Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-06
JOURNEYINGS ABROAD.
A Pleasant Ride from London to
Oxford.
Description OF some Noted Institu-
tions of Learning-Dorch Alb
bey-Even Song I'm the Chapel OF
Kings college -Chapel OF ~. Luke
Lincoln, and It's CathredraI.
Special Correspondence to the ARGUS

ly country is found anywhere. 1t is very
like our rolling prairie in Illinois, with
charming views of cottage and hall, farm
buildings. and wonderfully constructed
and matched ricks of hay and grain. The
fields stretch away in the brightest of
emerald green, while l think that no
other country in the world can chow such
magnificent trees as England. The
summer has been very wet and cold No
July has ever before brought so much
rain. and the crops are not in as good
condition as would be desired. Heavy
winter clothing Is quite necessity all
the time, and all through the season
have seen women with heavy fur capes-
both walking and driving. Oxford is
quiet III the long vacation, but the beauty
OF the CITY and country is unchanged
The university has twenty eight colleges,
mostly grouped together, crowding up TO
little narrow crooked streets, but within
the gate one finds lovely "quads"of green
grass with fountains and trees, and gen,
orally in the rear each college has its
large gardens, lawns or parks we would
call them,) with we'll kept walks, bord
cred with flowers of the brightest hue,
trees and fountains, all surrounded with
high walls of stone. over which no in
truder can climb. The gardens of
New college-13th century-aiso those OF
Msgdalene, where one finds the famous
''Addison's Walk" are among the most
beautiful, while Christ's church meadows
with the "broad walk" is a picture OF
restfulnness meyer to be forgotten. A
ride of nine miles brings one through a
lovely country TO Dorchester Abbey. the
second oldest church in the kingdom
dating back 10 Saxon times-an immense
building of great beauty. now restored
where the hard working vicar has daily
services at 1870 and a. m, and p. m.
year after year. with many adj
ditional services. and even in the
quiet little hamlet of cottagers
good attendance of worshippers.
We leave Oxford with regret, but Cam
bridge attracts US. and there We find all,
and more than We anticipated. A large
city of $4,000 people, we'll built and
showing signs OF commercial activity
The colleges of the university are very
beautiful, spacious and with great
''quads" and beautiful chapels. The
gardens" occupy many acres on the
earn and are far beyond anything we have
seen in beauty and quiet. We were for
tunate in being able to attend beautiful
and devotional evening song at the great
chapel OF Kings College. While your
correspondent was glad to visit the
chapel OF st. Luke in a suburb OF Cam
bridge, where his fellow worker in Trim
ity church-Robert Hudson-was trained
in christian doctrine and worship. Saint
Luke's is large brick church of modern
construction. with tower and spIre,
seated with chairs, handsome sanctuary
and altar with lights, and side altar in
one of the aisles for daily celebrations,
nicely adorned, and having before it
seats for some thirty or forty Ely, with
its beautiful cathedral, is only few miles
from Cambridge. situated on high ground
in the midst of the fine country with the
river Ouse sluggishly flowing around its
precincts. The cathedral is noted for its
wonderful octsgon lantern tower-the
central towers large imposing building
$50 feet in length, 17S feet broad and 20
feet high in the choir. This was the site
of an abbey founded by ST. Etheldreds in
o73 a. ID. A sleepy town, but neat
and clean-a bed at the white Hart" n
quiet little tavern on the square where we
were kindly cared for aud we'll fed.
A short ride by rail brings one to
Peterborough where we find one of the
most notable Norman churches in Eng
land, with its peculiar west front of three
recessed arches of great height. The
hrst church on this site was Benedictine
Abbey founded by Peads, king of the
Mercis, in CSC. In restoring the towers
OF the Lantern few years ago, the
original foundations of this Saxon church
were discovered-chancel, transcript and
some portions of the stone. and under
ground passages. arched with brick
have been made by which one can
walk and trace the ancient fOunda-
tons of more than / 200 years ago.
The cathedral was rich in carvings and
statues, all of which were DESTROYED by
the PuritaDs. The bodies remain, with
heads, arms and legs broken off, and on
the ancient tombs there are seen recum-
bent figures with noses and ears gone, in
gers and toes. and often arms and legs
all the work of the lovely Puritans. In
fact this is the case in every cathedral and
church in England. except York Minister.
Lord Fairfax. the general of Cromwell,
being resident of Yorkshire, protected
The minister, and so in York one finds the
ancient sculpture and carvings. statues,
and above all. the beautiful stained glass,
In good state OF preservation.
Lincoln is city of 40. 900 on the With
am, and is built on hill rising from the
fen country 1t is one of the most an
,ient towns in England, an old Roman
station, and rivals Chester in its ancient
memorials. The cathedral is on the high
,st ground in the city and can be seen
rom all sides as you approach the city.
Many people claim this cathedral as the |
1nest in England, in its combination of |
'ize, delicacy of detail, good preservation |
md grandeur of position, 4SO feet long,
2ai-ss,ae sRs s2 high. l cannot here give |
Iour readers description of the various |
tyles of architecture; it will require |
lours to do it, but can only say that !
lincoln cathedral is noted for the purity |
# its early English or pure gothic and |
he way in which this is accommodated to |
he preexisting Norman and other STYLES. |
The two lovely rose windows in the |
are called the Deans Eve" and |
he Bishops Eye" with very ancient
lass well preserved. The hotel at which |
We stopped attracted our attention at |
nce-"The Spread Eagle" We felt
'ound to stop there and found it most
omfortable and interesting. II was
censed in the reign of James l, and has
zen open ever since, an ancient building |
4 queer construction, with wonderfully |
uaint furniture. The shops of Lincoln |
7ere filed with nice articles of "bigotry
nd virtue" and the town seemed lively |
nd prosperous for its age-B. G.
r. F. s.
County Buildings.
TRANSVERSE.
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