Thirteenth Tour
From September lstio October 3rrf, 1885.
HAVING determined to undertake another short Home Tour, on the morning of Sept. 1st, 1885, Mr. Müller and I left Bristol for Windermere, where we remained at an Hotel until the 3rd of that month. On that day we went on to Ambleside, engaged aparttnents there in a house close to Lake Windermere, and occupied them until Sept. 14th. On the 10th we took a drive to Lake Goniston, nine miles from Ambleside; on the 14th went on to Carlisle, stayed there one night at an Hotel, and on the following morning started for Dundee, Scotland, 200 miles distant, where we remained in lodgings until the 22nd. Whilst at Dundee, my husband preached nearly every evening in the week, and twice on Sunday, the 20th, at a few of the places of worship in that city; on the morning of Sept. 22nd we took our departure for Liverpool, about 300 miles distant, and going after;
our arrival to the Adelphi Hotel there, remained in that *
house until Oct. 3rd. )
In the course of our stay at Liverpool, including ser-;
vices at Toxteth Tabernacle, and at other places of I
worship in that city, Mr. Müller conducted eight meetings altogether, and generally had the privilege of addressing large congregations; but, as he had been invited to attend and to speak at the Conference Meetings at Clifton, which were to commence on Oct. 6th, our visit to Liverpool was soon brought to a close. On the morning of Oct 3rd, therefore,^ we left the city, and, arriving in Bristol on the afternoon of that day, returned immediately to New Orphan House No. 3, Ashley Down, where we remained, however, only until Nov. 4th.
FOURTEENTH TOUR.
AUSTRALIA, CHINA, JAPAN and the STRAITS
OF MALACCA.
Frm. Nov. Uh, 1885, to June 13/^, 1887.
IN consequeince of having decided upon undertaking another long foreign Missionary Tour, on Nov. 4th, 1885, Mr. Müller and I left Bristol again, went to London, where we remained in lodgings until the 18th; and whilst in London, he preached several times in Bayswater, at the Talbot Street Tabernacle. On the 18th we went to Liverpool, and, on the afternoon of the next day, embarking on board the Steamship “Germanic,” sailed for New York, where, after a rough voyage of nine days across the Atlantic, we arrived on Nov. 28th, and took up our abode at the Rossmore Hotel. Whilst in New York, my husband preached five times in German, to large congregations of Germans at their own places of worship, and addressed about 200 Methodist ministers in EngKsh, at a Hall in the city. On the morning of Dec. 19th we left New York, and, travelling by railway in Pullman’s sleeping cars across the whole continent of North America, and alighting only at different stations for our meals, on the morning of Christmas Day we arrived at San Francisco, California, after a long and expensive journey of 3,200 miles from New York, and, during the few days we remained in that city, found comfortable accommodation at the Palace Hotel.
On the morning of Dec. 31st we embarked on board the Steamship “Australia,” sailed for Sydney, New South Wales, at two in the afternoon; and, after an exceedingly rough passage on the Pacific Ocean for the first two days, landed early on the morning of Jan. 7th, 1886, at Honolulu, in Oahu, one of the Sandwich Islands, and did not continue our voyage until the evening of that day. At 10 a.m. we hired an open carriage, had a delightful drive to Pali, the weather being warm; and, returning to Honolulu, after a pleasant little excursion of 12 miles, went on board the “Australia” again. On that evening, at 7, our voyage was resumed. On Jan. 10th, just before midnight, a young man, one of the first-class passengers, who had been ill in consumption, and to whom my husband had spoken about his soul, died rather unexpectedly, in a cabin near our own, and, on account of the heat of the climate, at 7 the next morning was buried at sea. At that hour a few of the passengers, including ourselves assembled on deck, and, after the captain of the ship had read a few short portions of the funeral service out of the Church of England prayer-book, the body of the poor young man, which had been sewn up in canvas, was suddenly thrown by some sailors over one side of the ship, from which a section of the railing had been removed, and was launched into the deep. Mr. MiiUer then made a few solemn remarks, offered up a short prayer, and closed the service, which was a melancholy and