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THE ORGAN OF THE NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE OF THE M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH.
REV. F. L. REID, Editor.
ESTABLISHED 1855.
RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27, 1889.
VOL. XXXIY., KU. 9.
iWinHiMEe2gsryTrixaaaaB
i short Sketch of Bishop Mc
Tyeire.
i EAELY LIFE.
i
i Bishop McTyeire was born on his
father's plantation in Barnwell Dis
trict, f outh Carolina, on the 28th of
Tiv 1S-24. and was reared as a coun
try lad. In a communication pub
lished some years ago in the South
ern Christian Advocate, he gave a
pleasant and humorous account of
is first visit to Charleston with the
cotton wagons. When about 14
years old he was sent to the old
Cokesbury Academy to be prepared
for college. While at Cokesbury he
became serious on the subject of re
ligion. His conversion, unlike that
Of many of his brethren, was a grad
ual thing. He could never tell the
time when and the place where it
took place; and he always felt as if
he had a special mission to be a com
forter to others whose experience in
this respect was like his own. In
1S40, through the active innuence oi
one of his teachers, Dr. J. K. Thom
as, he was sent to Randolph Macon
College in Virginia.
IN THE PASTORATE.
" Graduating in 1844, the year that
witnessed the separation of the
Methodist Church, lie at once joined
the Virginia Conference, and was
stationed in Williamsburg, the fa
mous old Colonial capital. His pas
torate there was of short duration.
In the spring of 184G he was trans
ferred to Alabama, and stationed at
the St. Francis-street Church, Mo
bile, to take the place made vacant
by the election of Dr. Thomas O.
Summers to the associate editorship
of the Southern Christian Advocate.
He was next appointed successively
to Demopolis, Ala., and Columbus,
Miss., and was then once more
transferred to New Orleans. Of
course he had the yellow fever, and
the other diseases of that locality,
but he stood his ground like the
strong man he was.
. ON THE TRIPOD.
In 1851 he started the New Orleans
Christian Advocate. The first num
ber showed that he had the editorial
instinct, and the paper under his
management had a great run. In
1854 he was for the first time elected
to the General Conference, which
met at Columbus, Ga. He was then
just turned 30; but he was at once
recognized in this highest senate of
his church as a man of ability, and
everybody began to prophesy great
things for him. Four years later he
was elected to the editorship of the
Nasiville Christian Advocate, then
asmow, the connectional organ of
the church. When the Federal
army entered Nashville in 1862 he
went South.
I MADE A BISHOP.
In 18G5-G, he was stationed at
Montgomery, Ala., and in May of
the latter year, by the General Con
ference which met at New Orleans,
he was elected to the Bishopric.
Three other marked men who were
also at the same time advanced to
this dignity, Drs. Wightman, Mar
vin and Doggett, have all been long
dead. As a Bishop Dr. McTyeire
has been so conspicuously before the
public thai his career in that office
searcel' needs notice here. It is
enough to say that; he has always
acquitted himself with dignity and
propriety and has maintained to the
utmost the honor of his chureh.
j AS A PREACHER.
' Ls a preacher he was not one of
the most popular kind. He thought
deeply, spoke deliberately, and af
fscted none of the arts of oratory.
Shallower men could get a better
hearing from the multitude. But at
times, when his rnaturally lethargic
temperament was aroused, he rose
J great heights in the pulpit and
preached with overwhelming power.
He was heard once in San Francis
co, when his sermon was a perfect
prose poem, clear, beautiful, and
full of fire and passion. Usually he
ud not have much pathos, but as a
substitute for it nature had endowed
Mm with the keenest humor. On
the platform this often came into
hll play, and with great effect.
, J AN ECCLESIASTICAL. STATESMAN.
yThe gift of leadership was Bishop
cTyeire's in an eminent measure.
We was an ecclesiastical statesman
the highest order. More than
other man, he has shaped the
sgislation and guided the general
POhcy of his cnurch for the past
tf enty-five years. In bringing in
J9y delegation, district conferences
it ot,Her sucn important measures,
took an active and conspicuous
Fjn. As President of a legislative
3 Popular assembly, he had con
gmniate skill and tact. "Parlia-
-r-""wy iaw incarnate," said a
omineiit politician, after watching
piesiae lor a single day.
