The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-17
SUNDAY IN CHICAGO
Where Worlds Fair Visitors
Go to Worship.
IoTED DIvINEs CONDUCT SERVICES

| PoS1tiCns
| WORLDS FAIR, Aug. Is. = lSpecial.] =
| The Columbian Exposition is indeed a
wonder, but even the exposition pulls
| upon one in time. In truth. think that
| the more marvellous a thing is the sooner
! 1t tires one If he takes it too seriously at
the start. 1t isafser the FIRST long look and
| a good rest that he comes with renewed
Eest and fully appreciates the wonder.
Instance Niagara Falls, Yosemite, Rome,
| Paris and the Alps. Be that as it may,
the fact is that / suddenly grew tired OF
the Worlds fair and concluded to see Chi
eego for awhile.
And the one prominent fact is that all
the big shows of the White City have not
made particle of difference in the public
resorts of Chicago any day in the week.
All the leading theaters are running full
and 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 and 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 1900 people to Miiwau-
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, l 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 fall wonld be
criminal moderation. They were double
damned. People hung on every strap and
Rugged each other in clinging on to the
steps, they loaded the roofs, they bulged
out at the windows. And at that very
hour one could have had a 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 gratifed their essential
cussedness, as it were, 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 | can learn by diligent
inquiry there Is not regular pastor out
OF town except temporarily for sickness or
other reason, and the visitor who remains
over Sunday can hear any one of several
noted pulpit orators, Evangelist Moody
included. | began with the Second Bap-
fist for many reasons. 1t is in many re-
spects the historic church of Chicago
Located on Monroe street, not far west of
the river, it escaped the great fire and the
old part of the structure stands as it did
when Chicago was comparatively q Will
age. 1t will seat 1,7S9 people and at the
morning service was just comfortably
full, but on both the last Sunday evenings
it held not less than 1000 people.
1t is commonly called the Peoples
church. The congregation IS composed OF
jewellers in every part Of the city and the
church has made great record in contri
buttons for bencvolence and education. It
has long pursued the so-called European
system, that is, it is open every night in
the week and most OF every day and all
day on Sunday, having three Sunday
schools in succession, the last one devoted
to the Chinese. The pastor,
DR.. William N. Lawrence, made q record
in Philadelphia during the Centennial
and came here a few years later. Incl
dentally / may add that in q converse
ton had with him he informed me that,
according to the records of his church in
Philadelphia, that city did not fully re-
cover from the Centennial till the boom
Of 1880, so large a drift of helpless hu-
mainly did it leave there. I suppose,
however, that the pastor of congrega-
ton noted for its benevolence would be |
troubled by appeals for aid long after
other people had ceased to notice them.
By the recent completion of u new one |
the number Of regular Baptist churches
in Chicago is brought up 10 thirty seven, |
and every minister having a regular |
charge is hard at work except DIR. 0. p. |
Clifford Of the Emanuel, who is absent on |
account of sickness. DR.. 2. S. Henson OF |
the First Baptist also attracts large con- |
during the fair, in fact, most Of |
the time. Chautauqua knows him well |
and so do many other educational organ |
izations, as he is a popular lecturer. /
Among the Episcopalien visitors there |
seems to be great pressure to get into |
Grace church and hear the eminent DR.. I
Locke and his somewhat famous boy !
choir. English visitors say this is such a |
very 'high church" establishment that |
the Archbishop Of Canterbury would feel
in it. The boy choir is said
to be second to none in this country.
Epiphany, DR.. Morrison in charge, is
also very noted Episcopal church, its SO
ciaI relations embracing not only many Of
this city's leaders but those of other
places. Another historic church is the
Second Presbyterian which recently cele-
brated il, ffty frst year, the pastor, DR..
Simon J. kcPherson, being assisted by
Dr.. Robert ". Patterson and DR.. J.
Monroe Gibson, who were the first and
second pastors. These thres have served
during the entire life Of the church ard
: - - l. IL !
church should witness a reunion Of all It's
pastors. Dr.. Gibson preached the sermon
and found a prophecy of the Worlds fair
in that passage Of Isaiah beginning: And
in this mountain shall the Lord Of Hosts
make unto the peopls feast, etc" The
most noted Presbyterian in TIE city, If /
may 60 by Whist I hear, is DR.. J. Il. Bar
rows Of the Firs,, Though Or. Withrow Of
the Third, and DR. HILL of the Fourth at
tract many Of the fairs visitors.
The Congregatlonaiists rank very high
In Chicago and many Of the wealthy and
prominent men CT the city are members Of
the Plymouth, DR.. Gunsaulus, pastor.
The New England Congregational Is the
great church for q large section OF the
north side, much - Beechers was IN
Brooklyn, and On the " csi side that honor
seems TO be shared h- the First, Dr.. Good
win. ard the Uuion Psrk, DR.. Noble.
Among the t,ethodists, Dr. Bristol Ct
Trinity a1d Or. Bolton OF Ce-teaar- are
very much sczsht after II INST Lot DC
concluded thGs those mentioned here are
tie oaiy great preachers il s, great 3 city,
but tEsse 5Te the c=es 20 which mos. o.
TIE visitorsl talk with are tsk-n or d.
recttd 20 by tteir resident frie-as-
The Cafholic., OF course. are very I'D
merous and herr IS elsewhere, tseix
churches ags c7en a. al sssksons- The-e f..