Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-23
FROM OLD WORLD
Interesting Letters From Rev. \, j,
Myers who Is Touring Europe
London, Eng, July 6, 1908.

London, Eng, July 6, 1908.
Editor Banner: Since find myself so
very busy sight seeing, will write a letter
for The Banner and that will let all my
BeldinR friends know how we are pro-
crossing with our journey.
First of all wish to say that Mr.. Spen-
Ger and myself have both been exceed
ingly we'll all of the time. Our ocean
voyage was too delightful for mental
conception or rhetorical description. Ne
had no heavy storms, only one thunder
storm and the waves were never more
than thirty or forty feet high at any time.
We we're few hours less than nine days
on the ocean.
We landed at Liverpool Monday morn
ing about 8 o'clock, having spent two
Sundays on the deep blue sea The seem
cry from Liverpool to Edinburgh is very
fine. Edinburgh IS remarkable for its
monuments that have been erected in
honor of Scotland's eminent men, Burns,
Scott, Nelson and many men noted for
their religious work, such as John Knox
Chalmers and others. 1t is busy place
and is unique in its pecu ar
architecture, which is both Gothic and
semi-Roman. We we're over the Tros-
sachs, ssied by steam from one end Of
Loeb Katrlne to the other. passing within
five rods Of Ellen's Isle, from which Scott
caught his inspiration for writing The
Lady of the Lake" This lake is certainly
a very beautiful sheet of water but the
next lake we crossed was far more en-
chanting. It is called Loeb Loman
Above it in majestic splendor rises mount
an-hke hills covered with timber nearly
one half their height. Their bald heads
FURNISHED by the sunlight from over the
western hills made a spectacle at which
kings and queens might gaze in wonder
Ben Loman. historic mountain or mighty
hill, lowered above all and seemed to look
down on the glory Of Loeb Loman with
silent pleasure.
From here we went to Glasgow and
from Glasgow to Aver. the home of the
poet Burns. We visited the old inn. saw
the old cup from which he so often drank
visited his birth place, saw the bed in
which he was born and read several of
his old manuscripts which were in his own
hand writing.
We then m ,de lightning trip to London,
where we arrived Saturday evening at
1880 o'clock. We attended services
Sunday morning at the city temple and
heard the noted divine, R. J. Campbell
In the afternoon we attended service at
st Paus and on Monday at three ocock
we listened to the song service in West
minister Abbey. We heard the great or
gan and listened TO the rendering of an
oratorio that echoed and re-echoed in
harmonious reverberatons throughout
that marvellous labyrinth Of columns, arch
es and tombs where sleep many OF the
great men of past centuries.
We will spend several days yet in Lon
don and then 60 to Switzerland via Paris.
thence through Italy, visiting Venice, Flor
ence, Milan, Pisa, Rome, Naples and the
Isle Of Sicily. We will then return to
Paris and sail for New York Aug. z, from
Cherburg on Kais. Aug Victoria, steam
er Of $4,000 tonnage This vessel will
land us in New York in zl5 days. on Sat-
urdav Aup Is Sometime MondaV
Aug. q we will arrive in Belding
will write you again either from the lps
or from Rome. Hoping that you are all
well remain,
Yours truly,
N j. Myers.