The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-22
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CONTINENT.
Pastor Grise Carries His
Audience In Fancy To
The Pacific Slope.

The SIX hundred members and
friends OF Union Church who heard
Rev {. A. Crises exceedingly in
teresting lecture on his recent vest
ern trip, were carried in fancy over
the continent last evening, and a
delightful tripItwas. Their mind 8
peeped into the bowels of the earth
wherein is contained abundant
mineral wealth and saw fruits and
flowers of almost unmatcha Bile rare
ness and fragrance. They almost
shlvered with thoughts of a British
Columbian winter and were delight
ed with the hospitality accorded
them by the people of the West.
The lecture was the most interest.
ing one ever heard in Union Church,
so interesting, that every body con.
cluded If was worth silver piece
to hear. consequently substantial
sum was contributed toward reduc-
ing the church debt.
Pastor Grise, it will be remem.
bered, left this city about July lst,
on his vacation. He started from
New York Tor the Western slope,
arriving there within two weeks,
and returned home one month after
leaving the city. In his lecture last
evening he spoke ol visiting Niagara
Fails and briefly described the
beauties of that gigantic creation
of nature. From that point ne car
ried his hearers to Chicago. Council
Bluffs, Omaha, Lincoln City, Den.
YER, Colorado Springs, Pixies Peak,
Cripple Creek. Victor, Leadville,
San Francisco, Walla WaIla, up
the Colombia river. to Portland,
Tacomah, Victoria, British Colum.
bia, Vancouver to Winnipeg, to Chi.
cago and home. Chicago he de-
scribed as city of wind, push
and enterprise. AT Omaha he
visited the Exposition and was de-
Lighted by its attractions. He de-
clared that the great West is cen.
tering there.
Visiting the Armour slaughter
houses there, he was taught les
son IN economy, not one particle of
the steer or pig being wasted. lie
created some amusement by remark
ing that not even the squeal of the
pig was wasted, photograph mag
mates having recorded it on record
ing blanks, for the entertainmentof of
people who never visited an Omaha
slaughter house.
The people of Denveri Mr.. Griss
described as being the most thrifty
and enterprisins he had ever seen,
with but one exception They do
not know what disappointment is,
he said, they being satisfied that il
they lose fortune to-day, they can
earn one tomorrow, 80 freely is
money circulated. Referring to the
resources of that section he
said the earth was crammed with
wealth. Denver is really the Queen
City of the West. He told of visit
Ing the gold mines at Leadvi1Ie,
Lincoln and Cripple Creek, Of meet
ing miner who made over $1,000.
900 day, but would not give him I
any of ascending Pixies Peak and
beholdlng the beauties OF the Rocky
Mountains from its summit, and of
sailing up the Colombia river, "the
Rhine of America.
He also told of experiences in
Portland, the Queen City of the
Northwest. viewing hot springs and
looking upon mountains OF ice and
thousands of acres of wheat in the
great belt between Minneapolis and
At Portland, Mr.. Grise
said he saw roses, which measured
ten inches across the top, and Der.
ries and fruit, which, although the
largest he had ever seen were not
i'll flavor to the Delaware
product. From the pursuits and
manner of living of the Indians, he
that the Government was
a mistaken in giving them an
education without making him pay
;or it.
lie also learned from the Canadian
people that they we're opposed to
being annexed to the United States,
their Government being far superior
% any this country could give them.
He had also concluded that people
IAN live easier and happier on the
Delaware Peninsula than anywhere
n the country. He described the
operations OF the gold mines, the
manner of tilling the soil and of
'caplng the great wheat Yields, tse~7
BEAUTIES OF the Golden Gate at evan
ng and a host of other sights vAll
contributing to make the trip the
most delightful one Of his life. He
brought home and exhibited guam
ity OF klondyke gold dust he got
rom sea captain at Portland,
specimens of gold, silver and copper
'rcs from the mines of the Rockies
md bottle of beautifully colored
sands IRON Minnehaha Springs, Da-
iota, of which Longfellow writes so
interestingly. After the lecture. the
loNolosy was sung and the congre.
ration dismissed by the pastor.