The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-10-08
ERoM ANTWERP 10 BRUSSELS

EDITOR JOURNAL On the ID day
Of September l left London, having
been there g little over a week. My
objective point was Antwerp where is
now in progress the international
Exhibition for 1885. My journey
was by rail to Harwich, and thence
by steamship line to Antwerp.
Henceforth for six weeks my pere-
grinatiOn will be on the continent.
But have we nothing to say about
London ? Yes, but not now. We
expect 70 return 10 look again on that
great city, and reUOiUe over and over
again in our mind the wonderful
sights aud scenes of. the metropolis Of
the world, before we are ready to
eUOlue any artieulate expression Of
our ideas Of this "modern Babylon"
Indeed, apart from cathedrals, muse
ums, pieture-galleries, castles and
palaces which attract the tourists at
tentiOn, there is in connection with
great cities, especially such q city as
London, great questions to be investi-
gated-prOfound problems Of SOciOlo-
gy, which will require years Of study
before q satisfactory solution can be
reached-But- ('Throw philosophy
to the dogs")-tO return to things
which we have seen and heard. Be
fore speaking Of Antwerp, let us note
briefly the Sunday which we spent in
London. Il was August 3Oth. We
had spent the previous Sabbath In
Edinburgh. The contrast was very
great. In the latter city everythi ng
was quiet. ALI traffic had'eeased and
from 4 10 to IL O'Clock everybody
seemed to be going to church, carry
ing bibles and psalm books, and with
faces screwed up TO the requisite
pitch Of EOlemnity. Whereas In Lon
don there did not seem to be 30
marked a difference between Sunday
and Saturday. There Is q nearer ap-
proximRtiOn TO the continental Sun
day. The two ministers whom we
expected to hear in London were DR.. |
Joseph Parker and Rev. c. H. Spur
geon. Accordingly we went 10 the |
City Temple, but DR.. Parker was 40.
sent on his vacation aud DR.. John |
Cairns, Principal of the United Pres
byterian Theological College at Edin- /
burgh, supplied bis place. On the
whole we were not disappointed. He
preached q magnificent sermon from /
the text, Psalm. T2-l7." His name
shall endure forever" In matter, il
was ali that could be desired. We /
have seldom heard q discourse so
profound logical and suggestive. The
Principal, however, is not brilliant In
rhetoric OF In Imagination, nor grace
ful in gesture but he is fOreible and
we can conceive Of occasions when be
would be overwhelming. He is a tall
man shout six feet two or three
inches, with q swallow tailed coat
and stove pipe hat: he reminded Us, in
figure, as we used % see Abraham
Lincoln 10 Springfield. Illinois. We
noticed he prayed for the President OF
the United States. a. well as for her
majesty Queen Victoria. AS he was
staying In he hotel with Us, we
formed his acquaintance and for two
days enjoyed hIs companlonship. In
the evening, (7 O'Clock p. NJ we went
10 the Metropolitan Tabernacle 20
hear EpurgeOn. We were there early,
half an hour before the time and
found the whole yard In front Of the
church filled with people waiting for
We obtained q ticket.
got in, and secured q very eligible
leat, not q great way from the plat
lOrm. Everything In connection with
SpurgeOn is wonderful. The meet
itself Is wonderful, elliptic
n form, with the platform ,gno pulpitl
q the focus, surrounded on every
Ilde with q series Of galleries. The
lealing capacity of the b1ildi1g b
aid 70 be $500, and Il Wa filed 70
,veFlloWing. The singing vas grand.
10 the moment. Mr.. spur
geon appeared. In physiq1s be b