The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-18
DIR. vAss IN BONNIE SCOTLAND.
.Former savannah Pastor Writes of
Events In the Isles.

Events In the Asltss
8.- 7. c. Vass, formerly pastor OF ;he
-. PRESBYTERIAN church in Savannah,
al now In Scotland. writes an interest,"
- letter concerning the great Pan
T-..asterian council in Glasgow, to which
- .-sss delegate. and the Evangelical Al
,.--.4 in London, and other matters Of
...--.rt talk among the people
r- vass viii sail for New York next
,--.x AMI next month viii assume his
r-x duties at the University Of Virginia
"a. Letter is as follows:
Tin Glen. Highlands Of Scotland, Aug. g..
,sa-c7oi intentions to write you several
-..-.-- from abroad have not materialized.
o.r.sI duties. sightseeing and many So
-.sr o5urati0ns have prevented CORE
s-,risnce. We had a rough passage across
- ocean. but Mrs Nass and myself arc
-,,5 sailors and leave sickness TO mere
-rari-lubbers."
Won have already read full accounts Of
che Gathering and proceedings Of the
grand Pan-Presbyterian council in Glas-
goV. and the Evangelical Alliance in Lon
don. SO l will not dwell on these matters
m. great men Of the world, the leaders
NJ tbought. and the heroes Of magnificent
..rtsvements met in these bodies. Elabo-
-s,s napers and discussions of wide-reach-
;ng moral movements; of the necessities
~ the age. Of the status of weak or per-
secuted churches, or natonanuesi G. 3,
ne Stundists in Russia, the Jew every
whore are presented, and move vast audi
.rses and inaugurate plans for freedom.
Great results are expected from such con-
situations i'm the future; and churches ana
al Christians are drawn closer In BROTH
erv unity. and bound In stronger array
4 AGAINST all evil.
IN the magnificent historic cathedral OF
Glasgow 600 years Odd. Glasgow mas
noDuiation of 10000, and contains nearly
al Presbyterian churches. There are
perhaps not more than a dozen Episcopal
Sburches in the city; but other denomina-
lions also have a number OF churches'
Presbyterianism reigns in Scotland. Here
the queen is a Presbyterian, as she IS an
Episcopalian in England.
Tae arrangements for entertaining the
council We're liberal and elaborate. AZ
least $4,000 were spent by the local churcP
besides all private expenditures. A SpleV
did excursion was given the council down
the clyde through several charmlls
Scotch LOchs and the Kyles of Butte, on
Ia magnificent day. Lord and Lady over
'tOWn gave a munif1Cent reception at IheH
castle near Dumbarton. They are nope
'Ehristian workers, and though their nome
and grounds are costly and exquisite; tney
Dear themselves SO kindly TO all anc are
b. active I'm all Christian work and peneY-
|oence, that the public honor ana love
'rhem. Lord OvertOwn is an elder IN lle
Presbyterian church, and on every SAP
bath teaches a Bible class Of some three
hundred members. Many other noblemen
are thus working for their Lord and saw
Dor and uplifting fallen humanity py the
gospel of all grace. Would that more OF
our own prominent men thus honored Co.,
many do
Time fails to tell of many other distin-
Euished receptions and hOnOTS received by
these two "world-bodias," and which we
had the privilege and pleasure Of attend
1ng.
We were ourselves domiciled in beautiful
homes. Our host in Glasgow was the Lord
Provost Of Govan county. Govan is
city suburb of Glasgow, and has about
20 900 inhabitants. Trinidad Villa was a
true southern home in a northern cline.
Near was a ruined castle, where Mary,
Queen of Scots, had staid; also the sweet
13raes of Benny Down, where Annie Lau-
RE did such damage to captured hearts.
We also went when the council ended its
meeting. out, with this royalty Hospital
BILE family TO their summer residence on
one Of the rare lochs near Ben Lomond.
And in London we were guests at Totem
ham park, about six miles from the old
CITY. The Manorial house Is nearly three
old, and the marvellous inlaid
work of the floors is beyond modern skill
The family is one descended from the
French Huguenot nobility, that fed to
England upon the revocation of the elhct
of Nantes. As my own ancestors, Who
escaped martyrdom at that time, also fed
FIRST to England and then to America,
there was a pleasant bond of interest be-
tween US. Here the beautiful park with
deep green sward and ancient trees; the
fake with romantic and snow-whfte
swans, teaching the young cygnets to. try
lhe quiet waves; the grazing cattle, the
flch Conservatives; and the many rare ar
tlces of virtu, and statuary in the man
sion, made a lovely and delightful home.
BUT above all, the graceful kindness and
attractive naturalness (the Inheritance of
centuries), exhibited by our hOstesses. add
ga charm to all that was otherwise
Charming
/, Just a word about Lord KELVIN. better
know as Sir William Thomson. presi-
dent Of the British Association of Sci
Inc University of Glasgow He has inst
Completed the nftieth year of his pro-
lessorshlp there, begun when he was a
Young man; and his jubilee was grandlv
SeleDrated before the council met Being
III glasgow at the time, II was nv good
fortune to receive tickets for nv wife
ana myself to the grand meeting for
GoWmng him with his degree. The cera-
monies tI, were in the imposing Butte hall OF
the university. DISTINGUISHED scientifIc
delegates from all countries in the world
were there, in their various colored AGA.
gelnlc robes and jewels, to make adj
uleSses and to present in cases or rolls.
suGh addresses to Lord KELVIN, the most
elIIilen mt man of science of this age. He is
pGsSlply best known from his connectfop
SllH lne Atlantic cable at it's LAYING. and
!LVin the mariners compass now used in
az navigation. He it was who arranged
|liIte machinery that would convey
eieGIIG action across the sea. when ali
9yi eiii1u failure after the cable was lafd.
aIS Inventions have been very numerous
o q.oI the models were all displayed. HIS
Horu practically decides in science in his
JispdI lments. All foolishness about the
~, ophent theories and mans descent
Nm hin me ape, gets death throttle from
IN Inc occasion was notable and the
80 eeiiloIles imposing. Many degrees were
WI erred besides the one upon Lord Ke,-
~ gs5asgow is the commercial metronolis
~ n 0colIand and the shipbuilding citv for
C a. World It is situated on a river the
tbe IKE savannah, but further from
fbe sed. It's river was very shallow. but
fZ,e, 1tClzehs saw that they must have an
riv-rN e 70 the ocean and so thew dug a
chi No., ana they keep the dredging ma
se5 At work and maintain an efficient
feer Cdlahhel Of some twenty-six or more
ers yep so that the largest ocean steam
yorle- an an come to her dock. The New
~ IN ana the Paris, of some 10 ono ~, ,,o,.e
l.