Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1897-07-30
Toronto.

Mr.. Editor Feeling very happy, If not
"stuck up" from being a delegate to for
eign capital-Toronto-an anxiously ex.
pecting to be sent, at an early date, to Leip-
sic as counsel, ask the privilege OF express
ing through the Sentinel my opinion OF our
first cousins. the Canadians.
To attempt to describe the grandeur of
the scenery as viewed on our journey to aud
from the Dominion would be useless az
most OF Sentinel readers know all about
that; but | will state, in passing, that
Niagara still rolls on, and that those who
are anxiously anticipating bridal tour to
the chief worlds wonder, need be in no
great hurry to consummate the blissful ex-
petition, as, in my opinion, the stupendous
Falls will not wear out in the near future,
and in consideration of last nights rain, the
waters of Niagara will not dry up for sew
eral years to come. However that may be,
do not advise any one to defer the trip, as
there is nothing like being expeditions In
such things as pertain to matrimony.
do not think it would be worth while to
describe the vast congregations OF Leaguers
at the capital city Of Ontario, only to state
that the convention was one OF the largest
meetings OF religious people that America
has ever known. Methodist brethren will
excuse me for saying that my attendance of
the Toronto Convention impressed me with
the fact that Methodists can out-sing, out
applaud, out encore and out-pray any other
sect in America, II not in the whole world
The encores became so frequent that a
leader declared that they must be stopped,
and they were stopped.
The speakers, being among the most noted
and eloquent divines and laymen of the con
tinent, were very pleasing and Instructive
in their addresses, while the singing from
six thousand mouths, accompanied by eight
fiddles, an organ and piano, would have
shaken Comus like an earthquake and ut
terly demoralized the vocalists OF our coun
TVS capital That meeting was one OF five
or six simultaneous ones, and from this the
reader can Judge of what the convention
was
The people of Canada, az far as my OBJ
servation went, are quiet, thrifty, polite and
accommodating. They are different from
our people for several reasons. They are
unmixed they are Britons, solid and in
dustrious; they seek few official favors, and
are independent of government patronage.
Well, in conclusion, would say that we
all seemed to enjoy the convention; we
floated the starry flag vigorously but
think we waved it with more animation
when we viewed the portrait of President
Mckinley than we did when we turned to
the other side of the hall and waved at the
portrait of good Queen Vic"
There seemed to be but one disappoint
ment among the Leaguers-that they were
welcomed by such ordinary people as the
Mayor and Premier and not by the Queen
of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress
Of India. OF course that was sad Even
Y anticipated much pleasure in beholding
the fat sides of the venerable empress quake
under his practical jokes. But reckon he
will have to await an opportunity until he
is sent as an ambassador to the worlds me-
tropolls. 1t is sad, but l reckon 1t is better
rs it is, for, If Her Majesty had been sub
jected TO this ordeal, she would probably
have been ncapacitated and forced TO abdi
cate, and that would have been sad for the
English people. Not meeting the Queen,
the best we Leaguers could do, was to In
woke blessing upon the heads OF the sister
nations, and ask that their power may be
used In securing peace tor the world and
not the sword.
Comus, July 80, 1897. Y.