Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-08-13
Motes o,r fureigu gands.
SKETCHES OF TRAVEL IN SCOTLAND.
Written for the Yorkville Enquirer.l
BY REV. r. LATHAM.

sun is the religion OF the BlDle so CnOrOugn-
ly instilled into the mind of the people as
it is in Scotland and in the north of Ire
land. Between the Presbyterian popula-
of Scotland, generally, there is striking
resemblance. In the main their manners
and customs are the same and their thoughts
run in the same channel. This is not to be
regarded strange, for they are the same race
of people and have common history
There are, however, striking differences
between the Scotch and the Scotch-Irish.
These differences are the result of climate,
education and series of attending circum-
stances. Socially the Scotch-Irishman is
graphically described thus by Burns:
SAY free off han your story tell"
And the stanza, of which this is the first
line is word picture of the genuine Scotch
man:
GAY free off han your story tell
When wi bosom crony;
But still keep something to yourself
Ye scarcely tell to ony.
Conceal yourself as weels ye can
Frae critical dissection;
But keek through ever other man
VII sharpen'd sly inspection"
A Scotch -Irishman is as impetuous as a
mountain stream; Scotchman is as calm
as the waters of Lock Lomond when not a
breeze is stirring. Both are generous and
brave, industrious and enterpising and
capable of great physical endurance.
Since the days of John Knox the Scotch
have been religious people and their re-
ligion has been of a peculiar type. The
First Confession of Faith and First Book Of
Discipline, drawn up by the six Johns, viz:
John Windram, John SpotsWood, John
Wilcox, John Douglas, John Row, and
John Knox, are wonderful documents. John
c{x Ia fhn Il
ment is deduced from the Bible. John
Knox, Andrew Melville and Alexander
Henderson made an impress upon the Scotch
mind which time has not been able to et-
face Perhaps had better say the Bible,
through the instrumentality of these men,
has had wonderful effect upon the Scotch
mind. The dialect of the Scotch strong
ly resembles that of the ancient Hebrews
This is true of all Scotland, and especially
of those sections which came under the direct
influence of John Knox, his coadjutors and
immediate successors.
For several reasons it has been thought
by some individuals that Glasgow slowly
and reluctantly abandoned pOpery and
adopted the doctrines of the Bible and prac-
tices of the Reformers. One reason, and
the principal one, too, for this conclusion is
that while in nearly every other section OF
Scotland the Roman Catholic churches were,
at the time of the reformation, demolished
by the incensed populace, the Cathedral at
Glasgow was spared. To US, of the present
day, it certainly appears very foolish that
they tore down the churches because they
had been dens of superstition, but perhaps
we are unable to come to correct conclu-
sion in this matter. God sent Saul against
the Amalekites, with positive instructions
to "slay both man and woman, infant and
sucking, OK and Sheep camel and ass" and
because Saul did not obey the instructions
given him to the letter, God was very ang-
ry, and rejected him from being king over
Israel. Some one has said of John Knox
that he "drove the rocks from Scotland and
tore down their nests" The rOok is bird
resembling the crow. Of these there are
still an abundance in Scotland. Hence,
John Knox did not drive the natural rocks,
but the spiritual rooks-the Roman Catho-
lie hierarchy and its dependencies from
Scotland. These he did drive out of the
land, and he tore down the churches-the
nests in which they feasted and fattened.
The population of Glasgow is, as formerly
stated, about seven hundred thousand.
What per cent. of these have made pro-
fession of religion, l do not know, much
less do l know what per cent. have been
brought savingly under the influence of the
Holy Spirit, but it may be safely said that
Over many, no doubt, that influence extends
no further than salutary restraint, by
which they are induced to conform to the
manners and customs of a Christian COM
munity.
In the city and suburbs there are about
four hundred churches and mission stations.
Fully three-fourths of these are under the
control of the various branches of the Pres
byterian Church. The three strongest
branches of the Presbyterian church in Glas-
Cow are the Established Church, or, as it is
usually called, the Kirk of Scotland, the
Free Church of Scotland, and the United
Presbyterian Church of Scotland. The
Kirk is the strongest and the United Pres
byterian the weakest of the three, but the
difference is not great between any of them.
The Kirk has ninety-fve churches; the
Free Church ninety, and the United Pres
byterian eighty-six. Together, they have
two hundred and seyenty-one churches and
control the greater number of the mission
stations.
The number of other Protestant Churches
are: Congregationalists, thirteen Episco-
pal, twelve; Evangelical Union, eleven; !;
Christ, three; United Original Secession
Church, three, and Free Presbyterian, one.
There are some Reformed Presbyterians in
the city of Glasgow, but how many l was
unable to learn. There is one Catholic
Apostolic Church, or followers of Edward
Irving, called Irvingites. The church Of
Rome still has foot hold in Glasgow.
Thirty churches and considerable portion
of the population are under the control OF
the Pope.
TO the above enumeration must be added
the "Salvation Army" This is ignored by
those who make up the statistics of Great
| Rritain The organization is strictly in
conformity to that of an army. The Com
mander in Chief is Samuel Booth, whose
head quarters are in the city of London.
The officers in the religious organization
which bears the name Salvation Army are
the same in name as those in a regular mil
itary organization. The members of the
Salvation Army are scattered all over Eng
land, Ireland and Scotland to my certain
knowledge. They have planted their stand
ard in, perhaps, every city and hamlet in
the kingdom. They are operating in old
Marlborough the head centre of Presbyte-
rianism, in London and York, the strong
holds of Episcopacy, and in the south of
Ireland, the cherished home of the Catho-
lie Irishman. OF the Salvation Army [
know nothing except what 1 saw. AS to
the strength of their forces can only speak
vaguely. 1 was told that they number sew
eral hundred thousand and they have at
their control millions Of pounds sterling.
l am convinced, from what saw that their
numbers are very great. Whether or not
they have formulated creed | do not
know. l think, however, from what l
could learn that, so far as a system OF doc
trine and mode of worship is concerned the
Salvation Army is only in a formative
state They have houses of worship which
are generally rented. Their form of wor-