Show LETTER PROM FROM ENGLAND the first day of august 1694 1894 found my companion an and 4 1 I sailing northward along the west coast of the north sea and after a ten hours voyage we steamed into the docks of leith which is the shipping port for tile southeast of scotland going ashore we travelled two miles to the famous city of edinburgh Edinbur gli winch stands upon three hills and at such an elevation as to comma command nd a view of the surrounding country the buildings are of quarried gray stone from three to eight stories high and the first thing that attracted my attention was the washings hung out of the high windows to dry those were on poles about fifteen feet long with a crossbar on the end and several chords run back to tile the window I 1 was informed that people had no backyards and were obliged to resort to this means of drying clothes edinburgh Edinbur gli is a city of great his renown and acs h it at present noted as a seat of learning it is often called modern athens the first paper I 1 picked up contained a two column list of names of graduates of 1 law aw medicine divinity and the various branches of learing and on all of the principal streets will be seen statues of famous Scot Scotch climen men the old home of the great reformer john knox still stands in a state of good preservation and over the door is this in script ign lute blufe god abua all and ye as yiseli 11 the building ng which is three and one half centuries old is as obsolete as his orthography tho and is now only kept as a memorial there is now a large chapel built on one side known as the john knox chapel knox wielded a great influence in establishing the calvinistic doctrines in the minds of the scotch and are known as the presbyterian faith which now divided int into 0 the united presbyterians rians and the free church the former esthe state church and receives government support while the latter maintains that church and state should be separate there are also other denominations here and this appears to be an injustice to compel dissenters to contribute to the state slate church if their religious convictions are i in harmony with some other creed not only is great britain in this condition but nearly all of the european and oriental nations maintain a union union of church and state of d course in the present age age they all enjoyed religious toleration but from an equitable standpoint are still behind the republic of america in this regard the state slate church of england is weakening and losing ground before her array of dissenters so much so that in wales there is talk of disestablishment returning to the subject the most conspicuous object of the town is ia the edinburgh castle which stands on a lotty lofty elevation near the centre of town this natural fortification was occupied as a fort by the aboriginal tribes long before the conquest by the romans and its situation must have rendered it impregnable previous to the invention of artillery these rhese old castles which are peculiar to many english towns town were the homes of kings queens and the great rulers before the improved firearms fir earma came into use and many are now restored and preserved as a novelty tins this castle with its courts covers seven acres and is provided with underground passages some ot of which extend several miles this stronghold was occupied by the rulers until about 1573 mary blary queen of scots being the last she giving birth here to james VI who became king of Scotia scotland nd and england and since these powers have been united other places of interest are holy road palace the muse museums urns art e galleries etc but the most interesting sly sight is the great forth bridge which spans the firth of forth about eight miles from edinburgh this bridge was opened by 11 it H prince of wales in 1890 and is tile largest t arg er bridge ever built on the cantile cantilever principles tile the total length of tile the bridge is feet or fully one and a half miles stone masonry is built out from each end and then tile iron frame ranae work which is all steel stretches across it a distance of feet feel or nearly a mile and aid only rests oil 0 but abutments ments in three places the spans between the abutments but ments being 1700 feet each and leaves a clear headway for navigation of feet the plates of finest siemen steel used in the structure ture weigh tons and if placed end to end would reach a distance at af forty two miles they are held together by eight million rivets the surface of metal which must be kept painted is about awen ty acres each of the three great towers include four steel columns twelve feet in diameter and stiffened internally by diaphragms 0 these tubular columns stand feet above high water and the foundation of masonry on which they rest extend ninety feet below high water making the actual bight of the erection feet this bridge was built by english railroad companies and was seven years in being constructed at a total cost of fifteen and one half millions dollars every large bridge built abroad since the forth bridge plans were published has been erected on the same principle and power has been obtained to make a cantilever bridge with it a span of 2800 feet at new york we next crossed to the west side of scotland and visited glasgow which is the chief manufacturing and commercial city of scotland and his has a population of upwards we arrived at barrack the head quarters of the conference just as our co laborers were pocketing their bibles and hymn books preparatory for or holding an open air meeting not wishing t to miss any privilege we accompanied them and took part in the proceedings a large crowd assembled and after meeting we were detained until midnight defending gospel doctrine and there seemed to be a great interest manifested the scotch as a rule are well posted in holy writ and many carry the good book to their workshops but they cling tenaciously to the saved theory i c justification by faith and particular election yot yon will hear there them declare ou on every hand that they are saved and those whom god lias has chosen to be heirs of salvation tion will never fill fall from froin a state slate of grace claiming that it is by grace we are saved through faith and that not of df yourselves it is the alie gift of god epli eph 2 8 and from no few pulpits lave have I 1 heard the passage sae found in john 3 16 that god 0 so loved the world that eliat he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believed on him should not perish but have everlasting life they run away w th the idea that a mere passive belief will save them the savior said that I 1 he that believeth beli bell eveth on me the works that I 1 do shall lie he do 10 