affecting one, in about half an hour. During the remainder of our passage, nothing of any importance occurred. On the morning of Jan. 23rd the “Australia” sailed into the harbour of Port Jackson, at Sydney, New South Wales; at noon we landed, after a voyage across the Pacific of 6,500 miles, in the course of which my husband preached several times on board; and, going at once to Petty’s Hotel, remained there until March 3rd. Whilst at Sydney, Mr. Müller held a great number of meetings at the various Churches, Chapels and Halls, of that city, both on the mornings and evenings of Sundays, and on the evenings of three or four days every week, when large numbers of persons usually assembled to hear him. Before our departure for Bathurst, we took a drive on the afternoon of Feb. 5th to Gurimbla, near Botany Bay, five miles from Sydney. On the morning of Feb. 19th we were introduced to Lord Carrington, the Governor of New South Wales, by Sir Alfred Steven (the Lieutenant-Governor), at Government House, and then called upon Sir James Martin, the Chief Justice of Sydney, but declined his kind invitation to remain to lunch. On March 1st, at 9 in the morning, we went on board a small steamer, cruised about the beautiful harbour of Port Jackson for 30 miles, a pleasant little voyage which we greatly enjoyed; and, after taking lunch at the Marine Hotel, Chowder Bay, with the party of Christian friends who entertained us there, returned to Sydney.
Our stay in that city having come to a close, on the morning of March 3rd we set off by railway, and, after travelling for 145 miles through fine scenery, and in full view of the “blue mountains” the greater part of the way, arrived in the evening at Bathurst, where, going to the Great Western Hotel, we remained until March 10th. At Bathurst my husband had time to hold five meetings only, at the principal Churches in that city. On the 10th we returned to Sydney, stayed for one night at Pett3r’s Hotel, and the following afternoon, at 5 o’clock, took our departure by raQway for Melbourne, where, after travelling all night for 450 miles in a sleeping compartment of the train, occupied only by ourselves, we arrived at 11.45 on the morning of the 12th, and went to Menzies Hotel, where we remained until April 28th. At Melbourne Mr. Müller held 26 meetings altogether, at the various Churches, Halls and other public buildings, which that city contains. They were crowded to the utmost, including services at the Theatre Royal, on the evenings of Sunday, March 14th, and Sunday, March 28th, when he addressed 3,000 persons upon each occasion; and another service at the great Town Hall, on the evening of the 30th, when he preached to a congregation of about 5,000 people.
On April 28th we left Melbourne; visited Geelong, Ballarat, Maryborough, Sandhuit and Castlemaine — all
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ii. of them towns in the Colony of Victoria; and, after my husband had held several meetings at each of those places, on May 31st we returned to Melbourne. There we remained only until June 9th, and, after he had conducted three more services in that city, on the morning of that day we embarked on board the steamship. ‘’Birksgate,” sailed from Melbourne at half-past 12, and, after a short but exceedingly rough voyage of 580 miles, landed at Sydney on the 11th, at half-past 4 in the afternoon, and went once more to Petty’s Hotel. In the course of this our second visit to Sydney, Mr. Müller preached many times more at the diflferent places of worship which that city contains; and, after remaining there for more than a month, on the morning of July 14th we embarked on board the Steamship “Barcoo,” sailed for Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, at 2 p.m.; and, landing there at 9 on the morning of the 16th, after a short voyage of 500 miles only from Sydney, went to the Imperial Hotel, where we remained until August 10th. At Brisbane, including two Services for the Germans in their own language, Mr. Müller held 17 meetings altogether, at the different Churches, Chapels and Halls, which that city contains, where he generally had large congregations of attentive hearers. On the afternoon of July 19th we took a long drive through Brisbane and the neighbourhood, walked frequently during our stay in the city in the Botanical Gardens, and rather enjoyed the climate of Queensland, which is considerably warmer than that of Sydney.
