The sun., 1900-09-14
SHORT WAS DISAPPOINTED
Surprised 10 Find Republicans
Still Fighting Each Other.
Rev. f. b. Short Speaks Interest.
ingly of His European TriD.
Will be Given Recep-
ton Tonight.

| ltev. Francis Burgette Short and Rev
| Charles A. Grice who with eighteel
otl!er clergymen made an eight weeks
| tour Of Europe as the guests of n. Smell
lenburg Il CO., haze returned home
| They arrived in New York city Tuesday
evening on the Red Star Liner Kensing
ton.
| Both the ministers are much improved
in health and are grateful to the mem
bers of the Snellingburg Company fol
the generosity extended them.
The trip was taken under the guild
ance of the Bartlett TOurage Campany
and Professor Townsend of the Touragt
Company chaperoned the clergymel
throughout the trip.
Rev. Short was seen at his home last
night by a representative of The Sun
and said: I'VE had most delightful
| trip. Among the prominent cities that
we visited in the different countries were
as follows:
''In England, Liverpool. London: War
wick and Oxford: Holland. The Hague
and Amsterdam: Germany. Colgne, May
ence, Frankford, Nuremburg, Munich
and OberAmmergan where he witnessed
"lhe Passion Play" Switzerland. Tn.
Germ. Greidlenald, Geneva and Inter.
locken from which we could see the
snow cliffs Of Iungfran Mountain which
is over 1900 feet high
From Switzerland Wa went to Paris
where we remained about one week talk
ing in the sights of the city and the Ex-
position. From Paris we went to Rrus-
sells and from there to Antwerp. From
the latter city we took the Steamer Ken
sngton on Saturday September / fol
home.'
In speaking of the Paris Exposition
Rev. Short said. THAT he did not think
L WAS the success which it was intended
q he. In the first place it is badly 10
Gated 50 that it takes in Il large part of
the city and in the second place it is not
far enough in advance of the Worlds
Fair to make it sufficiently attractive" !"
Rev. Short said that he took particular
notice that everywhere they visited the
minute it was found out that they were
Americans they had the right of way
and were received throughout the trip
with a great deal of cordiality.'
He said. THAT his PARTY ran across
groups of the Christian Endeavors who
were stranded in number of places and
that the majority of them took their
misfortune in good part.
II am glad to get home again and to
see all my friends" he continued. II
am glad to get back to work in the
church and the present year will be the
greatest wear in Il e history of Epworth
Church"
Rev Short said that he congratulated
the Wilmington p1lice commissioners
since il was necessary to remove Chief
Dolan (whom he had always admirsd)
)" appoirtiro his old friend E1rone
Massey, as chief. l was extremely sorry
to near Of the death OF some nf nv
friends. Among them Lewis G. Vande-
gfift, whom had the greatest admira-
tinn for and who was one of the noblest
men in this State.
On my arrival I was much dis.
appointed to fud the two Republican
parties still fighting each other inste,d
ot united aud fighting the Democrats.
There are number Of men in this State
upon any one Of whom the two factions
could unite and elect"
There will be communion services at
Epworth NJ. E. Chnch in TIE morning
and preaching hy Rev. Short in the even
ing. The memhere and congregation OF
EpVorth Church will give Rev, Short q
'tcepion Friday night.