Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-24
- THE GLASGOW COUNCIL.
Hon. j. Hoge TyIer-Dr. Hoge-Trf-
butte 10 DIR. Campbell.

Hon. j. Hoge TyIer-Dr. Hoge-Trf-
butte 10 DIR. Campbell.
DR.. w. w. Moore writes to the Cen
trail Presbyterian from London as fol-
lows:
Six papers in succession were read TO
the Glasgow Council on 'Our Church
Services" dealing respectively with Read
Ing OF the Scriptures. Prayer. Preaching
Praise. the Sacramento. and Christian
Giving, the last by General Prime, OF
New York. The Hon. j. Hoge Tyler
who was the chairman on Monday after
noon, gave the council little fun In
introducing General Prime, saying that
last Friday the General, In commencing
the study Of the Shorter Catechism, had
boasted that nothing but Scottish blood
had flowed In his veins for the last two
hundred and forty years. Some one near
him Governor Tyler naturally inquired
IL the General were as old as his Ian
guage indicated. II told the inquirer
It must be So as General Primes reputa-
ton for yeracity In America was on
par with that OF General Washington. the
father Of his country and associate OF his
poyhood. / therefore take pleasure In
introducing the next speaker, General r.
II. Prime, as the patriarch OF the council
though yet In his prime, and ! commend
the paper which he Will present as one
venerable with age and mature thought"
LORD OVERTOUN'S GARDEN PARTY.
But the garden party Of Lord Over
toun capped the climax. About $50 people
went by rail from Glasgow to Dunbar
ton on q specially chartered train, being
conveyed the two or three miles from
there to Overtoun in brakes. thirty-five
in number. over the door of the hand
some gray stone mansion ran the
chiseiled words Let everything that
hath breath praise the Lord" The host
and Lady Overtoun received the dele
gates in the hall. After passing through
the handsome apartments on the first
floor they dispersed over the beautiful
grounds where ices were served at various
places and ten pipers of the celebrated
Black Watch In their picturesque High
land costume marched up and down the
lawn playing their national instrument
one which has always seemed to me
more picturesque than musical. At 4
o'clock the guests TO the number Of
nearly one thousand all assembled in the
great marquee which had been erected
on the lawn and were seated at tables
for refreshments, after which they were
welcomed by Lord Oyertoun in a most
cordial speech, to which responses were
made by Dr. Roberts DR.. Blake, Dr.
Hoge. Rev. John Mcneil. and others,
and at about O'Clock we all went back
TO Glasgow fully agreed that this was
far and away the most elaborate and
elegant entertainment we had ever seen
TRIBUTE TO DIR. CAMPBELL.
The last reception rendered the council
was that by the senators of Glasgow
University, two or three Of the profess
sors speaking and various delegates re-
spending among them DR.. Thornwell. OF
our branch of the Church. On former
occasion, In moving the adoption of reso-
buttons in favor of arbitration between
nations, DR.. Thornwell referred tenderly
to our beloved and famented DR.. Camp
bell: 'In closing. will you let me say
that there Is an undertone OF Sadness
mingled with my Joy. For, a few days
ago. the fingers that penned the original
paper in our Southern Church were folded
across the noble breast of w. A. Camp
bell, the feet that had been so often
weary Of going on errands OF mercy and
missions of peace were gently touched
together: the heart that had so longed
for the coming OF days of peace had
ceased 10 beat. and w. A. Campbell
quietly passed away from the tumults
of earth and is now sitting in the pre-
sence Of the King of Peace"
The valedictory meeting was held Fri
day night. and addressed were made by
DIR. Roberts, DIR. Ross Taylor, Dr. Hoge,
DIR. Marquis, OF Chicago, and others, and
the sixth General Council Of the Alliance
OF the Reformed Churches throughout the
world holding the Presbyterian system
was dissolved.