Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-04-14
Evening.

The congregational church, where the
evening ser, lee of the conference was held,
WIS crowded with people at 40, the hour
Of commencement. The music was kindly
furnished by the talented choir of the | nj
,rrsah~t church. C. y. johnson, tenor and
leader. Mr.. W Scott HILL soprano. Mrs. !
T. Leland, contraIlp. J. II. handler ba>so.
Bertha McClench, organist The opening
anthem, Rejoice the Heart" by Southland.
was finely rendered.
PRAYER was offered by Rev. James :.
williamson pastor of the church The Of
fyrtory following the PRAYER was 30 Taste
and see. music by Marstun. Bishop Good-
sell was introduced by Rev. y. w. Pottlc.
He spoke on the subject My Recent Tour
IN the Orient.
The follow M i d brief abstract of his
address: ON the Sd If January, iN9l, |
received telegram at my home at Fort
WORTH Texas. calling me 10 the trip | am
to de.crbc- and on The i2th. in company
with my wife. left New York and on the
2I,t sailed through the Golden Gate en- route
to India. hiua aud Corca
The steamer LANDED at Yokohama, and
the vessel was Immediately surrounded by
hundreds of boats loaded with Japanese
boatmen. who came on board to take those
ashore who desired to 20. We were
met by Brother Draper, our missionary at
Japan, and were most glad to see white
face in the motley crowd. There is a
strange mixture of foreign and Japanese
customs in this CITY. bur "trip to our
friends house was made in exaggerated
baby carriages drawn by man power. 1t is
very much more convenient than our own
carriages. and the men can carry the ear
rage seven miles an hour and continue it
for many hours. The streets are nicely
paved aud along the side all the
avocation, are pursued in open view
of pas,crs by. The people are
kindly. excessively polite and of petite fig
ure. Ever, child of five years of age had
a baby on IT, back and they would sheep
sweetIy while their carriers played ball or
hop scotch. The Japanese commences
bowing when be sees friend a block away
and when the meeting comes they bow very
low from seven or eight times a Kissing
sound being emitted a. The figure RECEIVERS
it upright position. This must not be omit
ted on any consideration a. it would be IT.
garrled a. social crime. The japanese
native dress is a most graceful garb and |
regret To see its use being done away with.
Before leaving the harbor Il change came ia
the weather, a heavy wind came up from
the north and the Sacred Mountain came in
10 view in all its glory. 1t i, indeed beau
tful sight, snow capped. with 4 band of
green about it midway To it~ summit.
1t was a summer Journey to Hong hong
The harhor was full of British mcu-nf-war.
the Russian and German fleet, were there
. nj buu.lVa,ls of bar a
foreign The honses on the one side are
elegant residences of English design, while
on the other side is the Chinese quarter ~
squalid As can be found in. any part of
/ China The policemen Parsces, porters.
etc. are intensely individual in their make
ny. The labortrs receive six cents Per dav
in oar money and for this they work all
day long carving immense loads, all the
time. China j. the most wonderful hive of
economy and industry ever known. The
native markets are a study in the quality
of the products displayed.
The "trip up the Pearl river to Canton |
never will forget. 1t was grand panorama
of every detail of Chinese scenery and life
The square towers of Canton rose out of
the river, and n We landed We passed
through the streets and encountered the
crowds of Chimes. until we passed through
the door of the PRESBYTERIAN mission. Here
/ had the pleasure of hearing the first Chi
nese minister who had not gone out Of
China.
Ny official work called me to Foo Chow
where we established a mission 30 years
/ ago. | found there within the wall of an
compound boys college costing SIS, goo,
of which sll 600 was given by converted
Chinaman, There are now in the province
$40 compartments. an addition of ai0 the
past year and of 5000 in the past decade
Forty-five Chinese ministers were at the
conference in session when | was there
While there was the guest of the presi-
dent of the college.
The Yang Use river. lined with walled
cities. traversed by the foreign steamers for
800 miles, was our next destination. 1t is
a marvellously rich country Marking is
surrounded by wall 36 miles long and 30
feet high. and access to the city is gained
through three immense gates. 1t is impos-
sihle TO describe the city. The PresbyteFi-