The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-25
Rev Potter Writes Impressions o
Largest City in the World and
Tells About Clean Streets and
Public Service.
TRIP TO LONDON TOWER
Here You May See Fine Display of
Relics and Armour, Also Many
Curious Weapons Of An
cient Warfare.

The following letter from Rev John
Wesley Potter dealing with London,
the largest city in the world, is UNI
usually interesting:
Leaving Paris, the pleasure-loving
fashionable, rich and wicked city,
without a regret, we wheeled rapidly
toward Havre, where we took ship to
cross the English channel. The wa
tiers were peaceful and the weather
fine. save for fog which rested over
the sea. But The buoy bells sounded
their ceaseless warning and our good
pilot guided the ship with skill and
care while we slept peacefully until
the breaking of new day.
That new day was Sunday, June
20-as fine day as ever gladdened
the eye and heart of man. We land
ed at South hampton and immedi-
ately took train for London Arriv-
ing in this, the largest city of the
world, we took cab from the depot
and were driven at once to THE
City Temple for the hour of morn
ing worship had already arrived and
We were anxious to attend divine SER
vice where we could understand the
preacher. City Temple is the church
made famous by the ministry of JOS
eph Parker, that prince of English
preachers. The pulpit is now flied
Cor shall say occupied, for there IS
difference) by R. j. Campbell, a
gentleman of unquestioned scholar
ship. but of questioned orthodoxy.
His New Theology" has attracted
worldwide attention and provoked
much discussion pro and con- Mr.
Campbell has undertaken the deli
cate and difficult tasl. of re-stating
the old truths, putting them in new
dress and sending them forth with
new Interpretation. He may be
right or wrong in any given in
stance, but this must be said-he is
open and fearless, and for these quail
tiles ! admire him. He had a great
audience and preached a good ser
mona sermon calculated to lift the
horizon line, extend the vision and
give new desires for the things that
are really worth while.
In the evening of the same day we
went to Wesley Chapel in Old City
road. Here and hereabout John
Wesley lived and preached, working
out his life problem and dischargins
the duties that rested upon him with
rare skill and superb devotion; ant
here, in the nltle churchyard neal
by, rests his precious dust; for af
ter he said to Borrowing friends, "The
best of all is, God is with u.s. he fell
asleep to wait the call of the Resur
rection Morning.
We heard sermon in the chape
by preacher unknown to fame, but
the message was tender and urgent
and emphasized the love of God fol
all His creatures.
While in the city we visited many
places of exceptional interest. Per
haps the first to be named is West
minister Abby, the great church ma,
soleum of that great city.
l suppose there are more monu
ments and tablets to the great anc
gifted sons and daughters of earth
than anywhere else in the world.
was particularly impressed with those
to David Livingston, John and Chas
Wesley, Longfellow, Shakespeare
Jennie Lind, William Wilberforce
Milton, DR.. Samuel johnson, Colum
bus, Cromwell, and Gladstone; bu
these are very few compared witt
the host that might be named.
The parliament building is a mag
nificent structure of pleasing archi
| tectural design. 1t sits maJestically
on the banks of the river Thames ant
houses both the house of lords ant
the house Of commons. In matters o.
| legislation the powers of the two
houses are equal, but the house O
commons is the representative body
chosen by popular vote, while the
house of lords is composed of peers
not elected, but there either because
| their fathers We're peers Or placed
there because of some special servic,
rendered the country. But the rea
work of the government is carried OF
by the ministry and this ministry i
subject to the house of commons.
The king has good salary an
some few rights and prerogatives
but compared with the president O
the United States, he is only figure
head
A trip to the London Tower
most interesting. Here you may Sc
fine display Of relics and armo,
also many curious and odd weapon
of ancient warfare; indeed, this a
senal contains as large and varied
collection as | have ever seen.
the open court Of this historic piae
stood on the spot where Ann
Bolyn. Lady Jane Grey and Cath
: y T. 4.