Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-02-11
Zurich to Geneva and Calvin.

After week at Zurich at the
Worlds Sunday School Conven-
lion, Wednesday morning. July IL,
we arr off fnr Lacerne, but not
quite all the so of US. We eighty in
tour two had been together since
June Is when we boarded the Cas-.
sandra at Montreal. Now on July
l6 few dropped out to go on far
tier away from America. The most
of us came to Lucerne, a little west
of south Zurich, which put us
United States people few miles
nearer home. This is the beginning
of our homeward journey.
We travelled west of beautiful
Lake Zurich then north of Juger
Lake. As soon as we reached Lu.
cerne, which nesrles at the western
end of Lake Lucerne, we took ship
on the Lake to go to a point from
which we could go up on Mt. Rigi
on cars. Magnificent scenes We're
ours as our little cars climbed up
the side of Rigi, 5000 feet above
the sea level. At the summit We
locked down upon several fine lakes
and up to the greater mountain
peaks beyond. Then the clouds
came gradually over us shutting ou,
the view and we found ourselves on
July l6 in rain, wind, eleet and
snow. In the afternoon we went
back to Lucerne.
Luccrne is in the heart of Switz-
erland. 1t is beautiful for situation,
lying at the western end iof the
beautiful lake Lucerne. Beyond the
lake lie the Alps. We saw the IA
nous Lion of Lucerne. The Swiss
are faithful unto death. The Swiss
guard died defending the French
king. This great statue Of lion cut
in the rock cliff dying with the
broken spear in bis side commemor.
ates this faithfulness.
At 9:l5 p. IN. July II we are off
| by train for Interlaken. The last
part of the trip is made by ship on
lake Brieuy. 1nterlsken lies south
west of Lucerne, with Lake Brieny
to east and Lake Thun to west.
Looking south you see Jungfran
rising TO a height of 1860 feet.
Tomorrow we are to go up towards
it beyond Scheidegg, 6,54s feet
Friday July ls dawned fair. Good!
Many tourists wait in Interlaken for
days to get fair day for the jung
frau trip. We start at q. m. at
$50 Mrs. Walker and ! read let
ter bringing the sad news of the
death of our presiding elder, Rev.
w. NJ. Duncan, June 8. He loved
the good and the beautiful. learn
ed afterwards that the day before
this Jungfrau trip, my dear confer
ence class mate. Rev. E. A. Wayne
passed away.
Great taln peaks tower
above s Iegg in nearly every
direct Not far above cheilrgg
! we .nto an ice cave extending
nea:!y 200 feet into the mountain
side. Saturday morning we leave
lnterlaken for Geneva. This morn
ing inquired into the radiopticon
question. On reaching New York !
looked into the working Of the rs-
diopticon. first thought that it
would not be satisfactory for a good
sized audience. but on making
second trip to the radiopticon firm
accompanied by Mrs. Walker. !
got advice from her to buy one. I
finally did so, and it is giving great
pleasure to our Thursday night au-
diences. / have at this writing, Feb
ruary 6, 1914, given about a dozen
illustrated Thursday night talks.
On Thursday night, February 10
we reach Paris.
On our way from Interlaken to
Geneva, at 1850 we changed to
electric cars. At Lausanne on the
northern shore of Lake Geneva we
took ship and sailed twenty-five
miles to Geneva. The most of the
southern shore of Lake Geneva be-
longs to France. Switzerland owns
the northern, eastern, western, south
western and sou theastern shore. The
city of Geneva lies at the south
western corner of the lake in a little
| nose of land almost surrounded by
France. 1t looks on the map like a