The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-02

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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 a floating rag, you
ought to see how the American flag
looks 5000 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 he benediction of Him who
declared: 81 was hungry and ye fed
Me-"
But must also give a word of report
concerning my other errand-the
preaching OF the gospel in Great Britain
last summer. 1t was a tour | had for
many years anticipated. With the
themes of the gospel l confronted more
people than ever before in the same
length of time-multitudes after multi
tudes and beyond anything l 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 a service for the
waiting throngs outdoors, and both
by handshakings to the last point of
physical endurance. From the day in
which l arrived at noon in Liverpool,
and that night addressing two vast
assemblages, until got through my
evangelistic journey, it was scene of
blessing 10 my own soul and / hope to
others. l 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-
Citations, my services being entirely
gratuitous But what a 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 in America o, sons
of Scotchmen, Englishmen Welshmen
and Irishmen, there are hearts on the
other side of the sea beating in atfec'
ton for you and praying for your pres
ent and eternal welfare. They wanted
me to give you their love, and here it is
by the wholesale, for l cannot give il
by retail. Disappoint not the old folks
on the other side the Atlantic. You
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 friend:
, than whom you will never have better
i mean your old father and mother
, BY the memories of the old Scotch kirk
, where you were baptized, and of thu
| English fireside, by which you played
, and of the Welsh hills and valleys
) among which you roamed, and the ole
, homes On the banks of the Tweed an(
the Shannon and the Clyde, l charge
you. be honorable and true ant
Christian. You have good ances
} trail blood in yoIr veins. Prov,
I yourself worthy. 1t seems to me tina
: the gospel is making mighty stride
over there. Only one thing i saw il
: the chapels and churches did not like
, That is lack of appreciation OF eacl
t other, as between the, National churcl
: and the Dissenters. Now, each is doini
: a great work that the other cannot dc
: God speed them all, they OF the Episco
, pacy and they of the Dissenters! Som
, need the ritual of the National churcl
: and others the spontaneity of the Yves
l leyan. In the kingdom of God there
: room for all to work and each in hi
E own way. Some people are Dor
/; Episcopalians and others Methodist
: and others Baptists and other
e Presbyterians, and do not let us fore
c our notions on others. AS for myself,
n was born so near the line that | feel a
S much at home in one denomination a
q another, and when in the Episcopa
i church, the liturgy stirs my soul SO tina
t | cannot keep back the tears, and
o overwhelms me with its solemnity an
t its power. When in an old-fashione
l. Methodist church, the responses {
a "Amenm and "Hallelujah" lift me NJ
: til, like Paul, am in blessed bewildel
S ment as to whether in the body or OF
il of the body, God knoweth." And a
t for the Baptists, though l have neve
S been anything but sprinkled,
i have immersed hundreds and e,
l. pect to immerse hundreds more in til
a baptistry under this pulpit wherc.
e now stand. What is the use OF col
l troversy about anything, except no
e we shall keep close to the Cross and d
e the most for helping people for tn
d world and the next? May there con
d in England more cordiality between I'll
t. National church and the Dissenter
d Although would be called Dissent,
d there, almost my first step in Englar
2 was into a banqueting hall-the lol
lie mayors banquet, given to the bishol