The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-03-04

Mrs. Rev. Judkius then volunteered
to rush down to the NJ. +. Church and
inform Rev. Mr.. Driver; and that gem
tieman, with a spirit of clerical liberal
ity for which We shall always hold him
in most grateful remembrance, lighted
aud warmed the church, and rang the
bell triumphantly, and, after delay of
only fifteen minutes, We were speaking
from his pulpit to a crowded audience Of
the sympathizing friends OF human
rights, while the bafIled enemy grinned
defiance in the background. We told
the friends that we were neither sur
prised nor sorry to note the fact that the /
enemies Of liberty were on the defensive. /
Their action had most clearly proven |
their complete discontinue. The vic /
tors could always afford to be magnani-
nous, and invariably were so. The en-
emy had retreated and barred its doors
its one little iorlorn hope Of leader had /
fed some time before, and there was
nothing left for it but its present state Of
siege. We could afford to be charitable, /
aud had no desire to lombard the ruling |
powers Court House with more for |
midable weapon than flag Of truce.
The fourth lecture was given on
Thursday evening to another fine audi /
ence, and at its close was followed by
brief and able speech from Rev. Mr..
Price, pastor Of the Baptist Church, who
~ rross.d t,Fr,s.If IL, f,,ft - ftt
the woman movement. After him
came Brother Driver, who had so sig
nslly proved himself the champion Of
liberty at the opportune moment, and
his address was simply magnificent.
/ Mr.. Price had reviewed and recOunted
the old objections that conservatism had
always sought to throw as stumbling
blocks in the different paths OF human
progress. Mr.. Driver took Livingstone
and his perilous adventures for his text
Of obstacles, aud fairly held the audience
spell-bound. The hour grew late, aud
yet the people did not care to disperse.
The spirit of justice, progress, religion
and liberty had baptized them with its
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hoOdlum element that had come 70 scoff
was either routed or suppressed. The
crowd was as still aud orderly as could
be desired.
The meeting was finally dismissed,
and the good people, men and women,
crowded around the speakers with
hearty handshakes and earnest God
bIess-yo Everybody was happily
surprised at seeing everybody else in the
same category with themselves.
And yet, we would have 20 reader
misled into the belief that we left no
enemies in Eugene. On the contrary,
there are quite a number Of men and
women there who did not attend the
lectures, because, as We are told they
say, we are personally and dreajfully
wicked. They claim TO kH0lC, and they
say we have forsaben husband and
home and children, and have done a
great many other naughty things too
dreadful for us to mention. or course
we have not met these immaculate ac-
cusers; but il We should we would treat
them courteously aud pass it by. Per-
sons who imagine that they would do
awfully wicked things themselves if
they had the opportunity, are not to be
blamed overmuch for judging others by
their own standard. It isn't just, but
IFS very human.
We have counted over two-score OF
the best ladies Of Eugene who have said
they are ready to meet and organize a
Woman Suffrage society as soon as we
can return to hold another meeting.
The commercial growth of this town,
as we'll as its general building up, has
not been equal to its former expecta-
tions. The railroad, upon which its
citizens counted so much, and to which
they literally contributed, only made it
a way station, and then rushed on to
Portland with much Of its former trade.
But there ia great deal Of good solid
business here, that steadily Increases as
the population grows. Many new and
tasteful residences have been erected,
and several substantial brick buildings
adorn the main business street. The
last years partial failure OF crops makes
a good excuse for every body to call bus
mess rusty, which, all things considered,
is an admirable puR We had time
to visit but few Of the business houses,
but cannot forbear special mention OF
the book store and post Office kept by
Hon. A. s. Patterson, the elegant under
taking establishment of J. r. Ream,
Esq, the millinery store OF Mrs. J. w.
Jackson, and the retail banking house
Of the Underwood Brothers, all OF whom
are patrons Of the New NORTHWEST
and successful dealers In their various
lines OF trade. Eugene also boasts a
rieing young artist in tho person OF Mr..
4 AL. jackson, whose pictures are as good
"a AbelFs, whose former pupil he was.
or churches there are the Methodist,
Baptist, Cumberland aud Old School
Presbyterian, Christian aud Episcopal (;
of Free Thinkers there are large num-
Der, and Of Spirtualists several. The
district school, under the able manage
ment of Major aud Mrs. Bell, is pro-
gressing finely, as is also private
school, by Mrs. Eugene Skinner. We
much regret not having been able to
visit the State University, and were es-
pecially sorry that we could not accept,
owing to a prior engagement, an in