The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-26
AN EMINENT DIVINE HERE.
The Rev. Marcus DOds, of Edinburgh,
N Gucst of Prof. GalIaudet.

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Rev. Marcus Dods. D. D., the head OF
the Theological College o. Edinburgh,
Scotland. and the leader of the United
Free Church, is in the city as the guest
of Prof Gallaudet, the head IF Gallaudet
College. at his home in Kendall Green
DR. Dods is noted as one of the greatest
writer's in the Presbyterian church ana
his theological textbooks are considered
standard works throughout the world. he
called on the President at the Nhlte
House Yesterday and was given corulal
recentfon. Later he visited all of the
nublic buildings in the city and the va
rious points of interest. making pill
qr;mage to the tomb Of Washington at
Mount Vernon.
DR. Dods comes to the United States
at the invitation of the faculty OF tne
Chicago University, before whom ne Is
to deliver a series OF lectures, and in the
interest of the Bible Teachers College at
Mont .lair. n. j., where be will also lee
trra This is his first visit to America
and he expressed himself as being ooth
SURPRISED and delighted with New York
and Washington, the only two cities
which he has visited thus far.
II cannot express my delight with
Washington" said he last night i have
heard the praises of the city all my life.
but never imagined II was as magnificent
as IL is II is worth trip around the
world TO see the Library of Congress
alone. even if there were nothing else. l
have been all over the world, aside from
this hemisphere. and l can assure you
that there is not such another building
anywhere. We would give much to nave
il transpIanted in the old country, ana
| am certain that did Europeans generally
know of its beauty they would come over
in thousands to see it.
another thing that impressed me about
the city is it's simplicity and lack of
nomp and state Why it must be an ed
ucation to the army ridden citizen OF the
European Powers to come to this Capt.
tai with it's absence of soldiery and uni
forms and arms Think the White House
is a beautiful model for a residence for
the President of a Republic. 1t is an ideal
Executive Mansion for, the land where all
men are free and equal, and it would be
a shame to replace il with a great marble
pile.
THE CAPITOL is a glorious building. Free
and roomy and impressive. 1t could not
be improved upon. Why, the House of
Commons is no more 10 be compared with
IL than is any other structure with the
Congressional Library. ] saw the Su-
preme Court in session and it struck me
as strange that your great justices did
not wear wigs 1t looked very odd to see
the lawyers around the court dressed in
business clothes Yet. with it all, there
is something stately and solemn about the
court, which makes wigs and British fash
ions unnecessary. All of your executive
department buildings are grand and every
Englishmau ought to be given an oppor-
tunity to see them They are indeed OBJ
ject lessons.
1--WE are very quiet at present over in
Scotland. The BOer war has not aroused
the same enthusiasm there thdt you read
of in London. The young men all wanted
to enlist at first, but YOU hear almost moth
ing from them now. | see that my Fellow
countryman. Andrew Carnegie, mas eN-
tended his generosity to Washington. lie
is a great man. and is erecting splendid
monuments all over the world lie mas
given 500, 900 to the free library IN Eum-
burgh. and this Is a fine start IL Will do
a wonderful amount of good.
II leave Washington tomorrow morning
for Montclair, N. J., and from there VIII
90 to Chicago. / hope to get back 10 TINS
beautiful city, as / feel at home mere: |
am sorry to leave so soon, as / nave had
many Invitations to preach mere and
would like to accept them, but nave made
former engagements. VIII remain III
America about five months.
Rev DR.. Dods has been Free Church pro-
fessor of New Testament theology at the