The Portland daily press., 1891-02-10
Escalloped Oysters

The conyeniences for serving such a COM
pany are remarkably well provided for by
the Post in its rooms, and the supper, good
In all Its courses, came to the tables Ia fine
order.
At the business session the following new
members were received: Granville c. Horr,
Harry T. Harmon. Rudolph Richner and
Rev. S. 4. Perkins.
A delightful feature of the after supper
programme was the excellent singing of Mr.
Harry T. Harmon, whose admirably rem
dered songs were highly appreciated.
President Wilson's management of the
business IL always interesting and never
| dull. and his usual we'll taken methods were
| noted at this time. The members of the
club at this first meeting since the annual
election congratulated themselves in the re.
tention of the heartily approved official
board of last year. President Wilson, with
| Secretary Kicker and Treasurer Chute.
The president introduced very happily the
guest of the club and speaker of the evening,
Rev. S. S. Matthews of Boston, recently
elected to the important position of secretary
of the New York Educational Commission.
The theme of the address. "The Pilgrims
of the West, the Aztec, the Spaniard and
their successors" though looking toward the
past, presented periods and events of great
interest.
While Aztec annals are scanty and uncer-
tain, yet these with the wonderful monu-
ments and remains Of their civilization, give
us hints and suggestions Of remarkable peo
pie. Whence the Aztecs come and just who
and what they were are still unsettled ques-
lions. But no one who travels today over
t,.1 nv.A 40 yHnr.a flrn oil Autnn ltxyod nd
studies their descendants with the strange
architectural types coming down from the
early times, and the strange ruins so worthy
Of investigation, cannot but be stirred to live
ly interest In these early pilgrims of the
West.
The Spaniard was the next pilgrim, more
brilliant perhaps than the Aztec, yet clearly
having nothing to claim in comparison of
manliness and honesty, over the same Aztec
OF the successors to these early visitors
must name the Nauvoo, the Salt Lake Pill
grim, who has shown not a few qualities of
value In settling and opening up new
country. The Mormon has done much for
the country where he has set himself down.
He develops the country remarkably well,
develops himself. This danger and this
trouble are serious beyond the ordinary es-
| innate and we shall not be wise to deal with
them in slack or dilatory way.
lu6ro Is duuIutI Type VI plISIlme sOlus W
the West. the Yankee who follows Horace
| Greely's advice and goes West. These pill
| grims from the East who from our old states
go out and make themselves places In the
West, have done notable things In that won
derous westIand, and IL they hold firmly to
their New England type of character their
pilgrim principles they will yet do far
more.
Another type of pilgrim to the West is the
missionary who in self-denial and with hero
ic purpose goes out as a light bearer to the
dark regions where civilizlsm and colonial
ton are In the early and pioneer stages.
The pilgrims of Plymouth did great things
In the East. The heaven Of Christian truth
was the power on which they relied In build
ing up society and carrying forward civil
ling 81, work y The great West
and brightest light The address was well
| studied as to Its facts, clear and forcible In
style, finely illustrated and had many peril
nent references to our own times and to
present duties.
The subject suggested many points OF
| comparison between the early Pilgrims OF
the West and the Pilgrims Of Plymouth
| Rev. James @. Merrill. ID. D., Rev. Dwight
N. Pratt, Rev. DR.. Fem and Principal
Crosby of the Deering High School. They
believed the problems of the New West are
not of easy solution, but that the true Pill
grim.with liberty of thought within the open
Bible In his hand and the love of God and
his brother In his heart, can find the solu-
ton OF even these questions so serious and
| SO battling.
The evening was. In its special address. as
In its voluntary speeches, made instructive
and thoroughly enjoyable.
| Inc next meeting occurs on the Secon
Thursday evening in March.