A WRITER OF BOOKS.
tJolls tfirst venture in authorship
was a lnZe Essay on the Duties of
J ,lstlan Masters." This would be
.reading now for the philan
cWlsts.ho charge the Southern
itil?? VtY Stobs neglect of their
on to the colored people. After
(Smi h wrote "A Catechism on
ffi A v 1 government, A Manual of
SLVPune of the Methodist Epis-
Y cnurch, South, and A History
of Methodism. This last work was
his magnum opus. It has already
reached a sale ot 10,000 and will be
come a Methodist classic, as it is al
ready a standard. In addition to all
this, Bishop McTyeire wrote con
stantly for the weekly press. His
last series of articles, published in
the Nashville Christian Advocate
during the summer, discussed with
great earnestness the subject of min
isterial education, in regard to
which, he was ever and profoundly
interested.
OTHER MATTERS.
Bishop McTyeire would have been
twenty-three years a Bishop had he
lived until next April.
He was recognized as the foremost
parliamentarian and presiding officer
in the church.
He has been President of theBoard
of Trust of 7anderbilt since 1873.
His last sermon was while at
Tullahonia sick, in November,
when he preached on the Ten Com
mandments. The last Annual Conference he at
tended was the Louisville, held last
October at Lebanon, Ky. Nashville
Daily American.
For the Advocate.
Bishop McTyeire's Funeral.
BY REV. N. II. D. WILSON.
At 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon the
"Bishop's residence" was crowded
with friends eager to join in paying
the last tribute of respect to the re
mains of the honored dead. Dispite
the rain which fell at tLr.es, many
were gathered outside the house and
at the grave. The conduct of the
sad occasion was entrusted to Dr.
Dudley, Chief Marshal of the Uni
versity, and under his skillful man
agement all moved on with the
greatest quiet and decorum. At the
appointed time the faculty and stu
dents of the University approached
with solemn tread and took their
f)laces on either side of the walk
eading from the residence, thus
pressing back those that had gath
ered at the door and forming a
double line between which the
funeral train might move. Follow
ing the faculty were the students,
arranged according to departments
and classes, each class under the
direction of a class marshal. All
wore as a badge of mourning the
University colors, black and old
gold, mingled witn crape.
The casket lay surrounded with
floral emblems sent by friends. It
was with extreme difficulty that
flowers could be gotten, so the offer
ings though beautiful were not pro
fuse. Upon the coffin was an ele
gant pall, the tribute of the faculty,
and beside it stood the "gates ajar,"
a beautiful token from the church
at Clarksville, Tenn. Above all
brooded a snow white pigeon, the
emblem of the Holy Spirit. An in
timate friend sent an emblem which
combined the sweetest thoughts of
this affliction. It was a sheaf of
ripened grain bearing upon its breast
the word which lingered last upon
his lips: "Peace." Why need we
grieve or doubt when God sends his
angel reapers to gather the ripened
sheaf to the garner in the sky ? Or,
why should we weep when the Mas
ter crowns the labors of his servant
with his eternal peace ?
All the Bishops were present ex
cept Bishop Wilson, wno is upon
the ocean, and Bishop Hendrix, who
had a very important engagement.
The services were directed by Bish
op Hargrove. Simple, touching,
deeply impressive, they were even
as the dead would have had them.
The first lesson was read by Rev.
Walker Lewis,' the pastor of the
family, after which Bishop Duncan
announced the hymn, "Come, let us
join our friend above." Bishop Mc
Tyeire's love of simplicity in singing
was remembered, and a few chosen
voices lead in singing the well known
tunes. That all might sing the first
hymn,which was not so well known,
was lined. After the second lesson,
by Bishop Galloway, a prayer was
offered by Bishop Granbery. He
prayed simply and touchingiy for
the ministry of our church, the
church in allitsinterests,and our in
titutions, all of which have lost so
deeply, but especially he prayed for
the wife and children whose loss
may not be compared to any other.
Dr. Fitzgerald then announced the
hymn, "How firm a foundation,"
the singing of which completed the
service at the house.
On the way to the grave the coffin
was carried by three sets of pall
bearers, the Chancellor and Deans
of the Univerisity, the connectional
officers and representatives of the
church boards, and the students
representing the various depart
ments. As the cortege moved from
the house the students of the theo
logical department came first bear
ing floral emblems. Following these
and immediately preceeding the
casket were the Bishops. Immedi
ately following the casket came the
family. It was evident that, though
they felt deelply the crushing blow,
the same God which gave peace to
the dying gave comfort and strength
to the living. Following the family
came the friends, the ministers, and
the faculty. The train moved slow
ly down the long line of reverent
students who formed in their
rear.
