The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-09-29
DIR. SHARP
VISITS ENGLISH
TOWNS AND CITIES
Sees Noted Communities
Before Attending
Council
Dear Editor:

mont that l reached Liverpool
safely on August 30th, after a very
pleasant voyage of ten days across
the Atlantic on the new ship Al
bania of the Cunard line.
On Monday night while at an
Choir in the harbor, three British
officers came on board and we all
had to go through a physical test,
to avoid the spread OF any canta-
gious diseases. We were also ask
ed how long we were to stay in
the island and if we had money
enough to get home.
On Tuesday morning we were
allowed to go ashore only to pass
through another ordeal with the
customs officers, and when sue
cessfully through these tests we
were allowed to go when we pleas
d, and | felt like an American once
more.
A party of six of US started on
a trip through the country to visit
the places of the greatest interest
which was time and money wei
spent.
We first visited Chester, an old
Roman town, when the old Roman
wall which dates back to GOT is
still standing. We went from
here to Stratton when we lost
cast with the people at the hotel
because we walked from the stat
ion, carrying our own hand bag
gage. They managed to get along
with US over night, scattering Us
in different sections of the hotel,
and charging US full prices for
second rate fare. We went from
here to Harwick where we visited
the castle, and climbed Caesars
Tower, lat feet high and built
about 1870. Here is also Cryces-
+er's hospital which was originally
the hall of the united guilds of st.
George and Holy Trinity, and was
erected in the time of Henry ".
1t being time for morning prayers
we accepted an invitation to stay.
The next place of interest was
through the Shakespeare country,
and especially Stratford on the
Avon where we visited the birth
place Of Shakespeare and his tomb
This is most interesting place
and gives to the lovers Of Shakes
peare enough material for many
volumes. ! dare not attempt to
enter upon even the hriefest des-
cription Of the place
We next went to Oxford, a city
of "a colleges. 1t was here that
Thomas Cromwell, Nicholas Rid
ley, and Hugh Latimer were tried,
condemned and burned to the
stake. l stood on the spot where
they stood when they received
their sentence to death, and where
they were burned. | also visited
the "Holy Room" at Lincoln Col
lege where John Wesley organized
his Oxford club which is today the
great Methodist church with
membership over the world of
nearly 100000. From here we
went to Bath and visited the Ro-
man fathers where 1900 years ago
these people, believing that there
was healing virtue in the hot
springs, built several large bathing
places. These baths were discov-
cred in a comparative recent age.
1t was found that the buildings
were settling and after going down
80 or more feet for better foun-
dation, these baths, with many i'm
portant relics, were uneaithed.
For untold centuries these hot
springs have poured forth their
one half of million gallons daily
and have never varied, nor has
their temperature changed even by
the fraction of a degree.
Our next stop was Glastonbury
which is the one great religious
foundation Of the British fore
fathers in England which has sur
vived without a break the period
of successive conquests of Saxon
and Norman, and its history car
ries us back to the earliest Chris
tian settlement in Britain.
The tradition which ascribes to
Joseph of Arimathca the introduce
ton of Christianity into Britain
and building the first church here
is authentic. | drank water from
the we'll probably dug IS A. ID.
II was here where | celebrated my
birthday by climbing to the Tar
a distance of nearly a mile up a
steep hill. On this hill stands a
tower of the old church, and on
this spot the people gathered to
worship the sun before Christian
ity was introduced here.
| must not take space to tell
about other places visited nor of
the great Economical Conference.
| visited Anthrop and BRUSSELS in
Belgium, and in France l went to
Paris. Versailles, Chateau Thiery
and the battlefields of the Marn.
visited the graves Of more than
a thousand American boys and the
spot where our boys turned back
the Huns. plan to leave Lon
don on Saturday for a trip over
the East side of England, through
Scotland. Ireland and sail from
Liverpool on the % for Montreal. /
Very sincerely yours.
Il. w. SHARP
London, Sept. 16, 1921.