The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-05

GENERAL SIR ". y. WILLIAMS WELCOMED BY TIL

GENERAL FIR ". ~ WILLIAMS WELCOMED BY THE
CLERGY-nIs SPEECH IN REPLY.
From the Portland State Of Maine, Nov. 81
The clergy OF Portland, with large number Of Us prom
ner, czens, pad their respects 70 Gen. SIT W y wal.
he had been staying since his arrival IN this city on sa
iurday
After Introduction by John Neal ESQ, Rev. Dr. Car
rrthers read the following address
MAJOR ossraAl wniIAs.'-The minister's Of the Gospel,
and other though
Long teen s% Win oar nsme ss snns. nG pR
whose more nor preeo aud Enduring record !. high
where Won hose sarsl, winch ,ssal country s
ssm y III friends Il and freedom by your
gomp, and effective ss y given e he AGENTS q
h.n as now seoring ~ u, Persia 49, ,..,. as
the fsct Of your kind interpretation Their behalf
u especl perl 70 hsr can sna Nus 70 gam ior you last,
ssd place y u s's,a 's"n',n''' . thousands our
aerrr Ms ssrressisn o. or hgh regard OR hope
prayer that you MAJ bong enjoy the donors 80 sory sc
cnsoaons that Gospel whi~e faithful messengers found In
you their bouI q need sympahizns friend and an en-.
PoRrIASp, Nov. !, 1855.
The delivery o. this address by mr. Carruthcrs caused
an involuntary expression % appreciation
WnI1ANs in reply, SAID he received this address,
kindly and unexpectedly presented, witt feelings q
profound qualification. he felt peculiar pleasure
IN meeting 90 many ministers of the Gospel and
of the ctgcns Of Portland tie had seen and
Known much af The American missionaries IN
r,rkcv ami Persia, aud no men deserved better
at their Connirymcn than that noble band &C
faithful ami devoted aborers He little thought when he
mt those devoted ministers u the Gospel that had been
alluded 10, whom he had known for seventeen long
years the East that he should be allowed the privilege
of bearing personal testimony Il their virtues and their
Christian devotion before their own countrymen IN The
United states lie reoiced that he had opportunity to
rreat and rcairm tho public testimony he had given Of
their adclty 90 duty and their eminent ability the try
ing positions in which they had been placed He would
repeat here what be had said elsewhere that he regarded
these missionaries AZ the pioneers OF civilization. He
would not attempt TO name them or speak IN detail Of
their services lest he should omit many he would desire
10 remember. lie might, however aludc 20 Mr. cooicl
Or schcilcr the Rev. Dr. Hamn, Of Maine, Mr. Bwig.
and Mr. Peabody, Of Maine, all leading ia CONSTANT
pople and the two Messrs smith Of Erzeroum. In Per
pa were pr Perkins mr. Dwight Mr. Soddard, Mr.. Soock
ing and Mr.. Corwin The British Embassy at Constant
nopc proved their friendship toward the American mi
sonares and we might always rely on the good VIII an
protection of thu English authorities there He was
tain the Americans nj Constantnope would al bear to-
tlmony TO the good offices OF Lord Ponsoaoyl Lori
STAFFORD dc Rcdcline, lord Cowley. Colonel Rose
and Mr.. Uaukland lie trusted would always be found
true, that Ia foreign land, AZ least Englishncn AMI
Americans are brothers. lie felt more sraiihcason "
receiving this expression o. approval OF bis services imam
any that could be conferred him IN the line OF ms NO
fssion He had shared IN the pcrs of because h.
owed military service to his country He had tired 70 40
his duty as soldier, and for this his countrymen had
approved his conduct But r. in rendering such aid az
he could give To self denying missionaries Of the Gospel In
the East he had entitled himself to the sympahes aud
respect Of good men in these United states he esteem
ed thai more than all the military honors IL was in
the power of his sovereign to bcstow. lie felt that
the honor done HIM today, in this recognition II his
pood will toward sle cause OF humanity and re- sron
was Ear greater than any that could follow the most
brilliant achievements IN war. As such, accept with
profound dildence this testimonial your hands Rut
every has hs attendant thorn The pleasure of this
,ntervFn only aaycd by the extremely limited time al
my disposal for is duraion This probably the only
opportunity ! shall have ~ exchange kindly greetings
with you must return 80 my post, and should il eys,r
nc my fortune 10 70 back 20 the far distant sls th,
Of my Former labor, shall strive u render TO the