Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-03-23

Whtuut DtNrt haNNttN t0huyT w. -
was altered; this Csthedrsi IL Ike vhsI
they were, only homslier. The rOughes'
old slips for pews, without door. diney
and unclsan looking. The outside row
Of pews uncsrpeied, which yet was an i'm
provemeut on those in the centre that were
the place lighted BY rows Of pipe, hks
large =. lightning rods, with. 1--we
tips on each, run up from the back oI
pews to the height Of seven or eight feet
the pulpit an oId.hshiohed box, psrched
in md air and resched BY a winding stair
the bsptismsl font at the back Of The
church-a marble basin with four we'll
carved but greasy cherubs on u, which
from its position, Judge was used BY
Catholics for holy water, In sncien, days Of
former possible occupation; this being
conjecture, however and not assertion
gallery with diney, painted pillars running
round three sides; rows Of singing boys
dressed in white; responses set to music
and other customs Of the Episcopstafa.
mitian ball. The Citrate, after a monoto
nous reading Of the prayers in which one
could join, after a fashion, took his text
from Matthews call to the ministry from
the receipt Of 7custom," in the 9th Of
Matthew. The good man said some good
things, and ss a sermon IL was perhaps
above the ordinary run Of the Clracy
Bro. @. pronounced II such; bat there was
90 little to feed hungry soul In its plsti
tudes, that do what I would land | do
bate to sleep In church, or TO be slept up
on) I was lulled BY the pIous monotone Of
our preacher into slumber, and actually
had tso pronounced naps and several mods
before he was through. perhaps l Loot
sleep the night before. That will account
for some Of it, perhaps doing 80 much
preaching myself, 6nd It as hard to keep
awake under snother's sermonizing, a.
does a hard worked farmer -forcibly kept
quiet one hour in all the times "a. Or
II may have been the matter and manner
Of good De lDryasdust At any rate
slept. which / did not do when went at
night, to hear Smith and Fullerton Spur
geon's Evsngelists from London, who are
now holding services in the "Rotunda "
Mr., Smith sang solo and went of TO an
other point to preach. but Mr. Fullerton
gave us some sweet gospel. Only there
was no waving Of the net afler the services.
The house was damned, the people were
evidently impressed, but they we're dis
missed with an invitation to remain for
prayer at an after meeting. l felt like
screaming TO see sesen-eigliths Of the con-
sresation go out. Fullerton slipped away
to the other meeting to join Smith, and
left the after meeting to be worried to
death, by lot Of brethren, who prayed
and exhoried without a single invitation,
until every body was worn out; when we
all went away detected. 1t was as ''lame
and impotent q conclusion" of good be-
ginning and promising, as I ever saw.
These good men are doing n precious
work In Liverpool, / hear. Moody and
sankey are at Manchester. so miles away
on the Midland Railway. At noon, Mon
day, we took that route for London. Eve
~ thing is so different from America that
We hardly know where 10 begin to msrk
the divergence. And in all write, l
wish, first and last, and once for all, to say
that | am not drawing comparisons" that
are odious, but simply io:ting down what
strikes me as strange, avoiding sneering
as their plague spot Of modern
travel, and il indulging in bit 81 pleas
ant merriment at things that make me
laugh-why-no harm in at all. will
laugh pleasantly or not at all. First, they
do not check your baggage. They require
the traveller to have unbounded confidence
in their integrity. while they seem to have
the minimum Of il in him. They lock
you up tight in your compartments, treat
ing you as pure baggage, from first to last.
To gentle remonstrance on the point Of
20 much valuable baggage being placed,
wholly without a receipt OF any kind In
The Compsny's hands, the surprised not to
.ay indignant official in blue coat, brass
buttons aud gold lace on his capband. gives
his remarkable answer, "Why, strive show
you where we put il, what more can
you wish than thatT This system is not
nard on my Lord, who has Aunkey at
zach end Of the road 10 look after his log
,age, who travels third class" while his
master luxuriales in "frst class" and goes
v henever he goes, on purpose to take all
rouble of his shoulder; but for the ay-
rage heather the annoyance Of having
10 look after his effects whether he wants 10
Dr. not, whether he have several ladies
whose comfort depends on his attention or
not; TO the average traveller, i say, their
English mo check" system must be a nu.
sance. But not knowing the Joy OF checks
his ignorance is sort OF bliss Neg
,tiyely, therefore, he is as happy as the
man who never saw AN elevated railway,
and thinks Bus the ne plus ultra Of street
The cars or carriages, a. all
,All them here, differ in build, but the one
We travelled in from Liverpool TO London
On Mondays noon Express, was so TO IS
Ieet long, with eight compartments, doors
at the aide on both sides; 4 Sd class, 3 lst
class, and luggage. and 50 labelled in gilt
Due of Let class was a smoker, and two OF
The Sd class. Baggage cars exclusively,
not known. The compartments hold eight
each, seated on cushions ON a seuee, and 4
and 4 us WIS. Tie compartments are
about 8 feet BY Go being the length Of
The settee, as near as my eye could mea~-
ure. The carriages are rather neat and on