New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-21

United States Steel Corporation. The firm 10
said to have a working agreement with the
never nooIed its stock when Dr. Alexander
went to the Smoky CItv eight years ago ono
Of the first questions put to him was. when
do you purpose to marry?" It was put BY
staid Presbyterian Of Plttsburg and the young
minister replies:
Leave that to God ard me"
And from that day nobody in the church
ventUred the question again
For nearly a year DR. Alexander was the butt
OF sly criticism about his aristocTatic bearing
and his fondness for worldly things, but that
soon wore away and in less than two years the
congregation realized that they had i'm the
young minister not only Stanch CalVlniSt- DuI
a minister with all the modern activity Inc
downtown club for boys and girls attached TO
the First Presbyterian Church is one OF the
results of the young minister's activities He
gets $4,000 a year salary and SPENDS al OF II
on institutional work. -Four years ago Dr-
Alexander, with the aid or the big bankers VINO
are on the board OF trustees. completed deaI
with realty spectators by which he had MS
church moved from Wood-st- to shave. anu
practically rebuilt sold part OF the original ste
for nearly $780, 900 and had it put in trust for
evangelistic work in the downtown district OF
Pittsburg. Every year thousands or dollars are
appropriated out of this trust for downtown
evangelistic work and the support OF depehdenI
missions. While planning and competing an
these activities, the Young minister was not
stranger to the social world the theatre or lhe
literary activities Of higher order he some
times shocked the older members OF the con '
CATION, but never scandalized them He told
friend once that the theatres had a mission IS
we'll as any other institution, and that goou'
sensible play never injured anybody
About six years ago he caused great deal or
gossip by chartering a train and taking nearly a
dozen OF Pittsburg's prettiest girls to New
to see Miss Maude Adams in one or her ntsS
night productions. There was some critlcI.sIl
and much notoriety for the minister fohoWIns
this enisode but he neither apologzed Tor IL nor
Needed the adverse criticism. The foloVlng sui
dsv fo1Ind him as usual in the pulpit as stert y
and relentless as ever warning against eNli anu
aI-fIdoers DR. Alexander is one OF the rev
Presbvterian ministers in the country VINO aF-
Dears in the pulpit always in the long piacA
| Gown and neokpiece designed by Gavin
Personally DR.. Alexander is said TO be WoI .,
several millions though he Is now drawing n.y.
| more than $4,000 year from a trust fund l[te
| nv the founder of the family. He IS New ok
! or nv birth and related to James w AieXanoeI I.
| former head of the Equitable Life AssuTahCe
| Society For years he lived at the Hotel semen
| lev In Pittsburg. Lately. however. he mas naa9
| his home in a fashionable apartment mouse IN
| Oakland. about five minutes ride from tne ClLy
Hall Pittsburg He belongs to the !, DI ll ~
| CIub the University Club and the COLI Ciup OF
! Pit+sbJre and the Metropolitan Clup. or thl s
civ He is ardently devoted to golf ana net
his bride TO be at one of the games at the PlI,s
| burg Country Clubs links. Miss Laugniin rs
| several valuable trophies won on the n ''S'U' ,
| 9th links.