalian visitors there yII ~,
ems to be great pressure to get into a.
race church and hear the eminent DR.. ~ "
'oke and his somewhat famous boy -,ti
OR. English visitors say this is such a so so
4 - icy sI with
faitened in it. The boy choir is said a. a.
be second to none in this country - -
Epiphany, Dr. Morrison in charge, is NJ, ny
% very noted Episcopal church, its so - =,
u relations embracing not only many Of -. - -
10 eity's leaders but those of other 10Y
ices. Another historic church is the
cond Presbyterian which recently cele. r.
ated its hfty-tirst year, the pastor, Dr. the
mon J. MCPHERSON, being assisted by expo
!. Robert w Patterson and DR. J. estal
,nroe Gibson, who were the first and the
ond pastors. These three have served build
ring the entire life Of the church and ing
3 very remarkable indeed that so old a state
lrch should witness a reunion Of all its expo:
tors. DR.. Gibson preached the sermon Dlilzz Dlilz3z
found prophecy Of the Worlds fair eOiu
that passage Of Isaiah beginning; 'And Fb,
us 1ain snail tne Lord Of Hosts has j.
y ulv9 Sle 1 people teast, etc" The logue
st noted Presbyterian in the city, if I Tran,
? go by what hear, is DR.. j. H. Bar Won
3 OF tne First though DR.. WithrOw Of These
i.1ird a1ad llr 2lt eiflIlss for - at and a
t many df the nan sstFbitors. The c
le Congregationalists rank very high peing
hioago and many Of the wealthy and
ninent men Of the city are members of
Plymouth DR.. Gunsaulus pastor, Hig
New England Congregational is the note +,
Z church for a large section Of the strepa
2 slde, much as heecher's was in brows
,klyn, and on the west side that honor deem
y 70 pc SHARED oy tne FIRST, Dr. Good tility,
and the Union Park, Dr. Noble ner. m
ing the Mothodists, DR.. Bristol of unsett
Ivy and DR.. Bolton of Centenary are denote
much sought after It must not be Tedgat
iuded that those mentioned here are
inly great preachers in so great a citv. Mr.
ihese are the ones 10 which most Of Mrs
laitorsl talk with are taken or di- of YEA
d to BY their resident friends. cbasin,
e Catholics, ot course, are verv mn which
nc and here, as elsewhere, their legend
shes are opeA at all seasons. There is ties is
ming ct many theaters and public 10000
; and Mr.. Moody has leased the Em- having
.heater at eco per week. The news to rema
; men say that he spends about as The pre-
] money 10 advertising as the theater who wi
lgers there did and at each Meeting old plas
yes out printed cards Of Invitation III it, state
ltfibuted among the visitors to the effected
OF denominations somewhat ont Of home Il
sual line Chicago has a bewildering In the
By, and among these a Swedenbor- was sig
preacher, Rev. L. P. Mercer, is Just The tab
attracting much attention And l Ell Is ns
add without Intending To mix fbinos loe fami
seven frst-class flAaferq ercb - has soy
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