Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-10-30
A TRIP TO PORTLAND.
OF THE MONITOR:

EDITOR OF THE MONITOR:
Dear Sir,-We left Lowell Oct.
Sd, for the meeting of the A. B. C. F.
NJ, at Portland. Northern Vermont
was well represented. We were
pleased to see enter the cars from
time to time Rev. A. A. Smith and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Hidden,
Rev. Phelps and wife of st. Johns
bury, all on their way to the chief
religious gathering of the Congrega-
tional church. Our ride through the
Notch of the White Mountains region
was delightful. At Fabyans an OBJ
seryation car was attached so we had
a fine view Of the Crawford House.
the famed Wiley. House and the
Devils Den. For miles we could
see Mount Washington, the Tip Top
House and the car track leading to
it. Had always heard much of the
White Mountain scenery, but was
wholly unprepared for its grandeur.
The hospitality of the people of
Portland was unbounded and ele-
giant. The committee of entertain
ment advertised to provide for none
but the corporate members, returned
missionaries and Congregational
ministers and their wives; yet no
one who made application was deni-
ed. Some people have evidently the
idea that their company is very de-
sirable, and have no hesitation in ex-
pressing their desires. A lady in
making application for place of en-
tertainment, desired large, airy
room for herself and another adioin-
ing for her nurse. Still another ap-
piled for place for herself and
goat, which she wished to bring with
her, as she was an invalid and could
drink nothing but goats milk. I
understand the lady and the goat
were provided for in the suberbs of
Portland. Our host, Mr.. Sydney
Thaxter, who had previously inform
ed as by letter that he would enter
tain us during our stay in the city,
was at the depot to receive us on our
arrival, as we had complied with the
request that the r. r. and the hour
of the arrival of the train be desig-
mated when visitors were to arrive.
and conducted us to his elegant resi-
dence; where we, in company with
other visitors, were very cordially
and handsomely entertained by Mrs.
ThaXter, and family. The meetings
were all of great interest, the vener-
able Mark Hopkins, presiding>
Many eloquent speeches were made
by eminent and gifted men. In the
discussion relative to Foreign Mis-
sions, there was considerable diver
sity of opinions Rev. DR.. Storr
of Brooklyn, referred to an incident
in his early life, when he was obliged
by his father to read the Missionary
Herald, which he thought rather dry,
He was also compelled, from time to
time, to put one of his very few six
pences into the missionary box. 1t
was not quite satisfactory to him, as
he could not help thinking of the
number of oranges those sIxpences
would buy; but when a missionary
in Smyrna, an old acquaintance of
his fathers, sent them barrel of
oranges, the Missionary Herald seen
through the oranges, did not appear
SO dry, he did not feel so bad in part
ing with his siXpences. He believed
in the missionary enterprise, His
interest in it lasted as long as the or
anges lasted. He thought the en-
thusiasm of those people who value
the Foreign Mission work chiefly for
its incidental good" would fail as
his did when the oranges gave out
The Woman's Board of Missions
held large and enthusiastic meeting
in the High ST. church. The lady
missionaries recently returned from
Africa, China and Japan gave very
interesting accounts of their work.
The lady from China, said the native
women in their degradation and misery
seemed to echo those words of Geo.
Mcdonald, "The cry of every human
soul is, lift me up" A very inter-
esting incident was given concerning
japanese woman, who greatly de-
sired pardon for her sins, so that she
might be saved from punishment.
Their belief that their souls will go
into an animal after death, if their
sins are great, is a great terror to
them. She was advised to purchase
a burden garment aud get priest to
write upon it. She thought, if the
writing of one priest would keep her
from punishment, the writing of sew
eral would be still more efiicacious /;
so she carried it from priest to priest
until the garment was all covered
with writing; but she found no rest
At last, through the influence of mis-
sionary labor, she was led to en-
brace Christ. That was what she
needed. The question then arose,
what should she do with the garment2
Finally it was sold for the benefit of
the Native Home Missionary Society,
bringing SO. Respectfully yours,
Mrs. R. KING.
HIGHLY EsTEEMED.-The youthful color aud rich
ustre are restored faded gray hair 10y the of
Parker's Hair Balsam harmless dressing highly es-