The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-27
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fcorrcspoudeace of the Richmond Dispafch'i
MONTREAL, CANADA, August %, lsS?.
Your correspondent finds himself, aiter
cracUTroUs ROUTE,
IN this ancient city In attendance upon Tue
Association that bears the imposing 'i''e VI
the A. A. "A. ). .. ~, trim
Let me premise word as 10 my .rlP
hither. But as my Thoughts turn pacs
through the last week or so what ser'es Vi
pictures rises in panoramic viviuhess oe-
lore me A trip down the new road to
nromisinc Newport's News; night at gay
Old Point: sail Of thirty miles across the
beautiful bay 10. Cherrystone; pleasant
meetings with friends on the famed East
ern Shore. rejoicing Just now in the pros
ner;tv that comes Of splendid. crops OF corn
and notatoes; two delightful days with the
Accomac Baptist Association at old
Red Bank; voyage up the bay
N b,,sy Baltimore q quiet ramble in the
rural Druid-Hill Park a quick run to New
York: long morning in magnificent Gen.
tral Park an evening at gorgeous Coney
Island: day about the great city general
ly-in Wall street, in the Stock Exchange,
af Trinity church. in the Fulton market,
over the ferry to Brooklyn, under the stu
nendous unfinished East-river bridge, ana
dasbing over town on the dizzy elevated
road. and the escape at length from the pc
culiar bewiIderment Of New York sights
and scenes by the Grand Central depot
en- route to this place. Then came the rae
| nm the banks of the classic Hudson, with
the Grand Palisades in sight; and later on
came a reminder that Canada was reached,
in the shape of big, burly fellow that
opened the curtain Of our sleeping COM
partment, and with our hand-trunk in hand
called for the key and rather roughly rum
pied up our reserved garments.
AT MONTREAL.
Soon we were on the banks OF the mag
nifjcent st. Lawrence, and presently darted
| into the renowned Victoria bridge, the
pride of engineering skill; and then we
are in this largest city OF the Dominion OF
Canada. | will not describe it now, 1t
looks little queer and foreign, and there
are various little things, as the names OF
streets and halls, the perpetual dashing
about Of the odd little cabs, the occurrence
of notices I'm both English and French,
and the display OF Canadian and English
flags (entwined now for compliment with
those OF the Uniten States), that remind
YOU that you are away from home. Yet
| the people are cordial and hospitablc, and
our reception here has been most graft
| flying.
THE ASSOCIATION
meets in the various buildings OF McGill
University, and though little crowded are
comfortable. To-day we had the usual pre-
liminalies of addresses OF welcome and the
like from ellis Worship the Mayor
! 4. q off
Lordship the Bishop" who kindly prayed
for us: DR.. L. Stcny Hunt. the famous
eeologist, who resides here; and finally
DIR. j. W. Dawson, principal OF the Uni
yersitv, who is the president OF the AssO-
citation for this session. They all made eX-
ccllent speeches, Of course. DR.. Hunt told
of the changes since the Association met
here before. in 1857. wien it was small
body and Montreal had only about 10000
inhabitants, while now the Association has
some 1000 members and Montreal has Il
population OF nearly 10000. DR.. Dawson,
among other sensible things. made the good
point that while it was very easy to tell
who had been great men after they were
dead, and tOlerabIy easy to tell who lrere
great among the living, it was not so easy
to tell who are 10 be
THE COMING GREAT MN,
and hence there should be special care
taken OF even the more humble and OBJ
scurc, lest some among them destined to
be great should he overlooked unawares.
Several OF Us were much comfcred by the
suggestion.
Then came organizations. elections, and
routine generally. Then one OF those soul
inspiring lunches free, where a thousand
or so OF us in a temporary building on the
grassy lawn discussed lovingly a banquet
whose richness and fullness have rarely
seen equalled. Then more business, prin-
cipaly routine, and then at night, in
Queens Hall, perfect biiou OF place,
TIE ADDRESS
OF the retiring president, Professor Brush,
Of Yale, who discussed the history Of
mineralogy in this country. After the adj
dress came the reception, crowded almost
to crushing, but made very elegant and
attractive by displays Of dress and orna-
ment, and by the presence OF some men
who carried titles aud wore crosses and
decorations, and OF others whose fame and
achievements needed no such badges TO
mark them as distinguished.
The number OF members already en-
rolled as present at this meeting is over
700 perhaps one third ladies', and there i
every indication OF highly-succesSful and
pleasant meeting.
may write again. c. ii. W.