The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-05-27
Letter from NeaV YORK..
New YORK, May 22d, 1876
THE CENTENNIAL

THE CENTENNIAL.
have been to Philadelphia, and have seenthe
great show. 1t is big thing and everybody
in the United States ought to see it. Make no
mistake-you ought to see the Exposition. "he
display of machinery is wonderful the display
of minerals and other productions OF that nature
is still more so, and the art department is
as rich as rich can be. Europe and Ameica
have contributed the best of their works. There
has been the most generous provisions made to
show everything that is rich rare, curious md
instructive and there can be no better month or
week spent than at the great Exposition. tits a
liberal education to 60 through the various de.
partments and study what is Of interest. The
ancient jewelry, that goes back to the tim
Charlemagne, the ancient pottery from Here,
neum and Pompeii, and still farther back of
that; the pottery OF modern days, showing y
contrast the difference between the ancient l
the modern the world of embroderes la !,
fancy work of taste and utiity-in short e
wilderness of everything, ancient and mod i,
that can be used and that can delight the sy r
the ether senses. Such collection will nj 2
seen again for hundred years, and prot =
will never be again. But while advise ev, J.
body TO come to Philadelphia this season, I'M
equally earnest in advising them not to cone
new. The fact is, as gigantic as the Exposition
is to-day, it is still in very crude and Hnsf is
factory condition. There is an entire lack Ir-
der, as yet, the classification is imperfect nd
consequently it takes twice as long to see lat
you want to see as it ought. All this will be
remedied in time, and the show will be in b Sr
shape.
THE PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
This is a great year for the Presbyterians :
They have been a Republican sect from the de- 5
Of the siege of Derry, and feel specially patrio :,
from the fact that old John Wtherspoon, e
signer of the Declaration of Independence, d
whose influence was prominent in securing is
adoption, was Presbyterian minister of 60
repue. 1t would hardly have answered TO Id
the Assembly in Philadelphia, because it W Id
not have been the easiest thing to find lode i
there among the Presbyterian famli s, v 10 are
probably entertaining a country cousin for every
spare bed and lounge within their walls. Be-
sides, il might not have been the easiest thing to
keep quorum of members in the assembly, with
the attractions of the Exposition 80 uear But
New York is just close enough, so that the AS
sembly can get its business done, and then take
a run down to Philadelphia before theygo home.
Meanwhile Broadway shows an unnistakabe
sprinking of exceedingly cheerful gentlemen in
black, with fresh-looking girls, in debge dress
es, just off the style, but making up fol any de-
iciences in dress by aa exceedingly sharp and
critical manner Of observing things. 1t is not
| we'll known by outsiders like myself, that there
| is sort of feminine General Assembly which
meets side by side with the other. Its called
| the Women's Board OF Missions, but depend upon
it that is only blind. and the women mean to
have hand in managing the affairs of church,
just as seon as they can impress upon the minds
of the brethren how capable the sisters of re-
lieving them of missions and their owl work
| too.