The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-06
OR Pitt Home /:
!. FROM ENGLAND !. |. \ | J.
Gsrrs a Glowing Acco,,llt5o'ff His His
Trip and Exp erie:in'c,:si,s il
London.
WORLDS CONGRESS SUCCESS
Tells Of the Wonderful Interest Into est
Taken and the Work Ac-
conplished.

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Dr. r. a. Pitt reached Richmond yes
.crday morning brown and rugged ana
greatly improved by his trip across cross ~, W
5n,enn. In response TO represe elnti.
nr The Zines Dispatch, lG SAID ne NY my
cnioved every hour of his absence eA.
cant for a day or two after ms arrival
in London. He had Fortunately escapeu
~ dread scaslckncss While OH ooNru
nc ship. but had something very lnueh
like IL for two days after LANDING III LF ns
land. The pavements OF the great SUP SUP
stnn,ial metropolis Of the world rose anu
fell beneath his feet for two whole Gays.
In a word, Us he expressed T., nc ness iI,u
''the sea iii his head. re IS i ras ,ha1
throuh similar experience HoM' t. .i''.
lie is on American SOL. I,
Were there any notable inciuei.s ~, ..
vo,lr voyagc? he was asked. ,;,l w
way he replied ny"eca s'se ' Of wa
icr spouts pass in view there Me'o f fe,
Of them, and the last came within neT
hundyed feet of the ship very u y .i,ny
Mad fnei never seen anything like them. we
hud bright weather and a sunltnei i &C..
going but returning we VII ,1sh a rhnn.
continually in fog. In the hnslis, it frnrn
me-, wnen ,ro o ran into a fishing smack In
INV enso fog. and brought OF one OF
her topmasts and several other 1!p.r,S
Of the conflict We eoN were ! W he smaller
hn,t Il vns not possible to tell y ilHI
w we're a day and n hall ont we w., pr j., s,l
of one OF the pro.,cller hauss ~" =, "a -.
"A 4, ced speed, SO that we were Two u .,.,s
+ late in arriving. However ne Sc !, ,, W.
comparative smooth, ana we hi.' q. .lai!, ons
c.pgenal comeanE ana the ' i''ie f 'i'
ye .i,id hi You make al extended European
trip?"
Tohn Smiths Grave.
.No. my time was limited, and I de, de-
voted myself wholly to England England. me Inc
roos of our american nat take step
interest. Of course, 1 went to the ABBEY 6e
ST. Pauls Tower etc. But i, o u,sp
n men' less IS Interesting. In Bunhill Fields
thc old Nonconformist Cemetery, clossu
since 1853, and shut in now on every slut
BY great warehouses; o spentth tho r raves
Of Watts, Depoe, Bunyan, the CromWelis
(erandsons OF the great oliver. and any
number Of the heroes OF dlssen.' s'Io
found the grave Of John smith l1 1Io -
b,,riod in St sepulchre's Church, IN iiol-
burn. and on the old gravestone 'he ,nieS
y Turks heads may yet be seen. ! a ,lSn,
several Intelligent Englishmet.n 70 O. a thov
had never heard Of him. ! told the q In, 1ns
Pocahontas story and they said II !, wa. was
a delicious bit OF romance, ana "onu e''u
that they had never heard ~, >. ..oh vcs,
ibid YOU go out of London ", yrs,
went, of course, to oxford, Cambridge
and Stratford to Elstow, where i3un n !,
van lived and to Bedfqrd weT in, We M
our party--some five hundred-Were re-
ceived With great honor. a dainty luncn-
con was served in the beautiful dining,
room Of Trinity Goeg 81 a un,oi,s col.
leees that make up the university. !
also spent two days in Northampton ana
tho region roundabout. TINS IS me co on
try Of William Carey. the pioneer mis-
sionary: and here, too, the Rylanos-
knsmen of our Rylands and said to have
been much like them In sturdness OF
characterized and labored. ! preae !, : =
in tho churh which these Ryands mad
served. On Monday a friend took me IN
his automobile over the beautiful Eng
fish roads to Great Brngton the anG &c;
lis on the estate of Earl Spencer, who, MS
YOU know, is much talked Of rs the next
leader of the Liberal party. was very
fortunate in meeting at dinner pr ). ~, y
Shipmnn, the senior member OF Parlla-
mcnt from Northampton. who took me
into the House of Lords and the House
of Commons, and when the sight seeing
was done, made me take Yea "a I haa,, ' it
-
and busy Thames. While in the House
of Comn4ns. l beard Mrs Balfour SPEAK
He has A.. pleasant voice and manner
but speaks with great hesitatlon+and ap:
parently with utter Indifference. missed
by only q few hours the exciting scene
when the government was beaten ny Ioul
votes on an important division, WheI
we sailed it was not known whether thu
Ministry would resign or not but W.
found upon our reaching America tina
they did not. The general opinion Is tina
the next election will surely return
Liberal ma iority."
A Notable Success.
WAS the Baptist Worlds Congress {
success 2" Yes n notable success, TIT
attendance was large, the addresses were
Of high order, new sense or UNITY am
nen, Worlds Alliance was formed o.
The Executive Committee In charge %
this new Worlds Alliance, Southern
Baptsts are represented by Hon, +. W
Stephens, president OF the Southern Con
vention; DR.. Landrum and myself, It !
hoped to have the congress meet ilv
years hence. probably in Philadelphia"
Was K!shoHa wellEspnesonae1 va
much in evidence. 1t is not becoming J
me to speak Of my own modest Lar
gut was proud OF Dr. Whitsitt, VIII
made strong and scholarly address. d
Gardner touched popular chord In h
address on The Awakening Of Japan i
never spoke with more power nad q
great audience checfed MN WHaiy. l.
IIutson did not speak, but ne iscnc
With eager interest and seemed 10
having a good time Alderman r.
Elicit was studying the methods of Il
London County Council looking into tt
orphanages and other charitable instl.l
tons and enjoying himself general.
Pastors Knight Badly, and the olh
Richmond men We're apparently havlr
The time of their lives
u am back q, my desk" "a ~. IN
in conclus ~. eager for my work, al
grateful to all who made the trip pos
BILE And after all ] have enjoyed OF /
beautiful English hospitality. recevi
k.ndnesses that ! can never forget. a
after all have seen of merry. Englar
with her green fields and rich histo