The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-08-19
A DELIGHTFUL TRIP
Sunday Morning In Brooklyn
Churches and Church
Going.
AT BEECHER'S CHURCH.
A Plain Church Building-Dr.
Hills IL Preacher for the
Conclusion.
BEECHER's CHURCH.

Concluded from last week.
At the breakfast table on Sunday
morning, IN Brooklyn again, at what
choose to call Meadow Brook farm,
because of its literary atmosphere
land by the way, | learned that quite
prevalent custom has established
the rule that boarders in that
borough are expected to have but
two meals day at private boarding
places, the luncheon or midday
meal to be taken where one can find
it; this must be taken into account
by those engaging board, or they
will be one-third their living shorD
the conversation naturally fell upon
churches and church going. AT my
right, occupying the head OF one
table, sat superintendent of one of
Brooklyn's S high schools, who is also
an organist, drawing a handsome
salary, therefore, in one OF Brook
lyn's fashionable churches. | use
the adjective fashionable advised
ly from the description he gave of it.
He explained that the people of
his church were exclusively OF the
wealthy class. or of those holding
p)sitions securing the amenities Of
wealth, and that after paying all
running expenses of the church.
there was problem left as to dis
posing of money still, in the treasury.
Here was state of things | had
supposed never existed on this earth,
and my interest waXed great. He
said they had no poor folks in their
parish to help, and so their charit-
able workers sought the poor of
other churches as bene6clarieS. lie
informed me that no poor persons
ever worshipped with them, or
should they attempt it they would
receive neither shabby treatment
nor any sort of recognition. As to
their worship. he said it was of the
severest simplicity, and they could
enjoy no other. They came purely
for worship and nothing else, de-
manding of him anembellishcd music,
and from the choir only the clear
singing of worshipful hymns; and OF
/ the preacher they wanted nothing
SdNt IdlAldllpi w diu. uhdNci wv
gospel; the service over, they passed
sileutly out Of the church without
any attempt at sociability. Through
the week they had all their social
and artistic needs of every sort
fully supplied, so that in the Sabbath
hour at church, nothing but rcvcr-
ent alteration wes sought. In
short, he said, I'VE are emiuently
genteel.
So here / learned something Of the
ways of the most privileged metro
poltan classes. If they have for
sakcn democratic ways and hedged
! themselves about with an exclusive
ness distasteful to the true Ameri-
can, yet e'er harsh Judgment is
! measured to them, their beneticence
and unaffected veneration should be
! taken into account.
! did not 90 to his church. That
I great pulpit, which through the try
ing years Of our republic held a
voice that both America and Eng
I land listened to, was naturally the
/ attraction for me. On the way to
/ Beeeher $ church | passed by his
! bronze statue and felt the silent APP
peal from those noble features. |
supposed myself prepared to see "a
very plain church editice, yet | fear
| might have passed this one by had
it not been for the throng of people
crowding in, and my chum who was
| directing me. 1T seems too bad to
! put il SO, yet it is not far out the
way to think of some monstrous
/ skating rink to form an idea of its
! front, to one who has not seen
Beecher's church. A roomy en-
trance opens into a great audience
room, with galleries around three
sides, lighted with square windows,
sashed with small panes-an ordin
ary town hall multiplied many times
in size. The organ was large enough
to appear large. even in this spacious
room. It's noble proportions, set off
| in walnut, was the sole relieving
feature in an architecture distress
ingly homely The only beauty it
possess ID was the glory of its as
sociations-the beauty of a homely
face illuminated with transcend
ant soul. Perhaps it were sacri-
lege attempting to add material
adornment.
But who is he that cometh second
after Beecher? Behold, it is a
young man crowding the famous
church to it's limit. Manifestly, he
has little of Beecbers oratory, or
magnetism, or mastery presence.
Where, then, is his power2
Ah! he that can detect il and re-
veal il fully to others, can himsel do
what DIR. Hills can do. But | am
going to make an attempt. dis
like very much in reading descrip-
tive article to run plump against