Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-01
DIR. MENZEL'S TOUR.
HE TELLS or HIS TRAVELS IN THE
HOLY LAND.
A VERY DISTINGUISHED COMPANY.
How lie Kissed the Hand of the EN-
pres.-on the Lake OF Itberi"s-
so. NJ IN. Incidents OF Travel
May Lecture Here.

An effort Is being made 20 induce Rev
DIR. Paul l.. Mcneil. pastor Of St. John 5
Geruan Evangelical church, 70 appear
upon the lecture platform, ana give 'he
result Of his experiences In the hoy
Land during his recent pilgrimage as 'he
REPRESENTATIVE OF the General SYNOD OK
the United States.
The tour and the circumstances sur
rounding II were almost unique and Dr.
Menzel. who is very obseryant, talks not
only with enthusiasm, but with descrip-
tive tloquence that makes the scenes ne
describes stand out with startling proih'-
nenee.
One OF the most impressive nights nc
spent IN Palestine. he says. was IN con.
vent on the borders Of the Lake OF
,riherias The night was oppressively not
,hn ,hsrmomefcr registering lOi degrees
and no could not stay In bed, OUT sat
eli nigh, looking over the waters th@t
bed bSen troddon by the Master. ii was
a beautiful moonlight night. ana VIC
picfure Or. Mcneil draws or the scene 10
very graphic Early next morning ~
Meme and HIS party put our iIolh ~
shore I'm twelve small fishing boats anu
"A service was conducted by IT. Nooe,
,gbo smoke fin the course Of beaullIut
e5d,ess ~ The different times Christ had
appeared there. and the cifcuiAsl1"e,.
Fror, the boats they looked upon "
Iermon. Capernaum. Bethsaida, ana tHe
land OF Gadarenes. "a
During his soiourn IN the Holy Lana
pr Mcneil visited the watering places
Of King Herodlas. where the water gushes
out OF tho rocks al "a temperature between
40 and 10 degrees.
WITH THE ELITE OF GERMAN
Or. Mcneil gives glowing description
OF the delightful four weeks ne speh1 Oh
the trip with the elite Of German society
ana tho highest Church dignataries. BE-
sides the bishops Of Sweden, Norway,
and Hungary. there were Distinguishing
representatives from the Ncthetlahd'
Switzerland. and the Protestant churches
Of Italy. as well as all pastors now ac-
tive In Egypt. Palestine. Syria ana ASA
Minor. There were high government oHl-
cials OF the German empire, ten eACs-
lencios." and the highest nobiIlE OF tHe
Fatherland. and OF the order OF -. JoIn.
Dr. Mcneil was much struck ~ lHe
spirit Of Christian unity ana brolhCIl.
love manifested by every member OF tlal =
compauv. "Au differences We're ioieoi- /
ten" he said crank. country. ana every
thing. and we enjoyed very real aH'iOi- /
patton Of what we expect TO find once I
in the Jerusalem above
IMPRESSIONS or THE EMPEROR.
DIR. Menzers impressions of the I'm /
noror and Empress Of Germany are well |
worth repeating. II would like 10 state /
he said, "if ever man spoke Win con-
viction and Christian fervor. il was Ger
tainly the Emperor after the close OF 'he
services I'm the church. His address was
Il, 1fF "a
Emperor arose from his seat with the
Empress and proceeded TO the altar The
Empress stood at the last step, while the
Emperor assembled. and before his address
he knelt down I'm silent prayer after
which he delivered his address with such
enthusiasm that warmed up our hearts.
at the close he stepped back 20 the
altar and knelt down TO the prayer OF
THANKSGIVING. after which he arose and
stepped back 10 the Empress, VINO hao
been looking at him all the time with
her hands folded In prayer. Her SOFT eyes
were very eloquent, and the whole scene
was most touching"
Or. Mcneil tells with pride Of his per
sonal introduction TO the Emperor and
Empress. and his subsequent visit 10 the
Imperial encampment "The Empress
he said. "sp0ke in such q sweet manner
that l can very we'll imagine how all the
people there, even the Moselem, looked at
her saying. She Is an angel " The En-
press endured after Or. MenZeps children
and sent her greetings TO them.
KISSED HAND OF LOYALTY.
The Reverend Doctor tells how he kiss
ed the hand Of the Empress at the end or
his interview. 81 was not cOnversant
with this CUSTOM" he said, "but l GER
tainly did it with fervor and en&usiasm.'
Or. Mcneil has returned home with
quaint and startling raiment that he wore
on his pilgrimage TO meet the eXigencies
OF the climate. Not the least interesting
Is a white umbrella. lined with vivid
green.
GREETINGS TO BE EXTENDED.
The reception that was TO have been
rendered to Rev. Dr. Paul j. Menzel last
night by the Young Peoples Society of
st. Johns German Evangelical church
was postponed on account Of the snow
storm. until next Wednesday February
sth. There will be q reception I'm the
church parlors. tomorrow night. at which
every member will probably be present