Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-11-06
GEO. o. BARNES in SCOTLAND
.PRAIsE THE LORD"


GLASGOW, Oct. Sth, 'S3 !
Dear Interior:
On Sunday morning, more thsn any
other day, one is reminded Of being in Scot
land. 1t is psthstic to think how these Is
raelites Of the British Isles hold fast to
Sabbath observance, even after the thing IL
points to is quite obscured IL not quite lost
Indeed they "know not what thev do" but
it was long ago written (Exod. BIB, "Ver
lily my sabbaths ye shsl! keep; for il is q
sign between me and you throughout your
generations" and this explains il all TO one
who knows their covenant origin and pat
rician birth. So, when the hush Of the
S sbbstb, with its almost painful stiffness
settles down on such a wicked city as Glss-
gov, only broken by the clang Of the deep
toned church bells. and the simultaneous
ouipour Of population from house to street,
the thronging crowds crossing and re-cross-
ing esch others path in making their way
to their own church; when all hubbub
and commotion subsides, as suddenly as IL
began, because the houses for worship have
epgufed the moving tbrong as in a moment
and the Sabbath stillnes reigns for an hour
and half to be broken yet again by the re
turn Of the worshippers to dinner, one
sees Glasgow and Scotland at its best. The
afternoon strolling fills the streets 80 10
other cities and by night the throngs Of
idlers almost take the place, certain cen.
tres Of gathering having dense crowds that
quite block up the pass-wsy so that quiet
have 20 either thread their
way in the midst Of mobs Of people, or seek
come quiet thorougbfare in their way
churchman's, or homewards, to escape the
iostle.
ALLAN we went en- JamUe to hear the
great and good DIR. Andrew Bonsr. Of the
"Free Kirk" whose church is but 10 min
ute-' walk from our lodgings ! remem
bered, as we were on our way thither, how
this dear mans name had been an honored
one with me, since his charming Life and
Letters Of McCheyne," Of Dundee. had
helped in my seminary days to mould my
life. His gifted brothers DIR. Horatius, Of
now, but then Of Kelso), poetry
had often stirred my heart, but ANDREW.
Of Collsce," as he was in those earlier years,
was my model man. His church is a sub
stantial stone structure; four great pillows
in front with the usual scroll capitals and
'urmounted by a small, octsgonal cupola,
lone topped-all neat and plain, but moth
ing imposing or grand. The interior il an
exact horse shoe, with spacious gallery
around the curve and two sides; pulpit in
he space between the corks Of the shoe;
Dews rather comfortable and the arrange.
nents for entrance and exit admirable,
consisting Of vestibules running the entire
ength Of the building on both sides, 20
hat the congregation can come in and 90
,ut from different ways, all meeting at the
,reat front ante-room, with amplest accom-
notation for the exit Of diagorged audi
nee. Our party seated, a moment alter
Yards enters neatly dressed usher, with
wallow-tail coat, white cravat, Burnside"
Vhiskers, bearing great bible, which he
deposits on the pulpit cushion and waits at
be top of the stairs, holding the pulpit
Ioor open for the doctor. In little while
be latter walks up the aisle instead Of
coping up into the pulpit from mysteri-
us depths Of vestry in the rear, as is the
ustom elsewhere; and mounting the stairs
nth step from which the elasticity Of
outh has long since departed, faces the
congregation and gives me the coveted OPP
'ortunity of studying the venerable face Of
ne Of scotland's best men. He must be
Iell on TO eighty, though wonderfully pre-
erved-not looking over three score-and-
en-. Iron.gray hair and whiskers, short
trimmed and cut of his chin, but girdling
is throat; hair thin on top Of the head. but
tin covering II enough TO battle badness;
PIPER lip and mouth shaver; full oval
ace. with many deep lines on brow and
heeks; gray.blue eyes, rather prominent