The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-17
REV. MR.. NUTTlNG ADDRESSES :
CONGREGATIONAL MINISTERS.

The regular meeting Of the Congrega-
tional ministers was held in the Bible
room of the Beneficient Congregational
church this morning. when Rev. Wallace
Nutting,- u. H., pastor OF the Union Con-
gregational church read most enter
tanning paper entitled "The Tollgate and
Highway OF the Pacific"
The paper was originally prepared by
Dr. Nutting during his pastorate In
Seattle. in the great northwest region,
number Of years ago, and IL bore the
stamp throughout OF the writer's person
al observations and research during his
residence in the wonderful region he so
delightfully."- described.
In beginning, the speaker said that IL
any one among his hearers had reached
rs years of age that he was born in
year when a senator from New Jersey
offered what he considered sage remarks
concerning the Oregon country-a region
comprising the present state OF Washing
ton. oregon and Idaho Dr. Nutting
quoted that remarks by Senator Dick
cnson which were 10 the effect that the
oregon country, because of its iso-
lated position, could never become a
state that in fact the natural and proper
limits OF this republic were fixed by the
hand of nature by the Rocky mountains,
an everlasting boundary. After dwelling
briefly upon the northwest region and its
conditions and relations 10 the East more
than lllf century ago. the speaker
traced the wonderful development and
resources OF that country In more recent
years.
THAT part Of the supposedly impossible
barrier, the Rocky mountains" he said,
through which the most northern Amer
lean route passes is a rolling plain with
low hills. between which herds Craze, and
tho speaker has repeatedly crossed the
country between the oceans in four days
preparing and preaching n sermon after
arriving on one coast and returning and
doing tho same by the following Sun
day, on the other coast, meantime perus-
ing several volumes en- route.
At this point the speaker gave inter-
esting statistics OF the Oregon area in
relation 20 it's extent. products. etc. and
then continued, IA part as follows: 1T
has a dry. inland climate, moist coast
climate: ii Is rich In all that men dig from
the earth; it is studded by the nobest
mountains Il s hisected by the most
striking river II is invaded by the most
remarkable body OF salt water that any
where exists 10 is the tollgate and the
beginning or the highway OF the Pacific.
Within that area there still remain
mysteries az for the romances OF the fu-
ture century.
Its shores arc guarded by cliffs bold
or than those OF Maine. Its mountain re-
cesses are The hidden birth places Of gla-
ciers; it has valleys whore snow Is a
stranger.
TT contains delightful little Swiss en-
pires enclosed on every hand by natural
barriers. but rich with all that plcases
the eve or gratines the taste of man. \
mining camp last overtakcs Colorado 3
marvel
Rolling foot hills are green and gold
with peaches that own no peers IN Amer
ica. prune orchards surpass Italys choic-
est: hop fields pass the autumn charm
of English Kent and tho best products of
New York valleys.
such contiguity of sea and snow peak
are not matched elsewhere.
III rugged strength can give men char
ncter. IL soft skies and the sublime In
ocean and mountain can teach men poet
nv. n various sources OF material wealth