The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-10-05
NOTED DIVINE IS HERE
B1SHOP MALLAL1EU VISITING
THE CITY BY THE SEA.
Thinks Oregon One Of the Great.
est States In the Unlon-Re.
ceptIon Last Night.

Bishop Mallalleu. Of the ". r. church.
arrived in Astoria yesler1ay 10 View
the city and become acquainted with
members Of the church. During the
day The noted churchman was shown
about the city and was also taken for
a trip over The harbor He was very
much pleased with Astoria. and almost
his hrst question was. How strange
It IA he shipping business Is not done
here" Bishop Malialleu thinks Astoria
has a great future and believes It VIII
soon become one OF the principal indus
trial centers Of the coast.
Last evening the visiting bishop was
rendered a reception at the Methodist
parsonage BY Rev. and Mrs. d. r. Row
land. a large number Of people attend
ing Special services we're held at the
church after the reception. and Bishop
Aallllleu made brief address. His ad-
dress was attentIvely listened TO and
greatly enjoyed by his hearers. He said
In part:
Il venture 10 say some one asks the
reason for my visit 10 Astoria. and Il
has occurred 10 me that I should tell
you Our conference adjourned at HIS
boro a, $50 .. m. Monday. and came
TO Portland and stayed over night.
Then went 70 Salem. for I wished 20
see the Capital City. one Of the first
settled communities in the state: the
school there where our young people are
being trained. and the cemetery where
many saints rest On Wednesday
wen, to Eugene 70 visit the state uni
verslty. Besides this one-lf you call
this a receptlon--I have had three re-
cenuJns and made several speeches this
week.
Il said 10 myself that Il would be a
singular thing. being out here In the
Northw.s, .or the hrst time. after hav-
Ing waited seventeen years for the op-
portunity. II did not come down TO
Astoria. This IL one Of the ends Of the
earth. didn't want anyone at Boston.
on my return, to ask me IL had been
At Astoria and be compelled 10 hang
my head In shame and say that had
not seen your magnificent river. your
famous salmon cannehes and other in
dustres But have seen all these
thIns today; that Is why am here
tonight.
You have a wonderful commonwealth
here. used to think Massachusetts,
was a great state. but you could put
twelve such states in the state Of Ore
ron: and II your noun ntains were spread
out you couli fnd room for sixteen.
You have some magnificent mountains.
and I have been seized with a desire
to take one Of them home with me. /
refer 20 Mount Hood with which
would like to adorn my state But I
must content myself and the people Of
Massachusetts with pictures. l like
your state because Il rains here. Some
like California, but think /: Is too
dusty. like the oranges. bu, not the
dust.
Just think what state this Is!
You have everything that nature de-
slrss. You have the ocean, with all Its
products, and the land, with It's abund-
ant productions. It Is different from
the camp mee,ing table where there
were only Goldfish and boiled potatoes
An aged preacher was asked TO say the
BLESSING Looking over the table. he
said. very devoutly and reverently. OI
Lord. We thank thee for the abundance
ot the sea and land He did the best
he could. bu; II he had been In Oregon
and tasted Of the 'ruits of the field
and the rivers he could not have said
that. You can raise potatoes and wheat
TO feel the nations Of the earth And
what trees you grow! had to stop
the other dav and look twice to see the
top 81 one. The fish crowd up your
rivers and block the streams In Bos-
ton we have to pay fifIy cents pound
for salmon, and we don't like It very
we'll; It tastes Of money. Blu; here you
ge, IL 50 cheap L tastes like salmon"
Bishop Mallalieu then told OF the plan
adopted by the church for the assign
ment OF pastors and the excelle1; re-
suits which had always been obtained.
Speaking Of the growth Of the church,
he said:
zone hundred and seventeen years
ago MethodIsm started with 1900 mem
bers. All told we now number 100000.
We are all over the world-ln every
land.
Some Of you. no doubt. are ready
to ask abou: he Astoria church. I want
want to say you are parting with a
good man. one who has done noble
work. bu, you are to receive good
graduate Of the Willamette uni
verslty and Garrett Biblical school Of
theology. Be loyal to our policy.
IF you study history. you know that
a tide Of immigration went out from
the East that peopled the world. This
tide OF immigration has reached the
Western coast. seventy-nve million
people in the United States today con-
front 75O.OOOOOO people across the wat
er. You are In the tide OF this migra-
ton; you have to stand the brunt OF
the conflict. I wonder IL men and wo-