The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-13

Macklin, a brilliant musician. Miss
Leslie. a professional singer, lent her
voice 10 the occasion, and the music
was very good indeed. We arrived in
Liverpool on Monday morning about
$50 and landed after breakfast. Aeneas,
our son, was on the landing stage to
greet us. You may imagine the meet
ing and our feelings after an absence
of fifteen years 1t is astonishing how
much We forget of what was once quite
familiar. The general rush of a large
city is we'll remembered. but the details
are SO different. The oldest thing of all
Is to know nobody when one has been
accustomed TO be in touch with whole
| town. Aeneas was our guide to New
Brighton, where we were the guests of
the family OF the late Dr. Staley first
bishop OF Honolulu, until the following
saturday. To those of our friends who
remember these charming persons as
children, il will be interesting to know
that they are all highly prosperous in
every way. We set off for Wells at
$50 a. m, and reached that beautiful
but isolated city at $50 p. m. though
the distance is not more than 200 miles.
Here we were at the Swan Hotel, con-
veniently located opposite the cathe-
| dral After hearty dinner and good
nights rest, we awoke refreshed and
all went to the o'clock celebration in
the cathedral. The DEAN DR.. Jex-B Blake
celebrated. assisted by Canon Church
and two other clergymen Many of the
students Of the Theological College,
Aeneas among them, were present,
clothed in gown and hood. The service
was strengthening and refreshing. The
| grand fame in which we were worship
ping lent an unwonted awe TO our feel
| ings as we offered up our prayers and
thanksgivings for all the mercies lately
| youchsafed us. AT eleven we went to
mathis. The service was sung by
lminor'CanOn, or priest-Vicar, as that or
der is called here, in a pleasant tenor
The choir was highly trained and most
reverent in behavior. a remarkable
soprano was perceptible among the
boys. his tones sometimes actually
thrilled one. y most powerful sermon
was preached by Canon Church, who,
though as years OF age, is very ener-
getic. He alluded to the terrible catas-
tropics which had taken place during
the past week and cast a gloom over
Everyone. Every day since we landed
in England something awful has hap
pened. First. the death of the Duke
of Edinburg, then the murder of King
Humbert. then the attack on the Shah
Of Persia and on the King of Servia.
The cry is. Who neXt?' After service
We met Principal Curry and VicePrin-
Cipal Gouge of the Theological College.
This was really "A fine service, much
lof it being appropriate to the teaching
of the day. The organiSt of the cathe-
| dral was absent and his duties were
J performed by his young deputy. who is
only twenty years of age His accom-
: paniment to the Psalms was striking
Had the words not been in our ears
= we should have known what Psalm was
being illustrated. The Lord is my
{ strength and shield My heart hath
: trusted in Him., and / am helped. there
; fore my heart danceth with joy. and
! in my song will / praise Him | thought
: my heart would break it's bounds. Their
? the storm in the next Psalm: 1t is tbs
| Lord that commandeth the waters; II
is the glorious God that maketh tn,
thunder. II is the Lord that ruleth tn,
: sea. the voice of the Lord is mighty il
; operation: the voice of the Lord is
:. glorious voice We thought of the calm
r seas over which we had just crossed
y and we felt indeed how glorious oul
y God is. Then the crash of the storm
y when the verse was sung, The voice o
9 the Lord breaketh the cedar trees: yea
o the Lord breaketh the cedars of lie
banus. etc Then the triumph in TIT
!, notes as the swell of the storm sank
g The Lord stitch above the water-fiood
a and the Lord remaineth King 70
Il ever. 1t Will be very remarkable il W
y lever forget this service. The preache
9 took the words we have first quoted TO
Il his text, and from them described Life
e storms and vicissitudes and the way I
n pass through them unscathed. an
~ thus intensified the whole. After ser
n vice we went to afternoon tea at Cano
l. lChurch's. The canon and his wife wer
e much interested in our church affair:
q Bishop Willis was a student under hir
y many years ago.
. Wells is rather a sleepy town, nc
y. or electricity. and the same accommC
~ cations exist as had vogue thirty year
y ago. Yet the comfort is substantial. tn
III food excellent, and the civility vi
i bounded We are now making arrang,
)r mants To- travel and NO doubt orr af
l. ventures will be more interesting
ALIEN MACINTOSH"