Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-07-29
LIVERPOOL.
Greatest Seaport In the
World.
THE PAN-PREsBYTERIAN COUNCIL

Interesting Facts About a Wonderful
city-A Harbor Full Of Shipping
Sessions Of tho Couneil-Sermon by
Or. Watson-Dr. Neville breaches
At Birkenhead-A Visit to the An.
eient Town Of Chester-other Mat.
tors.
Correspondence Of ths Yorkyille Enquirer.
LONDON, July 13.-Since leaving
Yorkville, I have spent over week
in Liverpool. In fact, this was. in
one sense, my objective point, for
came to this city as a delegate to
the Pan-Presbyterian council, which
met here on June %, and continued In
session till July 7th.
Liverpool is one Of the important
cities of the world. It is said there
is larger volume Of shipping busi-
ness done in Liverpool and New York
than in any other two cities in the
world. Liverpool is situated on the
Mersey river which affords an outlet
for all kinds Of vessels to the sea,
which is fifteen or twenty miles away.
They claim over 100000 inhabitants in
the city proper and taking in the su-
burban towns there are about mil
lion people. Birkenhead, which Is
just across the river has about 100000
people. The city has 63 docks, in
Guiding some on the Birkenhead side,
the river fronts on the Liverpool side
being seven and one-fourth miles long.
The city has a floating quay on the
river, $500 feet long, approached by
seven bridges, the longest In the
world.
There are hundreds Of ships here all
the time from all parts Of the world,
coming and going all the time. I
went down to the river one afternoon
to see the Baltic" the largest ship in
the world. She was just on the eve
of making her maiden voyage to New
York. This ship is 726 feet long and
has capacity Of $4,000 tons. She can
carrv 5000 passengers with a crew Of
$50. It takes about 225 tons of coal a
day to carry her over the sea.
There seems to be a great deal Of
business going on in Liverpool all the
time. Much Of our cotton is shipped
to this place, though very little seems
to be manufactured here. I visited
the Cotton Exchange with a friend
who lived in the city, and while there
I thought Of what a curse such insti-
tutions have been to the people.
But Liverpool has other things be-
sides business enterprises. She has
institutions of learning and charitable
institutions. She also has splendid
churches and beautiful parks and
flower gardens. I was in several OF
the churches and visited one Of the
parks in the city, Seton park, which
has in 1t 72O acres Of land. This park
was (or rather the land) was bought
from the Earl Of Seton for about a
million and a quarter Of dollars and
was laid out at an additional cost OF
about 100000. It has many attractive
features, lakes, groves Of trees, flowers
and birds, etc. There are many fine
halls and public buildings in the city
Also many large and well equipped
hotels. The city has a substantial
look and seems to be rapidly growing
But what about the Pan-Presbyte-
rian council? This is a body which
Is composed Of representatives OF all
the Reformed churches in the world
holding the Presbyterian system; OF
at least all who will come into 1t, for
it is strictly voluntary organization
and exercises no authority over the
churches as to doctrine or life. But
It has been a power for good along
many lines. 1t has exerted a mighty
influence in bringing the Presbyterian
families of the world closer together
In this way, we have been able to
look each other in the face and appre-
ciate the things which belong to US ALL
and these are the important things
This council embraces branches OF
the Presbyterian church in the fol-
lowing countries: Austria, Hungary
Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Russia
Switzerland, England, Scotland, Ire
land, Formosa, Africa, Canada, United
States, Mexico, Australia, Jamaica, and
other countries, and represents con-
stituency Of about twenty million peo-
pie. This council meets every five
years. The first one was held In Edin-
burgh in 1877, and councils have beer
held since that time in Philadelphia
Belfast, London, Toronto, Glasgow
Washington and Liverpool. The next
council is to be held in New York III
1909. The opening sermon at the
council in Liverpool was preached by
DR.. John Watson Qan MacLaren)
All of us who had never heard him
were very anxious to hear him, as we
had read much from his facile and
versatile pen. I think he is a better
writer than preacher-though he Is
good preacher. He had a magnificent
audience to preach to. The council
met in the Philharmonic Hall, one OF
the largest II not the largest In the
city, and this vast hall was just abou,
full. Principal Caven Of Canada, the
president of the council, delivered
very fine address at the opening SER
vice Just after DR.. Watson's sermon
There were many fine addresses, and
some that were not so good, delivered
during the sittings Of the council. The
city treated the council In a roya
manner. In addition to the hospitality
displayed in the homes of the people