St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-01
GREETED DIR. CHRISTIE,
Interesting Reception at the
House of Hone Church,

House OF Hope Church.
The parlors of the House of Hope
church were filled with ladies and gem
tlemen last evening, members of the
congregation, who had assembled to
participate in the reception rendered to
the pastor, DR.. Christie, and his wife
upon their safe return from continental
travel. A most pleasant evening was
spent. The church parlors had been
ost tastefully decorated with plants
and flowers; aud pleasing music was
rendered by the House of Hope quar-
tette. The interesting proceedings
opened with song of welcome by the
quartette. Gen. r. W. Johnson presid-
ed, and the address of welcome was de-
livered by Hon. II. j. Horn. Mr.. Horns
remarks were most feeling and appro-
pirate.
DR.. Christie received very cordial
reception on rising to respond, which
was couched in an unusually felicitous
manner. He feelingly referred to the
relations existing between himself and
congregation. He never realized how
much his people were to HIM until he
was away from them. During his alb
Sence he had tempting offer to go to
another field, which he would not even
consider. He gave an interesting ac-
count of his voyage both going
and returning across the ocean.
On the outbound trip he en-
larged upon the cosmopolite character
of the people aboard the ship. He did
this by mentioning the people who oc-
cupied the table-the captains table
at which he sat. One was the European
agent for the Washburn mills at Mime
apoliS. Another was gentleman who
had Travelled all over the world and
bought curiosities for Barnum's circus,
and who was one of the most entertain
ing men he ever met. There were also
an actor and actress of celebrity, man
and wife, whom he found wonderfully
agreeable people and of high culture.
The was also an evangelist and his fam
lily, who had taken little or
gan with them from New York
to England, across the CONT
nent to India, to Australia and
starting out with the little instrument
of long service on another trip to
heather lands. Usually, the descrip-
ton of one sea voyage Is thought to be
the same as all sea voyages. DIR.
Christie had the delusion removed DUR
ing his return trip. 1t was, of the sew
eral times he crossed the ocean, his first
experience of sea sickness. They had
what the English would call anasty sea.
After several days of tempetuous
weather it was very common to meet
persons on board ship with their faces
and head court-plastered. owing to be-
ing bruised and knocked around dur
| ing the rolling of the vessel. Fortu-
| nately there were no lives lost.
| DR.. Christie told an anecdote of young
| clergyman and his newly married wife,
| who were taking their bridal trip. They
! were envied by bachelor minister on
| board ship. because, as he said, "they
| had four loving eyes by which to see
the sights, while he had but two"
| The feeling of envy was removed on
the second day out, when he found the
bride lying in one corner of the state
room, terribly seasick, and the BRIDE
groom lying in another corner in like
condition. The clergyman stepped up
to the bridegroom, and, touching him
on the shoulder, remarked that his wife
was very sick and he ought to give her
| some attention. The poor fellow raised
his head and, in a pleading voice. said ::
| ''Will you please attend to her; as for
me, hate the sight of her." DR.. Christie
| said, after his own experience, he knew
exactly what were the feelings of that
poor fellow. They had two days and
two nights OF heavy fog. which caused
| great apprehension, particularly as one
day they passed an immense iceberg
which stood seventy feet above water.
Scientific men on board gave out that
the berg would also be 700 to 500 feet
under water. To add to the perils of
the voyage some of the machinery be-
came deranged, and the ship had to lie
five and half hours before the repairs
were made. One thing which impressed
him during the disabled condition
of the ship was the happy faculty
the captain had Of telling anecdotes,
and talking on all sorts of subjects ex.
cept the one which lay nearest to the
hearts of passengers-the broken ma.
chinery. He talked so much and so fast
that not single passenger ever got an
opportunity to ask him question as to
the cause or nature of the break in the
machinery. 1t was not until the ship
was under Roadway that they could gel
any information. DR.. Christie next gave
a beautifully worded account of his
travels through Scotland, England and
Ireland and visits to places of historical
note. He concluded by reading two
letters that he had written his little
boys, both in rhyme, one descriptive Of
scenes in Scotland, and the other in Ire