Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-09-15
SEATS OF THE MIGHTY
The Rector OF St. Anne's AT Old
Quebec--A GlOriOusIy Beaut-
iful Place
AT ANNAPOLIS ROYAL
The Rev. Joseph p. MccOmas StyIed
The Bishop OF AnnapoIis''-Eiis
Interesting Letter

WliIHB lIom Sndteau trontenac,
Quebec, the Rev. Joseph P. McComas.
rector of st. Anne's. addresses the
Rev. James L. Smiley, assistant to
the rector, in the following interest
ing letter under date of September IL :
We are spending today upon the
Seats of the Mighty" at old Que
bee. Truly it is gloriously beauti-
ful place, here q noble river runs be-
tween two mountains and city, with
its suburbs. crowns the heights.
Yesterday, Saturday, was spent in
travelling from Annapolis Royal to
Digby, in Nova Scotia; sailing from
the latter place, through the Gut of
Digby (where the ocean breaks
through the mountains) and across
the Bay of Fundy to st. John. N. B.,
and so on to Quebec, by the InterCo-
lonial Railway.
You will be interested in our An
napolis Royal celebration of last Fri
day. We went down from Halifax by
Nova Scotia, very graciously, pro-
vided places for Mrs. McComas and
me in the car reserved for the bish-
ops. When, upon the route we reach
ed Grand Pre-, stop was made to
visit the Evangeline memorials and
the local worthless presented addresses
of welcome to the Lord Bishop of
London and to the Lord Bishop of
Glasgow. Then, when the school
children had sung, bouquets were
handed to these favored gentlemen
and book for signatures was brought
out. had modestly occupied what I
believed to be my place in so dis
tinguished an assembly; when the
Archdeacon of Halifax called for my
signature, after those of the British
Bishops and the Canadian Archbish-
ops. Just then an officious newspaper
reporter touched my arm, as l was
about to sign the register, saying:
"You are mistaken, that is only for
the distinguished members of the
party" 1t is needless to say / sign
ed with flourish and added Rector
of st. Anne's, Annapolis, Md"
We went on to Annapolis Royal, and
| was one of the speakers, at Fort
Anne. Then this same reporter was
heard to announce: "That is the
Bishop of Annapolis, Maryland"
The crowd repeated his assertion,
much to the amusement of many. but
things went too far. For when we
reached Digby next day number of
people were assembled to greet the
Bishop of London (for his tour
through Canada has been a series of
ovations) and the other notables were
loudly called out by name as they
came upon the wharf, from the little
Annapolis Royal boat. | heard these
titles grandly announced, and thought
little of it, until, following the an
nouncement 'The Bishop of Washing
tom came the Bishop of Annapolis,
Maryland. could not refrain, but
exclaimed: "Oh no you are mistaken,
and please spare me, for the Bishop
of Washington lives not far from me
and he may go home to tell that al
lowed this folly" 1t was all taken
as huge joke. But ] must say l
felt repaid for the fall my pride had
when /. the occupant of the car re-
served for the Lords Spiritual, was
informed that | was not a proper
person to sign the Evangeline regis
ter. friend, go up higher
Our Annapolis Royal experience
was delightful. 1t rained. Nova
Scotia is truly new Scotland; it usual
ly rains. But it did not rain hard /;
it rarely does. So the people sat
quietly through long programme in
the open air at Fort Anne, and we
| participants occupied covered stand
upon the site of the little garrison
chapel (St. Anne's) where tie first
Prayer Book service of the Church
of England in Canada was held two
hundred years ago. You must re-
member this commemorated victory
over the French and the use of their
church by the conquerors; but the
most kindly sentiments were express
ed by the descendants of those who
fought beneath the white flag with
golden lilies, for those who still glory
in the three crosses of the Union
Jack. These French Canadians claim
much from the English and are suffi-
ciently powerful, politically, to se-
cure what they claim; and they know
that the mild rule of the British En-
pire is more congenial for their in
stitutions, than the materialistie.
anticlerical, modern French govern
ment would be.
Saturday morning, instead of TAX
| ing the train for Digby, we went by
steamer down the Annapolis river and
basin to reembarque upon the Prince
Rupert" for st. John. / did not stav
long in this old Loyalist town. but
left by the next train for Quebec. A
great reception was given to the Wis
| itors and repetition of all that had
occurred during the past week was to
be crowded into few days in New
Brunswick, at st. John and Frederick
| ton.
/ shall write you more of Quebec
later. The bells of the Anglican
Cathedral are calling to Evensopg
and the vespera bells of the many
Roman Catholic churches here have
been ringing the same message ever
since o'clock. Maltassan Jerusalem
are the only other places in the world