Richland beacon., 1888-10-27
D"' POTTER SEES GLADSTONE
" The Grand Old Ma, ro,,u
Reads and Acts 4, IT.,

Grand OLD Man Ioo,.
>, ''' ana Acts I'm church.
iio"ar"en is over the bordar ;
wales. Mrs. Gladstone Is If u,o,.
descent, aid The estate has been in Io
iamiiy' The Giynncs. since the limo =,
Diver Cromwell.
We Reached the little storo oh
81 which cHH u Nh Gladstone, soa
o''ep"en r. IS rector. VIII lo the chino
"efo ringing, and ION. cnough baf,r
o.Ni'e 70 see the eat re conrrecatjo,
enter, and among them Mr.. Gl,ds,oo,
]"' MS WIFE. and his soo V;ni.n
'ic"r' and family The seats o.,
"' congregation. exccpt rs +,
some tourists and STRANGERS sco,,aI
10. 10 &c o! The middle and lover IL,
"'y were neatly dressed and r,.r,,.l.
"'S f''ercni al There WINS ,J,.,'
twenty-five bows au,.r side
'|"-c' "a iour pcws. two oI,ssi.,ped TO
''' i'nrii"h 0f the clf~Stopc and the
l'cll. u" chUrctrcl nor n ANY way
walls are no. -. tror NV, i9zi h,, has
L,I ,-rffJions and rc>torations. special
l., after Il tire in 1891. which DESTROYED
tho roof aud IillngS. and the rebuilt
church. rs the record H. WAS opened
Juiy II, 1919 with sermons by tine late
EI,hop NIibcrforcc and others. The
cost then was so. UQl
Mr. Gladstone entered and sat with
liS faiuil in his pew. H. was directly
IN front OF us and some thirty feet
away. with his face in profile toward
as. We had capital chance TO see
him rs he sat, but at the proper point
in the service he rose ana walked for
ward 10 tho res. ny desk, which was
three pcws or about ten feet in front
OF us. He WAS dressed in Il black trock
coat, unbutiOncd, with rose ami
a bit of maiden hair fern in his button
hole. standing collar. with dark
blue s.lk cravdt, with very small white
dots, and this was tied, white vest
with pearl buttons, the vest cut TO show
two studs. aud with gray trousers. He
looks the - Years lac is and is pale.
His walk WAS not strong. but his pres
cnce impressed you with a sense of his
digni;y and refinement lie wore
lght-coloreJ, addressed. soft leather
gloves, ana rs he approached the read
Ing dress and through the service he
wore that on the left hand holding the
other and using bis right TO adjust his
shell pinch glasses and to turn the
leaves. He read the ninth chapter of
second Kings. IL was read faulilesslv.
IL vo &C was a triilc husky. His ac-
cent, about VIII CHI there has been much
discussion. some calling t Lancashire.
as he WIS born in that county. and
some Liverpool accent, toned down
by EtOn Il q Oxford. did not impress
me rs peculiar. II = manner in read
ing. rs indeed throughout the service.
WAS marked by the deep reverence
That so thoroughly 4 part OF his
character. When he read the eigh-
lconth verse. Thus saith the King.
Is il peace? Aud Jehu said. What
hast thou to do with peace? Turn
hce behind me. l forgot the reader
and heard the statesman. and so with
the nin,eenth and twenty-sccond
verses, There was an earnestness and
a ring that left the average rector afar
OF
The second reading was the twelfth
happier of first Corinthians, which he
ESQ rsad, and then walked back slow
-, and as | thought somewhat fecbly
10 his family pew. and the rector pro-
cccdcd with the service. When it
came 10 the srmon. he again moved
and sat in the tn ri pew in front of US,
;.r.d not over nine feet away, with his
face turnid 10 the preacher. which
btougLt II in profile for us, and so he
sat through thai part of the service.
IL ~ cue t. the truth of history to
say that two or i!Irec times he seemed
20 rcach that life saving station. so
dear TO all good souls, who believe
that their preacher can be trusted to
do the square thing without constant
watching. viz: Il nap during the SER
mon. Bat he did not Overdo it. and
when he reused after minute of such
spiritual repoSc, he seemed to shake
himself together rs much rs to say:
Now bring on your heresies il YOU
dare. l am again on deck" He is
unicrs z al. ii head is fine. as YOU
know. and his eyo is clear. large and
full.
ii is said TO be usual for the neigh
bors of Mr.. Gladstone and attend nts
at the servicr to wait outside the
church. after they withdraw. and range
themselves on either side of the path
10 greet HIM by raising the hat and
bowing rs he passes along. and he is
IN the habit of pleasantly rccogn ri q
tho respectful courtesy. To day. how
ever. he remained To commun on and
we lost this chance OF seeing him.
You will understand that we should
ieel that we had missed something I'M
less we had also seen the devoted wife.
his constant and lnseparable attend
ant. Mrs. Calharine Gladstone. She
sat facing us. and very near. and if we
lost ANYTHING of the services it was on
account OF oar study of these two
faces. DR.. H. {. IO,ter iD III, SaJi.
hGW Courier.
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