Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-10-17

that including our party. And so1t was
la all the hotels in northern Russia, and
the subtraction of that amount of COM
mercial profit from those cities you may
imagine. But that whole subject Of
systematic fabrication adjourn to some
other hour. Yet must tell you of pic
ture of pathos and moral power inn
pressed upon my mind so that neither
time nor eternity can efface it. The ship
Leo swung to the docks few miles be-
low st. Petersburg loaded with -four
from America. The sailors on board
huzzaed as they came to the wharf.
From yacht on which we had descend
ed the river to the sea the prominent
citizens of st. Petersburg disembarked.
The bank was crowded by prosperous
citizens who stood on the wharf, and
back of them by poor laborers who had
come down to offer their services free of
all charge for the removal of the bread
stuffs from the ship to the imperial
freight train that took the -four to the
interior free of charge. While we stood
there the long freight train rumbled
down to the docks, the locomotive and
each car decorated with fag-the
American flag and the Russian flag al
ternating. Though flag to some eyes
is only floating rag, you ought to see
how the American flag looks 5000 miles
from home. 1t looked that day like a
section of heaven let down to cheer
mortal vision. Addresses of welcome
and responses were made, and then the
work began, the only contest being who
should lift the hardest and be most ex-
peditious. From ship to rail train.
From rail train to kneading board.
From kneading board to oven. From
oven to the white and quivering lips of
the dying. Upon all who, whether by
contribution small or large, helped make
that scene possible, may there come the
benediction of him who declared, 81 was
hungry and ye fed me-"
THE GOSPEL IN GREAT BRITAIN.
But must also give word of report
concerning my other errand--the preach
ing of the Gospel in Great Britain last
summer. 1t was tour had for many
years anticipated. With the themes Of
the Gospel l confronted more people
than ever before in the same length of
after multitudes, and
beyond anything l can describe. The
throngs in all the cities were 80 great
that they could be controlled only by
platoons of police, so that none should
be hurt by the pressure, each service in
doors followed by service for the wait
ing throngs outdoors, and both by hand
shakings to the last point of physical en-
durance. From the day in which ar
rived at noon in Liverpool, and that
night addressing two vast assemblages,
until got through my evangelistic jour
ney it was scene of blessing to my
own soul and hope to others. missed
but three engagements of all the sum-
mer, and those from being too tired to
stand up. At all the assemblages large
were taken, the money being
given to local charities, feeble churches,
orphan asylums OF Young Mems Chris
tian associations, my services being en-
tirely gratuitous. But what summer!
There must have been much praying
here and elsewhere for my welfare, or
no mortal could have gone through all
went through. In every city and town
had messages poured into my ears for
families i'll America.
Oh, sons of Scotchmen, Englishmen,
Welshmen and Irishmen, there are hearts
on the other side of the sea beating in
Affection for you and praying for your
present and eternal welfare. They want
ID me to give you their love, and here it
S by the wholesale, for cannot give it |
BY retail. Disappoint not the old folks |
IN the other side the Atlantic. You will |
never see them again in this |
world. Their hair is whitening and |
heir step is not as firm as when you saw |
hem last. So live that you may meet |
hem in heaven. Write home often, and
while you know they are praying for
You do not forget to remember in your |
prayers those who were your first |
friends, and friends than whom you
Will never have better-I mean your old |
ather and mother. By the memories of
he old Scotch kirk where you were
baptized, and of the English fireside by
which you played, and of the Welsh
ills and valleys among which you
canned, and the old homes ON the banks
# the Tweed and the Shannon and the
)lyde, charge you be honorable and
rue and Christian. You have good
ncestral blood in your veins. Prove
'ourself worthy. 1t seems to me that
he Gospel is making mighty strides
ver there. Only one thing saw in the
hapels and churches | did not like.
That is lack of appreciation of each
ther as between the national church
nd the dissenters. Now each is doing
great work that the other cannot do.
rod speed them all, they of the episco-
acy and they of the dissenters! Some
eed the ritual of the national church
nd Others the spontaneity of the Wes-
cyan. In the kingdom of God there is
DOM for all to work and each in his
wn way. Some people are born Epis-
opalians and others Methodists and
theirs Baptists and others Presbyte-
ANS, and do not let us force our notions
n others.
A CHRISTIAN UNION INDEED.
As for myself, was born SO near the
ne that feel at home as much in one
enomination as in another, and when
the Episcopal church the liturgy stirs
" soul so that cannot keep back the
ars. and it overwhelms me with its
'lemnity and its power. When in an
d fashioned Methodist church the re-
'onses OF "Amenw and "Halleluiah!"
Il me until, like Paul, | am in blessed
'wilderment as TO whether in the
'dy or out Of the body, God knoweth."
nd as for the Baptists, though have
'ver been anything but sprinkled,
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