Voice of missions., 1900-02-01
Judge RideOut, Who
Recently Left This Country
CAPE Town, SOUTH AFRICA,
necemher 4. 1899.

Editor-in- Chief of VOICE OF MIS-
sIoNs:
DEAR SIR-I once read a book aud
the title of the same was ''Wise aud
Otherwise. Should / say anything
wise relative to the subject matter in
finding myself, wife and daughter, af-
ter month and fourteen days travel
from the great metropolis city OF the
northwest-S understanding over
five days before reaching Greater New
York. and within that time the electric
batteries, with it's rotary power OF
mind, brought this serious question to
me, "Will the embarkatiOn at the port
of Greater New York bring in its ha-
ven results as pictured by the various
periodicals of the justification for such
a iourney?" After taking leave from
the port named, it took seven days to
span between the port named and Liv-
erpool, the great manufacturing center
of the world. After landing, we were
ushered into the English carriages
on the Northwestern Railway at
400 D. m. and at $40 p. m. we
found ourselves standing in the great
CITY of London, distance of 2OS miles
from Liverpool. 1t is an old and
quaint city. The most cosmopolitan
in the world, and the most metropoli-
tan. In its march of progress it is
nearly at a standstill. For science,
literary and art, its thoroughness is
complete. For commercial and none
tary powers, it is rightly called the
mistress of the world. Her people are
different type from that of the Amer
ican. Not favored with that dash OF
supercedeousness, commonly called
cheek, but are open and frank, and
come near to doing the right. After
visiting the many places in this great
city for three days, we were again
ushered into the English carriages of
the Southwestern Railway, and few
minutes over five hours and "A min
utes we found ourselves at Southamp-
ton, where we again took voyage upon
the steamer German for this place.
Our accommodations were par excel
lent, although on board of said steamer
was the Rifle Brigade, or regi-
ment, numbering 1,4S5 men, ILL,
cluding officers, enroute to the
Boer and English war, which is now
in full action, aside from lis
passengers. Our voyage from South
ampton, crossing the Bay OF Biscay,
was all that one could hope for. Ten
eriffe was our first stopping place.
Quite pretty little island reared its
lofty head in the midst of the great
deep in defiance of the waves and
tides of the mighty Atlantic. The
city of Teneriffe was beautifully situ-
ated on the slopes and plateaus of this
island, and is quitea busy place, num-
bering some Is, 900 inhabitants. 1t is
Spanish island and city, and its gov
ernment under the Spanish rule. We
remained in the harbor six and half
hours, and the signal was given and
the anchor was hoisted and we again
turned head too and to sea we put.
After several days we cited Cape Verde,
where the route is taken for Liberia,
the great Negro Republic-the place
that's not the coming. but is now the
true development for Negro manhood
and womanhood; where, without let
or hindrance, the freedom of right Is
the insignia written upon the brows OF
each and all of its inhabitants, and is
not the death knell that it is said
to be by those that know rot
of it. After citing Ascension
island that had struggled beheath
waves and pillows; she, too, moved
defiance within night and ler head
stands lofty and superb above them,
and is now the habitatisn OF man,
where commercial intereHs are deyel-
oped, and she is supplying coal and
other commodities fr the happiness
and comfort of tb5 human family.
| Still on our rcdte, we crossed the
equator and foythe first time in our
lives on that Idght we saw in the starry
elements tb5 southern cross, which is
an embls1 of peace and good will to
man-tJat a Savior had died for
his re.emption. Our next stop was at
So 1elena Island, that historic place
wl4re the most ambitious man and
,1litary genius and resources un-
bounding had been able in his days to
have been the victor at Waterloo, the
entire map of all Europe and the
eastern hemisphere would have been
changed. That man was Napoleon.
He was exiled and died there. IT
brings to mind the utter littleness OF
mans feeble efforts; for now that
island is the citadel for the pro-
lection, and supplies cable and
military camps of thA.,--rious
steamship lines plying between
/ this port and the ports of the world.
It's inhabitants are the descendants oi
the African slaves that were trans
ported there some thirty odd years
AGO. save the military officers, tht
governor general and his cabinet, and
of course a few Jews that are in busi
ness. The people are progressive witt
considerable intelligence, surrounds
with pleasant homes and comfort
Religiously, the majority belong t.
the Church of England. That bein
} an island belonging to England.
i splendid field for the establishment
: Of the A. NJ. E. Church. Again signs
: was given after being there for twelv
q or fourteen hours and our journey wa
= continued. After being at sea ie
e four days on the morning OF the , o.l
!, we cited the west shores OF AZTEC -
e We cannot give description OF OF
It thoughts at this time So impresse
! With the thought that we would prob'
bly, be landed upon the shores res wi Ths1 e
!, !, late but ignorant of his utteranc
n pav I Henry Ward Beecher OF Ne
Il yorr & that if the continent/of ARR
'u = .rors 10 sink in mid-ocea9 that t
:. : wea wei that Il had done IS TO religio
literature ana progress woaia IeA