The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-10-03
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Rev. Jobn Gibson.

visited the Walker Art Gallery, II
Liverpool, to see the noted picture
'Ecce Homo" by the celebrated
author of Christ Before PLATE"
1t was the last day of it's exhibit
ton in the city. The room in which
it was, was darkened and powerful.
light thaown on the picture to bring
out wildly the various and striking
characters. A lecturer, gave few
minutes to each crowd of onlookers,
in describing the silent points
of the picture and its leading
characters.
AS we sat and gazed upon the
painting and drank in as best we
could it's meaning, it was very i'm
pressive and awe inspiring, quite
realistic, perhaps too much so. 1t
had many fine and varied touches OF
character portraiture, but as I ex-
pect sometime to use the picture to
illustrate a sermon, [ will not dwell
upon it here. I will only say that
prominent among the seventythree
figures are Nicodemus, one of the
Infatuated mob with clinched fists
ready to strike Christ, two self
righteous Pharlsees in position of
obsequiousness, John Mark, Judas
near him, woman with child with
an expression of uncertainty on her
face, evidently in doubt as to how
she shall regard or place the Christ,
Then you see the pale face of Mary,
and John the beloved disciple, with
his finely cut and spiritual face,
supporting her in his arms. Nearby
is the strong face of Peter, and
above and back of Peter, Joseph, of
| Arimathea, with sorrowful coun-
tenance.
Indeed it is a great picture, by a
great artist and student of the life
and death of Jesus, and we do not
wonder that over 100000 in Liver
pool had paid to see it.
After seeing this painting we
walked through the Walker Art
Gallery and saw many striking and
beautiful pictures, and statuary of
the great masters.
We were glad to see many of the
working people enjoying the pleas
ures and profits of the art gallery.
Being Saturday afternoon the
English weekly half-holiday, work
ingmen and their families flock to
parks. art galleries, and pleasure
resorts. This accounts for a better
observance of the Sabbath, and such
half-holiday would be a good
thing in our country.
We spent quiet and profitable
Sunday in attending church SER
vice three times and visiting with
old friends.
Now we are about to reach the
climax of our 1900 trip to Europe
We leave Liverpool Monday, July
End, for Brighouse at $50 a. M,
travelling via Manchester and Hall
fax, arriving at 1910 noon. This is
the home journey and much of it
crowded with hallowed memories,
as we cross the Lancashire border
| into Yorkshire almost every scene
suggests memory of the past.
What a wonderful law is that of
1.-THE association of ideas" Instead
of going strait on through Sowerby
| Bridge, down the beautiful valley of
the river Calder, we run via Halifax,
my native town in the West Riding
of York shire, 1t is fine, old, pro
gressive town, blessed with excel
lent go-ahead people, making it one
of the livliest and best towns in all
England. AS our train drew into
the town and we saw old beacon hill
on whose steep slopes we had spent
many bright and happy days in our
boyhood. How did we feel? Why
just as any true map feels when he
re-visits the place that gave him
birth, and treated him kindly in his
most impressive years.
What is that building on the very
top of that shoulder of the hill? All
we know! We haye seen that plain
unpretentious church many times.
1t is ''Bethesd d." and to me and to
many has been true house of
mercy. [ was born there spiritually
November 9th, 1862. Love It'll Yes;
for me it has a peculiar charm. Not
even ST. Paul's Cathedral, West
LLor GA,