Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-13

Wei sung, ana chorus rendered by the au-
dience in the same stunning way a. the
others. Then an address with prodigious
action and BODILY exercise" from brother
in uniform. Then banjo solo by a good
man, who told US he once belonged TO the
Zulu Minstrels" and BACKED HE face to
serve his old master, and, looked and acted
as much like him as he could; but who was
now follower Of the Lamb and consecra.
ted his little gift the best he knew how.
lie then gave a solo, admirable in tone and
words, but in a real Jim Grow" style, that
offended less than | could have thought
possible. Then a sister spoke admirably
and eloquently. The Salvation Army has
Holiness on liz banner and teaches Il az bold
ly as Wesley did. This is the secret Of ts
success. | came away saying with all my
heart, "God bless the Salvation Army ~
They reach "the poor" and that's the class
Jesus Christ came to preach the gospel to
especially. What is the use Of quarreling
with a brass band and tambourines and
wild choruses and banners, when thousands
Of men and women are rescued from gin
and rum and brandy and debauchery Of
still lower grader "The tree ia known by
lite fruits" And the fruits Of the s. A. are
good-no one can deny that God bless
theml
Sunday Marie and went TO westmin-
ster Abbey TO worship. The Dean preach
ed a solid sermon and the communion, al.
ways observed on Easter Sunday, was the
most delightful and impressive ever re-
member to have enjoyed anywhere. Don't
think am either "High church" or ezra.
~" but Westminster Abbey is the place Of
places to me. There is the 'Stone Of Is.
rael" and there to-day feel the presence
Of the Shepherd OF Israel and no where else.
Blame me who will; l still repeat these
words Of truth and soberpess" "He that
hath ears to hear let him hear"
At night we all went to hear Dr. Joseph
Parker, the worldwide famous Congrega-
tionslist ("Independents," they call them
here) preacher Of "High Holborn." We
were we'll repaid again. His "LOndon
Temple" is huge building second only
to Mr.. Surgeons metropolitan TAberns-
Gle" Judge it will hold 5000, packed, as
Surgeons holds 1000, in a Jam. II is,
like Surgeons, perfect oval, with one
gallery running all around, TO SIS two Of
the same. The pulpit is also like that Of
the Tabernacle" almost in line with the
lower seats Of the gallery, and in one end
OF il was the speaker, visible from every
seat, tho some only see his back. Of course.
Three hundred gas jets brilliantly illumi-
nate the elegant room, glorious in gliding
and paint. exquisitely laid on and not Of
the sombre hue so uniformity di,fguring
places Of worship. The organ is grand; the
choir we'll trained; the cornetist a master Of
his instrument aud the congregational
singing the very finest ever heard-far
surprising Surgeons, Beecher's and Tai.
mage's-fner than all of these latter The
anthem awake Thou that Sleepest," as
rendered by the choir last night, was sim
ply Of indescribable sweetness. DIR. Parker
himself looks very like my dear old friend
Jno. G. Young, Of Danville, having the
same powerful Hexibility Of mouth and the
same brow Of genius; close shaver as a
monk and not unlike one in his flowing
gown, and round bald surface in the ex-
act place of monks tonsure, gradually en-
croaching on his otherwise bushy hair, now
l.. L. n
mon order; hrst-Tate actor and very dra-
matte in all he does from fret to last. His
voice is very like Edwin Forests in his
palmy days, and he manages il with great
skill. Coming into the pulpit, in very
deep, impressive tone he makes the 'invo-
cation" as il is called in clerical parlance. |
10 all his prayers. besides this deep tone,
he has habit | never knew IN any one |
else Of waiting long while between the
last words and the "amen." IL Is most i'm |
pressive and at once pointed out 10 me |
defect we all are guilty OF, 80 far as / have
heard, viz, the robbing the word Of its
true import and solemnity by hasty utter
ance. The pause is sometimes almost
painful in DIR. P.'s prayers, bat II is ever
impressive. After reading the hymn 80
that the words remain in your mind in
spite OF yourself, ne Hhhuh IN rhpt pos
ture gazing upwards while Il is being sung,
swaying his body to aud fro in time and
then softly nodding his head, exhibiting
the most intense enjoyment in the exercise
and drawing the whole audience after him
to share il, as they singly watch his mo-
lions; / will not write "maneuvers," for
they are manifestly genuine. He prays as
,weetly as Mr.. Beecher in his better days,
when knew him while was at Princeton
md loved to hear him 30 much. The
growing resemblance to my friend, Jno. g
Young, greatly affected me An undercur-
-ent of memory went all through the re-
naming exercises, disarming all thoughts
II criticism. He preached lovely sermon
m "The LORDS death"-l Cor. 1lth.
These three words he enlarged upon in tho
most original and beautiful manner, his
audience spell-bound from beginning to
nding. But enough for the present. We
III liked DIR. Parker and this uniform lik-
ng among seven varying tastes and capac-
ties is the best way Of telling what he is. .
We sat on camp stools in the aisle. Not a .
Dot Of standing room, even, unOceupied
nd il is uniformly 80. Ever In Jesus,