Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-21
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Foreign Correspondence Of the Free Press and Times
From Camei's Hump to Paris.

VT. + X Ell
Foreign Correspondence of the Free Press and Times
From Camers Hump to Paris.
No VI.
SUNDAYS IN ENGLAND AND PARIS.
To the Editor Of the Free Press and Times
/ have, in previous letter, given yon1
readers some account Of my first Sunday,
Oct Oath. in Liverpool. Oct. 3lst and Nov.
9th was in Richmond near London, and at
tended divine service IN Congregational,
English and Methodist churches At the
English church the audience was large, the
house being crowded with large proportion
OF Young people and children The service
was highly ritualistic, the Rector being a.
sisted nv reader and BY choir Of boys IN
white robes. or whatever they were called
The reading was intoned with sins-sons,
drawing. almost screaming tone. only II
uart ineligible. and lar from impressive
or worshiptui-t0 ne. should say, Tor the
congregation seemed 10 enter into 1t with ID
terest. It was one Of the saints days and
the sermon was an exposition Of that and
an exhor1a1ion 10 receive Its lessons and 10
prof. bv them It urged temperance and
other virtues. AMI contained some harsh de-
nunciation of the sins fine times, especially
Of intemperance in England.
At the Methodist church the whole order
of the service. the preaching and the appear
anee Of the congregation W. 50 mach ike
what one sees and hears III the United States
that should not have thought myself IN
foreign country. The audience appeared 10
be thoroughly democratic, and the preaching
/ did not appear u me 10 show SO much learn
inr and trained eloquence as ! had expected
from what / have seen OF English Methodist
preachers in America The sermon Wa
loosely planned an contained much that
was commonplace The-house was not half
filed. The -reachcr appeared 10 simple
citizen Or
The Congregation. ehape- Wa rather
smau. ana uot filed. The audience. of about
TWO hundred was mostly adults, lev youth
/ or children ll appeared g. oe made up Of
solid ueoule. strong. weA-0-ainel. and
/ thoughtful The hymns Were the old
/ scotch versions. strong 10 Bible doctrine.
/ ana rough 10 lvrica. characscr. The music
was NOT had. bur seemed O. be esteemed
smal part of the service by the audience,
and especially by the pastor Ihe nitro
6ucr1-v se-viee- had more uart- ana more
variety than win Us. The pastor was
seotcamau thoroughly educated anc trained
In docrrlnal theology and Bible exposition
uI- language was cnlicl. according O. the
old English models his voice pleasant. bis
styie anu ora10-v na,ura. an flexible bis
1rte-ureratlnrs clear Gud sound. according
d. the standard of modern Lalvlnlsm. au-
ms manner reyereut, with refined dignity
I heard nm severa. time sometime a.
weee dav lecture Alr0cerner. lbs dr.
courses were the m0st Instructive. elevatinr
bibiica and stimulating % pure devotion
ana Christian living OF any that nave beard
anroad and 10 iac- are among the very
best nave ever listened O.. Bat i- wa
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