Around the world with Philip Phillips, "the singing pilgrim." A pictorial tour of the globe illustrated by pen and pencil .. . Fields.^ Bunyans monument con-sists of a white marl)le figureu[)on a high tomb, and is al-most in the centre of thecemetery. Dr. Watts, the au-thor of so many well knownhymns, is also buried in thisjjiace. Near to the ceme-tery is the house of JohnAWsley, the founder of Meth-odism. But we must hastenon to the manufacturing me-tropolis of England, .NLin-chester, the chief consumerof American and other cot-tons. It has a large num-ber of public buildings, in-cluding magn
Around the world with Philip Phillips, "the singing pilgrim." A pictorial tour of the globe illustrated by pen and pencil .. . Fields.^ Bunyans monument con-sists of a white marl)le figureu[)on a high tomb, and is al-most in the centre of thecemetery. Dr. Watts, the au-thor of so many well knownhymns, is also buried in thisjjiace. Near to the ceme-tery is the house of JohnAWsley, the founder of Meth-odism. But we must hastenon to the manufacturing me-tropolis of England, .NLin-chester, the chief consumerof American and other cot-tons. It has a large num-ber of public buildings, in-cluding magnificent publichalls, exchanges, infirmaries,libraries, and colleges, as wellas a cathedral and numerouschurches and chapels. It issurrounded on every sidewith vast factories, and itsspacious streets are the scenesof that continued bustle andnoise incident to the prose-cution of great commercial undertakings. From Manchester I went to Nottingham, the cen-ter of the great lace industries of England. On the outskirts of Nottingham is Sherwoodforest, celebrated for its connection with the bold outlaw, of whom the song says:. JOHN BCNVAN S TOMB. Bold Robin HoodWas a forester goodAs ever drew bow in the merry green-wood. Many an old legend is still extant among the local peasantry concerning this wonderful indi-vidual. Next came Derby, a town in which the first English silk-mill was erected, and whereSpa and marble ornaments are largely manufactured. From Derby I passed to Loughbor-ough, and from thence to Leicester, one of the oldest and most flourishing towns in England. My next engagement was at Birmingham, the center of the hardware manufactures ofEngland, as well as having an extensive trade in cheap jewelry. Bristol was my next stop-ping-place; and Bristol is associated in my recollection with very pleasant thoughts. It wasprior to my service here that I paid a visit to that monument to faith and prayer, the or-phanage, erected by Mr. Muller, at Ashley Down. This institution is
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