Our visit to Brisbane, however, having come to a close, on the morning of Aug. 10th we embarked on board the Steamship “Dacca,” a large “vessel belonging to the British India Steam Navigation Company, and sailed at noon. After calling at Rockhampton, Bowen, Mackay, Townsville, Port Douglas and Cookstown — all of them towns, on the East Coast of Australia — we passed Cape Flattery, and, after toifching at Thursday Island, sailed along the Straits of Baly on the 24th, with the Island of Baly on the right, and Java on the left The Island of Javsk is about 670 miles in length, and from 200 to 250 miles in breadth; the scenery all along this coast was grand, Mount Merapi being 11,220 feet above the level of the sea, with its summit distinctly visible above the clouds, and Mount Sedano, an extinct volcano, with the edge of the crater in sight, being 4,600 feet high; but, as tigers abound in the forests and jungles on and around those mountains, it is considered dangerous for travellers to ascend them.
On the morning of Aug. 26th, at half-past 10, we landed at Priok, on the coast of’ Java, went for a short distance only by railway to Batavia, and there took up our abode at the Netherlands Hotel. During our short stay at Batavia, no openings whatever presented themselves for my husband to hold meetings, on account of the mixed character of the population, which consists chiefly of Dutch, Malays, Hindoos and Chinese, who do not understand either EngKsh or German; and also because a good interpreter could not be found. We re-
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On the morning of Sept. 1st we rose soon after 3; went by railway to Priok, and, embarking there on board the Steamship “Borneo,” a Dutch vessel, sailed for Singapore, soon after we had taken possession of our cabin, a large and comfortable one, close to the saloon. On Sept. 2nd the “Borneo” touched at the Island of Ballaton, where several Chinese passengers came on board; and on the 3rd, at 5 in the afternoon, we arrived at Singapore, Straits of Malacca; but, as the weather was very hot, passed the night in our cabin, instead of going on shore. The next morning, however, we landed, and -took a drive into the town with the Captain, in order to, get our letters from the Post Office, but returned to the “Borneo” in time to depart with him at one in the afternoon, when the ship sailed for Hong Kong, China. The captain of the “Borneo” was a Christian, and, though a Dutchman by birth, spoke
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English and Gennan fluently, so that Mr. Müller had much conversation with him, and sought to strengthen him spiritually for future work for the Lord. At 11 at night, on Sept. 6th, we reached the mouth of the river Donay, sailed up that river for 55 miles, and, arriving at Sigon in Cochin China, at 6 on the morning of the 7th, remained there until the morning of the next day; but on account of the great heat did not go on shore. On the 8th, at 7 a.m., the ship started &om Sigon; sailed down the river Donay into the Pacific Ocean, and on the 9th, whilst we were at sea, a Chinaman on board, one of the numerous steerage passengers, died (the Captain told us), from smoking opium to excess. In a few hours afterwards, his body was thrown overboard, but we saw nothing of the funeral, and did not even hear that the poor man was dead, until some time after he had been buried in the sea, because we occujHed a saloon cabin, at some distance from the part of the ship where the steerage passengers were accommodated. Nothing further of any importance occurred during this passage; we had fine, warm weather all the way, and arriving at Hong Kong at 6 on the morning of Sept 12th, landed soon afterwards, and went to the Victoria Hotel, kept by Messrs. Dorabjee and Hingkee, after a voyage of 6976 miles from Brisbane,
At Hong Kong we remained until Sept. 30th; and, during our stay in that city, Mr. Müller held many meetings, including services at Union Church, at the Basel Mission Church, and at the Theatre, some of which were in English, others in English with translation into Chinese, and in German with interpretation into the Chinese language, also, by Dr. £itel and a German missionary, who understood the Chinese language well. Once too, he preached in German, to a congregation of Germans at one of their own Churches. These services were generally well attended by hearers, who consisted of Chinese, of Germans and of Europeans; and there is the fullest reason to believe, that Grod’s abundant blessing rested upon all these meetings. Whilst at Hong Kong, we took several evening drives through that beautiful city, in jinrickshaws, which are small open carriages on two wheels, drawn by coolies, who run at the rate of six miles an hour; and, on the afternoon of Sept. 25th, were carried in chairs, resting upon long poles, on the shoulders of coolies, two of these men being before, and two behind each chair (eight of them altogether), up one of the mountains as far as the Victoria Peak, 1400 feet above the level of the sea, from which a fine view of Hong Kong, its harbour, and the mountainous scenery around, was obtained.
