The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-04-18

could now appreciate the charity
of our Board of Foreign Missions
in allowing us a furlough only
once in eight years.
AS [ sat there wondering how
[ would ever be able to describe
my feelings to my friends, the
following remarks from the
promenaders were overheard;
"Heis seasicl1 all right, ""Iwonder
five can do anything for him, " 81
suppose it is best to leave him
aloue"-which they did. That
night l received an unfavorable
impression of the yeracity Of
sailors, for the watchman called
out 'all is well" when many of us
were far from it.
There were three physicians in
our company ofmissionaries, new
ertheless, l recovered the next
day.
The first Sabbath was spent
without any appointed services,
for the captain had arranged
none. In the evening, several of
the passengers gathered in the
dining saloon, and we had a pleas
ant song services. On the second
Sabbath, the captain read an
English service in the morning
and in the evening, the Rev, DR..
Potter, by invitation from the
captain, conducted services and
spoke from the text: "'The word
of God is quick and powerful"
On Monday afternoon of the
second week, we saw the light
house of Scilly Islands and that
night watched the lighthouses
that line the southern coast of
England. We passed the famous
Lizard" with its two large elect
ric lights, and our boat signaled
its safe arrival by sending upred,
white, and green Sky rockets.
We spent the next day writing
letters to our friends, telling
them how we had enjoyed our
voyage, and how much we had
missed their company. That
night, we sailed up Dover Strait,
and the next morning arose early
to get our first glimpses of Eng
land as we passed slowly up the
Thames. Then custom house
officers came on board to examine
our baggage. [. seemed to be
the only one Of our party Of whom
they had any suspicion, so l had
to open my trunk, while the rest
escaped that annoyance. A fiat
boat took us to shore, and we
celebrated our safe arrival in Eng
land by having a group picture
taken just before taking the train
for London. The novelty of the
English railway train and the
scenery along the way kept us
interested until we arrived in the
city.
We arrived in London at noon
Wednesday, Aug. 20, and it was
found necessary to remain there
until the following Monday, so
we took advantage of this oppor-
tunity for sightseeing. We re-
ceived some idea Of London at
night by taking an excursion on
top Of an omnibus to St. James
Park, and a similar trip to the
London Bridge on another even.
ing. We began our sightseeing
expeditions on Thursday after
noon by visiting Westminster
Abbey. The places of greatest
interest in that sepulchre Of Eng
lands great men depends upon
the iuclinations Of the visitor /
was interested especially in the
tomb Of David Livingstone, and
paused long enough to read this
epitaph; brought by faithful
hands over land and sea, here
rests David Livingstone, Mis-
sionary, Traveller, ,Philanthropist,
Born, 1913, died, 1873. For thir-
ty years his life was spent in un-
wearied efforts to evangelize the
native races, to explore the undis-
covered secrets, to abolish the
desolatirg slave trade Of Central
Africa where his last words We're;
GAN / can add in my solitude is,
Nav Heaven - richest n1ac sin, q