The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-23


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oat Dr. Blilsg q ecred thar re
never saw g11ss 70 green ii tlilIe on
the southern coast OF aEeland
they were approaching liverpool. the
drst he had seen since leaving Amer
lea, ana lie thought II not at an
tstrange that the Irish should love
their native land 80 well The party
Thought It saw whale near Liver
pool hut was not certain He ae-
Icepted Il Is one because q misslon-
airy ON board said It was.
Interieetilg bit more Of advice,
the speaker told his audience that
There were but four things to do
abroad-eat, sleep. see and write
post cards, but in his opinion no
one should promise to write too
many post cards as there was really.
no time to devote to-that, e one did
Justice to the three other things
mentioned.
England was eloquent1y described
as q very beautiful country. He
said there are no idle fields there
most of the fences are stone, and
the roads are fine. even thoseYin the
remotest parts, putting Americas
best roads to shame. A peculiar
thing he saw was that the Houses
had so many chimney one Tor
every Hue Special emphasis was
placed on the custom of having
flowers in profusion around every
house, even in most parts OF London,
where all is congestion.
-Four days were spent busily in.
London, swhere he and his son Wis
tied the church John Wesley wor-
shipped in, spurgeon's tabernacle,
| where everyone sings and 1000 at
tend even on hot midsummer day
st. PauIs cathedral, famed for its
architecture and Westminster ABB
hey, where lay buried so many os
the departed of the earth under
meath the aisles of the church.
Wildly was rough voyage across
the English channel described and
from his portrayal of the trip one
concludes that the belief that 1t Isl
one OF the most per1lous that can be
taken is well and truly established.
Paris, he said, is the most beau
tfful but the most wicked city on the
globe He did not find the high de-
gree Of politeness there he expected
to find, but the lack might have been
on account of crankiness on the
part Of members of the tourist
crowd
The beauties, especially historic
natural scenery, of Switzerland and
the customs of the Swiss were
dwelt upon by Dr. Bailey in a pleas
ing word picture that actually in
spired even dull listener, If there
were any such present Space for
bids more extended refegence here.
Leaving Lucerne, Switzerland,
where was seen the William Tell
chapel, the party proceeded to ODER
ammergua, a town of 1900 popula-
ton, where the Passion Play was
witnessed. DIR. Bailey saw quaint
looking people there. There were
ancient looking men with long hair
and long beard and the boys wore
long hair, too. The town accommo-
dated between 100000 and 100000
visitors last year. all attracted there
by the famous play.
As is known the play is what may
be termed mans fall and redemption
in tableau and drama DR. Bailey
regards the play sacreligious except
there, where it is given every ten
years to keep vow made. when the
plague was lifted so suddenly in re-
spone to prayer.
DR.. Bailey stated that there were
6s5 persons in the play with
stage 40 feet square. HE said
there we're twenty-five scenes and
eighteen tableaux, leading one from
the Garden of iDden to the ascen-
sion of Jesus Christ, portrayed as If
in real life. The play starts at
o'clock a. m. and ends at o o'clock
D. m. 1t is CONTINUOUS, excepting an
of two hours at noon
rhis part of the lecture was par
,icularly eloquent and DIR. Bailey
eft, hisauditors soaring in flights OF