Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-08-23
FROM PARIS HOIMR.
Rev. DR.. Neville. Completes His
Interesting Story.
| SECOND TRIP THROUGH ENGLAND


Tho Immensity Of london-St. PauPs
and Westminster-The Old Scottish
Coronation Stone-Where Shakes
peare Lived-Throush Chester Again
and Back to Glasgow.
Correspondence Of the Yorkvills Enaulfsr.
STEAMSHIP COLUMBIA, August 13.-
am now on this splendid and magni-
ficent vessel in mid-ocean bound for
my own, my native land.
The day after I wrote my last let
ter, I had another opportunity to see
something Of London. I was glad to
get this second peep at the great city.
7 spent the day in visiting some
places 1 had already seen and In TAX
ing in some new places. I could not
resist the temptation to visit st. Paurs
and Westminster Abbey again. /
went to the former place in the fore
noon and to the latter place in the
afternoon. Those great buildings
grow on you. In fact, you can't take
them in at first. The longer you look
at them and the more closely you
examine them, the more deeply are
you impressed with their magnif-
cence, greatness and beauty. The cir
cumference of st. Paul's Is almost q
half mile. From east to west 1t meas
ures $40 feet and from north to south
2s2 feet. The elevation Of the cross
from the foundation is 404 feet. 1t
took thirty-five years to build the
structure, and 1t cost nearly four MIL
lion dollars, which was secured by a
small tax on coal. The whispering
Gallery in this building Is one OF the
curiosities in the church. 1t Is hum
dreds Of feet above the ground floor
In the dome and Is reached by flight
of steps. In this gallery the slightest
whisper can be heard $50 feet away
and in it the clapping Of a door
resounds like a discharge Of artillery
or a clap Of thunder. The Geometrical
Staircase in this building and which
hangs without any visible sup
port is another curiosity. This great
building stands as an enduring monu.
ment to the skill Of it's distinguished
architect, Christopher Wren. There
Is a very appropriate inscription IN
the building to the memory Of Wren
written in Latin. the latter part OF
which Is as follows: Reader, do you
seek his monument? Look around!'
| I was glad to be in the Westminster
Abbey again, even for a few minutes;
for here one feels, "Where'er we
tread, tits haunted, holy ground"
There are so many things Of Interest
in this building that one could spend
months here to advantage. The kings
and queens Of England are crowned
in this building, and here many OF
earth's great and good men are buried
and honored I saw the rude and
simple chair in which England's mon
archs are crowned. This chair Is
kept in the chapel of Edward the Con-
fessor, and is 600 years old. The chair
looks like 1t had passed through some
rough experiences. Under the seat
of this chair and fastened to it Is the
stone of Destiny as 1t is called. There
are many traditions connected with
this stone, some Of which are not
true. It is claimed by some that this
Is the stone upon which Jacob rested
his head while at Bethel on the memo
rable night Of his wonderful dream.
This Is simply tradition, but the stone
has a remarkable history which Is
reliable. All the rulers Of Scotland
were crowned over this stone from
the twelfth century, till 1t was
taken by Edward I to England
All the rulers of England since that
time have been crowned over that
stone. I believe 1t has never been car
ried out Of Westminster but once
since that time. and that was when
Oliver Cromwell took it across the
street that he might be crowned LORD
Protector over It. Our guide told us
that this rude, rough chair Is never
adorned when used for coronation oc-
casions.
was sitting in the Abbey to rest
awhile and was looking at a plan o1
the floor of the building and saw the
name of Anne Neville (wife Of Rich
ard IT'D marking her resting place un'
der the floor, and ! asked the guide
where that particular spot was. He
pointed down to the floor and said
There it is." was almost In the
very spot Of her burying place. B!
tl:e way, the name Neville Is very
common in England. l had occasion
to look through the P. o. directory
and 1 found over forty Of the Neville
tribe in it. My ancestors on the pa
ternal side of my family came from
England.
l happened to strike service botf
at st. Paul and Westminster on my
last visit to these two places. 1t Is
difficult to analyze and properly esti-
mate these services on short acquaint-
ance; but l was not very faVorably
impressed with them. They seem to
be burdened with Journalism ano
ritualistic ceremonies. I could not
restrain the feeling that the time was
propitious for the advent Of another
Wesley into the world. The minister
who conducted the service intoned the
prayers, as 1t Is called. l am ex-
ceedingly fond of good singing; but
must say that this sample was very
poor. The minister seemed to be In
distress and the whole performance
seemed to me so unnatural that the