Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-08-31

preached by DIR. John Watson Ian
MacLarep). 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. /
think he is better writer than
preacher, though he is good
preacher. He had magnificent
audience to preach to. The council
met in the Philharmonic Hall, one of
the largest, if not the largest in the
city, and this vast hall was just about
full. Principal Caven, of Canada,
the president of the council, de-
livered very fine address at the
opening service just after DIR. Wat
sons sermon. There were many
fine addresses, and some that were
not 30 good, delivered during the
sittings of the council. The city
treated the council in a royal manner.
In addition TO the hospitality dis
played in tho homes of the people to
the delegates, several public enter
tainments were given to us. On one
evening the Lord Mayor of Liver
pool and the Lady Mayoress gave us
superb reception at the town hall,
where delicious and elaborate re.
freshments were served and where
delightful music was dispensed.
There seemed to be thousand peo-
pie at this reception, and it was the
best of it's kind | think | ever at
tended. | believe it was ahead of
the one given in Washington to the
council by President Mckinley FIVE
years ago, and which had the
pleasure of attending. w. w.
Rutherford, Nj. p, and Mrs. Ruthen-
ford also gave the council garden
party az their beautiful home on the
suburbs of the city. This was a
great success. Beautiful and inter-
esting exercises were held on the
lawn and refreshments were served
under a large tent. The council was
given luncheon every day at the
Adelphi Hotel, one of the finest in
the city. This plan was adopted to
save time, as many of the delegates
were being entertained by people
who lived some distance from the
place of meeting. The majority of
the speakers at the council l think
were from America and Scotland.
These two countries furnish the
strongest branches of the Presby-
terian tree.
7 d the opportunity while in
l. Jrpool to see little into the
home life of the people. l was en-
tertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Shepherd, 120 Salisbury Road. They
call a great many of their streets
roads over this way. I doa't know
that | was ever treated more hos
pitably and kindly than by Mr.. and
Mrs. Shepherd, and it all seemed to
come right from the heart. There is
a simplicity in the peoples living
that our people would do well to imi-
tate-what they have is nicely pre-
pared, but they do not have the
variety that our Southern people
have, and consequently they do not
have the waste. There is also
freedom in the home here which is
very refreshing. The people want
you to make yourself at home and
there is minimum of formality and
stiffness in the home life which finds
a congenial response in this scribe's
heart. Our people in the South
have too much on their tables, i. e.,
when they have company. 1t would
display better taste and would be
more conducive to health, no doubt,
if they had fewer things and would
not have them so rich. Though 1
must say that have never in my
limited travels had better things to
eat than the dear old South affords.
One seldom comes across hot bread
over here, and many in our party
(they are all from the South) have
| freOuantly lOnped for q hot bjScnit