New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-21


conferred ur,on him.
Dr. Fauncs combined study ami recreation during
his ten weeks stay in England and on the Con-
tinent spending a large part OF his time IN study
ing New Testament Interpretation at the Jena UNI
versity. OF Germany, with which Schiller was once
connected.
HIS EXPERIENCES ABROAD.
Tribune reporter called upon him yesterday at
No o West F.fteth-st, and secured from him the
following Interesting story Of his stay in Germany
and Switzerland:
81 sailed for Southampton with Mrs Faunce on
June 49, on the steamer Paris. and had most de-
lightful voyage ali the way over The trip across
the Channel not so pleasant. as every one knows
who has crc ssed il IN the miserable little tubs win
their crowded stuny cabins which tourists are COM
PEELED to take after leaving the ocean steamers In
the near future however. the American Line steam
ships are to cross the Channel running from South
ampton TO Ha re. This will be a great saving In
time and will materially diminish the errors which
so many people experience in crossing the
Channel
1--WE were ROYALTY entertained all the way over
nv the members OF the Cornell Glee Cub who were
on their way to Cornell Henley races They gave
us some fine concerts in the saloon. and gave evil
dence OF an exuberance OF spirits. which. imagine,
they lacked Oh their return trip. ReachiD: the
Continent we made flying trip through Holland,
visiting Amsterdam and The Hague, and were soon
versities Jena is situated the borders OF the
ThOringian forest In one of the mos, charming re-
e,ons OF Germany. The scenery presents many
marked resemblances TO that OF the Berkshire HIS
and il filled with delightful little watering Places
There were a great many American students at the
university most OF them pursuing courses In peda-
gogy. The professors treat the American students
with the greatest consideration and kindness. and
II Is no infrequent for the professors 10
thafr vi
with the simple German hospitality. These Ger
man professors are certainly marvels OF knowledge.
but IN culture and fneness OF moral perception they
are far below the level OF the New-England States.
GERMAN RESPECT FOR LAW.
~ could not but admire the universal respect for
law manifested by the Germans. As simple Illus
tration OF this feeling. everywhere manifest one
day secured a boy to act my guide through
the forests Suddenly. came TO the end OF
path my little guide stopped short, with his eyes
standing out OF his head with terror az he looked
I'D and read from sign, AL Passing Through
Forbidden Immediately he turned about and In
sisted upon retracing steps in spite Of all
could do to induce him TO proceed. In this could
not hep marking the contrast between what the
German boy did and wha. an American youngster
would have done under similar circumstances. The
iron hand OF the law Is everywhere making Itself
felt in the smallest and most trivial affairs. Every
article of food must be inspected. Every man per-
forming any public duty appears officer Of the
State In full uniform.
'"rhe Germans however are wonderfully lacking
in their honor and respect for women. The women
can be seen any day coming into the carrying
great loads OF hay upon their heads and huge bas
kets IN which they load anything from sausages down
TO babies. They never seem to remove their burdens
except to eat sleep There was a married student
al Jena VINO tabooed and practically ostracized
for ha
the streets instead OF allowing his wife 10 do IT, The
Germans considered that Re was performing slaves
service Women practically are treated as inferior
beings though the Germans would not acknowledge
that this Is so.
ENCOURAGING THE LOTTERIES
Just the United States has done away with
the Louisiana State Lottery. the German officials
are doing all they 10 encourage the lottery craze
that has sprung up there. They have made 1t a
affair and the State forbids all private
individuals to In the business. The State
offers all the prizes and sells all the tickets. In
many families It is the custom 10 give the children
lottery tickets al Christmas time This. OF course.
has VERY bad eff.c; both family and business
life No man Is too poor to buy a lottery ticket.
The Government. claims that the people will gamble
anyway. anu that by having the lottery under State
contro! rs evils in large measure abolished The
State claims return 70 the pockets OF the people
whatever profit accrues after those employed TO
DR. Faunce laments the union OF affairs Of Church
and State existing in Germany. He said Their
cergymen all State function aries without any
regard 10 religious convictions They fail to under
stand the American custom OF requiring every min
lister be Christian. All that the State demands
OF Its clergymen In Germany Is that they shall be
good men look after the children administer the
affairs OF the parish. be scientific theologians and
able 10 defend. against all corners. the Lutheran
doctrine They consider 4 absurd to require that
clergyman shall be Christian In the American
sense
a MINISTER PREPARING FOR HIS WORK.
II found a pastor in the Hartz Mountains who
prepared for his Sundays work follows: lie ate
AN early supper Saturday night. consisting OF
sour milk and grated cheese. blood sausages and
bnck bread and lastly. the stouest kind OF German
cheese. He then lighted his huge pipe. Med with
strong tobacco. and at o'clock In the evening with
bottle OF black beer under either arm. entered his
study BY o'clock on Sunday morning his sermon
would be written and committed memory, and
he would then retire for two three hours sleep
This preached good sermons. could discuss
ably any question relating TO philosophy science.