Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-07-26
NOTES ON THE OCEAN WAVE.
Rev. J. r. Moore Writes Interestingly Of His
Ocean Voyage.

amid the charms OF the placit ocean,
the approaching sunset (Which we
desire to behold) aud congenial CON.
panions on every hand, from whom
we shall be separated after little
more than another day? In the
midst of such pleasures it is not only
hard to spare the time, but also hard
to think Of what TO write.
SO many of my friends urged me
before leaving home to write to The
Ccurier that they might all learn of
the proceedings of this great pill
grimage across the sea.
There are on board this steamer
(Celtic( alone, which sailed from
New York on June 80, about one
hundred Baptist preachers, besides
many Baptist men and women, who
are going to London to attend the
Baptist Worlds Congress. This lie
the first gathering of this kind ever
held and gives promise of being a
great meeting.
Other delegations sailed from New
York, July 1st, Philadelphia and
other points the same day, and some
early in the week.
We started under auspicious cir.
cumstances. The weather had been
delightfully."- cool for two days, giving
us such fine time for railroad travel.
Personally, I had the whole trip
alone from Westminster to New
York. Stopping short while to
visit brothers and sister at Greens.
boro, N. c., l left there Tuesday
afternoon and reached Washington
that night at $50, where [ had my
first view of our nations capitol. l
need not say this city is full of inter-
est. Had only one day in New
York; but it is great. We have
now been on the Atlantic one week
on one of the greatest and finest
steamers in the world. 1t is 700
feet long, rs feet wide and 40 feet
deep, $1,000 tons displacement.
This magnificen. ship could weather
considerable squall and affect the
passengers seriously, but we have
had calm sea the entire time. The
captain savs in his fifteen years of
crossing the sea he has never seen
such tranquil waters through the
entire trip. Others who have crossed
many times say they have never
seen anything TO equal this. Those
who have been entertaining feelings
of sympathy for the sea-sick ones on
this trip have wasted their sympa-
thies. Not one on the Celtic has
shown the first sign of sea-sickness.
On such sea as we have had no
one could be sea-sick on the Celtic.
We are to be at Queenstown to-
morrow morning about 8 o'clock.
Our ship, going southern course,
leaving the direct route, to avoid
icebergs, will not reach Liverpool
till Sunday morning about o'clock.
Most Of US will, therefore, attend
worship in Liverpool and leave on
the Congress Special for London
Monday. This Congress will last
from July llth to 18th. Then many
Of us will take extended trips through
France, switzerland, Germany, Hol-
land, Belgium, and some will extend
their trip into Italy. Some will only
run over England, Scotland, Ireland
and Wales. Some will 90 to Paris.
The great party that has engaged
such fine fellowship and so much of
family life for the eight days will not
be together again. We have formed
friendships here we are loath to
break with, but the friendship may
endure though we must be separated.
The Fourth of July was duly oh
served with speeches, parades, ETC.,
which was too American for this
English ship crew.
Some amusing incidents occurred
which | should like to relate, but
can't spare my time now nor ask for
more of your space. Suffice it to say
the fish have been greatly disap-
pointed hv this cargo of human
freight Yet we are dav and night
from England and we can't tell what
a day may bring forth. The school
Of porpoise jumping and leaping to-
ward us an hour ago seemed to think
they must be fed, but we are a selfish
set.
Games are being played, and land
conversation is on every hand. The
elegant library and reading room has
been turned into general reception,
game and conversation hall, 80 pardon
the lack of connection and tell the
folks we are all well and happy.
j. r.. Moore.
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