At the grave, as at the house, the
ceremonv was simnle. but imnres-
sive. Bisphop Key announced the
hymn, "Servant of God, well done;"
Bishop Hargrove read the service;
and the aged Senior, Bishop Keener
invoked God's blessing with the
benediction. The faculty and stu
dents then moved by, each throwing
in a few shovels of clay. When the
new made mound was covered with
flowers, the family and friends
moved slowly away leaving the body
to rest with those of Bisnop Soule
and Bishop McKendree until the
resurrection day. The resting place
of this great man is fitting. Upon
a gentle slope it overlooks the city,
the center of Southern Methodism,
where his powerful hand has so long
held sway, while it is surrounded
by the buildings of the University
which owes its existence and pros
perity to him. Memorial services
will be held in the University chapel
at three o'clock next Sunday, Bishop
Keener will deliver the sermon.
Bishop McTyeire's own modest de
sire was followed in the arrange
ment of the rites of burial. He had
desired that there be no show of
pomp or cermoney, but that loving
hands bear him to the resting pla6e
which he had chosen for himself.
There was no funeral sermon, no
extended train of carriages, no gap
ing crowd of sight-seers, no hired
hand ruthlessly throwing the clods
upon his bier; but the simple ritual
of our church, a slowly moving train
of friends who loved him, and the
faculty and students of our orphan
ed University tenderly tilling the
hallowed bed of its departed father.
For the Advocate.
Our Missionary Collections.
BY REV. J. D. ARNOLD.
I hoped when I began the publi
cation of these articles that a com
parison of views among leading men
on this subject would awaken a
general interest in the cause of Mis
sions and lead us to cast about in
our minds and see if we were doing
our whole duty in this matter. I
am glad to believe from letters re
ceived that, good had already been
done. As I stated in the offset, I
was especially anxious to be of ser
vice to our young men, who are the
hope of the church of the future.
Wilson, Burkhead, Reid, Closs,
Andrews, Phillips and a long list of
our worthy dead have crossed the
river and joined the great company
on the other side. A large number
of brave young hearts are rapidly
filling the ranks, and every consider
ate man must watch with anxious
solicitude the spirit and purpose of
these new recruits. I was pleased
with a remark made by Bro. Sher
rill in the Advocate of the 13th he
said: "What such men as Dr. Ed
wards says about the church and
its finances, I take pains to read as
I would the rules of the text book."
That is the right idea, and the Ad
vocates containing the letters of
these men of long experience ought
to be filed away for reference. No
man can possibly reach the highest
efficiency as a Methodist preacher,
unless he carefully and conscienti
ously study the best methods of do
in g all church work: and then be
quick to adopt and energetic to prose
cute the plan adopted. Dr. Hay
good says : "There is no practical
question of so great importance now
before the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, as the question of its
Missionary policy and work. That
it is satisfactory to any one who
knows or cares anything about it, is
incredible. We have reached the
point where we must advance. A
cold, apologetic perfunctory "hat
collection" at the end of the year is
a down-right insult to the cause. It
is the business of the General and
Annual Conferences, and of the
Board of Managers to find out the
best methods. No method is good
that does not bring the cause of
Christ in the cause of Missions home
to the conscience, that does not tend
to get sometheng from each one and
to develop liberality as the point of
giving according "to ability. The
effort to indoctrinate the church on
the subject of Missions will quicken
the zeal of every pastor who at
tempts it. His views will enlarge,
his faith expand, his gratitude
deepen, his love widen, his zeal glow,
till the perfunctory methods will
be an abomination to him, till a
meager collection will shame him,
till a neglected collection will smite
his conscience and arrest, as it
should, the passage of his character.
"Let theBishops and chief clergy set
the example the rest will foilow.
If they will not, then their humbler
brethren must go forward without
them. Men, like Carey, consecrated
cobblers, must awake, arouse, and
energise the church."
HOAV TO PRESENT THE CAUSE TO A
CONGREGATION.
I want to stress two or three points
that may be of service to a preach
er when he faces his people in the
pulpit.
(1.) Impress the church with the
fact that it is the duty of every one to
contribute. In our collections a
few are doing all the paying. This
is wrong and demoralizing. A case
can be given from our "Minutes"
of. a former year in which more
than three hundred members paid
not quite two cents a piece, when
their assessment was twenty five
times this amount. Now I expect
this meager sum was paid probably
by three or four men. If we will
make it a point to get something
from every member of the church,
our collections will greatly increase
and We will be educating much bet
ter to get one hundred dollars
from one hundred men, than
the same amount from one man.
