| Show FIRST impressions the irish coast scenery on the scottish dialect cus cali toms loins and modes of religious thought it was nearly ten in the evening we had bad been out of sight of land tor for more than ten days the rain wis was pouring down the sea was rolling heavily and the decks and steps were slippery yet when the cry of ligh light on the starboard bow was heard there was wag a general rush to see it yes there it was the great revolving light oi of torey island was gleaming brightly through the deepening twilight this indicated that we were near the north northwest west coast of ireland the ships officers said we would reach londonderry between three and four next morning so most of the passengers went to sleep but not many hours elapsed till most of them were astir again in this latitude and in this time of the year there is is not much darkness I 1 arose about three we were approaching loch foyle the harbor of londonderry it was broad day dav lights light though the sun had bad not ye yet risen the dark clouds had cleared away and there in all their freshness and beauty rose the bright green hills of ireland some of our irish passengers fairly WEPT rob folt JOY they had left their home in earl early y lite life and now after many years abr were G returning on a visit indeed the beauty of an irish landscape once seen can never be forgotten we floated gaily up the harbor passing a british manof man of war then came a time of handshaking farewells and promises to write as some seventy of our passengers were now BOW going ashore at five we were on our way once more soon seon the hills bills of ireland were in the distance and nearer by rose the hills of bonnie scotland by 10 we had bad passed auld ailsa craig arpad or pad dys milestone as it is sometimes called a huge rock that rises precia out of the water 14 the trip up the clyde was simply magnificent on our right lay the county of ayr the land of burns on the left rose the hills of arran and of butte the fields were cultivated to the waters edge and showed the effects of care and aill as we had bad not seen before on the less fertile hills were clumps of trees and beautiful castles here and there dotted the landscape we then came to greenock and dumbarton with its famous castle said to be the retreat of william wallace and ebere we were told his bis sword and armor are still to be sees seen we passed by several steel clad men of war and the great eastern once so famous lay swinging at her anchors we were now approaching glasgow without doubt the greatest place for iron shipbuilding ship building in the world the clamor of hammers riveting on the steel plates was simply cimpi y deafening here in course of construction were ships of many styles for many nations nation 8 ironclad iron clad men of war for italy and spain for china and brazil and merchant vessels destined to plow the waves of every known ocean and gulf and bay among other distinguished vessels we noticed the city of new york and the city of paris now nearing com completion cletion apart A part of the contract is thit that they they shall be so built as to make the voyage from liverpool to new york within five days WE WERE SOON BOOK ASHORE and then for the first time we concluded that gedid we did not understand the english language at least we did not understand what was said to us usand they did not seem to understand what we said to them we asked direction to a certain place and received as an answer aye mauu maun gang awa doona doon a wee bit turn to the richt and spier the first ane you yon meet we found the scotch people kind and hospitable and ardent lovers of their native land of which they have good reason to be proud glasgow Is built almost exclusively of rock so also are the streets which are very clean and very velry smooth we noticed traction engines drawing i heavy loads and the street cars and garri carriages ages taking the left hand track instead of the right hand band as in america we walked around in the beautiful twilight until half bait past ten it seemed too bad to go to bed before it was dark it is said the ship building interests of the clyde are rather dull at present resent only twenty two vessels gave nave been launched during the past month what then must be the uproar and din when business is brisk the international exhibition now going on at glasgow will doubtless give a fresh impetus to trade and manufactures large numbers of persons are constantly emigrating especially reci ally to canada and the united states there is always something stran strangely gely pathetic to be witnessed on the occasion of the departure of an emigrant ship from the clyde but occasionally the affecting demonstrations have a tinge of the ludicrous about them the other day an affectionate moi mother lher might have been beard bidding adieu to her son in language which was at once touching and comical oh my wee tammy wull ino sebye g again ain we tammy was wag a big burly fadow fellow about six feet three inches in height ireland is not the only place where LAND nave have an existence the controversy between the JaR landowners downers of the high lands and the crofters or petty farmers has been long loag and bitter the general assembly ot of the FreNO burch now sitting lingat t inverness gives an active sympathy to the highland land lee leaguers 9 aers who find able advocates of their cause in major mcleod and prof rainy the resolutions offered in tte the assembly are to say the least mild yet firm re bakes of the avarice of the buling class the general assembly of the established church of scotland is also in session at edinburgh despite their steel plated conservatism a new idea does now and then en enter ter their minds some of them perceive that their doctrines are not alt altogether ogeth er in Ji harmony armony with the scriptures the rev kev dr thompson ot of the glasgow presbytery and prof flint admit that there are ve very few earnest theological s stu tu dents ran in the established church chare h ll 11 and the remarks which 01 0 olio I 1 lowed wed indicate that this was only another way of saying that there are few men and they decreasing in number of sufficient intellect to become thorough students who are really satisfied with the rigid dogmas of the established church the debate on the confession of faith was earnest earnell and the motion of dr Cli charteris arteris to compromise was lost by a vote of eighty seven against eighty two thus sti showing owing a majority in favor of change it is a fact beyond dispute that well aled churches and chapels can only be found where an exceptionally ellfred preacher draws a congregation during the days of his fame so much is 1 this toe the case that many ministers show an inclination to transform their chapels into veritable palaces of varieties the ecclesiastical buncombe of a talma talmage ge is considered worthy of republishing republish irig here meanwhile it is a standing reproach against the press that its chief attention ioA has been devoted to the institutions which exert only a vicious influence on society sporting statistics unclean law court cases and criminal sensations have in many cases almost monopolized its columns on the other hand band lux orious distraction is manifesting its results among the higher classes the rich are coaxed into religious affectation by music and ms aesthetics theties but they are none the more moral on that account the question constantly arises is it the that is 18 offered to the people or are they being bewildered by all sorts of so called gospels J H W glasgow june jane ath 1888 |