On the afternoon of Sept. 30th we left the Victoria Hotel, went on board the French mail Steamship “Djemnah,” a very large vessel, lying in the harbour; and, having secured a well ventilated cabin near the saloon, safled at 6 on the morning of Oct. 1st for Shanghai, where we arrived on the 4:th, at 6 a.m., landed, and went to the Astor Hotel, Whangpoo Road, after a voyage of 870 miles from Hong Kong. Whilst at Shanghai, my husband conducted 17 services altogether, including a large drawing-room meeting at the Deanery, services at Union Church, the Temperance Hall, the Masonic Hall, in a large drawing-room at the Bible Warehouse, a service for the Germans in their own language at one of the Churches, and meetings for the Chinese, at Old Union Church, with interpretation into Chinese, by brethren who understood both the English and Chinese languages well. There is every reason to believe, too, that his ministry at Shanghai was greatly blessed to the thousands of persons who heard him preach in that city.
Having decided upon visiting three other cities in China, before taking our departure for Japan, on the evening of Oct. 25th we embarked on board the “Kiang-Yu,” a large Chinese river Steamship, and the next morning, at 5 o’clock, sailed for Hankau. After calling at Wu-Hu and Kiu-Kiang — two towns on the banks of the Yang-t(Si — the former of which had a large Pagoda rising far above the houses, on the 29th, at 7 in the morning, we landed at Hankau, and went to the house of Mr. Foster, one of the missionaries of that city, after a voyage of 650 miles from Shanghai. At Hankau we remained, however, only until Nov. 1st; but during our stay there, including services at the Sailors’ Rest at the Gospel Assembly Hall, where my husband addressed 460 Chinese, with translation into their own language by Mr. Griffiths John, and a meeting at one of the Churches, he preached five times ih that city altogether.
On the afternoon of Dec. 1st we crossed the river in a small boat landed, and were carried in chairs, by coolies, up Tortoise Hill, from the top of which a fine, extensiye view of the Yang-tsi, of Hankau, Wu-Chang and Hang-Yang, three cities containing altogether more than a million of inhabitants, lay spread out before us. After returning to Mr. Foster’s house, we embarked on board the ‘* Shanghai,” another large Chinese river Steamship, started from Hankau at 10 in the evening, and, sailing down the Yang-tsi, reached the landing place for Nankin on the afternoon of Nov. 3rd. There Mr. Hart, a missionary, met us, whom we accompanied for nine miles in a Chinese boat up the little river which leads from the Yang-tsi to Nankin; and, arriving at that city in the evening, we disembarked, and walked for half a mile to the house of Mr. Leaman, an American missionary, where we remained until Nov. 6th. During our short stay at Nankin, the ancient capital of China, Mr. MiiUer had time to hold four meetings only, which were attended principally by English and American missionaries and their friends. On Nov. 4th we visited the great Temple of Confucius, one of the largest Temples in China; and, on the 5th, walked up a steep hill, from the top of which we could overlook the city, and see the great stone wall, about 50 feet high, and 30 feet thick, now partially in ruins, by which, for 25 miles. Nankin is surrounded.
