St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-11-05
London---The Great.

London---The Great.
D0Ir CdIc1OnidR The London Di-
rcct"rN is an octave volume of 253O
pages. \ friend. who has consulted it,
informs me that il contains the names
of I~:5O Smiths. of whom lis are
named John: 50 Browns 800 Joneses.
and SIS ClaikS. Do not these figures
help to show the size of this city ,
These Smiths i'll the directory represent
at least 5000 Smiths in the city. Nine
regiments of smiths Four regiments
each of Browns. JoncsrS. and ClaIh> :,
TwcntV one thousand in one city from
these four families, OfthcmScl\ts they
would make an Oakland W Il Sacra
mcnt". The last census g ives London
Il population of owe three and a-halt
millions fifteen times Us many aS there
are people in san Francisco. The city
covers IN area of one hundred and forty
in width and one hundred and forty
miles in length. 1t would reach the
entire length of the state of Vermont.
Such Il city is London. which measures
fourteen miles in length 10y ten in
bre;ldth Yet Nincvrli of old was larger
than London. and NincNeh is in ruins.
London contains much that is bcauti-
| ful. in architecture and in her parks.
and Vet it is not il beautiful city, like
| Paris. Its greatness oNcrShadoW> it,
beauty, its antiquity, and its activity
and Vet. these three elements contribute
~ its grandeur. Its parliament build
ing>. Westminster Abbey. 1t. Paul :
Cathedral. the roy al palaces, are both
bcautitu! and ancient. No building
have seen in any land >ccm> to me 81
fascinating. 50 sacred, and 81 grand i>
Westminster. SIrip ii "t its history and
its monuments. and ST. Peters, at Rome.
would seem grandcr far, for ! can never
forget It's wonderful dome but there Is
Il richness of beauty in Westminster
Abbey that fills ones heart. lp"l
every side the statues of England'> glr;Il
and famous men look down upon him
At every step he walks over the last
resting place of king or queen, III
Isaac Newton or an Addison, Il Dickens
or IL Livingston. 1t is not Westminster
Abbey alone that he sees it is England
in the time of Elizabeth it is Scotlam,
in the reign of the unhappy Queen o
Scots: it is India in the time of Hast
ng>: it is Africa opening up before
Livingston it is America receiving
from this Abbey all that is mortal q"
Peabody.
The service in Westminster Abbey ii
choral and decidedly ritualistic, not
withstanding the fact that Dean Stan
ley is reckonrd among the low churcl
party think the term ''hroad' w"ul'
better designate his position.
ST. Paul's Cathedral. with its mag
niticcnt dome. lO4 feet in height, is
landmark in the city. 1t is the strong
hold of the high church wing of tn
national establishments. The service
choral, and performed daily. Th
readers and singers are all robed II
white-no female singers being allowed
Upon the altar stand two large wa,
candles, while Il large crucitiX in staine'
b glass ornaments the window above tn
. altar When visiting the tomb "
Shakspcarc. in Il church at Stratford
upon-Avon. | witnessed commune
service 50 ritualistic that | asked
ycr"eI at its close lift were Il Roman Cath
ollie church, He paused Il moment an
replied: mo. it is an English Cation
church," He spoke truthtully. think
for Il large number in the estahliShe
church. They reject papal authority
' but they would rather fraterniZe wit
, the Greek church, or with the oil
, Catholics, as at Bonn recently, or eve
with the church of Rome itself, tha
with any church among the N"n-Cou
IS land. Its tendencies toward Rome al
= aupa,ent. rs may he judged from til
title of Nh Glad~tonc's recent pamphle
..Is the Church of England worth pr,
serving ?" To this question of his thel
! may he diverse answers, but the Churc
of England still contains some OF I'll
mnst noble Christian men of the time
mem who help hold England i'll h'
place as a grand Christian nation; me
whose hearts beat with sympathy f'
st Moody and Sankey in their recent w"rt
men who aIe promoters "i the "o'h
nd Bible Societies, Tract Societies. MI