Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-11-23

old Doctor and would not say even THE,
but Tor the Truths" sake.
We began at Pariick In Burgh Hall last
night II is q beautiful room, bright, airy,
easy to speak and sing In, snd seating L.
500 The lower psrt was fun and on the
platform weenioyed the novelty Of having
halfdoasn or more "ciiirsns Of credit
aud renorn" at our backs, giving the
weight Of their presence as an endorsement
to the meeting. Thankful and glad, but
not leaning on them at all. 0nly the
LORD shall have the credit Of bolstering
these services from fret 10 lasi. lam 90
glad We came TO England without iniroduc.
duciion or endorsement by the great
ones" in Church or State; for now the
LORD will get the glory Of all results
The gentleman who go, up the Burgh
Hall meeting, engaged the room and
shouldered the responsibility, iss Mr.. A.
T. Anderson. one Of the firm Of Anderson 4
Sons, wealthy merchants on Argyle street.
and brother Of lady who became interest
ed in the gospel preach. Al Hoxton Hall.
II was in answer to letter from him ran
over TO Glasgow for day in last JAY; add
now he has secured this opening at the ear
liest moment Of leisure from ether engage
ment& The LORD gave liberty in speak
ing Last night and seven confessed the dear
Name. Propitious number Of blessing to
begin with. Considering the quarterly
communion and that on that day. at least,
the prophecies" require every one to. be at
their own kirk, at all the services. we had
a 6rpt.rate turnout to begin with. We trust
HIM for mighty blessing
The prodigious establishment Of Wylie
4 Lockbead-funeral undertakes, earrisge
birers, post and job masters. is just scross
the way, stretching along the entire block.
Here ssin London the pondsrous funeral
paraphernalia strikes the eye and We have
more than enough Of Il; for every day since
We have been here. the awful structure in
which the coffin is carried rumbles ont q
their courtyard, drawn by the coslblack,
Flemish stations; followed by the mourn.
ing coaches, many or few, - paid for drawn
by their coal-black, Flemish s,allions; all
driven by cOschmen In solemn livery, with
siove-piPe hats, snveloped in streaming
"weepers"-blsck for old and white for
young people-and swsy they 60, rsilling
over the stony streets 10 get their dreadful
freight Of inanimsie clay, and bleeding,
quivering hearts that remsin still 10 be
torn and tortured BY him who has the
power Of death that l. the devil" The
mopstrous hearse is unlike anything We
have In our country, No plate glass, nor
relieving ornamentation, bot closely shut
up, and although covered with prohision
Of elaborate mouldings. looking like very
prison house on wheels; ponderous, tower.
Jog, cspacions and dreadful. generally, Ia
Eoglsnd, over vehicle little les huge,
they have enormous plumss fairly covering
the vhole top Of the hearss. The horses
hue and they sre the same; bred for the
purpose almost exclusively, imported from
the Netherlands, very long names dtails,
snowy and active, not very large, but Of
blackness have no where else seen 10 the
equine race. The funerals are classified By
the undertakes az first, second and third
rlsss, according TO price. which latter 10
BY the number Of carriages and
Of hesrse arrangements. Poor
people often embafass themselves for long
periods by having ''frst.clsss" funerals
when they can lily afford the expense. But
Ihese "proprietiesv bind our brethren ofthe
British Isles. ss they do ourselves. in less
isgree, 10 fetiers Of brass. A few chsrsc-
eri.tic features. as they fall under notice,
will jot down: The milkmen take their
LARRY products Of milk and cream around
o customers In wooden keg', instead Of 10
treat tin cans. as ia England and with Us.
don't know why. except that |, has been
he custom for 20 long.
The Scotch use hank notss more largely
han the Englisb, though not as freely "a
se do In America. In England the SMALL
ct note you see is the Bank Of England rs.
II SOS. Here 81 notes on various banks
ire in use; with Les % gold seen. though
liver and copper for change are indispsh.
able. The bank notes are awkwsrd-look.
ng. square things. with no preteniions to
printing. but very handy to
Isve about "fors' that" And awkward"
L. q relative term. Our graceful,
national currency, or
may look awkward TO Scotch
nan, in turn. "Lst ne have peace" Speak
20 OF scotchmen. see the honored name
4 the dear scotchman who sent me over
he big pond" now and sgsin az ride
long the tram, in gilt letters upon various
igns. And as George was reading in Rob-
Toy the other day she came across the sane
anne in the mouth OF "Biilie Nieol Jar
lie" who proposes to raise certain sum
I money to help friend out Of difficulty,
n connection with "Sandie steenson and
ohm Pirie In Candleriggs." In that very
'andleriggs saw a sign with "Duucan 4
'iriep on II last Saturday night as went
D the meeting. We turned into the Salt
larkst and crossed the ancient space known
> the "Cross Of Glasgow" every night on
ur way thither aud the "Tron steeple" in