On Nov. 6th, at 9 in the morning, we left Nankin in the Mission-boat, sailed down the little river to the landing-place on the banks of the Yang-tsi, and, embarking on board the “Pekin,” a third large Chinese river Steamship, sailed further down the Yang-tsi to Chinkiang, where we landed, went to the Mission House, and stayed there until Nov. 8th. At Chinkiang Mr. MiQler held five meetings in English sit the Mission Church, two of which were with interpretation into the Chinese language, by brethren well qualified for the work. On Nov. 8th we embarked on board the Chinese Steamship “Kiang Kwan,” sailed at 10 in the evening, and, arriving at Shanghai at noon on the 9th, landed, and went again to the Astor Hotel, after a voyage of 175 miles from Chinkiang. One of the especial objects which Mr. Müller had in view, in going to these various cities in China, was, to seek to comfort and encourage the beloved missionaries labouring there, and to strengthen their hands in Gk)d, by means of referring to the Lord’s dealings with himself, in his long service in word and doctrine, and in pastoral labours. At Shanghai, my husband held two more meetings only; and, having decided upon not deferring our visit to Japan to a later period of the year, we made arrangements for our departure from that city. On the morning of Nov. 13th therefore, having embarked on board the “Tokio Maru,” a large Japanese Steamship, we sailed at 11 o’clock, and arriving at Nagasaki, in Japan, on the 15th, at 6 in the morning, went on shore in a small Japanese ^’ house-boat” soon after breakfast, and took a drive in two jinrickshaws through the native town. From the top of a high hill, up which we walked, there was a beautiful view of
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Nagasaki, its harbour, and the picturesque mountain scenery around; we saw a Japanese Temple also; and, returning in the jinrickshaws to the shore, we entered the boat once more, and went on board the “Tokio Maru” again. At 4 that afternoon the ship sailed for Kob6; at 5, on the morning of the 16th, she touched at Shimonsaki, but only for an hour and a half; and resuming our voyage along the beautiful Inland Sea, with fine land scenery for many hours in view, on the 17th, at 6 in the morning, we arrived at Kob6, and landed there at 10 o’clock. At Kob6, we took a drive to the Waterfalls about a mile distant, which were well worth seeing; but, returning in a short time to the ship, at 6 in the evening we sailed for Yokohama. Not long after our departure from Kob6, however, after leaving the Inland Sea, and sailing out into the Pacific Ocean, the weather became exceedingly stormy, and we were overtaken by one of the typhoons, or circular whirlwinds, for which the seas of China and Japan are so unpleasantly celebrated. For many hours the sea ran mountains high, so that the “Tokio Maru” was frightfully tossed about upon the waves; but, through the Lord’s kindness, the storm gradually abated, and on Nov. 19th, at 3 in the afternoon, we arrived safely at Yokohama, went on shore in a small steam-launch, and were thankful to find a comfortable resting-place, at the Club. Hotel, after a voyage of 1210 miles from Shanghai. At Yokohama we remained until Dec. 7th, and on that day went by railway to Tokio, the capital of the Japanese Empire, which is only 20 miles distant, where, at No. 6, Tsukiji, the house of an American missionary, we took up our abode. On the 2’7th Dec, however, we returned to Yokohama, on the 28th sailed from that city on board the “Satsumah Maru,”a large Japanese Steamship, at 11 a.m., and arriving at Kob6, at 9 on the evening of the 29th, landed, and went to the Hotel des Colonies, where we remained .until Jan. 5th, 1887. On the morning of that day we went on by railway to Osaka, but stayed there for one, night only at Jeuter’s Hotel; on the afternoon of the 6th we continued our journey by railway to Kioto, stayed there at the Ya-ami Hotel until Jan. 8th, and on the afternoon of that day returned to Kob6, where we remained until Jan. 10th.
During the whole of our visit to Japan, which lasted from Nov. 15th, 1886, to Jan. 10th, 1887, my husband held a great number of meetings altogether, and at Yokohama, at Tokio, at Kob6, and at Kioto, he preached repeatedly at the different places of worship which those” cities contain,’ except at Osaka, where he had time to conduct one service only. He spoke occasionally in English, when the congregations consisted of persons who understood that language tolerably well, but by far the greater, number of times preached in English with translation into Japanese, by Messrs. Ishimoto Sanjiuro and Kajinosuke Ibuka, Japanese Professors of Theology from the American College at Tokio, both of whom were converted men. His audiences generally were immense and a large Hall called the Kosikwan, and the Shinsakae Church, both of them at Tokio, were frequently crowded to overflowing; even with 2,500 Japanese at one time, whilst he was preaching. At Kioto, he addressed the students of the College there, 450 in number, twice, of whom, as the Christian Professors told him, one half were truly converted young men, who were being instructed for the ministry in word and in doctrine. Mr. Müller’s particular aim was to lead the unconverted amongst these young men to decide for Christ, and to beget in the hearts of the beKeving students a love for missionary service, either amongst the Japanese in their own country, or amongst the Chinese; and, from the special spiritual power and unction giveiii to him whilst preaching, he has no doubt but that, in the day of Christ, abundant results from his two Addresses to these 450 students will be seen.