And we must insist upon it, that one
man cannot do another man's giv
ing. Vanderbilt himself cannot pay
the "widow's mite." She must pay
her own mite. Press this view of
the matter. Ask them personally if
they have paid anything. One of
the wisest remarks "that has been
made in any of these letters, was by
Bishop Granbery he said : "Both
stewards and preachers have often
erred in asking only those whom it
was most convenient to see, or
whom they felt freest and most com
fortable in approaching : as soon as
they got a tolerably good amount,
they quit asking, though the givers
were few. This is bad policy for
the church and for the cause." He
gave exactly my experience in this
matter. I find myself in danger of
running to a few men for everything.
Let every man understand that it is
of no special significance to him that
the assessment was paid if he did
not pay his part. It is no glory for
me that an army is victorious if I
had deserted the ranKs myself. Let
every man fill his place.
(2.) The conscience argument is the
strength of a Missionary Appeal. Im
press the fact that we are not ask
ing this money for our.'personal use.
We are not asking the people to give
of their personal means when we
have no right or authority to make
such a demand. We are not asking
them to do a thing that they ought
not to do, but a thing that they
ought to do, and must do, or be un
faithful. Nor are we asking, because
the church has ordered it, but back
of the preacher, back of the church
is the imperative command" of
our risen Lord: "Go ye into all the
world and preach the Gospel to
every creature." Wellington, when
asked the propriety of sending the
Gospel to the heathen, answered:
"What are your marching orders?"
To me it is a matter of great signif
icance,' that in the very last verses
of SLMatthew's Gospel we have this
cominission : "Go in the last
verseS of St. Mark's Gospel we have
the commission : "Go" in the last
verses of St. Luke's Gospel we have
this comprehensive declaration :
"Thus it is written, and thu it be
hooved Christ to suffer and to rise
from the dead the third day : and
that repentance and remission of
sins might he preached in his name
among all nations." See how plain,
see how pointed, see how compre
hensive is this statement. Why
have these last words such a strik
ing significance? He is about to
leave his disciples; the words have
fallen from his lips. "Father," "I
have finished the work that thou
gavest me to do," and he sums up in
this terse, comprehensive expression
the whole of his mission to this poor,
lost,sin-stricken world of ours. His
birth, his miracles nis death his
resurrection his ascension, are all
"that repentance and remission of
sins might be preached in his name
among all nations." How can a
people who claim to believe in the
divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ, be
indifferent before such a declaration?
It is no question, says Bishop Pierce,
whether the heathen will be saved,
if we do not send them the Gospel,
but will we ourselves be saved if we
do not. It will be a happy day for
the church, and may the Lord hasten
its dawning, when a Christian con
gregation will resent any teasing,
worrying, belaboring and abusing
them that an assessment may be
raised when they will feel aggriev
ed and afflicted if a minister resort
to clap-trap methods in this raising
of money to. carry the Gospel to the
poor. But when they will rather
say to him, tell us what you want
us to do tell us why we ought to do
it, give us the unmistakable teach
ing of the Word on this matter and
we are ready to respond yes, we
count it a joy that we are deemed
worthy to do something for the glory
of our Lord and Savior. This is the
right way, because it is God's way,
and has the sanction of the Scrip
tures. Moreover, and be it remem
bered, it is the most efficient way,
because a man that gives for con
science sake, and duty this year, will
do so next year for the same reason.
Stand squarely, bravely, zealously
on this ground, and you have the
promise at your back. "Lo I am
with you alway, even unto the end
of the world." But all this amounts
to nothing unless the preacher him
self has thought over this subject,
earnestly prayed over it, read upon
it, until his soul is afire with this
great fact that Christ hath given us
the Gospel with positive command
to "Go into all the world" and then
as Dr. Edwards says, we may get
"a conviction of duty burnt m on
the soul," and those who hear us
will catch the divine inspiration.
(3.) Tell the people in a very plain
and unmistakable way that God is
rot dependent on them and their
poor pelf for carrying out his plans
he is no mendicant at their door.
