Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-23
DIR. M'CAW'SLECTURE
BE Delivers The Last Of His Delightful
Talks on European Travels.
ATHENS AND coNsTANTINorLE.
The beauties of Each of These His
toric Places WILDLY Pictured
Greek Ladies' DO Not Wear Big
slceyey-The Uomewnrd Voyage.

slceves-The Homewnrd Voyage.
Last night was the closing historic talk
OF DIR. James b. McCaw. in the lecture
room OF ST. Paurs church. A large and
very attentive audience met the gaze
Of the gifted Doctor as he walked out
OF the vestry-room and took his accus-
toned place. and carried his hearers
from place to place with pleasure and
profit. Many Of our people can follow
the example OF Professor McCaw, and
from time to time tell OF their travels
In their own and in foreign lands.
After a full description of Joppa the
party again risked their lives in small
boats, under the care OF the Arabs, and
passing through the breakers, reached the
big ship lying outside awaiting her 450
passengers. The Protestant Mission at
Beyrout made a most favorata impress
sion, speaking volumes for the good work
done, both in schools for boys and girls
and in the well-equipped hospital with
over seventy medical students, and send
ing out well-educa,ed and well-trained
doctors all over the land. DR.. McCaw
said it was a pleasure TO bear witness
| to the good work done there by the
| Protestant Church Mission.
The great Herman, with its snow-topped
head, looked down on the band OF Ameri-
cans, visiting the old land, and the story
OF the TRANSPORTATION, was discussed with
it's wonderful history.
| THE VISIT TO SMYRNA
Smyrna, with its fruits, was next visi-
| ted. Diana of Ephesus, with the famous
old temple, came in order, and the I'VE
pillars vet standing game I'm for big
share Of admiration. A stone ~ rect
| high. polished, and without a faw, was
something never seen before, and was
| looked upon with wonder. The great
pillar on Church Hill has more than a
dozen stones, and yet the pillars around
| Dianas Temple, built 600 years before
| Christ, are the wonder Of the world. Inc
Doctor was much impressed with a hg
| tree growing alongside one OF the PHI
| lars. Its green leaves, reflected 90 the
snow Wilderness OF the marble, made IL
! n pictuIe OF rare beauty. Jupiter
Temple came in for share Of admlra-
ton.
Athens. with its 10000 population, Is
| modern in many respects The Greeks
| suU have the right to claim the palm fo
! beauty and grace. and her graceful SON
came in for share OF the Doctor
! praise. The Greek ladies do not dlsflgur'
| themselves with big sleeves, but show TN
| graceful lines OF their perfect arms, ana
| DIR. McCaw said he would have our ladle
| follow their example. Paul on Mars hli
| was not forgotten, and many other his
| toric references were made. The pillar
| In 81. Paurs around the chancel are per
perfect types OF the Greek pillars, and ar
beyond doubt, DR.. McCaw said, the mos
perfect and complete Of any he had seel
during his trip.
A FUNERAL IN ATHENS.
While in Athens he witnessed the fune
raj OF an old lady. The coffin was open
the clear-cut features OF the old lady wer
visible as she was carried through IN
streets 10 her long home. The lid OF IN
coffin was carried by friends, ana IL wa
covered with beautiful vioiets ana IN
contrast of the flowers on the dark PACK
ground OF the coffin-lid was very impress
sive. and made picture which VIII ION
remain In the memories OF thOse WI
looked upon IT,
The body was carried on the shoulder
OF eight men, and before it marched thre
PRIESTS. and behind IL band OF music
As the procession passed along ever
head was bowed and marks OF respeC
Maid TO the dead. The mild climate
Greece made an impression on All On
party. After "A day and night the pl
ship came up the Golden Horn, ana peIoi
their view was the most charming cit
in the worid-a city without an equal
the beautiful, the historic city OF Cor
stantinople, with its wonderful churci
steeples. buildings OF all kinds, the adm
ration Of all the world. London and Par
and Rome, and even Richmond, pale b'
fore Constantinople. It's a disgrace thf
the Turks should possess such cit
and a hope was expressed that Engian'
Germany, or even Russia, should hold /
General Terry, OF Lynchburg, Va no
Minister to Turkey, was most attenuv
and paid the party many marks OF col
slderation, which were duly appreciate
by his cOuntrymen.
There we're about 100 Knight Templar
on board the steamer and much col
sideration was paid them by the temple
of the old city. The brotherhood wa
made manifest by cordial greetings |
the visiting brothers.
GIRLS SHOULD GO ABROAD.
DR.. McCaw gave it as his opinion ths
every girl OF IS should be sent on
trip. so that she could see the %orl
and its wonders before she settles dow
to married life 1t will pay better ina
| going 10 the springs and cost less also
and IT'S the best educator in the worl
Etna looks down, with its red mont
and the noble ship pressed onward. IT
faces were turned homeward, and Maple
and Rome. and Paris, and London passe
and soon the great Atlaptic was bearlr
z the party homeward. New YORK VIZ
, reached on time, and good-by was sa
10 many who were friends. and this Do
tor came back again TO dear old battl
Scared Richmond-his native city, whe
for a hundred years his foretatners I'VE
, | hack TO his loved ones and his frien'
and natients. back to the dear gray
with lis holy memory; back TO the churS
! Of his love: and with sweet memories
! his glorious trip in the great easter
; land 10 cheer and make happy the ev
! | ming OF his life, with the golden ra!
Of happy memory coming into his hear
10 cheer the grandchildren and the grea
) grandchildren who cluster around h
happy home.
After the lecture there was a rush
friends 10 shake the hands OF the Doct
and TO thank him for his graceful az
charming talks.
DIR. Carmichael, in the name OF
PauTs church, thanked his senior ward'
for the truly enjoyable lectures he hi
, | given.
In the audience were very many wi
had enioyed the travels so well d
scrIbed and all bore witness TO the abili
: OF the lecturer and his agreeable name
: free from the cant and tricks Of Il
0 public lecturer.