New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-15
TRUSTING IN TRINITY CHthCh'
USES TO WHICH THE SACRED STRUCTURE 10 ro'
xor INTENDED By IT'S FOUNDERS

Uses TO WHICH THE SACRED STRUCTURE 10 ~
xor INTENDED BY IT'S FOUNDERS.
old Trinity with her treasured associations ahu
Hospitality open doors. sitting just IN 'he 'n''" "
busting Broadway, wins many ana o'',' ~
grims to her shrine in the course OF s'"s'o
The curious the devout the specuia''' ~ 81
world-weary all pause for space WITHIN 'he "'
Ioved walls and explore, worship and admire OF
adore according to their bent.
Outside. the great office buildings lit them'eVes
greed,y above the churchyard' as II eo'e'ou' ~
the open space The CHATTER OF frame IS everywhere
the hoarse rumble off the locomotive, the insiste"'
gong OF the cable the rush and roar OF never-ceas
ing commerce but in the vaulted stiffness OF the
church the noise without sounds husned anu n'u''
tinct Ike the waves OF far-away ocean surs'hs VII
the shore ~ 49,
tourist and the slghtseer direct their steps IN t"e
midsummer days inspecting her curious carvings
costly altar pieces and antique tombs. Out SONIC
visitors there belonging neither to the one cas
nor the other who seek the sanctuary Tor oisthc'-
~ different reasons.
young woman entered the church the other
morning and passing up the ais.e TOOK ner seat ="
a pew on the right hand side OF the building. ehe
was stylishly though quietly dressed ana her ap-
pearance was prepossessng. There were lie" "s'toe
at the time and those who noticed the slight inquire
sitting there STILL with such look OF rap' aeVo-
ton on her face, thought how pleasing was inc
combination of youth, beauty and holiness she
kept her gaze fixed upon the altar ana apparently
permitted nothing to distract her thoughts rres-
emily young man entered the side door from 'he
street and removing his hat, glanced inquirihgV
around the church. His face lit up eXpressVey
when he caught sight of the girlsh figure on the
side aisle In less time than 1t takes to tell It, ne
had traversed the Intervening distance ana taken
a seat by the young wonans size the '"o e''e'
ing into earnest conversation. Long they sat com
munlng In subdued tones In that side aisle pew
ttA alto
eyed sexton passed that way. and putting tneir
heads close together again the moment he had
made his rounds 1t could not have been creeos
and churchly things they were taking about else
the young man felt abnormal interest IN such
grave natters-more than the rank and file Of his
contemporaries; and the fact that they had scarce
Is bestowed glance the architecture precluded
the supposltion that they had come there to view
the church. Taey undoubtedly sweethearts
who had agreed 10 spend aNblissful hour IN this
tranquil retreat, in the very midst Of yet remote
from worldly things.
The white-ha gentleman who had sat so long
In Il pew in the middle aisle came TO that con-
cuson about them could see II BY the glance
he In their direction occasionally. The Old
lady who had been wrapt in alteration OF the holy
OF hcles In OF the very front pews OWNED the
truth and looked at them with approval she
passed out. The family party that struggled up the
aisle looked at them. both when going in and COM
Ing out but the pair oblivious Of all scrutiny
whether nQulsitive sympathetic.
"Sweethearts often meet here said OF the
men IN charge, land long they behave quietly
and talk in whispers like those two 1 never bother
them. As they get to having any lover-ike
dongs, though putting their arms around each
others necks and all that, l fire them out.
chased two pair cut OF here this morning who
seemed to forget where they were. Nice-behaved
people like those young ones make some pretence OF
admlrng the church; they walk around and read
he
don't fig for the church. and they don't care
who knows It, They come here because 1t suits
them to do So l get on to them pretty quickly
coming request them TO leave THEN they 60 out
though, because the pews are comfortable and they
talk better in here.
should advise him to take turn at TINS business,
he continued. "Al sorts OF cranks ana even crazy
o. resort. one man comes here every morning and
drops what he considers money into the poor boxes.
We nave to keep eyes open and our ears on the
come here and eat things on the sly, and | have
even found orange peel and banana skins hid away
under the book racks in the pews'
v5 5uss Women neS and Young man came into the
church and stood in the middle aisle looking about
''Take off your hat" called the sexton making
motion to indicate what ne SAID ,oo,,r, ., him
apparently without the faintest Idea of what he
TAKE off your hat, please" repeated the sexton
The visitor, now convinced tnat something tndt
referred to him being said. looked at the ladies
OF his party in wonderment as II asking them to
solve the riddle. Seeing that his reproof was nor
| understood. the sexton traversed the long aisle
spoke face to face with the visitor. after which
the hat removed.
Enough to plague the patience of JOB, COM
| planned the sexton he retraced hts steps, and
scarcely he at the other end OF the big church
| when an older man entered and stood in contem-
| platiOn, also wearing his hat
81 can't understand how people can be such
Doors" muttered the sexton. Il get perfectly cA,
| aspcrated with them" ard he Immediately started
off % mandate
Ii was only a few minutes after this that TWO
| foreign-looking men made their appearance ana
not only dd they take off their hats. but they pros
trated themselves the stone moor AT the very fst
| glimpse OF the altar 80.
! Lust see the difference commented the sexton
| ANY man with the slightest good feeling about MN
would be ashamed to wear his nat IN cnurch' any
| Young boy In alone soon a1terward anu
leaned forward In prayer as soon as ne han TAKEN
/ his seat in one OF the cushioned pews. lie was
fair-sklnnei. fair-haired and scarceIy more .ia,
| fifteen He retained his revercntial attitude Tor
| long time and many gance or interest ana ad-
mration was cast In his direction by other vsltors
| 1.-The typewriters around here there's an ever
ton was saying ARE mighty fond Of taking their
| lunch hour in this churchyard Tney nihs papeIS
| ali about too unless l keep right after them;
Some OF them are pretty well-pehsveu s.ItS, o." 49,
SASSY and forward and always nave some OF tless
| clerk Young fellows after them. Thls sWeetneaI.
business heads II all You see, IL so coi.seicas
| for them TO meet here lunch time, TEey nave an
| hour and unless I'm In the way they NAVE '"'e'
| ''"Ali mankind loves a lover declares the sage
| Of Concord and surely the good fathers VINO Keep
| Old Trinity warmed and comfortable IN Winter am
| swept and garnished In the summer days Teckoneo
| b",tcr than they knew when they so ordained