The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-11

The Grand Old Man in the HawardeI
Pulpit.

IufNHs
The utterances Of this distinguished
statesman in respect to the Christian
Sabbath are well known. lie said on a
certain occasion:
believing in the authority OF the Lords
day as a religious institution. i must. as a
matter Of course. desire the recognition
of that authority by others, but over and
above this. / have myself, in the course
OF Il iabOrious life. s~ignaily experienced
both its mental and physical benefits. /
can hardly Ovcrstate its value in this
view. and for the interest OF the working
men of this country. alike in these n
yet other higher respects, there is Moth
ing j more anxiously desire than that
they should more me more highly ap-
preciate the Christian day Of rest
Speaking against the Sunday opening OF
museums. he said:
From a long experience Of Il laborious
life, / nave become most deeply impress
"a with the belicf-to say nothing OF a
higher ~feeling-that the alternatives of
rest and labor at the short intervals
which are afforded by the mercitul aud
blessed institutions OF Sunday are neces-
say for the retention of a mans min
and OF a mans frame in a condition TO
discharge his duties, and il is desirable as
AtANN u 40 N"IEIAN'E ~ h-
of labor upon the Sabbath. and TO secure
% the people the enjoyment Of the day
Of rest
And again:
'"The religious Observance Of Sunday
is a main prop Of the religious character
OF the couutrv. 3 o = From a moral,
social and physical point OF view the oh
servance OF Sunday IS a duty of absolute
consequence"
We are not surprised when we read the
following words spoken by Gladstone
whose delight is in the law OF me
Lord"
III asked what is the remedy for the
doepcr sorrows of the human h~eart-vhat
a man should chiefly look 10 in ms pro-
gress through life as the power that Is
To sustain him under trials and enable
him manfully TO confront his Affections.
/ must point him to something when, IN
q %well-knoWn hymn. is called me oId'
old story told Of in an old, old Book
and taught with an old. old teaching,
which is the greatest and best gift ever
given 10 mankind
A correspondent Of the Philadelphia
press" Of recent date. writing from
Hawarden village, England, says: J was
Informed that Mr.. Gladstone was staying
at his country seat, Hawarden Castle,
ana fldl lltlt was - HffFAhA'f't
would read the lessons for the day on
tho Sabbath. The village consists Of a
single street. about half n mile i'm length.
fanked on one side by the demesne wall
and on the other by n struggling line or
cottages. all very picturesque and old
fashioned. The avenue through the castle
grounds crosses the main street running
down TO a curious pointed arch In a sort
OF chapter house, whence between some
splendid cims a superb view over the
lowlands Of Fiintshire and Chestershire
is had. Hawardcn Is an old place, Tor
somewhere in the tenth century, I'm the
sixth year Of the reign Of Conan, hin
Of North Wales. there was a Christian
temple there with which many singular
legends are connected.
There were quite n number OF curious
visitors gathered around the side door
Of the church waiting 10 see the Glad
Stone family arrive. but when the bells
stoned ringing most Of them made for
fhe main entrance and were duly allotted
cents i'm the body OF the church.
There are open seats between the altar
and the pulpit. Mr.. Gladstone occupies
the seat i'm front. just I'm rear OF the
bonch fronting on the aisle. and we
we're placed exactly opposite him to the
east OF the organ, behind the pulpit.
When the anthem was ended Mr.. Glad
stone walked swiftly but noiselessiy up
to the ~lectern, a splendid eagle with out
stretched wings, done in carved oak. ana
read the story OF Naaman and the little
Syrian maid. His style was the perfec-
ton of simplicity, so simple that one was
almost tempted 10 believe il the perfec-
ton of art. At first his voice was mufiied,
hut cleared as it went on; the rendering
was that OF an intelligent layman; there
was no clerical drOning. no monotony.
From time 20 time he would bend up the
Of the folio Bible with one hand.
hut one lost track Of his maanerisms in
listening TO what he had 10 say