Show I A Pilgrim P In America n I I 11 fly BY Y III BISHOP OP or IO LONDON DON lon l lun 4 of ur and the lie United Stole en It has been what the Americans call calla a strenuous t time mc During tho tiro 40 days das I was on the other ollier side I delivered delivered ered well over 40 10 sermons addresses or speeches and In ono ODe sense my annual an annual annual an- an nual holiday hollday developed Into a mission mis slon sion but It was a mission which from start to finish received such a delightful response that It has left no sense of undue strain or weariness behind To see Quebec for the tho first time as ns of the beautiful ou round the tho bend you St. St Lawrence is certainly a a. moment in your life and 1 immediately 1 I saw It I felt relt that there thore was only one text possible possible possible pos pos- sible for tor my sermon next day In the tho cathedral cathedral A A city sot set on a hill cannot be bo hid Then another thing thins which I must notice no no- no- no tice was WIlS the tho welcome I 1 received from the thc French French rench Canadians They hc scorned seemed touched from tho the start by bv my public recognition of ot the splendid work done and b bj by the French Jesuit missionaries nuns in the time early carly days both at al Quebec and Montreal 1 and showed shot their loyalty loyalty to the empire and their welcome for forme forme o ome me who had hall come in a a. friendly spirit to visit alt them French Canada Is as loyal as over to the tho British crown anti and curious to ho bo boin hoIn hoin although it Is la certainly in a a. place like Quebec six-sevenths six of which is French and Roman Catholics is gratifying to find Ond that under It t very vcr that tho the genial guidance of or men I like ko the governor general and the tho bishop of ot Quebec both races and both branches of or the church get gel on so well together tos At Ottawa Sir Wilfrid W Laurier came to the cl club luncheon sat at by my side Sloe showed me mo how to eat a Canadian corn cob cob and expressed himself much Interested an and even oven affected d by by the account of the tho slums In old London Ion on From Ottawa we went on to lo Toronto one ono of or thu tho fairest cities In the world und and found tho the great reat University Convocation Convocation Convocation cation hall crowded to hear how the theOld theOld theOld church of or orthe Old Country especially Country especially the tho going on the tho Old Country was Country was From Toronto wo we went to London No adequate account has yet et been remarkable celebration celebration celebration cele cele- given Iven of or the tho the really bration In St St. Pauls Paul's cathedral London Lon Lon- don of at the jubilee of or the tho diocese of or Huron The service was excellently arranged and the thc whole thing wi watt so I reminiscent of the tho celebration of or the tho anniversary of or our own awn diocese dlo- dlo I dlo-I I 1 I took toole the same text cese c In 1901 that which I too took on that occasion I After a delightful rest of ot a 11 few tew days das with my brother on a n. real Canadian farm whore where whore however 1200 farmers however anti and their wives turned up UJ one ono afternoon afternoon after after- noon to welcome me and me-and and during the Sunday of which sta stay I preached inthe In tho the little township of A Aylmer I went wont on for my final Canadian Visit to Niagara Although 50 clergy headed by the bishop of or Western New York had colne come cometo to the tho meeting to escort me mc afterward across the river into tho the United Sta States and It was Impossible to help holp the old words with a 10 now DOW meaning ol Religion stands on tho the tiptoe of ot our land Waiting Wafting to pass past to tho the American stand we settled to havo have a real Canadian evening ev ev- ening for tor our last one and certainly we wo tilt did I never succeeded In learning the tune tunc of The Maple Leaf Lent Forever but that and God Save Savo the King iCing aid asid I our beautiful church hymns went Up from Cram a really enthusiastic gathering and Good by to Canada was ended h by a rush lush to tho platform to shake hands Thus ended the first part of ot the time expedition ex- ex expedition ex ox- pe and left me with a great Idea lileo I Inot not only of or tho the love lovo of Canada for tor tho the Old Ohl Country and for tor anyone anone who carne came from It but of Its boundless ss ties tics I After tho great warmth and enthusiasm of or our welcome In Canada Canudo I think that I unconsciously expected to find a difference in crossing the tho border bordor but butI I cannot honestly say that such was the case After being beinS' hospitably ente en entertained en- en te l by 11 the bishop of Western Now New NewYork ew Yo York rk at Buffalo on the tho nl night ht after tho the Niagara meeting ro Wo wont wool through to lo New Now York and alter after a tL delightful days day's rest on Long LonS' Island I preached m my 01 first sermon In tao tiro United states tatos tho next da day In Trinity church Now York close to the famous Wall Vall street and Itself ItH lt the oldest and richest ec- ec ec cc- I I i l corporation on in Now York Tho The huge church was crammed from end to end but tho the scone afterward beggars description Tho Time crowd was wasso wasso so 80 enormous outside anxious s to shale hands anti and tako take snapshots that two friends had to get m nn each side of me and anti with the help of or the police we reached the tho carriage ge From New York we went to Washington Washing Washing- ton and anti hero herc time the real business for wll which ich I had cocie comae over o began egan I do du donot donot not refer to my m r game vamo of with the tho President although If Ir you were both bolh sides of or the Atlantic this was wao tho the primary primary prImary mary object oC of my visit to America How that friendly game gamo ame became so soI famous I have nuver nu boon boen able ablo to discover discover dIscover dis dIs- cover there was a single comI combat com cons bat between us as tho the kindly President President dent thought thou ht I should havo have more moro fun in a four Cour game but Mr sun Hon Honor on of or the late President and himself minister mInIster minister min mIn- ister of or the Interior and 1 I played ng against tho the President and Mr assistant attorney general Jon and when when after arter a n. most moat excIting excIting- game Iune our aide won the tho Washington Post Post Post-a a namo name which always reminds me of tho the an an- nual childrens children's dance danco at ot Fulham was Fulham-was was quite correct when It said tho President President r dent looked as pleased as If It he had Be seen n a n man with 20 children a 0 sight which Is supposed especially to gratify soul 1 his patriotic With regard ard to the President himself 1 I J feel it would bo be impertinent to say more than I 1 ventured to say at the farewell dinner given to me Inc In Now Non York afterward that he he was one of or orthe the tho most interesting and stimulating personalities it had over o been m my good fortune fortuno to meet and that he had hall the tho great rent tact of oC a host In giving giving- you tho the Impression on leaving the tho White Whitehouse house that you fOU ou had left lert behind a personal personal personal per per- friend It Is certainly truo true that I left lert the United States after my visit to them and admiration admiration admiration admi admi- with an enhanced affection ration for the tho great people who In Inhabit Inhabit inhabit In- In habit themI them I 1 believe that tho supposed feel Ill lug ing toward to our country of of- which one hoars hears In certain books Is certainly ex exaggerated ox- ox I and what there Is is rapIdly rapidly rap- rap Idly passing away with a a. more marc fro fro- frequent fro fre of quent Intercourse and the tho kindling many friendships on both sides Rides of ot the 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