On Nov. the 22nd, on the 25th, and on the 30th, whilst at Yokohama, we took some long, delightful drives; had a good view of Mount Fujiyama, 14,000 feet above the level of the sea, and the highest mountain in Japan, a long way oflT, and saw a good deal of the neighbourhood which surrounds Yokohama. Although 30 miles from that city, Fujiyama is a most conspicuous object, especially as the top of the mountain is covered with snow, which, from the clearness of the atmosphere, can be seen from a great distance. On Dec. 1 1th, whilst at Tokio, we took a long drive, saw a celebrated Buddhist Temple, a Pagoda, and a Shrine; and on the 18th visited the Palace of the Emperor of Japan, and the Gardens which surround that large building, but visitors are allowed to see the exterior of the Palace only.
Our visit of nearly two months to Japan having come to a close, on the morning of Jan. 10th, 1887, at 6 o’clock, we sailed from Kob on board the Peninsula and Oriental Steamship “Teheran,” which touched at Nagasaki on the 12th, at 6 a.m.; and, arriving at Hong Kong on the morning of the 16th at 8 o’clock, had a very rough landing in a small Chinese sailing boat, in which we had to cross the harbour from the “Teheran,” and went to the Victoria Hotel again, after a voyage from Yokohama of 1,827 miles. During this our second visit to Hong Kong, as my husband had a severe cold and cough, he did not hold any meetings at all; and for this reason we did not go to Canton, although an earnest invitation had been sent to us to visit that city, and a day had actually been fixed upon for our departure from Hong Kong. On February the 1st, therefore, we embarked on board the Steamship “Malwa,” sailed at 4 on the afternoon of that day, and on the 6th, at noon, landed at Singapore, Straits of Malacca, after a pleasant voyage of 1,437 miles from Hong Kong; and going to Ashton Lodge, Sophia Road, an excellent Boarding House in Singapore, remained there until February the 18th. In the course of our stay at Singapore, Mr. Müller held eleven meetings altogether, at the different Churches which that city contains, where he generally had congregations that were tolerably large; but, as the climate was hot and enervating, the numbers of persons who attended them were, probably, not as considerable as they would have been, if the temperature had been cooler, and if they could have walked, instead of being obliged to hire carriages to take them to and from the churches where these services were held. Whilst at Singapore we took drives occasionally in gharries; on February the 15th we visited the Botanical Gardens, which contained some fine specimens of the “Travellers’ Palm” and other tropical trees, walked in the grounds of a rich Chinaman, and saw as much as we had time to see of the suburbs of the city.
