Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-04-21

The city aDOundS liz StrOlllng con-
jurors, peddlers and 'eople who make
| living on the street. The Sabbath
is not observed and if anything is d
buster day than any of the season.
Fruits, vegetables, fish, meats, and all
sorts of articles are carried on the
backs of dOnkeys and sold at the doors
of the poorer classes. Although the
| climate is not so warm as other places
we visited it is still pleasant. Oranges
| grow in the gardens and parks, where
they can be picked as one passes by.
| One of the keepers of the Royal Gar
| dens kindly gave us some oranges as
we passed through.
One of the principal events of our
visit to Athens was the service held
on Mars Hill, Sunday morning. March
27th at 10 30 O'Clock Besides our Am
erican people, there were present two
| American cOnsuls and great throng
of those living in Athens, who came
oIt TO the service. 1t was truly great
sight to witness the multitude of peo-
pie and horses and carriages standing
about everywhere. Most of the audi
ence sat on Mars Hill, where the ser
mon was preached by the Apostle Paul,
nearly two thousand years ago. DR..
John Potts, of Toronto, Canada, was
the speaker and the hearts Of the peo-
pie were thrilled, as he preached from
Acts, II :l8, the place in the new Testa'
ment where Paul's sermon to the
Athenians is recorded. 1t was truly a
solemn and inspiring occasion, and the
Scriptures were never made more real.
There were prayers and hearty singing
of hymns like "All Hail the Power OF
Jesus name" and How Firm Found.
ation,". The meeting closed with 8
solo by Mr. Jacobs and the Benedic-
ton, after which the audience dispers'
ed and we went back to our ship with
thoughts uf Paul, of the place he
preached and the glorious record Of his
work that he has left as monument
that will out last the great rock on
which he preached.
Our departure from Athens was the
most enthusiastic of any we had re-
ceived There were at least 5000 peo-
pie on the wharf anu lined up on the
great war vessels to wave a parting
| adieu, as we passed out of the harbor.
| There were also tug boats and all
manner of sea-faring vessels which
saluted us as we passed them. We
waved our adieus and the ships band
played National airs.
Four missionaries from Constantine
| pie came to Athens and are now our
guests They received very pleasant
greeting from all, and at our evening
meeting gave an account of their work
and also told US how TO see Constant
inople to the best advantage and with
greatest profit
Our arrival at the dock in Constan
tinople was marked by the gathering
together Of thousands of people, who
filled the streets and windows and
housetops and looked at us and our
ship with wonder. Here for the first
time, we were compelled to show our
passports before we could land. About
a dozen officers and policemen, also
the United States consul, came aboard
and took charge of our passports, to
see if they were all right. A number
of missionaries also came aboard.
Few cities present SO attractive an
appearance from the harbor. 1t sur
rounds the bay where the ships lie at
anchor and is divided into three parts
by the Bosporus, with Scutari TO the
right. in Asia, ana the Golden Horn,
with its fresh water separating Pera
and Galata on the East from Stamboul
or Constantinople proper.
Turkish officers boarded our vessel
far down the Dardenelles and examin
ed our papers Physicians also came
aboard to inquire carefully as to our
health. Finding our papers aud health
all right. we were permitted the free
dom and protection of the city, but
officers renamed on board during our
stay, both as protection to us and to
themselves.
Our Consul. General, Mr. Dickin-
son, was one of the first on board our
vessel, and TO him we are all indebted
for many kind courtesies Because of
his thoughtful planning in advance
of our arrival at Constantinople, we
were all enabled to visit the Sultan's
Treasury and Palace, also the Royal
Museum.
We visited Robert College for men,
situated on the Bosporus, about five
miles from COnstantinople, where a
service was held and addresses made
by men selected out of our party. A
visit to the Girls School at Scutari,
was also made by large number of
our party.
Upon our departing from Constan-
tinople, our ship sailed up the Bos-
porus TO the Black Sea and return, and
then on to the city of Smyrna.
a bit of advice given TO us before
landing may be of service to others
and | mention it here:
On shore, maintain your National
dignity. Loud talking will do more
harm than good. Do not wave the
United States Flag nor hurrah for
"Old Glory"
Ia Constantinople, take no Flags.
Every man will know that you are
Americans. The city is full of Spies
and Detectives. Do not mention the
word Sultan nor inquire about him.
No one will modest you. Pilgrims are
coming and going at all times Do