The morning times., 1895-11-10

| the back and front of the church=where so
| many New York churches have organs-aDd
conducts, in his own mind. the service. His
| family usually accompa nies him, but. like
! all fashionable New Yorkers, they ike now
| and then TO play truaDt aud look in upon
| the ia ashionable edifices along Fifth avenue
| from the Cathedral up aud down for a few
| blocks on either side. The Cathedral music
| and the beauty of the service draws many
! who are not Catholics. But half New York 5
! aristocrats are members OF the Cathedral,
| anyway.
For many years this railroad magnate
| has placed single bill in the contribution
| plate every Sunday. There is big figure
upon the bill with complicated look about
| il that may mean two naughts after it.
This sum, with many millioHa Tres. is
! pew rent. for very few OF the New York
| CHURCHES have prices upon their pews
| .Seatsfree" in this great town doesn't mean
! a poor church 1t means one supported by
| private contribution, and so immensely rich
| that it can afford not to let Il single sit
| ting. Everybody knows where everybody
else sits, aud there are seats for strangers.
| but no one owns" a pew.
Russell Sage's church goiug has made
| him the butt of ridictile in his own city and
out of it. AS matter OF fact. he is reg
/ uIar church goer, but not an inyeterate one
| He never goes ont nights, and tie goes only
10 Sunda y-school. n nd he rarely takes IN
praycr-meetinG. His principal church wors
lies in the organizing Of charities, III which
he is certainly gifted and generous
-.-. sAGElIN CHURCH.
II rich man doesn't entertain he is
called ..stingy." If lie Cotsn't throw MS
money all arouhd church lie Is called
n .hypocrits- New, Nr. sjfe ices give
away money, ana he Gees give IL away
10 church charities He gives 1t to all
things which hrs cfStrch supports which
is certainly doing svery well. Is great
est religious charity is in establishing
memorials, like the Emma willard Me
mortal of Troy To people whom lie has
known and respected.
Russell Sage is olo-sashioned in his
church dress. He wears ite old white
vest which our ancestors thought respect
ful 10 the Lord every Suncay in the year.
His cravat Is fGultlessly tied in re1eiCus
bowkpot. and Ills hair is laid smoothly
in place. His Very face has the bright
Sunday look which the Puritans wore.
Never did they take n Care-iIhed lace 10
church. They went soeeriy but haiply.
They were placed in the stocks II ihey Gu
not Russell Sage took up the conlr1-
button for his adored DR.. Paxton. and
very ably he did IL, rausing Until ohink
told of pennies cropped he now passes
it at the srecial meetings.
TIE younger financiers are not quite
SO fond of going TO church. ihey are
irving to get as rich as tie old people. and
they exhaust their energy Going II. 1hey
find their path leading churchw ward sun
day morning, but only few go twice Gay
Yet you VIII find some rising young mil
lionaircs at church always.
SETH LOWS CHURCH.
Seth Low, that wonderful young presi-
do Of "a r,.ilava- 10 CntiTCn
all day Sunday. He can't earn his mllnons
to give away and he can't guide his college
affairs unless he spends one whule day oI
the week with "0ne who knows more
than mortals." His Sunday-schnol class
of young men is the largest one m the world
1t has outgrown all its meeting ru'hhs
and must soon he held in open ChuTch-
The Seth Low Sunday-schuol texts are
very practical How religion helps young
men in business" How religion helps
me- what religion can do Tor pros
perity." and other attractive titles draw
the young fellows there for actual help III
their work and profession. Seth Low Is
a young man, comparatively, and ne Has
given away more than any other man oI
bis age in the world. A million at crack
was his record a year ago. sunday ne
announced au anonymous gift OF Slo,Oo
for sume church charity. As IL anyone
could be "anunymous'' to that extent,
There is hardly millionaire IN new
York, of any age, or any pretentl"hs De-
yond actual dollars and cents, who does
rot GO To church. Even Barney Bar
nato, in London, is strnlling towards the
ringing bells Sunday morning, They GO
because ''having all things, they want
this One Thing more" and To possess IL
they have got Ia go after ii themselves
If you ask them why they &" TO
church they will tell you different rea-
go" to ..Because it is my duty to go.'
But whatever the reason may be, next
Sunday you will find them in their pews as
usual. sbIs