Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-15

who could have made that startling COM
munication. lie composed himself and
gave attention TO the preacher. when
again the same mysterious voice whis-
pered. Listen. but do not look back you
are In danger in this place" Involun-
tarlly, be did turn, and caught glimpse
OF retreating form. wrapped In a High
land plaid 10 was Rob Roy (Mac-
Gregor). himself. / need not pursue the
incident further but Il happened that
during one of my visits TO Glasgow, while
walking through the Cathedral just as
I paused at the foot OF one OF the mas
sive pillars. a raw-boned. rough clad
Scotch youth from the country, regu-
lar Sawney, accosted me. Said he. "Nhi
you please tell me which Is the pillar
behind which Rob Roy hid when he gave
warning to a young man In this Cathe-
dral?' / said, my friend, l would not
be surprised II this very pillar before US
IS as likely to be the one as any other In
the Cathedral" He thanked me warm
". and gazed at the pillar with evident
admiration. And thus Sir Walter has
invested innumerable localities with
imaginary characters, which leave the
impression Of actual reality and veritaole
history.
AN IMPRESSIVE ASSEMBLY.
II was IN this Cathedral. venerable
with age, and rich In pre- and post-re-
formation memories. that our council
met. and here go years ago the most
fanous General Assembly OF the Scot
fish Church was convened. No more I'M
pressive assembly ever gathered WITHIN
its walls an audience composed or
burghers. magistrates. earls, barons, anu
men Of military renown. The King
High Commissioner was there, SURROUND
Nd H.
Gals and the rudeness OF the time was
in evidence from the fact that many were
armed. 1t was an assembly composed OF
stern and determined men, and Hume
who mad no sympathy either with their
character or purposes, has declared that
thu whole fabric which James ana
Charles had been raising with 50 mueh
care and policy fell at once to the
ground. and Presbyterianism was made
tn. dominant religion in Scotland for al
subsequent time -
In these DAYS Il seems 10 be customary
n relieve the tedium Of ecclesiastical
meetings Of long continuance by oeVosIis
ono dav 10 recreation. The glasgow
Council was no exception. Lord over
.oun a member Of the body, and one or
Enc honored citizens of Glasgow, gave
what is called q garden party. A special
trafn conveyed the guests. some TOUR OF
T,,a hundred in number, from the city 70
the Oyertoun. Castle, some twenty OF
thirty miles distant On their arrival
thew marched into the castle, ana were
presented, one by one, TO Lazy OVerloui'
1-tev then repaired TO the lawn, and were
a,D.cr.oine5 nv a spectacle novel TO many
~ the Americans present. Twelve llSh-
lord miners. dressed in the picturesque
costune of the clan TO which they be-
Iorsed marched up and down on level
nlateau. playing national airs. Hlsh
land piper is one of the prouuest o.
human kind in his bearing. NO KING, no
conoueror, carries himself more liluil-
nhantly. These were stalwart. spieuu'u-
i,--forned fellows. and with their pare
knees and kits, and brilliant piaids, ana
the shriu notes of their bagpipes shatter-
ing the air with patriotic marches. they
made sn impression on eyes and ears
unaccustomed to the sight and sound
not soon to be forgotten.
The day was one OF perfect loneliness
ana the visitors. after strollng over the
beautiful grounds. and disportng them-
selves in various ways, were summoned
TO the mamUsSth tent through an arch-
way Of American and British nags' 10
partale Of a banquer and listen 10 an
address of generous welcome. responded
TO by happy and grateful guests.
GROWTH Ot' 6LASdON.
cannot detain you with giving you
an account. even IN outline, OF the pro-
IS of the council held there N july
last. 1t may interest you II add a "ord
or two more with regard to the city OF
Glasgow itself I have reminded you Oh
IFS antiquity and ecclesiastical origin. IL
Is now one of the hourishing cities of the
world It's university is one of the most
celebrated among the great INSTITUTIONS
Of learning ! was present at the great
assembly Of scientific men from all parts
of the civilized world, gathered TO cele-
brate the fftieth anniversary OF Lord
Kelvins service as professor. Nothing
could exceed the dignity and impressive
ness OF the occasion. The system or
common schools is so efficient that, as
late report says, II would be dilcult 10
find in Glasgow a child over II years or
age unable 20 read and write A hundred
years ago boys could wade across the
| Clyde at low tide where now the water
| is twenty-four feet deep. Glasgow Is
| now the greatest ship-building and en-
cheering centre in Europe. Eleven mil
| lions of pounds sterling have been spent
| I'm turning what was once a little salmon
| stream into one Of the greatest navigable
highways Of the world" In Glasgow
there are 247 Presbyterian church edihces,
| and so. my friends, you learn-"There IS
a happy land, far far away" Crhis
! statement Of the Doctor created much
merriment among the brethren)
NUMBER OF PREsBTERIANs.
In conclusion, resumed the speaker, one
| OF the results of these councils, the last
/ OF which was the sixth, has been TO give
/ our own people a knowledge of the nu-
merical force Of the Presbyterian Church
| IN the world. A recital Of the names OF
the countries represented In this council
would be like a roll-call Of the nations.
cannot better illustrate what / am say
| ing than to state that for nearly every
letter in the alDharet there was an
| answering locality. Beginning with the
letter A, the speaker mentioned three
countries represented by that initial, and
so proceeded until he came to the letter
X. and said that upon the roll there was
no land and no locality the initial letter
| OF which was Y. But" said the Doctor,
"there sits before me my old professor,
! who was my teacher in mathematics
when a student at college, and from him
l learned that the letter X represented
an unknown quantity" Crhe reference
here was to the venerable DIR. Pike
Powers. once Professor Of Mathematics
at Hampden-Sdney College.)
one reason OF the ignorance OF our people
with regard TO the number OF Presby-
terians in the world Is the fact that so
many churches holding the Presbyterian
doctrine and form OF government are not
called Presbyterans, but, while really so,
are known by other names, as. for exam
| pie, the Dutch Reformed Church, the Wal
| densian Church, and many OF the Reform
! ed churches on the Continent OF Europe.
strictly Presbyterian In doctrine and
church government and yet not desig-
mated by that name. When the statistics