The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1875-11-10
European Correspondenoe--NO. ..
Lorpor. September. 1875.

feets of echo in the singing The great buildings ar
nearly empty the singers and audience in AMI
near the choir and YOU perhaps, far away in th'
nave. where you cannot catch the words. Then-th
sweet, plainve minors of the responses by the boys
are waited to you from arch and dome and frettet
ceiling till you fancy that the pictured saints around
and above softly breathing the strains The or
gan tones linger about you, making faint interude
till new response brings fresh gush Of sound, and
once more begins the exquisite harmony of the boys
higher parts, and the rich bass that aecOnpanie:
them. 1t is something touching and tender beyond
description and fills listener with sweet melan-
chOy" from which be unWittingy rouses to go out
from dim, music haunted aisles into glare of sun
shine, and the confusion of the thoroughfares.
Whatever be ones form of worship at home,-if he
has VT is doubt, his experience in travel that
he enjoys attending the forms which he is unused.
But, after all the luxury of such experience. and
had it twice day for several days, it did seem home
like to get into dissenting congregation again
and hear an earnest prayer poured from the pas
tors own heart, and suited to the known, present
wants OF the people, and to join in singing
Sweet hour of Prayer" and " Come ye that love
the Lord"
That was at Surgeons Tabernacle, and was fol-
lowed by an excellent, practical sermon, delivered
distinctly and without apparent effort, in tones that
reached every one of his 1000 hearers We sat quite
behind, but lost not word Think of the singing of
that mass of people They led by a precentor,
who stands on the pulpit PLATFORM which is on level
with the first gallery, without instrument without
a choir.
The pastor gives out the number of the hymn, and
reads stanza which is sung then another and 4.
singing and reading after the Old-fashOned way of
81 lining
1t would have been interesting to watch that great
audience struggling of the dSOrs. bat did not
wait. We were spared the rush, got out among
the first.
Sturgeon is a IObust-lOOking man, with full voice,
and familiar manner in the pulpit. When he gives
out hymn, " Come friends" says he, let us have
some singing. The last was hymn of devotion, now
let US have the 9lsta right joyful song of praise.
Quick and lively, / have read verse, be-
gin /"
confess with all due admiration for congregational
singing is apt to Drag and there was reason for
his admonition.
He is eminently preacher for the masses. His
easy amer of coming forward and leaning the
pulpit railing his choice OfcOmmOn phrases and prov
CRIBS, as =" look out,' a. mind what you're up to-"
not bit of it,, and " fine feathers do not make fine
birds his use of funny anecdotes and illustrations
make him popular with such an audience and he,
doubtless, in connection with his helpers, does them
much good. His church and congregation number
5000 and he may well exclaim, when I heard him.
" How eau be pastor my 5000 people? You must
come up to the help. and be pastors with me, of
another"
1t is impossible to give any idea of the scenes and
incidents of travel in any short space of time much
less to give an idea of the varied impressions prOdu
ced on the mind of the traveller.
One very pleasant conviction grows me the long
err 1 remain in England of the honesty of the people
an honesty that is,-at least in country places as
where allowed to saunter unmatched about rich
mems grounds,-that is, I say, above suspicion of
others. Even in London you trusted if respect
able looking. The other day we in haste after
an early breakfast and the waiter quite ready
to make change for us. Our faces were known, we,
had breakfasted two three times at the place
so we returned to say We are in haste for train,
will it do well to pay tomorrow morning az oh,
certainly" was the answer, and hurried away to
train, which might have been to the remotest end
of Great Britain for aught the waiter knew
There is an odd sensation, too, in buying pair of
thread gloves for cents that you would give 621 for
in Honolulu and reading bills Offar for rs cent din
ners all along the Streets that would rs cents in
the Eastern States.
1t is well to come to England when one has run
through" his wardrobe that he may here repenish it,
One also replenishes his knowledge of the English
language among people who possess and do SO many
more things than the Americans. IcannOt help wish
ing every day that l was in company with an Eng
lishman who could answer the score of questions
about and things new and old, that wish to
ask.
Another new experience is finding your way about
a thoroughfare that is in part called road, then
q street, and then something else, very likely; first
Uxbridge road for instance, then Oxford street, then
Holborn and High Hoborn &c. As to the numbering,
that is dire confusion all side among the
three four hundreds, perhaps and those right OPP
poste among the teens, and probably if you go around
little alley at the back of house you find the
number the rear as on the 'front.' And one is con-
stany stumbling to queer places unexpectedly, Of
which might say more, and may perhaps in another
letter.
The sudden coming upon wOuld-reuOuuced spot
when you were not expecting it, during the intricate
winding of bus ride, is surprise that awaits
every day in n new city. You pass the Old Bailey,
or some commemorative tower, OF you even get into
Billiugsgate, as did, not long ago. though not by
bus, for there none there.
We inquired our way from the Tower to London
Bridge Of two officers at corner. The younger one
began to direct us roundabout way, when the elder
interrupted and pointed out the " nearest way" and
as we started of we thought overhead little dis
cussion going on between them. When found my
self in Bngsgate, / admired the politeness of the
younger officer who could not have sent lady
through sue b nasty" lane, but was delighted,
notwithstanding, that the older one has interfered,
and got us into place that should have taken
time to search out. L that L also found pleas
ure, not only 10 seeing bat in hearing Billings
gate about :" he said he'd mash my head" and " I'd
kill him dead for it in n minute" l afraid I'd
be killed dead &c, in the slippery, dirty lane full
of enormous drays just grazing by each other and of
bales of goods desceudngon to your sidewalk from
unknown heights. 1 always say to myself in such
places 1T is in this way that people get killed."
and feel for my pocket diary with my name and
friends, addresses, so to myself that they
will hear of my " death by bale of goods" if hap
pens.
The fish market itself is we'll worth seeng,-t is
shady and COOL and full Of stalls Of beautifully color
ed fish, and you civilly treated, and do not re-
gret your adventure, notwithstanding your freights
about drays and boxes, and rough passers outside
We have been twice to Hyde Park. 1t is not % the |
season." even though Parliament was belated, and |
hastened ncontnenty at the last to get prorogued in
time for the opening of grouse shooting, the 18th |
August. Poor Pimsoll had hard fight Of it to Sc /
cure his in the hurry for the hunt; but be
came of by apology on his side for the storm he
IN ade in the house, and by a compromise the other
side to satisfy him and the public about his pet bill
IN sacu-a urnfartion he lives of seamPn in The