He has graciously asked thera to
take part with him in this great
work of saving men, and it is for
them to say if they will enter into
the co-partnership. Tell them plainly
that they can keep their money in
their pocket if they will.God can take
care of himself and his cause, but
alas for them. "'Take therefoie the
talent from him and give it unto him
which hath ten talents, for unto
every one that hath, shall be given
and he shall have abundance, but
from him that hath not, shall be
taken even that which he hath,
and cast ye the unprofitable servant
into outer darkness : there shall be
weeping and gnashing of teeth." It
has been very justly said that God
could have sent this Gospel by
angels to every part of the earth
he could have delivered a Bible in
their own language into the hands
of every heathen, but he has rather
been pleased to make us his agents
in this great work.
(4 ) Tell the people thai the verdict
of history is, that a church that is not
missionary in spirit will die.
Dr. Haygoodsays: "Christ's work
must go on : if any church that he
calls to do a work for him refuses,
he will raise up another in its stead."
I was much interested in a remark
I heard made by Dr. Tagg, of Mary
land, who was a delegate to the
great Missionary Conference held in
London during "the past year. He
said it was probably the most re
markable Conference of the kind
held since the days of the Apostles.
Men were there, like our Allen, who
had grown gray in the service. They
were there from the far off isles of
the sea, from every clime and nation.
Men of our own country and of
Europe, who had given a life-time
to the study of the history of Mis
sions, and while they differed about
some other things, there was one
matter on which'they were perfectly
agreed, and it was, that history
plainly taught that any church that
was not M i -ssionary inspirit would
die, as it deserved to die. And the
application of this fact was not limit
ed to a denomination of professing
Christians, but it was affirmed that
any single church, as Edenton St.,
for example, that was not missionary
in spirit would languish, if it did not
die and that any individual mem
ber of a church who would not con
tribute anything to send the Gospel
to the poor, would lose the witness
of God s-spirit with his that he was
a child of grace. And why so? Sim-
Ely because such an one is out of
armony with God and his plans.
How can we enjoy his favor in this
world or the world to come, when
we are not in harmony with his di
vine will. The guest who had npt
on a wedding garment was bound
hand and foot and cast into outer
darkness. We must do God's work
in God's way.
For the Advocate.
Crossing: the Ocean.
BY REV. P. L. GROOME.
I must not neglect; to relate to the
readers of the Advocate a narrow
escape I had in New York. It may
serve a good purpose to swine young
reader expecting to visit ihe Me tro
polis. The morning I arrived a fa
miliar looking chap accosted me
with "Hello, Groome, you here!"
"Yes," I replied. He endeavored
to draw me into conversation, but
being in a hurry I escaped him, but
to be encountered a few moments
later bya more successful accomplice.
The first had learned my home,
name, etc. The second man said :
"I am from Greensboro, and felt as
if I must speak to you, my name is
, " giving the name of one of
the first families in N. C, "and we
are going to put up a cotton factory
in Greensboro, I am here to buy
machinery, etc., for it. Let me give
you my card." He being so well re
lated a"nd from Greensboro, and put
ting up a factory, I hated to appear so
disinterested as to refuse his card
and circulars. "They are just
here," he said, leading me across
Broadway and on a square, chatting
very pleasantly. I began to feel,
this man is presuming very much,
to thus waste my time, and the
thought occurred to me he is a
"sharper," but I followed him two
squares, and he stopped at a very
nice looking second class office:
"Walk in Mr. Groome." I paused
at the door, he passed in, and said
to a gentleman writing at a table
and in front of a screen : "Is the
printing done?" "No," replied the
scribe, "Sit down and I'll send over
for it." "Come in Mr. Groome, it
will be done in a moment, and we
will go." "No, thanks, I'll stand
here, I said. He then came out,
and insisted that I come in, wished
to know if I were in a hurry, etc., etc.
I looked across the street, and
a gentleman shook his head violently
and gesticulated his warnings. I had
already started away and was ac
costed twice more in the same man
ner before I left the city, and each
time on Broadway.
These fellows live on Broadway,
and go in pairs, one learns the name,
place, etc., reports to the other and
thus catch up unwary visitors.
