Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-11-03
TALMAGE TAILS TRAVEL. ,
just Returned From an Ex.
tended Journey in Europe.


Herald, arrived in New York
Wednesday on the Oceanic, after
six months of constant travel in
Europe.
When seen at his hotel in New
York, DIR. Talmage was asked if
Europeans evince unusual inter
est in the present contest be
tween Bryan and Mckinley.
"In England, yes" replied the
doctor, "and BritisheIs will be
more than ever interested, now
that their own fierce political
campaign is over. The contrast
between campaign here and a
campaign in England, is the cou-
trast between order and chaos,
between good nature and surh-
ness. The contest just finished
between candidates for seats in
parliament, was a most widely
exciting event, The best men in
England were engaged in it. But
at nearly all the public meetings
The candidates, no matter which
side they represented, we're hoot
ed and jeered at, and in some
cases driven from the platform.
The attack on Roosevelt in Colo
rado was a mere detail compared
to the venomous words that were
flung at the speakers, and the
disorder and violent breaking up
of meetings in England. Men
like Lord George Hamilton were
called liars and towards in open
meeting, and were forcibly pre-
vented from finishing their
speeches. The night left Liver.
pool for Ireland, eight political
meetings were reported at not
one of which could the speakers
| get the ears of their bowling,
scOffing audiences. Every speaker
that night was compelled to be
content with delivering his
speech simply to the newspaper
press. Now in America each
party gives the speaker of the
opposing party a chance. If an
American voter does not like the
opposition platform he stays
quietly away from the meetings,
and hence the orderly, good
natured audiences common to our
political gatherings.
GAS for the feeling in Ireland,
| found that the people are more
content there than they have
been for many years. The queens
visit accomplished a wondrous
amount of good. There will be no
open disaiIeCtion among the Irish
for a long time TO come, at least
not on the old political grounds.
During my journey 1 found a
complete refutation Of the saying
that Shakespear puts into Anto-
ny's mouth: "The evil that men
do lives after them, but the good
is Oft inferred with their bones ,
| will simply give two illustra-
tons Of the fact that it is of the
good that men do lives after
them. In Swansea, in Wales, |
preached the 11th anniversary
sermon in the Countess of Hunt.
Iington's church. The countess
established this church in 1889
and died two years later. But
still this church, and many others
that she founded, selling her
Jewels in some instances to pro
vide the necessary funds, are
doing grand and noble work,
reaching out to the masses and
calling thousands into the great
fold. Again, | preached in John
Wesley's church in London.
Wesley himself lay in his grave
just beside the church walls.
His grandson played the organ.
This church is the mother of the
Wesleyan churches in England,
and is the greatest religious power
in England next to the established
church. These churches are all
doing a great service to humanity
and a most potential influence in
Christ's cause-shOwing that the
good that John Wesley did is not
Inferred with his bones, but lives
after him.