The times., 1901-04-26
AN EMINENT DIVINE HERE.
The Rev Marcus Dods. of Edinburgh,
n Gucst of Prof. GalIaudet.

n Guest of Prof. GalIaudet.
Rev. Marcus Dods. d. D., the head OF
the Theological College Of Edinburgh
Scotland, and the leader Of the United
Free Church, is in the city as the guest
of Prof. Gallaudet, the head Of 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. lie
called on the President at the " hlte
House Yesterday and was given corulal
reception Later he visited all Oh the
public buildings in the city and the va
rious points of interest, making phi
grimage to the tomb of Washington al
Mount Vernon
DR.. Dods comes to the United states
at the invitation of the faculty OF the
Chicago University, before whom ne Is
10 deliver a series Of lectures, and In the
interest of the Bible Teachers College, at
Montclair. n. J., where he will also lee
t,ra This is his first visit to America,
and he expressed himself as being both
surprised and delighted with New York
and Washington. the only two cities
which he has visited thus far.
.I cannot express my delight with
Washington" said he last night. Il have
heard the praises of the city all my me-
but never imagined it was as magnificent
as If is II is worth a 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 have
il transpIanted in the old country, and
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
namp and state. Why, it must be an ed
ucation to the rmyridden citizen OF the
European Powers to come to this Capt.
tal. with it's absence of soldiery and uni
forms and arms. think the White House
is a beautiful model for residence Tor
the President of 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 it with a great marble
pile.
THE Capitol is a glorious building. Free
and roomy and impressive, it could not
be improved upon. Why, the House OF
Commons is no more 20 be compared with
il than is any other structure with the
Congressional Library. ] saw the Su-
premc 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
EngIshman ought 10 be given an oppOr-
tunity to see them They are indeed OBJ
ject lessons.
I'VE are very quiet at present over in
Scotland. The Boer war has not aroused
the same enthusiasm there that you read
of in London The young men all wanted
to enlist al first but you hear almost moth
ing from them now. / see that my fellow
couutryman, Andrew Carnegie. has eX-
tended his generosity to Washington. lie
is a great man. and is erecting splendid
monuments all over the world lie has
given $3.50 900 to the free library in Edln-
burgh, and this is a fine start. Ii Will do
a wonderful amount of good
Il leave Washington tomorrow morning
for Montclair. N J.. and from there | viii
go To Chicago. | hope TO get back TO this
beautiful city as ! feel at home here |
am sorry to leave so soon, as i nave had
many Invitations to preach mere, ana
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