Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-06-25

An Interesting Lecture " the Rev. Robt
Il. Williams On his Travels.

pcf Interesting Auu Instructive adj
dress before the Association last
night, Ia the Lecture Room OF the
Church.
There are three pleasures. said Mr.
Williams. connected with travel
namely the pleasure OF anticipation.
the pleasure Of beholding many beau
tiful scenes, and the pleasure Of re-
membrance.
What we here relate we had in an
Iicipation several weeks; but The pleas
ure therefrom fell far below the reality.
and the memory Of the scenes, events
and persons, will linger like beauti-
full picture TO refresh many an hour
of after life.
Cities grew while we looked upon
them. While we journeyed, we felt
with the poet:
Westward the course Of empire takes
its way,
Westwa the realms Ct trade extend
We could not get beyond the crowd
that seemed to be saying, "West-
ward !" Westward |" Said one writ
ing on this western movement: 1.-THE
gradual and continuous progress Of
the European race toward the Rocky
Mountains has tho solemnity OF q
providential event; il is like deluge
OF men rising unabatedly, and daily
driven onward by the hand Of God. y
The prairie, across which At some
points we could not see q single
dwelling, gave US an idea of grandeur
and vastness such as we had not had
before. To see great farms of thous-
ands of acres gave as o new concep-
ton Of the vastness Of this country.
Said gentleman to me on my re-
turn: 1.-THE government ought not to
allow men to take up such large
tracts of land as some have taken up. y
Ny reply was You need not be
alarmed about that, for Uncle SAM
10 the language of the song, is rich
enough to give rs all farm"
The growth Of cities in that part OF
the country has been most remarkable.
st. Paul. which has population OF
10000, had about 600 thirty years
ago. Minneapolis is only twenty
six years old, aud has population Of
10000. Fargo. away out on the
Northern Pacific Railroad, Is only
nine years old, and has population
of naarly 5000. Something like this
can be said of the rapid growth of
many cities and towns in that part Of
our country. k7s
Their houses, their business, their
enterprises, like their great country,
are all on . large scale. The West
and Ryan hotels Of Minneapolis and
st. Paul are immense structures, COM
plete in oil their appointments, and
not exceeded by any of the hotels in
the East. The stores are large and
beautiful, aud will compare favorably
with those of New York aud PhiIa-
delphia. The Northern Pacific Rail.
road, so complete in its equipment, is
one Of the great enterprises Of the
Northwest, extending nearly 1000
miles from Duluth on Lake Superior
to Portland on the Pacific Coast
The great Touring miles at Minaeap-
oils are able to turn out 80, 900 bar
rels of -four every day.
The educational institutions 10 this
new territory, judging from the pro-
vision made for them, will have am-
pie endowment and great and far
reaching influence. The large tracts
of land owned by these Institutions
in growing cities will afford . large
income before many years have pass
ed.
Churches, too, are favorabIy re-
garded, and the people rally around
them with great deal Of interest,"
Nowhere eau che power Of these two
agencies, the church and the school,
be seen to better advantage than It
can in these newer parts Of the coun-
try.
Through the Kindness Of the people
Of Bismark, we were taken Ia car
riages to buildings that represent
three great powers in the community
The FIRST place visited was the State
House. There we saw the majesty
Of law. There was the centre Of the
legal aud political power Of the State.
Then We were teken 70 their large
and beautiful shool-bOuse, and the
teachers and scholars came out 70
welcome rs with song.
After that we visited The Church,
and there saw the ailent bnt mighty
xf A. <~<he<n1 .NF Christ In