Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-08-31

The September issue of st. John :
Rccord, the organ of the Episcopal
church, this place, will contain the fol-
lowing interesting letter from Father
Paul." who will conduct a mission here
from September 10 to 2G, inclusive. tits
dated "GraymOor, Garrison on-the Hud-
son, n y, Feast of the TRANSPORTATION,
August 6, 1901
To the Chmrch People Of Frostbuga,,d Cjtize"s
in Gencral-GrcctDg:
Grace be unto you and peace from God our
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
| count myself happy because am so soon,
God willing, to conduct a mission in your
midst. It's always joy to preach the gospel,
the glad tidings of salvation, anywhere and
everywhere, but it is with special gladness
am about to me to you because your town
is within the boundaries of the State of Mary
land. If had no other reason for loving it,
| should love Maryland for the sake of its
name Virginia, West Virginia, Georgia,
the Carollnas, Louisiana-are all named after
royal personages of England and France.
Pennsylvania bears the name of the Quaker
phiIanthropIst who first colonized it. The
Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois and Nebraska
is aboriginal Florida takes its name from
orange groves and rose gardens and lily beds
and scarlet geranums, but Maryland exCels
them all in the sweetness the beauty and the
blessedness of her name, because LORD Balti-
more looked further than England, or France,
or Italy, or Spain to find queen after whom
to name the beautiful shores of the Chesa-
peake. lie lifted up his eyes to the blue
ornament above him and gazed beyond the
stars. No one less fair and glorious than the
Queen of Heaven should receive as her dOwry
a land SO like the Eden that Eve had lost.
Yes, because among all the States of the
Union Maryland has the proud and peerless
distinction of bearing the name and being the
dowry of the Virgin Mother of God, therefore
love her and shall never cease to be CRATE
full that it was my happy lot to have been
born in Maryland and that my mother be-
fore me, herself named Mary, was also ma
tive of the State.
For more than twenty-five years my father
preached the gospel to Marylanders, begin
ming his ministry at Hancock, and the first
cure Of souls held after my ordination was
near Baltimore. From time to time | have
returned to preach in various parts of the
State and | have always done so with 10y.
Many social and economic changes have
taken place since my boyhood both on the
eastern and western shores, but one thing in
MARYLAND SinkS hnlpyp and bat iS
the warm heartedness and hospitality of its
people.
True, | have yet to test the cordiality of
Frostburg, and the name and altitude of your
town is not very re-aSsuring but though the
Savage mountains were twice as high as they
actually are and your town was named Ice
berg instead of Frostburg should not even
then anticipate from you chilly reception,
for you are Marylanders. and a Marylander's
heart is alwa,s warm and his welcome gener-
Gus to a fault.
Please think of me as son of the family
who has been long absent engaged in distant
travel, who is about to return home laden
down with rich and costly gifts to he dis
tribued to every member of the household.
OlHCe lelt my native Dldle NOt has VOL
drouslv enriched me with vast stores of
heavenly treasures, which | am now return
ing to scatter among you with lavish hand.
My sole purpose in coming to Frostburg
next month is to bless and enrich its citizens
with splendid gifts from the God of Heaven
which the combined wealth of the Morgans,
Goulds, Astors, Nanderbits and Rothschilds
cannot buy Happy will they be who have
the faith TO receive at their true valuation
what am going to bring you.
Faithfully your friend
PAUL JAMES FRANCIS, S. A.
The membership of the Union street
Baptist church have extended Il call to
Rev. r. II. White, of Govanstown, Md,
to become their pastor, and it is under
stood he will accept.