Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-12-07
GEO. o. BARNES in SCOTLAND
"PRAISE THE LORD"
PETEKHEAD, SCOTLAND, I
NOVEMBER 10, 1898.

Dear lhaerir'
We are in latitude Sc 81 n, on .
promontory jutting further into the Ger
man Ocean than any other point along this
eastern Scottish coast; 547 miles north Of
London and 13s north Of Edinburgh. Let
me retrogrsde little to tell you how We
got here.
Nv last was closed in the fogs Of Glasgow
after midnight. We were to leave that
most hospitsble city at Q; We had about
hours rest in sleep. which sufficed to keep
up. but not fully 10 refresh-- Saturday
morning broke drearily. the rain pattering
dismslly on the window psnes; the feeble
day -spring needing the aid Of gas to give
US light 10 dress by; Gre In the sitting-room
laboring to burn brightly, but failing Gig.
nslly; and most trying Of all our little par
~ to be separated for season. Willie going
to London for shat work the LORD will
open up there. and We four in just the OPP
posits direction to do our work. II was a
good chance for saying "Pr.ise the LORD"
promptly and frequently, which We did,
and 90 found "perfect peace" IL never
fAils. At the station We found beloved
friends, who had brsved the weather to give
us cheering "send-ofL" Dear Bros. simp.
son. ST., Hunter Craig and Richard Hunter
with Mrs.. Hunter and Mi's Hannah Hun.
ter and the "wes" Charley and Ethel Hun.
ier-laddie and lss-is We love 90 dearly
who wished TO come with papa and mama
and we're allowed, despite the rain. These
dear friends brought fruits TO refresh Us on
tho journey. and other tokens ofIoving in
tsrest In our work that will not be forgot
ten on earth or in heaven. Praise the
LORD for the thoughtful ones who remem.
Der these closing eourtesies Of visit-most
grateful to the heart OF all the others and
most needed, really. God bless those who
forget not TO break the sometimes cruel
power Of strange arrivals and lingering de-
psrtures. BE Il gift" or grace" Il is some
times very grateful 10 the loving heart.
We came via Stirling. Perth and Aber-
deen-20O milsu-chsnging at the two
last named places and both times for the
worse. But we had very pleasant jour
bey. The country between Glasgow and
Perth Is about like Lincoln and Garrard,
only fsrmed perfectly, which my dear home
counties are not. in every case. The Scotch
are Incompatible farmers --betisr even than
the English. which Is SAYING all that one
can say for them. From Perth 10 Aberdeen
Il Il rather more broken. the road running
through broad valley into high ranges Of
hills on either side. miles away. Before
Aberdeen We pass through deep
cuts, showing the gray and red Scotch gran
lie, familiar TO us In tombstones only, but
Of which all Aberdeen Is built as indeed
Peterhead IL, and many other cities have
not seen. II Is much cheaper 10 build with
granite than with brick or wooA Can you
fancy a whole county With cities and viii
lagos In sioneg That is Scotia. From Alb
srdeen 10 Pslerhsad-60 miles-by a rail,
way the counterpart Of the Lebanon Branch
Of the l. a n, 10 dot-the country Is 50
like Connecticut between Hartford and
Norwich that We each remarked II without
suggestion from the other; 80 the rssem-
blance must have been very striking one.
The rate Of speed was ais, the old 2Oper.
hour OF the l. a N. that | knew 20 well