CHAPTEE YII

FAMOUS CHURCHES IN NEW YORK

New York has some very famous sacred edifices.
Unquestionably the one which appeals most to
strangers is the historic Gothic pile at the head of
Wall Street on Broadway—old Trinity, which we
have described elsewhere. Next in popular interest
comes

St. Paul's Chapel

St. Paul's Chapel, on Broadway between Vesey
and Fulton streets, is of sufficient historical interest
to deserve a short chapter by itself. Curiously
enough, the Broadway end of the building is the
rear, for the church was built fronting on the river;
and in the old days a pleasant lawn sloped down to
the water's edge, which was then on the line of
Greenwich Street. One effect of St. Paul's thus
looking away from Broadway, is to give us at the
portal an increased sense of remoteness from the
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