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September 8, 1909.
made some semi-facetious
sibility of air-ships, quot
that the Lord has given th
has reserved the heavens
as a whole, was helpful am
In the afternoon we att
dral. That was my first
This is one of the ancient
one of the noted ones. C
Roman Catholics, as wer
drals of England, but sine
it has belonged to the C
went through the regular
day afternoon, but the d<
the service in a way thai
and in a way that I did i
mummer)' to me. There
ing. The music was ve
never knew that boys co
the vested choir sanor thr
?ro ?
cathedral there are at leas
Churches in Chester. I
affecting the lives of th
ought. I am afraid also
be said of churches of all
I asked the clerk at the
woman, how many Estat
in Chester. She replied:
I don't know that the peop
them. You know they
churches and public hou
saloons are everywhere in
in Presbyterian Scotland.
In the evening I attende
They have about one hi
and a good preacher.
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auu vaiti
land it is strange when >
Presbyterianism has mad<
not a hundred thousand <
byterian Qiurch in the v
are more even in Ireland,
that I was in a Presbyte
the same simple dignity
find in the Presbyterian <
singing was fine. The i
Anderson. He has a Scotch
gown, as all Presbyteriar
and he preached a good
script and used it well.
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difficult to grip and hold
script. However, I am
difference between audien
America. Here they ex
them. In America they e
them and keep them awak
My letter would not be
?nce to my visit to the h
ment of Matthew Henry
miintatAr Turflntv-fiwo
. ? ?v..v; ...v
of his ministry were spenl
daincd in London and car
That was in 1687. He
THE PRESBYTERIj
remarks about the imposing
the verse which says
e eartli to man, but that He
for Himself. The service,
d 1 felt the better for it.
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cnucu service at me v,atneservice
in a real cathedral,
cathedrals of England and
>f course it was built by the
e practically all the cathe:e
the days of Henry VIII.
hurch of England. They
Episcopal service on Sun?an
and the canon intoned
: I had never heard before
not like. It was so much
...oo '
v? a.3 no diLciii|H at preacnr)*
sweet and beautiful. I
uld sing as those boys of
it afternoon. Besides the
t a dozen other Established
am afraid they are not
e Chester people as they
that the same things can
denominations in America,
hotel, a very intelligent
dished Churches there are
"More than a dozen and
?le are any the better off for
say Chester is a place of
ises (saloons)." But the
this kingdom. They are
:d the Presbyterian Church,
jndred and fifty members
When we remember that
hisms were made in Eng,ve
see how little headway
t in England. There are
rommunicants of the Prcs/hole
of England. There
I very soon discovered
rian Church. There was
about the service that we
Church in America. The
ninister is Rev. Frank W.
i accent and wears a Scotch
1 ministers do over there,
sermon. He used manuI
rather like a manuscript
literary style. But it is
an audience with a manuconvinced
that there is a
ces here and audiences in
pect the minister to feed
xpect the minister to feed
A 4.A/N
C, IUU.
complete without a referome
and grave and monu,
the great preacher and
of the twenty-seven years
t in Chester. He was orne
immediately to Chester,
continued in Chester until
\N OF THE SOUTH.
1712, when he went to the I
don.. He died June 22,
any one who will read caref
and labors will be that he v
He died before he had reach
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- lu navt 1 tdU HIS
the one thing that struck n
the tremendous energy of the
nation of his commentaries
of how he must have workee
ister ought to own his corr
were written two hundred yi
part, I have never seen a cor
suggestive or more devotions
I went to his grave in 1
not yet been able to under?
buried in the Church of Engl
ordained by the Presbyterian
byterian faith, though he di
question as to whether he sli
pal or Presbyterian ordinatio
he chose the latter.
In 1860 the people of Che
monument to his memory i
spicuous places in the city,
in is still pointed out to the
but comfortable looking bui
days it has been very much
ings which come right up a
I have recently heard an
Matthew Henry's mother. E
Honr.. cU^ V*: '
txvuij anc wds ivxiss v^ainern
objected to the marriage, sayi
was a good man and gave
good minister, they did no1
from. "Very true," replied
know where he is going, a
with him." She went.
I wish I could tell of o
Eaton Hall, the vast and
Duke of Westminster, and 1
of William E. Gladstone.
Hawarden was especially ii
Church in which Mr. Gladst
We were shown the seat ii
We saw also the beautiful r<
and Mrs. Gladstone, which a
of the Church, and then th<
his memory on which are v
from his public utterances,
struck me most: "All I wi
all I hope, is based upon the 1
one central hope of our poor
My next letter will probabl
August 12, 1909.
How can we say, "Thine
are not loyal to the King? I
is the power" if we are powei
"Thine is the glory" if our 1
less? If our prayers are to 1
must be something more th
them.
4.
5
iackney Church in Lon1714.
The verdict of
ully the story of his life
vorked himself to death.
led his fifty-second year,
life some years ago, and
le most about him was
i man. A casual examialone
will give an idea
1. I believe every minimentaries,
even if they
ears ago. For my own
nmentary thaf was more
il.
'rinity Church. I have
itand why he should be
land. He was certain'y
s and preached the Presd
consider seriously the
iouia receive the tpisccn.
As a matter of fact,
ster erected a handsome
11 one of the most conThe
house that he lived
visitor. It is a modest
lding. In these latter
shut in by other build.gainst
it.
interesting story about
'.efore she married Plii1ir?
ne Matthews. Her father
ng that while Mr. Henry
fair promise of being a
t know where he came
Miss Catherine, "but 1
nd I should like to g^
ur trip on Monday to
beautiful estate of the
to Hawarden, the home
The old Church at
nteresting. It is the
one always worshipped,
i which he always sat.
ecumbent statues of Mr.
A1. - - -1
ic uvcr un me west siae
;re is a mural tablet to
irritten sentiments taken
Here is the one that
rite and all I think, and
Divinity of our Lord, the
wayward race."
ly be from Scotland.
Walter L. Lingle.
is the kingdom" if we
low can we say, "Thine
less? How can we say,
ives are dull and lustrehave
any meaning there
an a form of words in