They are called there "Confidence
men." Once inside, the door closed,
and you are robbed, if not murder
ed. This is the Gth day we have
been out, the first was bright and
we made good speed. The machinery
got out of order the second, and we
lost about 4 hours; only one passeng
er sick the first day, but the second
was windy and the usual tributes
were paid to Neptune. Sunday night
ble w a gale. Monday was st-a my
all day, everybody was sick, and I
was uneafy. We had a musical
crowd, but no singing. Monday,
nearly all abed, the waves beat over
the ship and poured down the open
ings below. There were many
aboard who had crossed the ocean
often; they would laugh, but not
sing. It may be weakness, but to
see the sea rising above your ship
like mountains and sweeping down
as if anxious to engulf her, to 'see her
rise momentarily as if by magic to
escape certain death, far above, but
to be plunged again into the deep,
the sea ever and anon breaking
over, sweeping all movable things
from the deck alarms me for the
time. You know that death would
not have to go far from his course
to take you. 1 was a little more fer
vent, though no more sincere in my
devotions. I renewed my pledges
of service, etc., to greater length,
than at the usual hour of prayer.
Tuesday morning the storm was
gone and we have since had fine
weather. m
Our ship, La Gaseogne, is a gal
lant barque, 4 masts and iron from
mast to keel, entire length is 540 feet
by 30 feet wide, capable of carrying
1500 passengers through. There are
less than 200 on board. Built in 1886.
She is a fast boat, has crossed from
New York to Havre in -7 days, 320
miles. We expect to be out 8 days
this time. She is driven by 3 mas
sive engines, aggregating 9,000
horse power, she burns 100 tons of
coal per day, in 30 furnaces. First
class passage on the other Steam
ers ranges from $50 to 100. Second
class $25 to $45. On La Gaseogne is
for first class, $100 to $12o, second
from $50 to $00. The cause I think
is owing to the large number of extra
servants and cooks engaged on the
Gaseogne, they number 220 in all.
The sea gulls have attended us all
the way across. What power of en
durance must be locked up in the
tiny muscles of their tireless wings.
1 have formed some pleasant ac
quaintances. art student who has
studied in Naples, Home and Ger
many and spent a year in New York
is on his way to the Julieu School in
Paris. Two Greeks returing to
Sparta, a weathy Italian, who
Sromises to serve me in Turin, a
ewish Rabbi from Jerusalem, and
a nice young Switzer are among
.those whose acquaintance I most ap
preciate: I have also had the good
fortune to be invited while in Genoa
to the house of an Italian, importing
merchant, who lives in the same
street Columbus did.
Yrou never get tired looking at the
sea, it is so suggestive, as well as so
wonderful. The universal recepta
cle of the washings of all the conti
nents, with their city sewerages,and
yet of the great health giving pow
ers of the world, all the rivers run
into it, yet is it not full. Its floor
may be covered with the corpses of
those wiio have assayed to traverse
its plains, yet it seems at times
harmless, am so inoffensive.
You may become familiar with a
thousand of its secrets, yet ten thou
sand are concealed. Verily they that
go down to the sea in ships, in time
of storm "See His wonders in
the mighty deep," where, as By
ron says:
'The Almighty's wrath is
Storms."
glassed
in
The highway of all nations, it in
turn requires tribute of them all,
type of the Maker's power, type of
his lov'j, as it embraces every land,
small and great, disbursing its be
neficence tj all, hipiivr oiambition,
eloquence and song, paralyzing with
fear and dread when Neptune drives
abroad to wreak vengence on his
foes, or soo.hing to happy dreams,
when
"Rocked in the cradle of the deep,"
or lounging in the shade, some quiet
summer evening near that beach,
"Down by the deep green sea."
What stories could it relate of pi
ratical deeds, of lost and starving
crews, of bloody encounter, prosecut
ed by ambitious thirst for power,
covetous thirst for gold and unholy
revenge, and not a few of sighing
lovers. But others abler have relat
ed, and may relate what pertains to
the "deep, dark and wondrous
ocean." Yesterday and to-day we
saw in the North two beautiful
rainbows, their reflection on the sur
face of the water reached almost to
the ship. Our Artist went into
raptures over them. lie is sketch
ing almost everything, has got me
down in black and white, and I will
tell the young readers how illustrat
ed sketches are made : first, outlines
are made with an ordinary graphite
pencil, these are filled with a pen
and ink, this is photographed on a
plate of gelatine, makinga facsimile
of the illustrations, this nlate is after
this submitted to acid treatment
when all is eaten off except the
photographed impression, which
now projects above the other surface,
from this is made a stereotype plate,
from which any number of pictures
may be taken.
I have reached Paris, and will
write you again from this place.
Yesterday (Sunday) was election
day in Paris and M. Boulanger, Re
publican, was elected by a large ma
jority, over Jacques, Radical.
Jan. 28th, 1889.