, 1866-01-19
itCTURE az REV. H. H. sPAULDIfc

Nj
EDIroR STATESMAN Have you room, this
mornibg, for condensed report Of the lecture
at the Congregational Church. last Thursday
night, by the Rev. Mr.. Spaulding, Of Lewiston,
.I.T.2 The church was well filled with an at
tentive audience, composed mostly Of gentle
men-families with their children there were
not many ladies present, the inclement state of
the weather Tdnder fOot) preventing a gOOdly
turnout of the q softer gender" We took
scat near the well-kuown speaker, and are con-
sequently somewhat enabled to present syn.
opsis of bis lectdre:
In opening bis address; the reverend speaker
eudeavored to show that the arm of God was
appatent in the early settlement and develop
meIt of this mountain-lBcked region-tracing
the primitive discovery Of the mouth of the COL
um6a river, Nc, by, Captain Gray, down to the
exploration of Messrs. Lewis and Clarke Of the
sources of the Missouri rfser, their wanGerngs
and adventures across the Rocky Mountains, in
lsO4-5, to their return to St. Louis ir 1906, af-
er an absence of two years and eight months
Subsequent explorations and travels were briefly
referred to, from which the lecturer proved the
steady finger pointing of AMI All-Wise PrOvi-
dence who had in reserve the Ultimate develop:
ment of the hidden masses Of precious metals,
for some good and wise purpose. He stated
that it was providential decree that practica-
BILE wagon-route 5bouId be found leading from
the Columbia to the Missouri waters. An inter.
esting account then followed of the early set
tlement of Oregon and what is now Washing
ton Territory, by the missionaries. And Just
here we beg leave to remark that the words of
the speaker were entirely devoid Of anything
that ught seem to SAVIOR of sectaran whims or
prejudices. Next came the trials, endurances
and hartshfpS encountered by the immortal DR..
Whitman: truly feeling account was offered
Of the mary difficulties he experienced ere he
Carried out the design of his mission labors in
this valley; the repulse he met with from Daniel
Webster, and the encouragement received at the
hands of the President Tyler IN 1843, who was
willing to believe that he codld successfully
| conduct an Immigration across the Rocky Noun
tans.
But the most soul-stirring and deeply inter
esting part OF the the evening discourse related
! inception; occurrence and details of that memo
rab!c massacre ii the wbitn1;an family in No.
! vcmber5 4. The reverend gentleman, as he
| frankly stated, was not eyewitness to this
sad and eventful tragedy perpetrated by the un-
! cultivated and Superstitious savaGes, among
| Yhom Dr. Whtman's lot Vas cast, but his hon
6rable heirs still live TO ATTEST the truth, cirCum
starces, etc, Of the bloody scene. The time,
! location and pre-arrangement of the misguided
Indians were graphically described and por-
trayed the scream of despair, danger-the yell
and dGath-strtgglcs of those about to expire in
the agonies of death, were pathcticaly and ably
I portrayed. Indeed, his remarks upon this head
touched sympathetic chord in the breasts Of
many present
T At the corrl%son of the lecture, the speaker
announced tnat he would continue the subject
this evening, and we trust there will be good
ATTENDANCE upon the lecture tonight.
7 Yours, AUDITOR.