Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-17
EMIN BEr AND ms wOax.


In person Emin is slender man. of
medium hight, and tough and wiry fig
ure. He is swarthy with black eyes and
hair. His face is that of "a studious pro-
fessional man, and that impression is
heightened by the glasses which he al
ways wears. His attitude and move.
ments are, however, very alert. he
stands erect and with his heels together,
as if he had been trained as q soldier.
He was always reticent about himself,
and his history was known to no one in
the Soudan or the Province of the Equa-
tor. He was supposed to be Moham-
medan. am not sure that he ever said
that he was, but I am quite sure that
he did not deny it when / knew him. It
has become known later that he is q
German, of university education; but
there were many at that time who
thought that he was Turk of extraor-
binary requirements. He is certainly
man Of great ability in many ways, aud
of strong character. just why such
man should have gone where he has and
stayed there is hard to see. Probably
it was largely force of circumstances
and q spirit of adventure. Certainly
when he went there there was no pros
pect of much pay or distinction, and he
was actuated by no great philanthropic
ardor. Responsibilities gradually came
upon him and he rose to them. It is
easy to see how, in a character like
Emin's-sympathetic, reflective, and
enthusiastic noble purposes were de.
veloped with noble example before
him and great opportunities around
him.
Emin's uncertain power in savage
land is all that remains of the late Khe-
dives Central African empire. One
day in Khartoum Gordon asked me
what I thought would be the future of
the Equatorial Provinces. I said the
power will gradually return to the
Arabs; the negroes will kill their friends
and tormentors together, and the good
old times of war and famine will come
back. am still of that opinion. I'm
less the enlightenment of Europe can
control the upper Nile country, either
through the Soudan or from the south,
barbarism will control it.-Col. h. G.
Frout, IN Sc1ibaaer.
AN HIsTORIC CHURCH..
| The historic West Church, overlook
ing Cambridge street, Boston, is a brick
building with wooden belfry. 1t is a
feeble expression of the cold and torpid
architecture of tie italian Renaissance,
but the open space before it gives it an
air of dignity and reserve. The un-
painted pews of pine date back to early
in the present century. The gallery is
supported by tall, white Corinthian
columns, and the pulpit, a massive
affair of solid mahogany, we'll carved,
is perched high above the heads of the
people. One of the pastors was the
father of james Russell Lowell, who
says: "In my early years I thought
that pulpit to be the highest effort of
human skill in architecture" The
crimson drapperies behind it, mellowed
by age, add to the quaint effect. 1t is
singular that gas has never been intro
duced into the church, and it has never
been used for evening services OF secular
purposes. 1t is said that the first Sun
day School in New England was organ
lied within its walls in 1912. The
character of the locality has entirely
changed since its first bell summoned
from the vicinity q rather select congre-
cation. The majority of the old resi-
dences have passed through the descend
ing scale of boarding houses, tenements,
liquor shops and-worse. DR.. Barthold
has been the bond that held together
the remnant, weak and small, but loyal
to the old church where their fathers
worshiped. His resignation means that
the West Church becomes simply "an
ancient landmark that the fathers have
set" It is now proposed to convert the
building into branch of the Public
Library for the convenience of the west
end. -CO77'espO7ade71t Worcester Spy.
| IN AMERICAN PATRIOT ABROAD.
The sleeping car porter of America
is national emblem. He will live
here, but when he attempts to cut
wide swath abroad he is failure. It is
said that one of the guild once thought
Europe would be afine field for an at
tentive and experienced servant like
himself He went to France, Russia,
Germany and England and Italy, but
he found none of the iberality of the
traveller in America.
After going all over the countries
named, he at last brought up at Genoa.
He looked about the town. and in his
walk he came upon the hall of the Town
Council. He entered the ante-room,
and while standing there caught sight
of bust at one end of the apartment.
Ho xuont ovor on1 okond IN front ne ~