The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

nv the courtesy Of the teachers OF
Sumner school, the State Journal IS
able to present to its readers an inter
esting letter from Miss Josephine
HOPE who will be remembered as a
teacher in that school for several years
She gave Up her work there last ule
and In the late fall embarked Win a
companv Of missionaries Tor the East
Africa field She is in the service OF
the Africa Inland mission, q non-sec-
tartan society with headquarters at
PhfIadelphia, and is stationed three
hundred miles inland from the seaport
town of RFombasa. The letter was
written at Kijobe. and after greetings
to friends, is a g follows:
I'VE started from home. or from
New York, the first day of November
our voyage across the Atlantic was
pleasant, although quite cold what
time we were on deck, and we had to
walk hard to keep warm, or bundle up
Ga our rugs and sit in our steamer
chairs. We felt better, keeping on
deck, and it was probably due to that
( that we suffered SO little from sea sick
ness. 1T seemed very natural to be out
I on the ocean away from even the sight
Of land but We were delighted to reaem
England. We isembarked at Liver
pool then by train soon reached Lon
don 1t was raining upon our arrival
there. We were soon taken to the
5piace which had previously been ar
ranged for our entertainment while
Lthere. Then began our stay in London,
tfhe largest city In the world
Most of the travelling in London Is
eby omnibus, which Is quite expeditions
hand very cheap. You can go quite
Bong distance for a penny. Food is
livery cheap there. We found for such
Ba little we could get a nice meal, and
I'VE had ample opportunity to try
1.-THE first place we went sight-see-
ting was Westminster Abbey, and we
1ound IL just as It is described by Irv-
Ping 1t was certainly magnificent. We
kWere interested in seeing the busts of
EJolln and Charles Wesley and we stood
Bong at Livingstone's tomb, the apOs-
Htie OF Africa to which we were then
Egoing. His heart was buried in Africa
although mis- body was sent home. It
twas all very interesting, although It
hTgas old and damp and chill. We Wis
lated the Tower OF London. which oc-
leUpies thirteen acres OF ground on the
Thames river. 1t was first the royal
lWalace, then a military barracks and
o prison. Now the custodian Of Bril-
tfaln's crown Jewels, consequently a
barracks, for these must be closely
guarded It Is the most celebrated mu-
scum In the world.
1--WE first visited the room contain
ing the crown jewels. a wagonload Of
gold and glittering diamonds, worth
eolliOns OF dollars. I could not but
tzhink as I looked at those bejeWeIed
tcrowns Of my crown in heaven which
tWiu be mine. The lustre of these Jew
tels had no charm for me I had no de-
eide feE single one OF them. but I did
Hook away to Jesus and thank Him
that my crown was Of q more enduring
substance than even those and of far
surpassing beauty.
Il could say with Cooley. Go with all
these; you may have them; I do not
want them; I have something SO much
better as TO throw all these crowns into
total and eternal eclipse
Then We saw prisons, places OF con-
4.nement. The eXecutioner's block
where so many historical characters
were beheaded We saw one tower
the inside walls Of which were covered
with inscriptions made by the prison
ers who were confined there ages ago
Then the tower where all the armol
ana arms Of the celebrities OF ages past
were collected.
I'VE saw warriors clad just as they
we're in the times Of Henry the Eighth
and himself in image mounted on his
Hallant war steed, both clad in shining
steel Fire arms galore were scattered
farOund the tower In fancy design. And
again we we're thankful we were no
engaged In bloody warfare, but had ths
gospel armor to fight with and twas z
war leading to victory along the way
and q the end.
s'The weather while In London wa;
rainy and misty almost every minute
we were there and so damp and colC
we were thankful in more ways thar
one TO start on our journey again.
''In crossing the North Sea and Eng
1lsh Channel to Rotterdam, we had