, 1877-09-15
ylrca 0f I'll ;lIic ayeck uf tnef Human lIfc,
anI IFS eonsruncrrt5
What shall NJ .ay, also. nf tt'c

s,sos u ri :lie wreck of ttmcf Human lie,
anit IFS ccnsrnilcrrt5
Whit shall NJ .1y, alsn. nf fhc
PRESENT RAGE Fon RESTORATION,
wh|s h tAtlsrs si.h Immense Sims Of money In
In layitt,t urt, t1Ie interiors NJ cIiufthrs and
cntheral.! Ifs,w ran thcsc .r>nn1rnrris II I lIc
% order hc n.a'ie 10 t'sss."i , A,st help ilc
ttOnc. inst rs n,1sh n& q ichth:i tlrty. What
ly.ng ini|uentc raliatct fr'm thu rth oitl"s 10
multi a.ri urltt'tfc community that surrounds
change In their nciahdorhool. Are tho lowly
lrl upwardf' Arc the lofty brought 10 hNrniIi-
tyl Does tho oneness q Humanity make Itself
tt' Ss s2s So rt thf aeis Ica. q uoss s1saf Yr IT.
wss' MI hundred wears aru. Wv. Lord
remalns my Lord. MI Lady Is still my Lady.
The living Church Of Christ.--a church, of
souls truly illuminated and truly coN,b!ned,-
those w|l6 restore The rathc,lrata are mi intent
upon building this, aml tiles. 10 nut build It.
ami 40 the churci! remains T. dead rlurc.-the
s:%tis ton't, oi faith which men hurry alive.
With All ia sounding p.ams and naughty
ec,..sons, It 10 still an IDOL of wood anu stone.
We arc taken 10 sec
acknowledgements,
devised. decorated. and endowed BY NJ. Gambler
larry. 1t Is considered very beautiful work,
and 10 doubt ,'ctcrvcs sncl. consideration. Yet
will ropy from mv journal the fcw lines which
rcenrtI tny impressions ri It:
Lofty. anil beautiful tpirc. Cl,urcl, .very
dark, That on first entering one cal. acc little
Of what is within. Should like to preach there
from thc text: 'dod said. l.ct thcra be flgit!'
full Of Icusla that never Thought, aud of cloth
lug which never Ind botltc. In them. A't,ot,g
tthct Hgurcs, AlMiunru, Incapable Ut
GI1isTn1ty ii ';., t;Te's's a" nha"n and impossible
Amid these tlcllchtful'surrounttlngs one wcck
IL a'luurcaersfrc runs rnpiiiy hway. At Its
close. VT tly l,ack to !.o,'tlon. rcnoIcl atn! re-
embark At 1lnrwIctl lur Rotterdam, Determined,
At this latq period of 3t, to set foot fu tiullal.
NorTEHnAN.
A 1uict night OH LoAr.! the Claude Hamilton
brought US lnthis scll-knuwn city. lis asjcct
Is very dutch inilectl. We EUt n dear untl ba.i
breakfast nj the rntlroad-ttatop. n,i'l endcayur
to i,d our way to the various ohicrts OF Inter.
Church, or satleta1,-- 1,--wllosc vast proportions
tcl VI tlc old lsulI.al'tst times, white ts plu:f,
Interior anu wl,tcwasl,cd walls atsest tic rrut-
cstant ia'!ovation. The Dutch languars ID 50
trrgues that VIZ can casilv nuke out tho
signs and advertisements vi the vnrlous sllops:
but, when VIC attempt to ninke Ourselves It'll.
ucrstoo,1. the resemblance avaIls us little, and
au atmuspllcra Of extreme louGt. We tlo,
nevertheless, find cur way ~ the principal gal
lery Of paintings, which fs called "Buyr'an's
Museum, IN ilonor of Its founder. Here We
tini valuable md tntereating nrray Of Dulcl,
tnnstcrs, suctl rs Both, Rol, Breusllcl, Cuyp,
enl 80 an. Some pictures, which represent
uutCM stfGGi6 1eueGtetl I'll l]ntEn canals, arc III
tcrcsti,g from their high nuisil aud effect Tue
Dutcl, artist is clearly tplost ialorious rreatu.c,
a,.l, whatever may be Ills economies, he snares
ht1nscf mn pains. Ills pictures Il, consequence,
lave Ereat perfection, anu stlow tic cafco pf
ends anil command of Incans wtirl, reward only
the most putrilt nnd exhaustive study.
Rotterdam luoks itkc thriving md fnllus-
trio1is city, It's streets arc everywhere trnyerscl
by eauuls, wI1osu numerous barges attest tho
extent OF Its business mil cu,nniercc Npu,ep
uf tho working class all wear white cans,-tually
Of them wearing utso curious gold ornament,
rlatle like curkRcrew, TN either tcmpc,
Cuuntrywomen Of the better class wear rans Of
!nc lace, through which one secs what looks
like d aort oE outside skull l,-e0yerng the back
part OF tic IIcad,-malc either Of Eojl ur OF
silver. The cap ID also adorned with gold pins,
often Of very rich pattern, but placed Ia very
tastcIcsk manner.
We passed but few hours III Rotterdam,
proceeding thence to
TIE HAGUE
ritz Of almost romantic interest. Hero re lost
liz time n visiting our Stitl3ter, Mr. Dirncy, Il
Sun Ut tile distinguished Aut!-Slaysry champion
Of that ilanc. Thu great kindness asiA atteu-
t!ou OF this friend enabled US to sec many things
during o,,r short stay ut the Hague. Our first
great ,.la:c Ut fashionable resort for tue Itngucrs
ye,,icnt nelrnc>s to thu town llselt. The way
thtthcs IL through q lorcy park, tltlekly shaded
hY tlno trees, asitl eullvuuel BY various cafes
and summer payiltons. Huff mn hours drive