The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-11
ALL BRICK OR STONE
Houses of New York Without
Lawns or Flowers.
A SEATTLE MINISTER FAMOUS
Rev. Mr. Banks. Who Faced the Mob,
Now at Hanson Place Church-Let-
ter From the Metropolis

Gent in the wesi' was deeply impressed
with the satisfaction Of living in the
American metropolis. The city has a
charm for oId-tiners and strangers alike.
but the latter particularly. If he comes
from the Ear West finds something of in
terest on every hand. Impressions OF
New York, by Westerner,' would be
an appropriate title for the following let
ter BY J. Park Henderson. OF this city,
who not only comments on the houses.
the churches and the people he has seen.
but gives the story Of how a young Ore
CONAN. who was a member of the Home
Guards during the Chinese riots in this
city. has risen to be one Of the leading
Methodist ministers OF the United States.
Mr.. Henderson writes:
No Lawns Nor Flowers With Houses.
There are no houses here like we have
in Seattle, with the green lawns and flow
ers. Even there Is a relief at home In
seeing the different colors OF houses; but
here they are either Of red brick or
brown stone, both very commonplace.
Even the house in which Jay Gould lived.
near the Winsor hotel, is very common
looking on the outside. In fact. YOU can
hardly tell a millionaire's from a PEASANTS
house By its outside appearance. But
the location makes a great difference here;
In fact, the difference would surprise You
If you wished to rent.
Along Broadway during business hours
everybody appears TO be in rush. All
seem to be bent on showing every one else
out OF the way 10 advance themselves.
There is absolutely no scenery here,
unless II is the twenty-stoTy buildings.
like mountains piercing the sky. The
American Surety Company building, down
on Broadway, opposite old Trinity church,
twenty-thrce stories in height. 0vertops
them all. You rent In these buildings by
the square foot, g usually, according to
3,ns. Of
windows a room has, so much A window
Just think OF piece OF ground on mar
row street. less IL size than a Seattle lot,
selling for nearly a million dollars. All
real estate hero is gradually rising in
price. as the city goes on increasing in
population.
Graves OF Hamilton and Lawrence.
odd Trinity church and its churchyard
are the first objects OF attraction 10 strang
ers. Every day you may see numbers OF
people wandering through the yard read
ing the ancient eptAphs. You can see at
a glance they are country people-aA are
country people who don't reside in New
York. they seem 10 think here. However,
II for nothing else. this church is Of great
interest, for near the southern fence sur
rounding it is the grave OF the illustrious
Alexander Hamilton and a stone shaft TO
commemorate the place Of burial. Near
the entrance on the Ieft-hand side is the
last resting place of the famous James
Lawrence. who said, Don't give up the
ship His grave is honored by a hand
some monument. Up Broadway only
few blocks IS the st. Paul chapel. made
historic as the place where Cen Washing
ton used % worship. ] could so on through
q long list of places which are of national
interest. but ! can speak OF some OF them
in some future letter
Going up Broadway, say along Thirty
81 fv.a s.f- .sar. ara hnrat
. clock in the afternoon or after the thea
ter you can receive a liberal education In
costumes and manners. II is truly a great
sight All sorts and conditions of people
are IN the crowds that throng the streets.
A westerner I'm Brooklyn Pulpit.
IT'S a popular notion that man can so
West and become famous II he has the
ability, bat that II a Western man comes
East he viii be utterly swallowed up. I
wish 70 call attention 10 a former fellow
townsman OF ours. who has not only not
been swallowed zap in the biz cities Of the
East, but who has become famous Louis
Albert Banks, pastor Of the great Hanson
Place II. l.. church. Brooklyn, y. y, Is
his name.
Every body who lived In Seattle during
1885 and ISIS; viii remember the able. out
spoken and aggressive minister Of the
Battery NJ l.. church in North Seattle. for
he was none other than this same Air.
Banks. Although then a young man, he
attracted q crowded congregation TO his
church every service. What gives him ad-
dl-Ional interest to Seattle people IS his
course during the anti-Ch!nese trouble,
which occurred during his nastorate.
MIR. Banks is q native Of Oregon. he
WAS born az Corvallis, IN that state. n No
vcmber. 1855. Beng reared on farm he
grew Up - be a young man Of tireless en-
er-y. rugged strength and fearless disDo-
sitlon and With an unsuitable thirst for
knowledge. He reeei we'd common school
ana collegiate education in oregon. He en-
tered the ministry when ) az the Oregon
conference az the Methodist Episcopal
church lie served AS pastor ~ churches
az Portland. or. Boise City, Idahoand Van
cauvgr. wash. before he went 20 Seattle
ln l&5
After leaving Seattle 1fr. Banks went
% Boston where his Western energy
found a greater response, fIliinE a field OF
great usefulness - a refcrmer and as pas
Tor. successfully Of tEe Eaglestone Square
church. -. Johns church. South Boston.
and First ~, F. church ct Boston ABOUT
n year $40 ne was called - his present
rIsco fn Brooklyn. The Hanson Tlace ~
J. church has a membership q about 80.
which. am tlli. Is the i3rges, az THAI de-
nomination Ia the world The Sunday
school = larg.r than most churches. having
a membership 81 ever lta TIE pastor not
only IS repeating tuN success "iil.4l mex
his efforts az Boston ia brooklyn. bdt has
F1,,~t 1tuself in a Hel1 % wider usefui-
ness
Not n Dealer I'm Ghosts.
mfr Banks So the KIND 81 man who never
t,.s ,,r ard is 4 stroag Believer in good
eve~,-37v rrae-scal Christianity. For
sermon during the carpenters
s;r.ks 40 Boston some one tau1t-
,~vl,, suggested mat he 'ha1 bet-
..- eI-.. hts a.t-n-5cu 90 saving souls He
mora traa srara1 tse slur r. sermon
shortly afterwards by saying
..,r ,e.~- ft distinctly understood that
.-is ..t,l-It has m mission n d.seaho9se1
souls NV mission Is 20 prsaca t5e Gospel
~ fusfl-s aD4 righteousness 20 uen and
women ysho are s,flI ga tbs fesa a g1eat
many r,rn vs. TO ara made unceu Portable