also etc it is verily true that it was by the grace or goodness of god that he gave his only begotten son to atone for the transgression of our first paren parents tsi to cause the light of resurrection resurrect ioa to penetrate the grave and break that endless sleep that all men have the privilege of standing before the bar of god to render an account for the deeds done in the th e body for as in adam all die even so in christ shall all be made alive and the second great object of the messiahs mission was to establish the gospel plan by alich man can work out his own salvation for it 18 is i very apparent to an unbiased mind that salvation only comes through obedience to the laws and ordinances of tile the gospel the savior commanded liis his apost lesto teach the people to observe all things whatsoever lie he had commanded them I 1 have heard several ministers say continued on page 3 from page 2 aed bayed and I 1 ask ya ter vallY wart lie iiii other dy dayl 4 judgment day f the he great revelator says the tbt job john the shall be opened and 1 1 I 1 dinall be judged gre act cordin to 1 ia is work f that 11 for i 3 llis ids cantli turn 1 fron frol I 1 limped ciol biad li ad made so M io alia bd d doue done and and even eve one who B gertio ser tio LH to be an apostle by the ailed riled unto to the ey evil it power I 1 thought that the liin ini that to keep our arse was 59 for us under subjection to our our will subject to the will paul said in the end t ga 83 castaway and to be be a 8 re abiding in the doctrines for it if not john says we god this sav saved ed theory nse inse for indulging and still I 1 ted red many think it sac their idea of as to oppose ed before they uDder understand stand of salvation for they are trying to detract from lion ion of cliris ain interests Is reasoning and ver ter bring people to a uni illi but when we explain doctrines in the light of i they cannot be over id d many acknowledge we scriptures crip tures on our side but revelation is as unpopular I 1 it was with the also with the jews when dime came upon earth it the gospel net catches t several of late have gone of new life and put y baptism am ra again to the subject is a the second city in size in ill re a and here I 1 realized that and nd poverty go hand in ie e degree that thrifty buss es excel in manufacturing just to that degree does extreme of society that ini slums slams and filthy dives ex un lun keness de bouchery and less ess of every kind on a so 89 the smoke will rise ms allow you to see the city 1 brick chimneys from the i furnaces etc are very and I 1 was told that one of J ineys that carried away the an animal crematory was iu gh among the fine build the cathedral university I 1 building etc on passing ine e street we saw about women varying in ages to 40 years they stood in ie e edge of the sidewalks on of the street and we were that this was a bir hiring ilIg es e come on certain days to loy ment and people were aging them for domestic I 1 ser servants the town of few ew miles from glasgow is i of our ili J P coats and T spool thread is manu the 0 N T or clark co hands and of girls and the I 1 I 1 coats co nearly twice as aa many thus work for about ho 0 prepare those kinds of 1 l f the mills and factories of are arc idle owing to the lack caused by the coal strike now low lasted seven weeks pacts are favorable for a not only the liners iners are out of work but of others made so through coal the former gets a ide ration from the english inions but the latter do is well some had bad a little id by but many while at d from hand to mouth and think it a question of ex the ie merchants and wealth are re extending much chari for their relief established establish Pd many soup that none need starve in pome ne of the mining milling districts d quiet and peaceful alt they dont get so desperate as the yanks when on strike but grit and obstinacy are characteristics of a scotchman they say if one falls into a river to go up stream to find him for he will always stem the current there being so much rain this season crops are arc exceptionally good throughout e tile the ki kingdom nadom 0 oats and barley aie tile principal cereals raised und that thai is so tank rank that much of it is lodged and will be difficult to harvest potatoes and turnips fire are quite extensively grown the latter being chiefly used to feed sheep and cattle As the grain raiser cannot compete with foreign countries much land is being seeded to grass and tile the profits realized in ili hay milk and beef as hay brings a high price and beef from 18 to 85 35 cents per pound I 1 saw good H english beef c cattle attle sell selling ing on the market from 50 to per head the scotch slightly differ in appearance pe arance from the english but as soon as you bear a person speak you can tell what he be is and in what part of the kingdom he be was raised provincialism reigns very high throughout the kingdom and in sections only twenty miles apart there is quite a distinct vernacular we also crossed the channel to see apat pat andvick and Mick about half halfway way across stands a very large rock called milestone arriving at belfast there were numbers of jua cars waiting to take passengers up town these cars are only known to ireland they are merely one horse carts arranged with a seat on either side aide so that passengers ride sideways with their feet out over the wheel belfast is a beautiful city of modern design with straight wide streets and fine brick buildings it contains inhabitants catholicism still retains a strong footing t in ireland but this city has almost almos t entirely be come protestant still there exists a bitter feeling between men and catholic and a little disturbance will yet cause a street brawl and riot that can only be quelled by a strong force of mounted police the peasantry and tenantry of country districts are allowed just enough to subsist upon and are too poor to move away the irish are and hospitable if you rub their hair the right wily way but it if you go against 0 the grain then you arouse their irish I 1 found the shamrock their emblem emble nit to be simply a three leafed clover so chosen because saint patrick in teaching christianity to the druids druies in the sixth century took a piece containing three leaves to explain the trinity godhead the father son and holy ghost I 1 the scottish emblem is the thistle and the english the rose and all represented by the flag called the union jack learning that our flag has added a new flew star we wish it success in and a happy life in the sisterhood of states though she has been looked upon as a dim satt elite yet with equal rights she will shine as a star of tile the first magnitude CITIZEN sunderland ENGLAND |