The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-06
REV. A. L. BENZE
IN GOOD ADDRESS
SPOKE ON LITTLE JOURNEYS
THROUGH GERMANY BEFORE
BIG AUDIENCE
Talk Was illustrates ~ stsreoptieon
View Taken Along Route Of
Minister'S Recent visft Abroad.

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which was packed 20 its fun capacity
as well AZ the gallery. The address
Was greatly enjoyed a. well as the
stereopticon- views showing the beau
tiful scenery. cities. churches and
buildings throughout various sections
OF the great German empire Rev
Benzs spoke In part as follows:
We have fingered long In beauti-
ful Italy. and the last time we said
goodnight In Lugano. the land OF the
nightingaIes and lakes. and proceeded
TO switzerland. and from there by
way OF he Swiss lakes TO Ro-
manshorn. We are anxious this even
ing TO proceed TO Germany. We have
purchased our tickets. and are COM
fortably seated in a hrst class com
partment on our way 20 Munich.
You shall see nothing of importance
Tor a while. said the Austrian gentle
man who was travelling with US. so
let us talk about the charming city
we are travelling to" And as the
fast express. luxuriously equipped
with fine upholstery. electric lights
and every comfort. crashed through
the night over these plains OF South
ern Germany. we had ample time TO
listen. and dream of the magic
country We had now entered. To the
average American IL IL most difficult
TO realize that he is in Germany.
when he is actually on this historic
soil
We think OF Germany as a land
Of romance and history: and IL Is
not easy to imagine that IL can be
up-to-date and as progressive as our
own. And strange indeed does one
feel. when coming into a place whose
| every aspect is foreign. and ancient.
perhaps Boosting of thousand year
history. to ind within its walls all
marks OF a modern hustling city.
One has indeed wonderful ad-
vantage over here in being sur
rounded by castles and grim fortifica-
tions. and walls and meats. and still
see business conducted much as IL is
conducted anywhere else. only in
many instances much better and
much more thorough than We are
accustomed To. We are anxious TO
speak this evening OF dear old Ger
many as IL really is. and not as some
over in our land have been in the
habit Of regarding 1t. and the places
we shall visit and the Views which
We shall behold will confederate all
that shall say"
Munich.
The night early in June is superb.
II is not yet dark. Our companion
informs us that We have about arrived
at our destination With Joy we
harken to the Schsffner's deep-toned
call: 'Muenchen. Muenchen' We are
in the delightful capital 81 Bavaria,
one OF the most loyal kingdoms OF the
all sides. and overlooking all this
ancient German architecture. the beau
tiful Cathedral OF Our Lady This
is not only the residence Of a dear old
democratic king. who takes his walks
with his wife and daughters much as
any other staid burgher OF Muenchen
might do, but IL Is one OF the greatest
art centers OF the world. Art students
have long ago ceased to make Paris.
or Florence their goal. but II they can
not study here entirely. all try TO make
an effort to finish their training here.
Munich has for some time past. taken
the laurels from French and Italian
cities
We expect to have the pleasure of
beholding some Munich art in our lee
ture on the life of our Saviour At
the street exit of the fine station we
enter handsome taxi and are
whirled TO the hotel where We pre-
viously engaged rooms. namely the
lovely Beckenbauer Pension on Prince
Ludwig Strasse. After one OF those
fine German dinners We retire and rest
through the long night for the first
time on German soil. Our visit to
Munich as well as to the rest of the
Fatherland. will always remain a most
pleasant memory. and one for which
We would take nothing that we know
Of. often in spirit one revisits places
like this, to behold the glories again
of a matchless land.
la cathedrsle.
"As in Italy and the other lands OF
the continent. some Of the things most
worth seeing. are the wonderful
churches. Such monuments Of glory
are difficult to imagine in our matter
Of fact land and times Was there
ever anything more charming than the
splendid Frauen Kirche. or church OF
Our Lady Its lofty onion towers rise
high above the red tiled roofs of the
royal city OF Bavaria. and the silent
twins keep watch over those whose
labor sleep beneath their shade"
Cities Visited
The towns that were taken up and
discussed At considerable length were
Munich. with its general view. its
csthedrals. ifs interisur de la Ca
thedrale. do f,scnfontsin. Les Prom
enades. Rue Louis. old residences and
its government palaces and resi-
dences. Nuremberg with it, pano-
ramos. palaces. hotels. churches and
streets Heidelberg. the beautiful
city ~ students. on the Neckar This
,s very famous university with a
very famous castle and very famous
churches
From Heidelberg the trip down The
river Rhine was made. showing the
maFnificent scenery Of the river with
its castles and beautiful cities that
dot the bank mere and there The
Rhine IL one ~ the most beautiful
rivers In the world. and thoroughly
euioyed the vine clad hills. its many
castles which however the enemies
~ Germany had almost totally de-
strovcd ! personally. ~ an American
prefer tho beautiful Hudson. slthouRh
- is devoid or he kind Of history that
We find here Mayenco 20 Colonre
makes glorious little one day jour
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