University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-08-15
REV, JASPER HOWELL
WRITES Of ENGLAND
Europe Crowded With Sight
seers from America This
Summer, He Says.
A WEEK IN LONDON
Han D;,cc;o,, &C SnArare
A WEEK IN LONDON
Hears Discussion of Suffrage
and Kings Accession
Oath in Parliament.

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scenery OF South Wales, I reached
Paddington station, London.
The next day, l found great diff
Guilty in securing passage for home
ward voyage. Some steamers were
all filled for three months in advance.
Ii seems that half OF America is over
here
For few weeks, cool weather and
rainy days prevailed here. A heat
wave seldom visits London. 1t was
strikingly noticeable to one arriving
from Missouri. The summer season
begins later here than in the central
West. 1t properly begins on August
l, on the Annual Bank holiday. Then
there is an exodus from the city to
the sea shore and to various inland
resorts of England. Parliament ad-
journed only two days ago. Congre-
cations are diminished, but are larger
during August than in our American
cities.
On Saturday l went to be guest
in home in the North of London over
Sunday near the Church where l
was preaching. The courtesy and
hospitality in an English home reveal
the kindliest feelings of the English
people for their American cousins as
they uniformly refer to US. The news.
papers give American news following
that of England. Then follows foreign
news. Shey do not think of us as
foreigners.
My host took me in his car through
interesting parts of his borough and
then on to the country. There are
perhaps score of boroughs in the
metropolis. each having its own mayor
and governing council This of course
prevents uniformity.
l spent two days in Essex, % miles
from London in the home of an un,
Gle of Prof. Gauntlet of Stephens Col
lege. His father and uncle were also
rectors in this church. The charm of
scenery is not equal to the charm of
home life in the best homes of En-
gland. King George V, recently speak
ing from the Throne itself, said: THE
foundations of national glory are set
in the homes OF the people, and they
will only remain mistaken while the
family life of our race and nation is
strong, simple and pure"
A visitor never tires watching the
surging life in these crowded thor
oughfares. Motor cars, motor omni-
buses, horse omnibuses and carriages
make a thrilling picture. The Lon
don police are the best l have ever
seen. All traffic halts at the sight
of his uplifted hand | have counted
more than dozen vehicles standing
in one street waiting for permission
to pass. The pedestrian crosses in
safety. In the case of two streets
crossing each other at right angles,
the traffic OF one street has the right
of way. The policeman at this stra-
getic point is rightfully an absolute
car.
Everywhere one encounters sight,
seers. They are crowding the hotels
and beautiful stores. Nor are they
absent from the British Museum
Westminster Abbey, the Parliament
Buildings, the famous Art galleries
and the Japanese Exposition.
This week the King made his first
visit to the City since he assembled the
Throne. The City is only the cen.
trail part of the metropolis. The oc.
casion of the Kings visit was to in.
spect one of the hospitals. For miles
the streets were lined with people,
waiting the arrival of the Royal Car.
riage
My friend, DR.. Shakespeare, wrote
to a member of the House of Com
mons and secured admission for me
to the visitors gallery where l spent
two afternoons. The discussion upon
Women's Suffrage and the Kings Ac-
cession Oath was intensely thrilling.
The former oath was needlessly often
sive to Roman Catholics, requiring the
King to repudiate specified doctrines
of the Catholic Church. The Prime
Minister presented a bill, emitting the
Objectionable reference to the Catho-
lies but the oath proposed included
the declaration of membership in the
Church established by law in En-.
gland" This of course was opposed
by the Non-Conformists in the House
The Presbyterians of Scotland did moi
like the exclusion of their church by
the words, "Ccurch established by
law in England" Tie Prime Minis
ter at the second reading accepted
the amendment proposed by the Non
Conformists, emitting the words, re