Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-11-05

the smallpox that they might admln1steDNW
the suffering.
The Emperor has made larger ooneiba-
tons toward this relief fund THAI aV
ever made for any cause since the
wor.1 sDoo1, ana Ine superb KlnonesS
written ali over the faces Of Emperor and
Empress and Crown Prince Is demonstrates
in what they have already done ana are
doing tor the sufferers Ia their own country.
hen | saw a few days ago in the papers
tha. the Emperor and Ennrsss hal walked
through the wards OF the most vlru!ent
cno.era, talking with tho patients, shaking
hands with them AMI. cheering them up, 1t
no surorise 10 me, for | said TO myself,
That is Just like them" 50 put all the
tire. prayers together-Go1 save tho Presi-
rent OF tue Lnitei states! Goa save the
Queen Of Englant God save the Emperor
ami Empress Of Russia,
Will. whether ~ sermons or lectures l
have not vet deci ;e3. snow That nineteen
twentletns OF ali Things written ana puo-
lished against Russia are furnished by men
VINO have been nired by other countries to
write uo'' or rather write down Russla, 50
as 10 divert from that empire
f,ecause Of international jealousies. Russlo
heiny Iaryer than all the rest Of Europe put
tnyether. YOU can see how natural would be
the jea,ousies-
Before passing to the other field OF my
GUNNER observation / give you one niue
specimen Of the falsehoods about Russia. l
stood in Lonlon with my tick-ts Tor 81.
Petersburg, Russia, IN my POCKET. l. was
, O'Clock in the afternoon, and at 8 O'CLOCK
was TO take the train. An American
physician came in and said. You GER
talnlv are not gong t. Russia | said.
why not" Then a morning paper was
shown me, sayln, that III 81. petersburg
there were two thou>an! cases OF yiruteht
cholera; the CITY had been dlVl1ed into nos
-, -. - T. a D.+n- y-a~a -Dt heir
w.t. end what to 60 with the nuIloer OF
p~atlents. The population vas flying III Ter
ror. It was almost as bal II MOSCOW.
While rehectIny on these accounts Two
messages arrived from otheI friends protest.
ing against the fOo!Hal*iine-7 OF my rusllnS
into the prs .nce OF t@o THOUSAND cases OF
cholera IN nna CITY OF course | halt = 1
troa-St. Petersburg encouraged me to go. |
went. There was not a single case OF cholera
in 81. Petersburg or Moscow, AMI there was
not a single case in either city until four
wees after | left those cities.
| must tell you Of a picture Of pathos and
moral power impressed UPON my mind. SO
that neither time nor eternity may efface
1t. lhe snip Leo swung to the docks a few
miles below ST. Petersburg loaded with
-four from America. The sailors on board
huzz ned as they came to the wharf. From
a yacht on wnicl We hal descended the
~ " Tue Sed lue pEOLLllIleuO CltIZSAS OI
st. Petersburg disembarked. The bank was
crowded by prosperous citizens. VINO 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 breadstuff5 from the ship to
the imperial freight train that took the -four
to the interior Tree of charge. While wa
stood there tn. long freight train rumbls1
down to the docks, the locomotive and each
car 1ecorat d with q flag the American
flag and the Russian flag alternating.
though a flag to some eyes is only a
foating rag, you ought to see how the
American flag looks five thousand miles from
home. 1t 10 oked that day like a. section OF
heaven let down TO cheer mortal vision.
Addresses OF welcome AMI responses were
made, an then the work began, the only
contest being who should lift the
hardest and be most expeditions. From
ship to rail train. From rail train to kneed-
in5 board. From kneeding 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 bone
diction Of Him who declared, II was hungry
and We fed Me"
But | must Also give a word Of report con-
corning my other errand-the preaching Of
the Gospel in Great Britain last unlme It
was a tour | had for many years antici-
patel. NTH the themes of the Gospel I
confronted more people than ever before
in tAe same length Of time multi
tubes after lnultitudes, and beyond any
thing | can describe. The throngs in all
the cities were SO great that they could be
controlled only by platoons of police, SO
that none should be hurt by the pressure,
each service indoors followed by q service
for,the waiting throngs outdoors, and both
by handshakings to the last point of phyd-
ca en- urance.
In every city and own | had messages
poured into my ears for families i'll America.
Oh, sons o6Scotchmen, Englishnen. Welsh
men and lrishmen, there are hearts on the
other side OF the sea beating In affection for
you and praying tor your present and
eternal welfare. By the memories
wpr, baptized. and of the Eng
lisn tireside, by which you played, and of
tho Welsh hills and valleys, among which
YOU roanei, ard the old homes on the banks
OF the Tweed and the Shannon and the
Clvde. | charge You be honorable and true
and Christian. You have good ancestral
blood III your veins. Prove yourself worthy.
1t seems to me that the Gospel Is making
mighty strides over there.
What is the use of controversy abont any,
thing except how We shall keep close to the
cross an do the most for helping people for
this world and the next? Nay there come
in England more cordiallty between the
-NalIofiaI cUuTC1 anu the ulSSenC6TS. Al
though | would be called a dissenter
there. almost my first step in England was
nto a ~hanqueting all-th Lord Mayors
banquet. gwen 70 the bishops and high Of
tic.a.s OF the National church, the great and
good aud genial Archbishop of Canterbury
at their head. and a more magnificent group
~ folks. intellectually and spiritually,
| never got among, AMI | found that though
We ifai never met before, the archbishop
and tnysel; were old friends. But all up and
down Great britain found q multitude
that 10 man can number enlisted for God
ana eternity. ana | tel you the kingdom is
coming.
X the pessimists would get out Of the
WAY the people who SWIVEL and groan and
think everything has gone to the dogs or is
about 70 So-I say il these pessimists would
only get cut Of the way the world would
>ngn sea the sa,yat.ou Of Col. Chris
t!an.tv j. Only another name for ele-
waited optimism. Vas Isaiah an optinists
SEQ his deserts lncsrca lined with rel roses
and Suowei under VITA white lilies ami hi:
lamb asleep between the paws OF q hon
IhN greatest thing | cln think OF would
te = have 2 TRIPLE alliance OF America,
fng-aaj any Russia, III complete harmonl-
ztton, and than t. nave uron all OF theu
come a de.uSe q tia Hoy Gaost. Let the
s." hasation ~ TN. nl;i1ns cas-. Peace