The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-10-19


who had come down to offer their serv-
ices free of all charge for the removal
OF the breadstuffs 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 the docks, the locomo-
tive and each car decorated with flag
the American flag and the Russian
flag alternating. Though flag to
some eyes is only floating rag, you
ought to see how the American flag
looks Q, 200 miles from home. 1t looked
that day like section of heaven let
down to cheer mortal vision. Addresses
OF welcome and responses were made,
and then the work began, the only con-
test being who should lift the hardest
and be most expeditions. 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: II was hungry and ye fed
Me-"
But must also give word Of report
concerning my other errand-the
preaching of the gospel in Great Britain
last summer II was tour had for
many years anticipated. With the
themes of the gospel I confronted more
people than ever before in the same
length Of time-multitudes after multi
tudes and beyond anything can de-
scribe. The throngs in all the cities
were so great that they could be con-
trolled only by platoons Of police,
so that none should be hurt by
the pressure, each service indoors
followed by service for the
waiting throngs outdoors, and both
by handshalSings to the last point of
physical endurance From the day in
which / arrived at noon in Liverpool,
and that night addressing two vast
assemblages, until l got through my
evangelistic journey, 1t was scene of
blessing to my own soul and | hope to
others i missed but three engage
ments OF all the summer, and those
from being too tired to stand up. At
all the assemblages large collections
were taken, the money being given to
local charities, feeble churches, orphan
asylums or young mems Christian asso-
ciations my services being entirely
gratuitous But what summerl
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 in America. o, sons
of Scotchmen, Englishmen, Welshmcn
and Irishmen, there are hearts on the
other side OF the sea beating in affec-
ton for you and praying for your pres
ent and eternal welfare. They wanted
me to give you their love, and here 1t Is
by the wholesale, for / cannot give II
by retail Disappoint not the old folks
, on the other side the Atlantic. You
J will probably never see them again in
! this world Their hair Is whitening
} and their step is not as firm as when
you saw them last. So live that you
} may meet them in Heaven. Write home
often, and while you know they are
praying for you, do not forget to re
member in your prayers those who
, were your first friends, and friends
, than whom you will never have better
Il mean your old father and mother
} BY the memories Of the old Scotch kirk
} where you were baptized, and OF The
! English fireside, by which you played
} and Of the Welsh hills and valleys
5 among which you roamed, and the ole
, homes on the banks Of the Tweed ant
the Shannon and the Clyde, charg'
. you, be honorable and true anC
I Christian You have good ances
D tral blood in yonr veins. Prov
? yourself worthy. II seems TO me tha
the gospel is making mighty stride
over there Only one thing i saw II
? the chapels and churches did not like
, That is lack Of appreciation Of eacl
I other, as between the National churcl
= and the Dissenters Now, each Is doinl
? great work that the other cannot dc
= God speed them all, they Of the Episco
0 macy and they Of the Dissentersl Som
! need the ritual Of the National churcl
Z and others the spontaneity Of the Yves
A leyan. In the ltingdom Of God there
: room for all TO work and each in hi
G own way. Some people are borl
!; Episcopalians and others Methodist
= and others Baptists and other
c Presbyterians, and do not let us fore
g our notions on others. AS for myself,
n was born so near the line that / feel
S much at home in one denomination a
n another and when in the Episcopa
d church, the liturgy stirs my soul so tha
Il | cannot keep back the tears, and
o oyerwhelms me with its solemnity an
4 its power. When in an old-fashione
|. Methodist church, the responses {
q "Amenlr and "Hallelujah!" lift me III
= til. like Paul, | am in blessed bewildel
IS ment as 10 whether in the body or OF
IL of the body, God knoweth-" And
It for the Baptists, though l have nevC
8 been anything but sprinkled,
l. have immersed hundreds and e'
l. pect TO immerse hundreds more in I'll
a baptistry under this pulpit where
% now stand. What is the use Of col
1 troversy about anything, except no
'e we shall keep close to the Cross and
e the most for helping people for tn
d world and the next2 May there con
ID In England more cordiality between Il
L National church and the Disscnter