The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-01
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Pleasant Letter From a Ronnoke Pastor
En- Route to Europe.

Sept. z, 1895.
EDITOR or THE TIMEs-In accordance
with your request and my promise now
write you line for The TIMES. The
doctor and l have met with q number of
agreeable surprises in the beginning of
our travels which We hope is but the
first of long series. The first haopy
surprise, which is by no means the least,
came just as we were pulling out from
Roanoke on the northbound train Sep
TENDER 4th Mr.. Specie, the treasurer OF
OF the Roanoke Light Infantry, in the
name OF his company, presented me with
purse and one OF the kindest letters it
has been my pleasure to receive. Thanks
for this favor have been expressed, but
it will not be out of place to express
again my thanks through your columns
few moments later We reached
Cloyerdale, where we were met by
number of kind friends and in second
we were saying good bye" but q
basket of delicious fruit stuck to our
hands, which WAS no mean company
when we were left alone. After a quiet
nights rest we found ourselves in Pnila.
delphia and few moments la,er we
were eating breakfast in the wonderful
restaurant Of John Wanamaker, where
we were told that not less than three
thousand dined in a single day. 1t is
truly wonderful, esta blishment, taking
1t all together.
Soon we called to see E. It. Burnett,
who has many friends in Roanoke, and
then we saw j. M. CollinRwood, the
father of our wellknown j. B. Colling-
wood, OF the Roanoke Metal Roofing
and Cornice Company. Then to our
happy surprise we met Howard Chip.
man and Mr.. Walstrum and others who
do IL do
sh9se were we'll and inquired carefully
as Ito the welfare of their Virginia
friends. Tho night of the 5th was
spfnt most pleasantly in tho sweet
h9me Of Mr.. Burnett, az Wayne, but
,Ve were sorry to find Mrs. Burnett no.
quite we'll.
The following day was spent in see
ing the special points of interest in the
City OF Brotherly Love, the most inter-
eating Of which were the Carpenters
Hall, where the first Congress convened
and the most important steps toward
tho Revolution were taken; the "Inde-
pendence Hail." where we saw the "Old
Liberty Bell" many pictures of the
chief actors Of the Revolution, with
many antiquities of colonial days; the
Drexel institute, the University of
Pennsylvania, the Girard College, which
40 oOoOtiCno Oho VI WIG nlOSU WOuQ6EIul
things to be seen about Philadelphia.
There we saw the handsomest buildings
ana grounds OF which the city can boast.
Moro than $500 orphan boys are hand
somely cared for in every te poral want.
On the morning of the 18th we came
aboard the Balgenland and again we
werc most agreeably surprised. The
boat was large and NEST conveniently
and comfortably fitted up. We found
hundred and siXty-five passengers
aboard, tho greater part OF whom were
in the steerage Those in the cabin were
jovial and pleasant. About eight of lie
soon became we'll acquainted and to day
we are as though we had known each
other all Of our lives. The sea has been
remarkably smooth and the voyage de-
lightful. No sickness, no lack OF appe-
tite has dist ,ed our comfort, but on
the other hal O. r. land the
perfect rest have made w. :, e like new
men. We have been entertained by
reading, rompiog and playing like SO
many boys, by watching the large por-
poises as they play in the water, by
jokes and more substantial conversation
But one OF the most pleasant sur crises
OF all has been the regularity Of the
mall at sea- Every morning the post
man handed me, at the breakfast table,
good letter from some one or another
OF my Roanoke friends. can't say now
much l have enjoyed these letters. All
the passengers soon noticed nv good
fortune, Snd l have been the subject of
common envy. No ladies. but the kind
ones Of Roanoke, could have been go
thoughtful, and to them I would express
my sincere thanks.
Is was soon known that / was minis
ter, and the request came last Sunday
and tho Sunday before that we should
hold service in tho saloon. OF course we
responded, and soon my services were
required in the STORAGE, where have
made many warm friends and have been
preaching, at request, twice a day for
the past four or FIVE days On yesterday
morning, when 1 midtown, some asked
for my photograph.
Others offered me shillings in token
of their appreciation of services rem
dered-of course l declined to receive
tho money, but when 1 returned to nv
room / found that several shillipRs
had been slipped into my pockes unbe-
knowing to me. This is picking pockets
backwards.
Last night the congregation was large
as we stood on the lower deck. The
cabin passengers stood just at the end OF
the upper deck looking down on our
heads. and all joining in together in an
interesting service-such o meeting 10
as new to the passengers az to us, but
we hope all alike have gained some
profit. We are now nearing Queenstown
and pleasant voyage is nearing lie
end. We shall let you hear from us
again later, nothing preventing. With
all good wishes for the good people of
Roanoke. K. @. A., JR.
Coal.
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