Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-02-17
THE RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1870.
Our Boston letter.
Boston, Feb. 9, 1870.

Editor Rutland Herald The latest
event of interest is the arrival in this city
of the English Prince Arthur and his
suite They are having perfectly quiet
and peareable time Those who remem-
Der the enthusiasm and display at the
reception of his brother, the Prince of
Wales, will perceive that this one must
be little more than common man in
public estimation. He is accompanied
here by six gentlemen, and registers his
name, at the ST. James hotel, as " Arthur,
Montre a." This hotel is at the so.
End from whence they are ut liberty to
go 10 any direction unmolested by
crowd, aS tha material that crowds are
made Of, is mostly down town. The
Prince is about tw5nty, but appears older.
Has light, forid complexion, hair cut
rather short, thin side whiskers. He
dresses plainly and appropriately, and is
quiet in his manner He and his suite
attended Trinity Church last Sunday.
Trinity church is situated on Summer
street, surrounded by business blocks in
all directions This is the place that
Bishop E,-thurn had been rector for many
many years, recently occupied by a new
rector, Mr. Phillips Brooks. This man
preached, on this occasion, sermon of
his usual style, which, in quality and
length, are superior to most others in the
denomiuation hereabouts Mr. Brooks is
ayouug mau, near thirty, rather large in
stature, with full round face and pleas
ent countcnance. He speaks quite
rapidly and IN distinct tone, and evil
Acntly without much effort. He is a
omodern man, familiar with the current
writings for and against christianity
and draws a full house each Sunday.
Many Euglishmen, from the Provinces,
re-idents III the city, attend this church.
And their loyalty and interest in the
Prince brought them out in numbers and
w3h some enthusiasm. This church
building is of massive granite, finished
inside in pointed style, with white glass
Windowr, the light from which, blended
with that of the gas within, lights up the
plain eolors and the green trimmings, in
mquuer to well compare ones feelings
and attention to the service. The choir
Of this church leads all others in quality,
though plainness is the prevailing char
aoteristic of their productions.
The old South Church, we'll known as
a Congregational church, and as a great
land mark, is similarly situated on the
corner of Milk and Washington SITS, but
qnore deeply surrounded by business
streets. This church society is very
wealthy, IA IL has long been the possessor
of real estate adjoining the church which
now brings high rents. 1t supports two
ministers with ease. 1t owns a mission
church at the West End, the two pastors
preaching in the two churches, alternate
w. Mr. Blogden, the senior pastor, ac-
CURED his reputation before the war, has
always been conservative in politics. MIR.
Manning, the junior, is gentleman OF
Scottish descent; one who sympathizes
with all reasonable modes of modern pro-
gress i'll society. st one period of the
war he was chaplain of regiment. Some
years ago he frequently lectured, but is
not now much known as a popular
leaturer.
The "Old South" Church, built in
colonial times, but at times remodeled and
repaired within, whose form has been
familiar for generations, whose clock dial
is looked at by tens of thousands daily,
whose name "Oid South" is spoken con-
stantly as that of a landmark, this church
is destined to go the way of many others
and yield its place to business Already
land is provided for this future contin-
gency.
A few years ago Milk street was the
principal wholesale dry goods street; it has
very few stores remaining to that busi-
ness, and Summer street is destined to
soon be the centre of that trade. This
street before the war was nearly full of
residences, now all are gone. Trinity
Church, at the time it was built no doubt,
was thought to be safe for a century, but
it will soon give way to the demands OF
trade. IS.