Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-02-16
BOSTON, lIrrER.

BOsTON, Jan. u, 1871.
A. la the natural world the seasons
come aud ~, each with It, own char
actsristics alike every year, hut with q
variation ~ detail. 80 In this world %
.ecthing city life each season comes With
IL regular round, only differing frou
other years la the persons made proml-
nent. The play I. always the same,
the actors only change.
Christmas aud New Year passed along,
having dull, cloudy weather for thi.
year. variation, which contlnued for
two weeks With IT, depressing influence
upon the we'll, and swelling the ranks %
the sick aud dying.
Grippe aud pneumonia stalk abroad,
cutting down their victims by score. a
plsgue even more dreadful than cholera,
Tor they work 40 in.idiOu.ly that their
victims often invite their attack by want
70 care aud pr.cauti0u. The clear, cold
Neather % winter that We have l0nged
for. I. AZ last here; we hope II will lay
ga embargo on the bacillu. 10 Ia grippe.
Hut Notwithstanding the numerous
funeral proc-.slons that move through
The streets % the nelghboring "citles %
The dead, the gay world moves on az
usual, aud the many place. of amuse-
ment are rraping their winter harvest.
The numerous theatres are offering at
trsctiye bills, aud securing their w0nted
patronage. Bernhardt has come and
gone. like the fash ~ dazzling meteor
she fascinates all Who come under the
spell of her wonderful power.
Patti. too. hiss made her "last fare
vell"-for this year,-aitracting q large
audience at the single concert given
here, aud thi. week wr are tO say good
bye for this season Ia our Maine artistic,
Nofdlca.
Hut the music lover necl not dsp"nd
on these occasional and unusual Oppor-
iunitie- to indulge In full musical enjoy
ment, for the symphony Orchestra 10
always herr aud every week bring. a
tempting list Of yaried entertainments
aud concerts Of all Kind. that ought to
.atisfy every grade of musical taste.
Another source ~ enjoyment has been
Afforded those Who prefer q simpler and
less expensive pleasure; that IL, N they
can trust themselves to the uncertainty
~ the "glittering steel that la. It, OPP
pOrtunity on the "froIen fields" In the
vicinity that have attracted crowds ~
pleasure seekers. The miniature lake of
the Public Garden has been coveted With
skater. of all .lles enjoying the graceful
aud health-giying sport. last week
there was sufficient snow t0 make the
Mill-dam aud Brighton Road very at
tACtiye, aud the hearts ~ the livery
lnsn must have been made glad.
The different courses ~ "l.owell In
stltute" lectures have been progressing
q. usual at thi. season. Prof. Riley, the
ntomologisi, has closed a very Interest
ing aud Instructive series on "lnsects
and Their Habits The course by Dr.
Lyman Abbott, ~ brooklyn, on the
Evolution Of Christianity" has proba.
lly attracted. the thoughtful portion of
the community more than any other, on
account of his advanced position on
many points. Dr. VIM. Everett l. nov
delivering course on saints. y. L..
~tOddard has finished hls series Of
lectures, aud will not appear again Tor
two years, "a he has gone to India and
other oriental countries Ia search % new
subjects.
The Monday lectures by Joseph Cook
will begin In February, and will a.
usual present the most prominent topics
u the time. II l. presumed that Or.
Abbott will receive some share Of hi,
attention.
Rev. D.. A. Horton % the second Unl-
tartan church has resigned and will
leave the city, and Dr. v. y. Hale Il still
without q colleague, doing, a. usual, a.
much =. "ten time. one" la various lines
of work.
lbe Baptist church on Commonwealth
Avenue we're surprised at the reslgna-
Ion of their pastor, Rev. T., :. Moxom,
which has excited much Inquiry a. To
the cause, and regret At the possibility
10 Boston losing so valuable q citizen a.
Dr. Moxom.
Rey. X. II. Grant, whose versatility
added so much to the interest Of the
Maine Chautauqua Union at fryeburg
last summer, has left the Harvard Bap-
ti.t church, aud I. now In California.
The society of the venerable DR.. Miner
~ Columbus Avenue Uniyer.alist
church; whose eye I. not yet dim, nor
hi. natural force abated," have prudent
ly settled colleague, Rev. ;. II. Robin,
from the West, Who promises 10 sustain
the reputation Of columbus Avenue a.
1ne of the attractive churches In the city.
The Peoples church" (Methodist)
corner Of Berkeley Street and Columbus
Avenue, strives, under the admini.tra-
ton Of Df. Emory Haynes, late of Ire
mont T.mple, % have It, aim correspond
With II. name.
Berkley Street ID favored In It. num-
ber of churches. Beginning At Back
Bay, the aristocr.tic FIRST Unitarian
rars its graceful Gothic splre near
Marlboro street. Rev. stopford Brooke,
an Engllshman, Il the pastor. AZ the
corner Of Newbery street, the Central
| (Congregstional) similar In outward APP
pearance, IL without q pastor, none hay-
ing been settled since DIR. Duryea went
10 Omaha. DIR. Lyman Abbott filed u
Ia its utmost seating capacity last Sab
bath. The "People's Church" has for
an opposite. the First Presbyterian, Dr.
Adams pastor, while little farther on
berkeley street, another Presbyterian
church, less pretentious, is cared for by
the Rev. j. Hood. Before reaching
fremont Street, Berkeley Temple in'
vites all clas.e. Of people to come to IL
fostering arms. This church IL doing
great work for class tot reached by
other churches, by well organized sys'
TEN Of education and Christian help. II
IL an ''institutional" church and u a.
tracing visitors from various quartz n
who come 10 investigate its methods for
the purpose Of initiating them, and any
just description Of them would requir'