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VOL LXXXVII. RICHMON1
Summer tiolx
Having profited so well by the vaeation
spent in England the previous summer, the
writer decided to spend the months of July
and August, 1912, on the continent, combining
the pleasures of such a vacation with the information
gathered by close observation and study.
For after all, the benefits of a vacation are determined
by additional capital you are enabled
to put into your work on your return.
''The boat is moving" caused quite an
excitement among the 1,4UU passengers
on Cunard liner Laeonia as the ship
moves a way from the wharf and turns towards
the sea. The laughing, gayly
dressed passengers waved hands unit
and hats and handkerchiefs to the
friends and kinl'oiks they were leaving
behind. Soon we were out of their sight,! "*
and are adjusting ourselves to the new
life in our city atloat. We find oui ' I .
steamer chairs unci enjoy reading tin
letters and post cards tliut our friends fi
so kindly sent.
A sea voyage is surely a time for serious
meditution. It affords you ample Cunard
opportunity for many self-conferences.
It enables you to see your own insignificance
amidst the immensity of sea and sky. And as
you walk on deck on a starlit night and all is
still save the lashing of the waves, you feel deeply
the mystery of life. Amid all the loneliness
and uncertainty of. such an hour, while the
breezes of heaven fan your cheeks, there comes
into your mind the thought that God is our
Captain and in the words of the man on the
lookout, "all's well "
TTi nro u'AfV) fAitt* hrttirirA/) fiiKt.plflcc ntyvon.
gens. The fellowship among them was delightful.
Every profession was represented?men
prominent in business, polities and literary circles.
The social intercourse was quite general.
Many acquaintances were made that will ripen,
no doubt, into abiding friendships. It
does not pay to be undemocratic on j
board ship. One thing that brought us
closer together was the intense interest j
in the Baltimore Democratic Convention. ;
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a wireless of Governor Wilson's nomination
and asked the writer to assist in tellintj
the stood news to the passengers, lie f
went into that pleasant task with the
enthusiasm of a full-Hedged politician. AJjrH
A eoneert was given on Tuesday he- '"j?!
fore we lauded for the benefit of the Seamen's
Home of Liverpool and Boston.
The stewards-and crew made up the excellent
program of recitation and songs. ^
President Hadley, of Yale, made a humorous
talk. The collection was about
$130.
After eight delightful days Liverpool was ;
reached and the hour of parting came with deep 1
regret to all- A superficial custom's examina- (
tion preceded our hoarding the Ix>ndon & North- 1
the souths
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days in Euro
western ''boat special" which in a few hours,
put us in the great city of London. From our
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--?in huimcii nc jjicimreu iu muKe a secona inspection
of the city. St. Paul's Cathedral, "Westminster.
Abbey, Tower of London. British Museum,
Houses of Parliament and many other
places of interest are all places of common knowledge
to the reader. London has its own peculiar
charm for the traveler and an interest to suit
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Liner "Laeonia," one of the Steadiest Steamers .
every taste. Un Sabbath morning we attended
divine service at Westminster Cliapel. We regretted
t'he absence of the pastor, Dr. C. Campla
11 Morgan, but the pulpit was acceptably tilled
by a Scotchman, Dr. .J. A. Huttou. who preached
an excellent sermon from Mark 12:34. It was
communion Sabbath and the fact which impressed
the writer was the exceedingly small number
who remained to participate in the sacrament.
uui oi a very large congregation not more than
twenty per cent remained. Can it be possible
that Knglnnd is drifting into the American indifference
with reference to thissacred occasion?
Sunday evening we attended the Marylebone
Presbyterian church, of which Rev. R. C. Gillie
is pastor. There was a large congregation, for
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Hotel Russell, a Comfortable London Hotel.
i night service, and Mr. Gillie preached a very
line sermon from Matthew 4:19. From what we
?ould gather this is one of the most aggressive
(" rcfibyterian churches in the city. On our re
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turn Sabbath in September we attended the
Kegent Street Presbyterian church in the morning
and City Temple at night. The writer must
confess to u feeling of disappointment at the indifference
to strangers shown in the Presbyterian
churches he visited in London. The Baptist and
Wesley a n churches in London seem to have a
monopoly on cordiality, and that, no doubt, contributes
to their great success.
The next week found us in Paris.
Paris is a bewitching city. It has an indescribable
fascination lor the average
I American. Ilerc every section has its
.listoric associations, its sentimental mcerie.<
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j -caving out the pleasure side of Paris,
which is certainly not to be envied, the
L ' traveler liiuls much to interest and enII
ghteu htm in lus daily carriage drives.
R /rom our hotel on Rue de RiwK we
were in walking distance of many of the
?r things worth seeing: Garden of the
I Tulleries, Louvre, Place de l'Opera,
etc. C arriage drives soon take us to
Vfloat. Napoleon's tomb, Notre Dame, Hastile,
Eiffel Tower and Place de la Concorde.
.Religion has still a .strong hold upon the French
people despite reports to the contrary. The
Human Catholic churches visited were usually
thronged with devout worshippers. Only one
Catholic church did we tiud closed and for sale.
It was in Foutaiubleau and belonged to the
Capuchin order of monks who were expelled
from France because of their political activity,
l ite rural population have many quaint religious
ceremonies, notably the Fete-Dieu, when the
priests beseeeh (Joil "to bless the earth and all
its produce?wheat, wine, fruit and flower, the
water we ill ink, and the grass we tread upon"
and sprinkles the ground, trees and rivers with
holy water. Hut even the French Protestantism
is not free from sueh inoffensive and poetical
superstition.
Cliantillv and Pontainbleau are
! charming places to visit by auto. The
a j former contains the famous castle of the
X Condes. the latter the forest of Fontainhlcati,
the largest and most beautiful in
Franee, and the palace oriarimillv built
I! about llfiO A. D. Napoleon I occupied
it and it contains bis apartments as he
! left them, apartments of Marie Antionette.
Madame do Maintenon. and of Pope
Pius VIT, who was held as a prisoner
from June, 1812, to January, 1814. The
whole interior of the mapmificent chateau
or palace is a memory of ptreat past days,
5? " when France, under Napoleon, was leadin
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Brussels, Waterloo and Antwerp were
next visited. They are situated in the
little kingdom of Belgium which used to be
called "the eoek-pit of Europe" because of the
many battles fought in it. Here sixteen miles
from Brussels is the famous battlefield, just men