The day for our departure, however, having arrived, at 4 on the afternoon of February the 18th, we sailed from Singapore on board the “Nepaul “; touched at Penang early on the morning of the 23rd, and, sailing across the Indian Ocean afterwards, arrived at Colombo, Ceylon, at 7 on the morning of the 28th, after a voyage of 1659 miles from Singapore. At 2 p.m. that day we landed, and, leaving Colombo immediately by railway, travelled for 73 miles to Kandy, a town beautifully situated on the mountains, in the midst of cocoa-nut trees, palms, and other fine tropical productions, and went at once to the Queen’s Hotel, close to the lake. There was not time, however, to see much of the town; but we took a walk by the side of the lake, dined at half-past 7, and, rising the next morning at 4 o’clock, returned to Colombo by an early train. There we embarked immediately on board the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship ‘^ Eavenna “; sailed at half-past 4 p.m., and went on, vii Aden Suez and Port Said, to Marseilles, where, after an exceedingly rough, tempestuous passage along the Mediterranean, and a voyage from Colombo of 5073 miles, we did not disembark until March 26tL This sea trip was an unusually long one, because, at 7 on the morning of March the 14th, the ship ran aground in a central and shallow part of the Suez Canal, where the cargo, which filled fourteen large lighters or barges, had to be taken out of her by Arabs and other men, specially engaged for the work, so that she did not float again until March 17th at 7 a.m.; and, as all this cargo had to be re-placed, the ship could not sail out of the Canal for Port Said until Saturday, March 19th, at half-past 4 p.m., and thus a detention in the Canal was occasioned of nearly a week. In the course of our voyage from Colombo Ho Marseilles, Mr. Müller conducted 4 Bible-reading meetings on board the “Ravenna,” which he held, either in the saloon or on deck, on March the 3rd, the 6th, the 19th, and the 20th. At Marseilles, we stayed at the Hdtel du Louvre et de la Paix until April the 4th, and then went, vii Toulon, along the Riviera, through Cannes, by railway to Nice, where, at the H6tel des Anglais first, and afterwards at the Pension Rivoir, which is close to the sea, we remained until June the 4th.
Whilst at Nice, my husband preached frequently in English at the Presbyterian Church, and held meetings for the Germans, also, in the German language in the same building. He was busily occupied, too, during the greater part of our visits in writing the new Report of the Scriptural Knowledge Institution for Home and Abroad — the Institution of which he is both Founder and Director — a Report which he writes regularly himself once every year. We called repeatedly, too, whilst at Nice, upon a sick lady, whp was dying of cancer at the Pension Anglaise, a large Hotel situated in a beautiful village in the outskirts of Nice, because our visits were a great comfort to her, whilst she was suffering intensely from the dreadful disease just mentioned, from which there was no prospect at all that she would ever recover., In the course of our stay of two months at Nice, we took drives occasionally along the coast of the Mediterranean in an open carriage, and, on April 6th, visited the Chalet de la Grotte, five miles distant, an attractive spot to which, whilst staying in the town, strangers generally resort. Our visit to Nice, however, having come to an end, on the afternoon of June 4:th we left the town by railway; and, after passing one night at Genoa at the Hdtel de la Yille, and the next night at Milan at the Hdtel de la Grande Bretagne, in order to break the long journey and to avoid travelling all night, we continued our route, passed close to the beautiful Lakes of Como, Lugano and Ouez, and through the St Gothard Tunnel on our way from Italy to Switzerland; and, travelling (vii Altdorf) to Lucerne, arrived at the H6tel National, on the banks of the lake, at 5.60 p.m. on June the 6th. On the following evening, at 6 o’clock, we took our departure from Lucerne, reached Basel at 7.50, and travelling afterwards vii Amiens, Abbeville and Boulogne, by express train all night, in a sleeping compartment to ourselves, reached Calais at noon on June the 8th. There we embarked on board a steamer, crossed the Straits of Dover in an hour and 20 minutes, and, going on by railway to London direct, arrived at the Victoria Station at 5.20 the same evening, after a journey from Lucerne of nearly 700 miles.
Whilst in London, we stayed at the Charing Cross Hotel until June 13th, on the afternoon of which day, leaving the Paddington Station by an express train, we reached Bristol in two hours and a half, and, upon arriving at the top of Ashley Hill, in an open carriage, had the pleasure of seeing a large number of the Orphan boys and girls, who, with their Masters and their Teachers, were standing there to meet us, and who greeted us on our return with many hearty cheers. From the top of this hill, we drove on to New Orphan House No. 3, in the garden of which House (round the front door) the girls who live there had assembled, and arriving at the lodge gate at 6 o’clock, after a long Missionary Tour of 37,280 miles, since, on Nov. 4th, 1885, we left Bristol, we were warmly welcomed home by these Orphan girls, and by many other friends who had also assembled there to meet us.