The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-07-04
THE BUTTE DAILY MINER
PUBLISHED BY THE
MINER PUBLISH G co.
WORDS or WELCOME.
Addressed to the Butte Picnicers at
Anaconda, Tuesday.

The following is the address OF Rev. f. j.
Stanley, of Anaconda, welcoming the Butte
excurtionists to that city Tuesday last
To the Sunday School Children, Officers,
Teachers and All who are engaged in
Christian work. and to the Citizens of
Butte who have come to spend this sum-
mer day visiting our valley town:
GREErING:-We the officers, teachers and
scholars OF the Christian and Methodist
Sunday schools of Anaconda, and the
friends OF our cause have come to extend to
you q cordial welcome. We are glad to see
you in our valley village. We are glad that
there is something both in nature and in
art-in mountains valley, river streamlet,
shady groves and pure invigorating atmos-
phere. as well as in the wonderful works OF
man seen all about us to attract our friends
hither. And while You behold our growing
town with brick blocks, business houses,
elegant residences and the mammoth re-
ductiOn works and smelters that have all
sprang up as if by magic upon what, two
years ago, was scarcely but a barren waste.
While You behold the evidences OF
OUR MATERIAL PROGRESS.
We are glad to point you to one or two
neat and comfortable churches, and are
here as representatives Of the Sunday
schools and workers in the good cause wit
Messing that we are interested in the moral
and spiritual welfare Of the people as well
as in the material prosperity.
And while your silver and copper mines
furnish our smelters with ores to reduce
and our people with employment, and your
city furnished much of the capital and
muscle to utilize in making our improve
ments-gave us merchants, mechanics,
teachers and people OF other professions
so your churches and Sunday schools fur
nished us with Christian workers, and with
Sunday school scholars and teachers.
happened to have something to do with the
first Sunday school organized here. was
living in Butte City at the time, and there
are number here to-day who took active
part in that school, some OF whom were
from Butte City. The small Union school
carried on by IL lew earnest ladies, held i'll IL
house built for IL dwelling, has grown into
TWO FLoURlsHlNG SCHOOLS
which, numbering one hundred OF more.
meet in the two churches that rear their
spires yonder in plain view toward the
skies. We feel that we owe much to the
Silver City, and we are glad that you have
come to see how we do. Our children
wanted to see and mingle with their old
schoolmates, and have good time, and in
order that they might do 80, the teachers
and trustees have gladly dismissed the pub
lie school. Many OF our grown people
old friends and neighbors. We are here
to welcome you. We had but a few hours
in which to make our arrangements, but
we came with banners and streamers, with
music and song, which but feebly represent
the Joy that thrills our hearts as we look
into 50 many familiar and happy faces.
Again, in the name of our two Sunday
Schools and the citizens assembled here to-
dav,
WE BID YOU THRICE WELCOME;
and as far as we have any thing in the prem
ises extend to you the freedom of our city
and picnic grounds. Welcome to behold
our mammoth buildings and improve
ments-the wonder OF the northwest.
Welcome to look upon our lovely noun
tain scenery, all clad in Natures gorgeous
robes, and to breath our pure and health
full air. Welcome to revel amid our shady
hooks and rosy dels to your hearts con-
tent; hearty welcome to one and all alike,
and may you be SO well pleased with your
visit that we shall see your faces again
soon and often, and may the pleasant ties
that so unite our hearts grow stronger and
Stronger till we all unite in that beautiful -
city OF love where pleasures never end.