Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-07-27
BRO. BARNES IN SCOTLAND.
"pnAIsE THE LonD"

First "our host and Of the whole
Church." as Gsius was before him, gave
ne real Scotch hand shake good, hos.
pitable Mr. James Tod, Of Eskbank House,
known TO other Americans before "a, Ne the
man Of the open door for those who love
his LORD. A little heavy.set in figure,
slightly bald, with brown, full beard, thick
eyebrows with kindest Of gray eyes be-
meath, musical Scotch brogue and hearty,
open manners that put vs. at ease in a mo.
ment. Heartily welcome 10 Eskbank,"
he said, as he shook hands with us, with
such an emphatic roll Of the sas- that we
felt the heartiness Of Il at once and knew
that we we're welcome and entered upon
the enjoyment Of il without suspicion or
delay.
Next, his good wife, with gentle, mother
ly grace, bid us the same in soft undertones,
and less pronounced but still unmistaka-
bic Scotch accent. Then our Brother
Johns wife, they having arrived the night
before; and Mr.. Alexander Tod, the third
son, and his lovely, lately married wife,
also warmly saluted US, and in the midst
Of this welcoming throng we entered the
noble stone mansion, were shown into
sumptuous rooms with every comfort and
many Injuries provided, whence, after
little delay in washing and brushing, we
descended to the dining.room and all sat
down to a warm supper that htly .cloeed
the happy day with a generous answer to
our keen appetites. Then family worship
and to bed at IL, or little later, with day
light not yet quite gone and only lying in
wait to spring upon us at a little after 2
next morning. Remember We are In the
latitude Of Labrador and but for the Gulf
Stream these lovely British Isles would be
only tenanted by human beings clad in furs
and drinking train oil by the quart TO keep
up bodily combustion suited to the frig-
id climate. But the good LORD who set
apart these isles Of the North" for his lost
Israel made a suitable provision in this
wondrous submarine current for delight
full climate and soil of fruitiulness, where
his people could multiply and replenish
the earth and subdue it," even, in the sue
cessive ages, calling out "this place is too
straight for me; give me ROOM" and 80 Of
in swarms to other lands, because the pa
rent hive could not contain them all, TO
plant the seeds of mighty nations N. L. s..
and w. For Israel, lost to human sight,
vet known to God, was to become not only
great nation" but also company Of
nations" How has this "handful OF corn
on the mountain top" multiplied, until the
fruitful harvest shakes like Lebanon"
and the "face Of the earth is filed" with
the fruit Of it. But the long summer days
and heightened winter nights OF the frigid
zone abide here still. At the present writ
ing the night is only little over three
hours long. The meetings close at and
we walk home in broad daylight. The
people read their hymn books and Bibles
without the aid Of gas, and the first morn
ing after our arrival, when the strong day
light Weakened me and | felt for my watch
under the pillow to see whether had not
oversight myself, was agreeably astound-
ed to find it little past 3, and sank back
into the soft pillow for another four hours
slumber with feelings OF relief so well
known TO my readers and yet 80 impossible
to describe. "Bless the man who first in
vented sleep" says Sancho Panzi. Praise
the LORD who "giveth His beloved sleep"
/ would rather say with my peoples psalm
ists.
1t will be long before l forget my first
delightful night in Scotland. which yet
was hardly might" for the darkness. He
called night" and there was very little Of
that in it. We hsd enjoyed such delight
ful day in our journey through "land OF
wonder" our welcome to Eskbank was so
thoroughly charming; and our beds with
soft linen sheets and pillows OF down in
such perfect keeping with the rest, that We
could only say PRAISE THE LORD and
enjoy it to the utmost, which we did. The
LORD knows how to care for His chill
dren. And we are His. We greet our
dear friends in America with increasing
gratitude and affection from our new home
in Scotia. Ever in Jesus,
GEO. o. BARNES.
EsKBARK HOUSE, I
DALKEITH, SCOTLAND, July 30, 1888
Dear Interior:
Eskbank House, Mr.. Jas. Tod's hos.
pitable mansion, gets its name from Eek
River, which flows a brawling brook, rath-
err than a river, less than 100 yards in front
Of it.. Between il and the Esk, however,
runs the branch line Of railway over which
we came from Edinburgh. The house is
on top of steep bluff, with beautiful
hawthorn hedge running along the line Of
the railway and quite above il, SO that on
ly the puts Of the locomotives smoke
stacks are seen from even the second story,
or drawing-room windows, in which apart
ment l am writing this. A handsome grav-
Ell drive with greenest, close-shaven lawn
beyond, bounded by the hawthorn hedge
aforesaid; with spacious rear premises; no
BILE forest and fruit trees; grass like car
pet Of green, with buttercups and daisies;
coachmans house and stables, all very
comDlete and well-ordered. the whole some