The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-21
IN LOSrON.
Az INTERESTING LETTER FROM SEN
PER FlDELlS.
tpurge0n, the Great Preacher, al Ills
raberuncic-A VISIT To wesimin-!
sicr Abbey Marriage Of
canon Tarrcr's Daughfsr.

a block or two from ST. Paul 3, ana al
every quarter hour hear the chimes
drop off the threads Of time IN sweet
little flakes of music. The first quar-
ter PLAYS three notes. the next SIX. then
nine. and then twelve. when the great
bell peals forth the hour Right across
the street il ST. Thomas Church, ana
lustarOund the corner the odd Bailey.
which for 30 many years was the terror
Of debtors, Little Dorritt ' among
them.
Then right here under the same
roof AS our hotel. is the great steam
railway TO Dover and various other
points. coming and going so quietly
that even the guests in the house are
ignorant of its existence. for II IS cover
ed over with roofing until it gets long
way out.
MANY. very mauv. wonderful things
are all about Us. We have 10 keep both
ewes open, and then take IN go very
little. The lily grows and asserts ITS
greatness at every turn, ma defiance
of our inclination 10 declare There b
no place like home. We have had sun
shine most Of the time, but itseems very,
very cold. However, much brighter than
we had thought. and the people far.
far buster, after they pet started. But
/ London does not get up beiOres o clock.
and no business begins before y. il
is impossible to realize the quiet OF
early morn. hut when started. the
rush Of travel Is immense.
Our first venture IN sightseeing was
to HYDE Park TO see the riding and
driving. We sat down on one Of the
benches beside a gentleman who enter
/ cd into conversation. and who said Doe
never was more disappointed tnau I'M
the horses. Neither vehicles or horses
COMPARED with those iu New y Ork. III
was my own impression also. All the
ladies rise IN the saddle. and some If
the slender ones are graceful, but most
Of them arc too large.
The next day being Sunday we went
20 hear Sturgeon al his Tabernacle. We
expccted some trouble in getting in.
not having tickets. Bat when THESE
we're demanded, we mentioned our
nationality ana were passed most chcor-
fully through by policemen who guard
all the great churches. and given a
seat in front, about fifteen peWs from
The front. The house is immense.
built in the shape Of the Richmond
Theatre-three galleries al around,
only where our stage is-a double
horse shoe fronts the audience. Upon
the upper one Of these Mr. Sturgeon
conducted the services In appearance
/ ne reminded us Of the late Or. Coleman
1t was Hospital Sunday all over
/ LONDON. and churches OF all denoml-
nations gave the collections and had
discOurses appropriate 10 the day.
hoping thereby to raise one hundred
thousand pounds.
His sermon was grand beyond de.
scripti0n. Like one of old. / felt Ike
saving, Never man spake ike this
man His text was " Jesus wept,
aud every sentence q revelation. After
the services we went in his reception
room-0r one nexttO it-and waited Do
tine long line II strangers our turn o.
shake hands with this groatest living
divine. We stopped and chatteI few
minutes, bat others were coming, and
we reluctantly gave way 90 them.
In the afternoon at o'clock we went
To- Westminster Abbey, where we hoped
to hear Canon Farrer preach bat heard
instead Rev. Charles Wellington Furge.
whose name was new 90 us, but lac
preached an excellent sermon and be
labored his congregation sound'y for
indifference to charity, their love OF
/ Ascot. The great races having Jas.
come of. The service was very simple
/ no intoning. chOristers or anything OBJ
/ the sort. But the singing, without any
/ frills. was the nearest perfection Wt
ever heard, aud when the amens would
come waited down from way up li
some unseen balcony they seemed like
/ tangled webs of heavenly melody.
We wandered around with the multi
tude after church. but were not salts
fed. so went back and spent whole
day. But one could spend every day OF
"a long life here. then not See bali there
/ is To learn. For here are monuments o.
| kings hundreds of years old when
Henry VIII wrested 10 from the Roman
/ Catholic Church, with very much more
besides For he was king, and what
/ King Henry said was done.
A very pleasant incident occurred
upon our second visit We noticed The
awning stretched for a wedding 10 ST
/ Margaret's. distinct from but still oi
| the Abbey. OF course we were imme
diatelv consumed with curiosity 30 50
and see. We had not ON wedding gar
ment. quite the contrary. Still, upon
investigation we concluded we looked
jus, as good as any Of them. and as The
sequel proved we were right, for the
policemen who guarded the entrance
lust as they do here, and demanded
tickets never halted Us as we passed by.
If any man wants his way in this world
he has to Try for it. and he s very APP
to get it If he tries hard enough.
II proved 10 be the marriage Of Canon
Farrer' daughter. aud was a very fash.
iOnable affair. The ceremony occupied
4 whole hour. and was purely choral.
She vas dressed IN white fallle. demi-
train, and attended by seven brides
maids dressed in cream dresses. with
straw hats and large bouquets. Some
/ bouquets were sent from the court con-
servatOries. | was not at ali oyerawed
with anything saw. Ii was as plain
an assemblage as could be found any
where. have seen scores of handsomer
weddings in Richmond. They were
poorly dressed, 10 style, and not one
single pretty woman. have never
seen one in London. They are all.
from eighteen up. deformed with flesh
aud lacking in style. We have been
out every day, to the park, the churches.
| the theatres. where great fOlkes go.
and have not met a face that would
produce the desire 10 turn and look
again. Nor do we admire the men.
They are fine looking t0O-handsome as
rule-but there is an expression in
their very open c0unlenances that
makes me cease TO wonder that mothers
so zealously chaperone their daughters.
One OF the most pleasant DAYS we
have spent was at the Crystal Palace.
ten miles from the city, in the midst OF
rural beauty. where nature aud art vie
with each otAer in making the grounds
a paradise We took the steam cars
mere in the hOtel-aud had a charming
ride. There are many other things ]
wish to say ebout our day at Windsor
Castle. at Parliament House. the Ma
tional Gallery, and various other places.
but our letter is already too long. We
20 10 Paris in two or three days and