Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-19
SCOTTISH DISTRICT MEETING
An Interesting Gathering Held in
Edinburgh Sights of the CITY

An Interesting Gathering Held III
Edinburgh Sights of the city'
Elder James d. Stirling sends the loi-
lowing report from glasgow Scotlh li'
on Sunday Aug 30 1908 three larsrlE
attended meetings We're held az me
Iatter.day Saints hall. IA Picardy
place. Free Gardeners institute, Edin-
bureh Scotland Eighteen OF the "
Elders I'm the mission We're present, also
Elder Thomas II. Mckay, on his way
home from a three years mission 10
Germany. Elder Stewart w. Eccles, Jri
from the New Castle conference, Elder
William Il. Baird, visitor from Baker
city. Idaho, Sister Margaret thurman
lady missionary from the London con
terence. and sister Mamie A. Tout from
The ROYAL College OF Music. London.
These highly talented ladies are an non
or to their much respected parents III
Utah, the Church and the world Name
and fame awaits them
The night meeting was the largest ~
tended. the nice hall being MED win
i24 people most Of whom were friendly
strangers Numbers Of them attend
our meetings regularly. The spirit OF
the Lord was made manifest through
degree 80 much so that tears OF JOY
ran down the checks of a number OF the
congregation and peace and joy pre-
vailed, Sister Thurman was one of the
speakers at the evening meeting ana
her remarks were listened to very at
tentively by the congregation Sister
Tout sang for the Elders on the streets
of Glasgow and Edinburgh, and the
quick manner IN which the large crowds
OF people gathered to hear the singing,
was truly amazing to the Elders,
Monday was devoted to sight seeing
IN Edinburgh by the Elders and the
two sisters named. Castle Hin was
the first place visited, and the golden
and diamond bedecked crown and re-
gala seen, Of the ill-starred Mary
Queen OF Scots. The castle is on one
OF the highest hills in Edinburgh and Is
constantly guarded by soldiers In red,
white and other brilliant .colored coats
and kits, Edinburgh Is a city Of hills
md II contains population as large as
Is In the entire State of Utah. 1t has
a number OF wide streets and side.
walks like Salt Lake City. and the peo-
pie walk, as In London and other large
cities. on the right side The palace
and Abbey Of HOlyroad, where the for
mer kings, queens dukes, etc, OF Scot
land resided, were the next places We
were bent on seeing, and while on the
way we passed the famous ST. Giles
aud kirk. 1t IL still used as place Of
worship. All the principal towns In
Scotland are cobble stone paved, with
square cut stones throughout Carts
and wagons sound like trains as they
run along the streets. There IL n
curved street around the kirk over a
graveyard of the long ago, and in the
middle of the street IL a square stone
about 1sxlS inches, level with the cob
BILE stones, with two plain letters, j. r.,
on It, Visitors and tourists are in
formed that that ls the grave of the
great reformer and preacher John
Knox, How many people lie UNDER
meath that much trodden street, with
heavy loaded carts. lauries, (wagons)
etc. the resurrection win only tell.
After passing this historic kirk, our
congenlal friend, Elder George Robin
son, president of the Edinburgh branch
OF the Church and his loving and
charming daughter. Mary, Joined In
with u.s. Elder Robinson's home has
been in Edinburgh for many, many
years and he II a travelling enCyclope-
da as to historic places I'm Edinburgh.
as well as being well read and inform
cd on many important questions BRO.
Robinson Is a very modest gentleman
and says very little to any one. but
he Is very pleasant to associate with.
Each place of great historic interest
was pointed out To us by him. and
every few steps brought us face to
face with some OF them. The house Of
John Knox when pointed ont caused
some serious thoughts IN some Of our
nt a.. a..
called TO an old building by our guide.
Above the door was an excellent figure
In stone Of the pleasant face and head
of hoy In his teens, surmounted by a
well executed wreath a Scotch thistle.
also In stone, with an inscription UNI
derneath the figures. "IIeaVc ava
chaps I'm no deid yet" The story OF
the boys complete entombment for
three days after the building fell and
covered him up, and his deiverance
therefrom would form a sad and low
full letter. 1t was amusing TO us wha
unerstaun the braid Scotch ito henr
some Of the Elders trying to repeat the
Inscription referred TO, We passed ~,
aud lyle o Embra." II bears date of
the year 1925, While no money was
burned up In fire crackers at our Fourth
~ July celebration, as stated In n for.
'N'i N'Nfif tNt 'bIfIN or tricks of
crowds Of laddies tboys) IN front of us
for the amusement OF rich Americans
touched the heart strings of sonic of
the Elders and coppcrs, bauhees (contsl
ana pennies were thrown quite freely
IN the air by them, and the scramble
Tor them was quite exciting, 10 IN,
boys
The palace and Abbey OF IIolyroad
being entered into by us tho cbape
royal, THE sole remaining portion of
The great church OF the monastery OF
Holyroad, was the first thing soon,
bare, bleak walls. Aud Alloway klrl
IN Air Is more pleasing tu the eve thar
the great church here referred 10
Every neuck lcorne) in tho buildins
were examined into, the picture gallery
Lord Darnleys rooms. Queen Mary,
bedroom, etc, etc, were an visited. Thu
picture gallery contains nearly 100 o
choice pictures. and one In pnrticulat
would be revelation 10 nll the min
listers in the world II rs the larr,
painting aud picture OF "The Hol,
TRINITY Father Son and Holy Ghost
each one being a parsonage.
The next place visited was the larg,
glass works Of Edinburgh BY courtes,
OF Mr. Robertson manager Of that I'M
stituiion, we were conducted through
tho great establishment and saw MI
The processes Of glass making TIL,
hand carving on the different glasse,