The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-22
In Ancient Scotland.

In Ancient Scotland.
Glasgow, Scotland June 27 - My
heart was greatly moved by the
worlds missionary convention, and
the interest and inspiration was won
derful, especially because of the spirit
of union and good feeling among the
delegates. But from this peaceful SEES
sion and the quiet of many days in
Edinburgh | leaped forth on my con.
tinucd tour, now alone, but soon to
meet my second party.
Passing through Scotland westward
the country is very fertile and produc.
tive in some parts but in other places
it is very hilly and rocky.
The sheep and cattle raising is a
large industry in England and Scot
land, because, as some farmers told
me, there is less work about it than
there is in cutivating the land.
| am now seeing Glasgow, which is
on the west coast of Scotland, where.
as Edinburgh is on the east coast
Glasgow is the commercial metropolis
of Scotland, and has $4,000 inhab
itants, and the council finds it neces.
sary to employ $4,000 men to carry on
the city business at cost of 500, 900.
600 yearly.
The municipal building is a large
marble structure costing $3,O00,O00
but it would be worthy monument
In, .,t ,tp 10 Ia
square, and is surrounded by statues
to the following noted people: Queen
Victoria and prince consort, Robert
Burns, Lord Clyde, w. e. Gladstone
Thomas Campbell Sir John Moore
James Watt, Thomas Graham, David
Livingstone and Sir Walter Scott.
The art gallery in the west end of
the city contains many remarkable
pictures and relics that every visitor
to Glasgow is sure to see. Then op-
poste the gallery on high hill is the
great Glasgow university, founded in
1850 A. d. 1t has about 5000 students
every year and ranks as one of the
highest in scholarship in the world.
Hundreds of young men from America
come here to finish their education
England and Scotland are spending
large sums of money on education,
and young people are not allowed 70
work and stay out of school until they
are l6 years of age. This is most COM
mendable, for the future OF any sue
cessful nation must depend on educat-
ed leaders for officers and rulers.
Glasgow is favored in that it is di-
vided by the Clyde river, for this gives
the city water communication with all
the world. The big steamers are con.
stantly moving up and down the river.
1t was delight to me to have a TWEEN
ty-five mile trip through the ship yards
on the Clyde river Here | saw hun
dreds of big and little ships in the
course of construction and thousands
of men busy hammering the iron and
steel. Perhaps it seems big to speak
of ship yards twenty miles long on
both sides of the Clyde river, but this
time | am telling the real truth, which
may stagger the minds of those who
have been in the habit of hearing just
stories. Without this great industry
of ship building | do not know what
the labOring men of Glasgow would do
1t is worthy to note here that the
"Lusitania," the largest steamer OF
the Cunard line, was built at Glasgow,
1t is 7S5 feet long and draws 20 feet
inches of water, and yet this huge
monster of the sea passed down the
Clyde river in one tide without hitch,
There are many beautiful parks and
public buildings which | cannot take
time to mention, except to say further
that the city is very prosperous now
The shops and stores are we'll filled
with buyers and the street cars are
doing a thriving business.
Sundays Are Quiet.
1t is commendable how these Scotch
people close up their stores and shops
on Sunday Even the restaurants are
closed, and here too as in Edinburgh
the street preachers instruct the peo
pie in righteousness and they always
have large crowds to hear them. The
people seem eager to hear the gospel
and must confess that they are ahead
of America on churchgoing, and YET
the people here tell me that their min
listers are not as good speakers as
| American ministers.
While In Glasgow 1t was grea'
pleasure to me to be Toasted in the
home OF William Fraser, brother o.
Mrs. William Graham, wife of the pop
ular baker OF Norfolk, who is delighted
with his home in America l present
ed letter from Mr.. Graham to Mr.
Fraser and | was received with oper
arms and Toasted on the best tina
Glasgow had. They considered 1t ar
honor to have an American guest and