Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-08-05

battle. It Is not surprising that Eng
land appreciates Wellington so high
ly. In travelling through England
monuments and memorials Of other
kinds to this man are to be seen nearly
everywhere. The English certainly
are fond of rubbing Waterloo into the
French. wellington and Nelson are
two of Englands greatest heroes. the
former on the land and the latter on
the sea.
When we got thoroughly into Bel
GUM, we realized as never before that
we were away from home, In strange
land. Here the people talk foreign
languages, lie. foreign to US. They
speak here the French and Flemish
languages. Occasionally one meets q
person who. can talk little broken
English. In England and Scotland we
did not feel like we were very far from
home; but when we reached the con-
tinent, we felt like we were In new
conductor, we get along all right.
Then we have such pleasant and con-
genial company along with us that we
don't get lonely. I certainly would not
like to take this trip by myself.
At 1.30 p. m, July 16, we leave Brus-
sells for ColcTne, distance Of 1873
miles. In making this journey, Of
course we cross over into Germany
When we reach Varsteher, the first
station in Germany, all Of our baggage
Is taken from the cars and examined
by the government officials. It was
an amusing sight to witness this per-
formance. We have very long train
and apparently about 1000 passen-
gers on it. Every time we pass from
one government to another, our bag
gage Is examined. AS we travelled on
through Germany we could see bet
ter lands and more prosperous coun-
try than in Belgium. The people In
both countries were harvesting their
grain, which seems to be a very heavy
crop. The people over here know
how to take care Of their land and they
use it all for some purpose, either to
bring forth something to feed man on
or to ornament the country. The
country everywhere is beautiful. II
our people in America, especially In
the. south, could come over here no
doubt they would have an opportunity
to learn some very important lessons.
Sand in the south Is too cheap and
consequently we don't take care Of it
as we should.
We reached Cologne about 8 o'clock,
and stopped at the Continental hotel,
opposite the great Catholic Cathedral.
We spent Sunday at this place. Invent
to three churches-f1rst the Cathedral
when high mass was being celebrated.
About one hundred priests were In
attendance and were taking part In the
service in one way or another. OF
course, I did not understand any of
the service, nor do I see how the peo-
pie could understand what was being
said by the priests, for the latter were
too far away from the people to be
heard. This Cathedral is one Of the
finest in Europe, 444 feet long, and 201
feet wide. The height Of the tower
is 512 feet, said to be the highest in
the world. From the Cathedral went
to st. Ursula church, which seems to
be noted more for its collections Of
bones than any thing else. They
claim to have the bones Of 21,000 vir-
gin martyrs preserved in cases and on
the walls which are lined with them,
making to me a very gruesome sight
indeed. All Of these bones are In q
comparatively small room connected
with the church. The guide who Is
connected with the church showed us
one Of the pots which contained the
water that was turned into wine at the
marriage of Cana in Galilee. He also
showed us two thorns which he claim
ed were in the crown worn by the
Savior at the crucifxion. He also ex-
hibited some bones which he said
were Stephens the first martyrs. The
man seemed really to believe that these
things were so. He also showed US
one lot Of bones which he said had
worked miracles.
From this place, I went around to
the little Chapel Of the Church OF Eng
land, where I heard very good SER
mon from the minister in charge.
Text: Behold I stand at the door and
knock" etc. These words were spoken
by Christ to the church at Laodicea,
and 1 just thought how many churches
today are Just like this Laodicean
church. Oh, that they would open as
the Savior knocks for admittance;
deep and comprehensive and thorough
reformation Is very much needed IN
many quarters today. Cologne Is on
the river Rhine, and claims nearly
4O0, 900 inhabitants, the great majority
of whom are Roman Catholics.
We have had some very warm
weather at last. The day from Brus-
sells to Cologne was very warm and
dry and so was Sunday. Things In
the field, however, look very luxuriant.
In going through these countries, I
am impressed with the fact that there
are no homes in the country. The
people live in small towns and culti-
vate their farms from these centres.
This plan has some advantages In
social way, and also as to schools and
churches.
1 am tonight at the Falls on the
Rhine, one Of the most attractive
places I have ever seen. My hotel
faces the magnificent falls. But I
must close as midnight will soon be