The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-20
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Correspondence " Inc htdtGHeT,
BoxBAY, INDIA, March 5.-l have been
90 long silent that | think l owe you an
apoloRy. think l enjoy writing to my
old friend, the lNTRLLIGENcER, and itH
relatives, the people Of Wheeling, as
much as they can enjoy my rambling
notes. Since my last writing 1885 has left
us and 1856 has come, bringing o new
wear, a new birthday and a new confer
ence appointment to me. ! was reminded
by 1t that thirty years ago, on 2 cold
day in midwinter, ! made my hrst visit 70
old Wheeling. Somehow or other ! have
strong love for the smoky city and expect
one day, after working among my fellow
ciuzans, to lind a sleeping place on Mt,
Wood, always admired the situation o.
Nh. Wood, The view Of Il beautiful
Ohio valley from that well favored height
always impressed me strongly. Your
DEMONSTRATING people do not fully appre'
ciate the beauties Of your old city; the
view from Mt. Wood on q spring morning
up and down the river, across the Island
my Island home-Wilh It's orchards in
bloom and lie many mansions; the Ohio
NILS Will luo ulu9 pA3 bSgVAu' $500
the sweep Of the Wheeling creek around
the Peninsula and up among the wooded
bills and rich farms, rising from and
adjoining It's valley. Who says old Wheel
ing ia not u place TO be desired?
But why should | rhapsodlSe on Wheel
Iing when | have midas coral strand,
with its palms, strange fruits and flowers,
temples and people TO talk about2 | don't
knOw-but I'd rather stand on the sus'
pension bridge this morning while the
river, bank full, was majestiCally rolling
lts waters on into the south than TO be en-:
loving the marvels Of Armuzd and OF
India, Now don't accuse me OF home
sickness.
/ see by my weekly visitor, the INTELLI'
GENCER that many changes are taxing
place at home; old citizens are dying,
young school mates Of mine are getting
married, familiar friends are leaving the
city, while still the river flows on like
time into eternity. l don't know whether
life is as real and earnest 10 you IN Wheel
ing as TO us in Bombay or not. This is a
vast city. 1t is called the eye Of India,
Its tides Of population rush strong and
fast through the avenues Of It's commercial
and social life. Business 10 the main oc'
cupation here, money is the most popular
god, lust as In America. The name Not
your Wheeling god Is dollar, the name oil
the Indian favorite is rupee.
HindoOs, Mohammedans, Parsig, Jews,
Armenians, Turks, Arabs, Mallagassies,
sedhees from ZNnzlbar, Aighans and
BelooChies, Russians, Americans-yes, all
tribes and nations throng her streets and
contribute to tho confusion Of her bazaars.
The number and character oil my callers
would amaze You.
One day two men from Madagascar
called on me; again a G%reenlander came
10 sell me some pictures; at another time
a West Indian called TO repair a-loor for
me. A Russian lady Galne to sell me an
exposure OF Theosphy a few days since,
/ have had in my congregation people
from the neighbothool Of Mount Ararat.
Last Sunday evening there were gathered
10 my drawing room II Of the veterans
who had endured that fearful march from
Allahabad 10 Lucknow via Cawnpore, In
1857, with HaYeloCk another who formed
onesot Sir Charles NApier's army sent to
rescue unhappy English forces retiring
from Afghan action through the AWFUL de.
files Of Khurd, Kabul and Jagdalak, when
one man out u 1000 escaped To tell the
tale. This gentleman had fallen pierced
through the lungs by an Afghan bullet,
when Napier little army Of 1000 men
rushed against the vain glorious Afghans,
numbering 10000, completely defeating
them. Another guest came fromthe home
Of q Wesley, a missionary In South
Africa. His father now sleeps In the dark
land for which Livingstone died and
Stanley now plans and works. Another
came from the land Of the blanks and
brses OF bonny Doom !" another had Just
returned from Cabul, where the Russian
Bear and the English Lion have been in
dulging In an unpleasantness. The mother
OF another Of my guests sleeps under the
tall trees by the shores OF Naini Tai,
among the Himalaya mountains. She
died that he might live. His uncle was
the honored Colonel Joseph Thoburn.
Another was one Of midas most remark
able Christians. lie was born In Vermont.
Until he was 20 years old, an atheist,
when he was led TO God by reading Pa
ley's Evidences, and soon came TO India.
That was 10 years ago. He 10 called by
the natives the white Yogi" or holy
man. The hostess was from the historic
lands Of the Ohio Valley, her former
they may read who ride up the
o. 4 P. Railway.
On Tuesday evening o grandson Of the
poet Southey took tea with us. This
morning q Jew from Persia came 10 be In.
struCted more fully in the way. Think /
have met in this Kaleidoscope city repre-.
sentAtives from nearly all the tribes and
kindreds on the face Of the earth. From
this mass Of people 400 and often 800 O
week pass into the region beyond the
grave. How long would 1t take to de-
populate Wheeling at that rate. We are
being prospered very much in our work.
Ny little church raises In addition 10 the
support Of is pastor, the rent OF Its par.
BonaRe and other clutch expenses, over
$50 q month for native work. Isn't that
noble2
Since my last writing, In the neighbor.
hood Of the shipping q Seamen's Rest with
reading, coffee and chapel rooms has been
opened. In less than three months we
have had an aggregate attendance Of 1860
az VI mb6tluH5 Will a VOuNotnlVubt
This work costs 500 a month to run II.
In this Institution we have gospel meet.
inps every night except Wednesday. From
my report YOU can imagine how popular
lie ID. We have q young man from MIR.
Moody'g church, Chicago, acting as Sea-
mems Missionary. He visits daily the
shipping OF the hospital, a number Of
OUT ladies 20 down 70 the Rest quite often
10 sinR 10 Tie men. do wish l could get
some 81 The talent Of Wheeling 10 assist
in lhis work, There Ii an immense power
in Christian singing.
We Inv 10 make our reading rooms
more Attractive than the grog shop or the
billiard saloon! Flowers and pictures,
good reading, singing and kindness works
wonders. II has always been my desire
10 zee something like this inaugutated in
Wheeling, believe 1t possible.
! do wish l could get your reporter, MIR,
Editor, to visit our native Sunday School.
l think II would defy his descriptive pow
ets. It'll a wonderland. Yet It 10 Badden'
ing 10 look upon the ignorance and destis
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