Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-07-04

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After travelling some distance farther
the doctor told us that il we desired to 90
any farther into the mysterious realm we
would find it necessary to humble our
selves. told him had frequently found
It my duty to humble myself and we all
were brought to what they were pleased
to call Serpentine avenue. We were
informed that we would have to crawl
and creep through this lew place il we
desired to see the big show beyond. he
then reached to point near at hand and
secured brush broom and we started
out on this humble expedition and when
we had crept and crawed for some time
we emerged into small cave or room
which the guide informed US was known
as the cave Of relief. Well 1t was GER
tainly a relief and we all appreciated It
but when we found that we had got to re-
sumo our humble attitude in order to
reach the objective point we were rather
sorry that we had made the start.
After we had crawled and stopped and
crept for distance of about one and one
fourth miles we reached another opening
and it was we'll worth our trip. The first
point which we were instructed to look at
was given to me in the way of a surprise,
one of the guards exclaiming look out
Mr.. Myers! | naturally lodged to see
what was coming when he called my at
t1ention to massive hanging rock ov r
our head which seemed all ready to drop.
| This, the guide informed us was known
as "if'' rock, and upon inquiry why this
name had been given to it we were told
that it was applied because Of the question
If it fell what would happen to the party.
After waiting for few minutes for the
rear guide the DR.. said to US, in just few
minutes as result of this trip your eyes
will rest. upon the greatest cavern the
world has ever known, but before going
further he informed us that would be
necessary for US to visit the dining room
and kitchen and although some of them
demonstrated the doctor informed US that
this was part of the program and we
would have to go and so we went. Well
the doctor called me aside after our visit
and whispered confidentially that my bill
nasmuch as was clergyman, would
only be one dollar and such dinner, |
wish you could have seen the doughnuts
that were furnished at that meal. When
we reached the grand auditorium we
were informed that we we're looking up
into space 400 feet to the brilliant sta
lacttes above and it was indeed wonder
full sight.
Out ways in the auditorium was a
flat surfaced rock which the doctor had
named pulpit rock, and inasmuch as | was
the first clergyman who had ever seen it
he asked me to dedicate it. protested
but he would not take no for an answer
and finally. hardly knowing how to act, |
mounted it and repeated as best | could
the Psalm which begins The Heavens
declare The glory Of God and the firma-
ment showeth his handiwork. after which
offered prayer as near as could in a
dedicatory manner. A quartet of the
party sang Nearer My God to Thee and
one of the party thought that it was an
appropriate song because he thought the
entire party was pretty close to God.
We were next shown into Rose avenue
which opened out of the auditorium, and
here was one Of the most beautiful sights
J the human eye has ever rested upon for
upon the walls on both sides we're roses,
pansies. lilies etc. in most beautiful colors
far excelling any frost decoration ever
seen on any window pane. The reflec-
! ton of the lights showed a scene never to
be forgotten.
Next we were guided down Grape
: avenue and here the hand Of nature had
produced vines and leaves and clusters of
} apparent fruit that in the Pickering lights
seemed as real as any we had eyer seen.
Going little further one Of the ladies
from Canton, Ohio, suddenly exclaimed,
Look, What is that? and turning my eyes
in the direction in which she pointed |
observed monster robe which looked so
much like monster goat robe that we
could not refrain from believing that it
must be real. We went over to examine
it and the guide cautioned US not to touch
it as we might easily do damage to the
same, all of it being the handiwork Of
the Creator Of all things. The giants
coffin, a huge coffin shaped rock which
had fell from the wall above, was the next
thing to attract our attention. Then came
massive stone resembling the mould
board Of pillow so true in shape that one
Of the great American plow makers
offered thousands of dollars il the rock
would be delivered to them.
Peary pool was the next point Of in
terest and our eyes fell upon pool in the
bottom Of which appeared thousands Of
beautiful pearls resplendant in the rays Of
our lights and as large as marbles. We
were permitted to gather few of these
| beauties but soon after being removed