Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-05-20
McAuley Mission and Else in
New York.

stories il London, Paris or any 9th
er city abroad. But in New York:
Afar their cleaning lanterns shine,
Piercing the sombre night;
Or swept by the GUN and ocean
winds,
BY day they glisten white.
They mark glowing pathway
north
Into the haunts of the bold,
Or prick the gloom with dot and
spire,
Guarding the city's gold.
Vaporous banners tlaunt to the sky,
Breath Of the power within;
Brilliant as palace of emperor,
Chaste mid the swirling SIN"
The last two lines are printed
under pictures Of the Woolworth
building, the highest office building
in the world, SIS stories, $50 feet,
capable of holding 10000 people nj
work, a city in itself. The next
highest is the Metropolitan Life,
about 700 feet, some As stories. One
of our friel Dis on our tour, Mr.. NJ.
Glenn Denison, head of employment
department of west side Y. NJ. g.
A., had friend in the Metropolitan
who had invited him to bring some
riends and go to the top Of the
building. MIR. Denison, among many
kindnesses, took Mrs. Walker and
me to see his friend who carried us
to the 45th story. We had great
view of the city. harbor, Hudson
river, and East river. We looked
down upon Last side the most thick
" populated district in the world
5000 to the block-a city in every
block--in some rooms - to the
room. The Metropolitan has a
clock which extends from the bot
tom of the cath 10 the top of the
26th story, so feet.
/ was not so much struck with
crowds in New York as [ was in
London, perhaps because London
was visited first, and New York in
summer. | did not see som" thou
sands of people in New, York. Be
sides the elevated trains and sur
face cars, the subway trains run.
ming every half minute carry one
million passengers day.
At the city hall is monument to
Nathan Hale with his words I re-
gret that l have but one life to
give for my country He gave his
I9lfe at twenly-one.
After on. Aturn home a friend
asked me: Ill your trip what
/ did You enjt. most?s' After think.
ing few moments | replied: The
old McAuley water street mission
in New York
planned for Sunday to go in the
morning to the old John stree!
Methodist church and at night to
the water street mission. John street
claims to be the first erected BY the
Metlnhists in America 1t was buiIl
in 1868. Rebuilt in 1917. On the
other hand it is claimed that the
first Methodist church was built a
little before l76s in Maryland, call
ed the Log meeting house"
Sunday morning found me at the
class meeting at John street church
which has been meeting since 1857.
In the little class meeting a man
testified that he been reclaimed from
drunkard's life at old Water street
few nights before.
Samuel Hadley, for years snperin'
tendent of water street mission. was
local preacher At John street
church. His memorial in the church
calls him an Apostle to the out
cast"
Among the precious possessions
of John street church are clock
given by Wesley, and an altar rail
by Em bury, who built the church
and was its first preacher.
On Sunday afternoon l was about
out of oney, so Mrs. Walker and
/ ate a meager supper. Our room
was on sOth street. Now Water
street is away down in southern
part of city miles away from sO,h.
The trip on subway and hack ls ten
cents. After supper ] found in my
pocket 81 cents. so / had enough to
take Mrs. Walker and myself to
Water sire y and return and one
cent over! But where was the dime
to 20 with Monday morning where
I could oct a check cashed? |