The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-27
THE STRAVGER'S Town SUNDAY.
lie IL Apt ia go tn Church and To Present
an Intrrrsting study There.

MANY strangers IN the civ prefer 20 re-
main IN town over sunday one Of tho
reasons Is tna' CITY p~ople g"t out ~ the
wav ON that day The strangers can
;h~errfor.. SEQ norr and 10 t-tter advantage
on sunday than during The week
n vet live in New York and stay in town
over sunday Won will iud m" strangers an
interesting study. II YOU will fall In with
the morning crowds On sunday Won will
find them going to churrh
This IL no, the citv mans idea He j.
accustomed 20 hearing hi- favort" pastor
or rector ~av about the middle Il June tha,
IA. services until the middle uf september
will be conducted bv an assistant, or. where
there is no assistant, tho service will bc
Discontinued.
But the stranger m the city usually asks
where he can hear a good sermon Almost
~eveTvhodv In the smaller towns goes 20
church NJ home. 4 clty church. citv music
and a city preacher draw him when he
comes To- town.
Most II the noted ~clergvrnen % New
York arr out uf town nov. The largest
number 81 consequently az.
found vending their way 10 IA" church In
tIfth avenue made famous by the late
DR. John Hall.
just at present, while it, pastor L. taking
his summer vacation. th" pulpit IL l-'ing
occupied bv ala evangelist from London.
Th. strangers have heart of him. His
name Wa associated with Mr. Moody's.
alt hough there j. no resemblance. In their
pulpit mannrr. II YOU never Jaw Lincoln
brforo he was President, Won will find his
facial reproduction In this London evan
s.l.t. q. Campbell Morgan.
IL il difficult Co tell which IL the more
interesting study. this evangelist or tho
strangers who attend his preaching The
out-ui-town churrhgocr travels with his
Mhle. You will mud mos, Of the strangers
who 90 Ia hear MIR Morgan following him
Ia thar Bibles n ne resds The lessons from
his desk Mr. Moody taught HI. audiences
to do that.
Tn. strangers take notes as Mr.. Morgan
delivers his di-cuur7e. You never ~s.. "a
city churchgoer doing 'hs,. II would h.,
interesting To know why these out-of-'owu
u--nple do II II cannot 10 altogether he-
cau-a the -'rmon ~ regarded az striking.
although the evangelist l. above the average
preacher.
He j. not an orator. He makes no APP
paren, effort 10 play upon the sentiment.
lie u a reasoner; he analyDe-: he deducts.
And the Strangers follow him with pencil
and paper.
would ever put him IN the class 81 the pulpit
phrase catcher or call him a clerical vii
And Vet. bv his hom.ly statement OF a
truth, quite commonplace often. he moves
his listeners g. laughter
The other sunday his discourse CAUSED
the congregation Ia laugh aloud One Of
tha-c laughs was quite hearty for achurch.
Mr.. Morgan doubtless wondered az H.,
for II what he said had lsen reduced Ia
tvJpe I, newer would have CAUSED a smile.
Bu, his ut'erance ~ the statement certainly
not done for "f'vt a. a Granger expressed
H. hit a rusty odd nail on the head and
drove u home with or. blow.
tn" ont -of-town man T. not usually a
singer away from home. bat the hymns At
the-~ services S-m 10 Civ" the strangers
courage. for everybody sings Mr. Morgan
T. q prrttv good singer himself
When ia" service T. over many of the~.
out -of-'owucr~ 90 ls,rk 10 the study 81 The
church aud MAX. his ACQUAINTANCE. n 7.
something - tell when they e. hom~.
Then 'hrv 60 out and crowd the tra@t
cars, 'h" Fthh avenue stages and Tho pnrk
The siranr'r's SUNDAY m New lors "a a
mighty Interesting one Hc has had ihius-
his own whv Whit" tho city folks havc l--,u
o. tho ~nashorr ~ up IN the mountains.
And on Monday Wh"n th" CITY folks
l-Ngin To- come htok 20 town the stranger
goes out To ,on,y Island OF ~ou- ~ NJ.
nearby r~rr~ And When Vuu fud hum
out ,her h. Will toll YOU how he enjoyed
sunday In tho civ