Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-08
LECTURE BY DIR. M'FERRIS.
His Impressions of Ireland, Scot
laud, Paris and London.
Nashville American. II

nashville American, IL
Rev. DR.. j. B. McFerrin lectured
last night at McKendree church on
his trip to the ecumenical council held
in London.
When he embarked on the City Of
Berlin on August 9th, it was so hot
be thought he would dissolve. Once
out at sea. the cool, braciug winds
we're so refreshing hat all we're jubi-
liant, but pretty soon the sea became
roughand they began to wilt (laughter);
they were the sickeSt set he had ever
seen.
He landed at Queenstown, intend
ing to go through ireland, Scotland
aud France before going to London.
Cork is a pretty town. Many evidences
of prosperity aud poverty were seen.
The large number of professional beg
CARS was astonishing. One woman
who had trinkets to sell urged them to
buy so that she could get money to go
to the races with. 1t could be readily
seen what her religion was. 1t was a
land OF wealth and poverty.
There was a better class Of
people living in the north Of
Ireland. They were better clad and
seemed more prosperous. The we'll
TODD freshman was a good looking
man. He made a speech at an indus
trial school, presided over by several
we'll dressed, handsome and intelligent
ladies. He was told he must not
speak Of religion. Well, all he said
was that he was a native Irishman
born in America. Romanism prevailed
in the south of Ireland and Protest
ism in the North. He would not I'M
dertake to say why the difference in
intelligence and prosperity was found
in the tive sections, butthe Romanists
claimed they we're prosecuted in the
North, and the Protestants claimed
to be prosecuted in the South. Ire
land was a beautiful country. Its
flowers we're the fairest and prettiest
he had ever seen, and its hills, valleys,
mountains and rivers were possessed
Of natural scenery unexcelled any
where
The doctor then recounted his visit
TO Scotland, recalling many historical
"reminiscences of Stirling Castle, Glas-
gov and Edinburg. He preached at
Stirling and visited the spot where
John Knox was supposed to have
been buried. The names of John
Knox and Sir Walter Scott we're
revered above all others in Scotland.
The people we're a devout people and
kept holy the Sabbath day. There
was no working on Sunday, the streets
were filed with people going to
church.
Going over TO Paris, he preached
again. He preached every time he
got a chance. Paris was a gay and
goddess dancing place, full of inidel-
ity. He had seen its magnificent
gardens, its splendid palaces, and had
visited the many costly and beautiful
monuments erected by the Napoleons
and other heroes; then going over to
London, be stood 10 the room where
John Wesley died and felt more in
terest there than in the magnificent
palaces Of Napoleon.
He noticed that Bishop Quintard
had stated that the Church Of Eng
land has increased when the ritual
was adopted fifty years ago. This he
thought was a mistake. The Bishop
also invited the Methodists back into
their church. He felt much obliged,
but this was like the porch telling the
house to come in. There was not
room for all the Methodists in the
Episcopal churches, if they all come
at once. Laughter The Methodists
were the only denomination outside
the Church of England that had in
creased its number during the past
year.
lhe doctor closed by recounting his
voyage home, the safe arrival at New
York and his impressions Of the re-
ligious results Of the council.