New-York tribune., 1907-10-14
TELLS OF WORLD TOUR
Bishop Mackay-Smith's Companion
Enthusiastic Ouer Missions.

Wilmington, Del, Oct. i9 (SpeciaD.-Ihe NV
Hubert W. Wells, rector of st. Andrews Epscopai
Church. OF this city. who accompanied the rev
DR. Mackay- Smith, Bishop Coadjutor of PennsyI-
vana on a of the world. returned to his nome
here last night The tourists made trip of twen-
ty-two thousand miles. II began June 2S from
San Francisco and ended yesterday in New YORK
The tour OF the world was made for the purpose
nrir7ariIy of enabling Bishop Mackay Smith to IN
spect this missions OF the Episcopal Churcn !"
Tanan and China The Wilmington clergyman ac-
companied the bishop as his chaplain MT "ei'0
spoke entertainingly to-day about his trip.
1--WE crossed the Pacific Ocean On perfect sea-
he said land stopped at Honolulu, remaining there
for two weeks. Bishop Mackay-Smith and visited
the missions of Church at Honolulu ana were
delighted with all that we saw After visiting all
of the island of Oahu. which is beautiful place
we boarded the steamer for Yokohama After
aocb,rg the latter city we spent month in
Japan We arrived in time to witness the closins
night Of the Toxic exposition. Although there were
twenty thousand Japanese present on this occas'oh
# was the most courteous assemblaSe l ever saw
did not even hear LOUD voice in ali this vast
crowd. The Japanese are assuFedly the most oou'-
teous people on the face of the earth.
I'VE next went to the famous resort, NiSko
and 10 the Island of Majima and to points be-
tween those places The evidences OF the old CIVIL
ization and the in Japan were very singular
TOXIC. for example, which is now a great modern
CITY, brings out all Of the past; on one side one
sees Japan she before she began her mar
velous advancement while nearby are in evidence
the most striking demonstrations Of progress
Prom Japan went TO Shanghai. and thence
TO Peking by steamer. Prom Pelting we proceeded
porthward through Moulden TO Hardin. Permit mo
to say parentheticalIy that a person can make tho
trip through Manchuria with perfect safety and
with fair degree of comfort, provided one excerpts
the one night spent on the Japanese section of the
railroad The Chinese government Is now main
tanning some forty thousand soldiers in Manchuria
a considerable portion of which acts as a guard
for the railroad.
''The best of these soldiers compare very favor
ably with the best soldiers of the European armies
Many of the Chinese soldiers ere perfect speci-
mems of physical manhood. while the modern
r1ethods OF the army OF that country are every
where TO be see1 The large guard is kept along
the railroad. inasmuch Manchuria still suffers
from occasional raids by the Hong HutZu Can or
ganzation Of sandits). AZ Harbin we Joined the
Trans-Siberian Railroad and rode in comfort that
was almost luxurious through Siberia. one Of the
most fascinating countries Of the world. What
struck me most forcbIy about Siberia was the fact
that for four thousand miles we proceeded con-
ttnuously through forests Of birch and pine woods
There is a very large emigration Of peasantry
from Russia into Siberia and Manchuria just now.
At every station the railroad we saw largo
numbers OF peasants ready to depart for their new
homes
THE next stage OF Journey was 70 Moscow
and thence to 81. Petersburg. From the capital OF
Russia we went southwark into Germany and
touched at Berlin, from which place we went TO
Wittenberg. where spent day. Wittenberg Is
sweet little town. and is. everybody knows
the cradle OF the Reformation and the scene both
of the burning of the Popes bull and of the mailing
TO the cathedral doors OF the famous theses.
''we greatly encouraged with what we saw
OF mission work OF the Episcopal Church in Japan
and China. AS have previously stated, we spent
an entire month in Japan. The time was occupied
in inspecting the missions and investigating the
work that is being accomplished
when reached China went TO ST. Johns
College, az shanghai, splendid institution that
Is maintained by the Episcopal Church Although
II is not compulsory for the students 10 become
Christians. nevertheless o large number OF Chris
tians are graduated therefrom every year. Tho
hospital and educational work in China is of
the glories OF the mission neld 81. Lu1e's
Hospital IN Shanghai. has received number OF
large gifts from Chinese unsolicited. This is cer-
tainiy tribute 20 the quality Of the work Il IS
doing. Ono wealthy Chinanan recently gave the
hospital $1,000 The intense heat in the YaDg-Tse
Valley prevented from going I'D tho river TO
HaDkow. where some OF best work is IN
progress.
While have always been enthusiastic mis-
sionary, have returned from the trip to the unis-
sion fields with greatly increased enthusiasm for
the work done and a deep reverence for the work
Il must not forget TO mention the magnificent
music which We heard in the Russian churches II
is the most marvellous ecclesiastical music in the
world
we saw but few marked evidences of the late
Japanese-Russian War, the country having pretty
thoroughly recovered from the effects In a court
OF one of the temples in Moukden. where there had
been a sharp engagement at the time of the re-
treat Of the Russians from that city, saw bullet
holes In the walls We visited the famous Moukden
battlefield. Moukden. may say. is a thriving city
and is destined to have great future"
Mr. Wells was enthusiastic over the untold and
undeveoped wealth of Siberia. He believes II to be
the greatest in the world. Bishop Mackay-Smith
stopped at New York TO his family, and to-day
proceeded to the Episcopal convention at Ricb
mond. We The Bishop and Mr. Wells travelled all
the way across Russia with party OF young Yale
graduates who were studying the country. One OF
the number was nephew of Secretary Taft