Around the world with Philip Phillips, "the singing pilgrim." A pictorial tour of the globe illustrated by pen and pencil .. . ttle city of about two thousandinhabitants. I arrived just in time to appear before my waiting audience, which was a goodone. I was compelled to use the organ jirovided me, which had been elevated to the topof the pulpit, on a level with the sides of the galleries. Between me and the audience wasa great, burly negro, with a lever, pumping away with all his might to give wind for theorgan. It was a very comical sight, and my sense of the ridiculous nearly overmastered m
Around the world with Philip Phillips, "the singing pilgrim." A pictorial tour of the globe illustrated by pen and pencil .. . ttle city of about two thousandinhabitants. I arrived just in time to appear before my waiting audience, which was a goodone. I was compelled to use the organ jirovided me, which had been elevated to the topof the pulpit, on a level with the sides of the galleries. Between me and the audience wasa great, burly negro, with a lever, pumping away with all his might to give wind for theorgan. It was a very comical sight, and my sense of the ridiculous nearly overmastered meseveral times. How could one be expected to do ones best, perched up in that stvle as ifsome strange s])ecimen to be examined? and that white-eyed, tugging, sweating creature justbefore one! It would be unreasonable, certainly. 28 /X THE SOUTH. My next engagement in the State called me to Jacksonville, a beautiful city situated onthe St. Johns River. Here oranges hang temptingly above ones head on the trees in Jan-uary and February; flowers perfume the air, and birds circle about in the sunshine. ThisState is our PICKING COTTON IN THE SOCTH, I had the great pleasure of singing to a large number of invalids, who had come herein search of health. Oh, how many weary ones there are in this world who spend the largerpart of their lives in looking for a climate! and yet where does the Great Healer dwell?Faith, more faith, is what our poor humanity needs. The Good Physician can cure us inour homes—can he not ?—if we will but believe for healing. At Jacksonville we embark forthe West India Islands, making a thorough pilgrimage through Jamaica. WEHJ- JXD/.l 29 In our circuit and detours of Jamaica, we have traveled nine hundred and twenty-fivemiles without an insult or accident. The things that most inii)ressed us were the unboundedhospitality of the Jamaicans, the intelligence of the natives, the jjleasant appearance and large-ness of the places of worshi]), the
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