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Wonders of a great city - or, The sights, secrets, and sins of New York (1887) (14777719421)
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Title: Wonders of a great city : or, The sights, secrets, and sins of New York
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Smith, Matthew Hale, 1810-1879 Williams, Henry Llewellyn, 1842- Bayard, Ralph Durst, Seymour B., 1913- former owner. NNC
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Publisher: Chicago : People's
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization
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The City of New York. 29 NEW YORK AS A EESIDEISTCE. Something like forty years ago a man in Vermontproposed to visit New York. He made his will, andhad prayers offered in the chm^ch that he might bekept from peril in the wicked city to which he waso^oino;. Those who live at a distance, and know thecity only through the papers, suppose it to be as wickedas Sodom and as unsafe as GomoiTah in the time ofLot. As a home it has few attractions to a stranger.Its babel and confusion distract and almost craze. Itssolitude is distressing. In the midst of a crowd thestranger is alone. He might live or die without anyones knowing or caring. The distinguished man, orwell-to-do merchant from the country, has no deferencepaid to him. He is jostled by the crowd, trampleddown by the omnibus, or run over by the market vans.He stands in the vestibule of a fashionable church tillhis legs tire and his lady faints from indignation, andwhen he has a seat, it probably is a back one. Ashort Iesidence in New Y
According to the Bible, Sodom and Gomorrah were two cities in the ancient land of Canaan that were destroyed by God because of their inhabitants' wickedness and lack of hospitality. The exact location of these cities is unknown, but they are traditionally believed to have been located near the Dead Sea in modern-day Israel. The story of Sodom and Gomorrah is told in the book of Genesis. It is said that the cities were filled with immoral and sinful people, who were unkind to travelers and refused to show hospitality. God decided to destroy the cities and sent two angels to warn Lot, a righteous man who lived in Sodom, to flee with his family. The angels also struck the men of the city with blindness, so that they could not harm Lot and his family. After Lot and his family escaped, God caused a rain of fire and sulfur to fall from the sky, destroying Sodom and Gomorrah and all their inhabitants. The cities were never rebuilt, and the area remains desolate to this day. The story of Sodom and Gomorrah serves as a warning against wickedness and lack of hospitality.
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