slides were delighted with their clear
ness and beautiful coloring. They
were first shown at Cortland, where
Mr Learn apunta Sunday eve. with
his class mate, Rev. F. Allen. New
Years was spent at Marion, N. Y.
with Thos. F. Young and other
friends and class mates iu Marion
Collegiate Institute.
Jau. 2nd. began the Connecticut
itinerary at Bristol and included
Plainviile, New Briton, Waterbury,
Ansonia, Hartford, West Hartford,
Merideu, Southington, New Haven,
Groton, Norwich, New London, Wa
terford, Putman and Willimautic.
A good interest was shown at every
place, with one exeep'roi In that
particular instance * hr dele ooiitlict
ed with a meeting of The Daughter*
of the Revolution ami though the
pastor did hi* utmost in get the wo
men of his church to attend the meet
ing not even one appeared at the
church to see tbo pictures and hear
the lecture.
After one free day spent in Boston,
Mr. Learn began his New Hamshire
itinerary at Antrim, speaking in Mil
ford, Manchester, L»conia, Merideth,
Lebanon and Concord.
Invitations to speak in other places
:n tha state bad to be refused in or
der to begin the Massachusetts itiner
ary the 20th Pittsfield whs the first
speaking: point. The Pm-tieid Asso
ciation is much interested in our Fred
Ungatowhom they have s^ut gift*
from time to time In this city Mr.
Learn had the pleasure of meeting
Prof Bridgharn who for some years
was connected with the Seldon Jack
son School at Sitka.
Other speaking appointments in
Mass, were Springfield, Randolph,
Boston, K Gloucester. Lawereuce,
Lowell, Roxbury, Doroheeter, Tann
ton, Woroeeter, Holden, Baitvee,
Arlington, Cambridge, Cbarleetown
ami Harerhill.
Than followed a weak in New
York City. It happened moat unfor
tunately to be tbe week of the bijj
•now itonu which paralised traffic tn
the city and made it iiecenawTy to can
cel some appointments as it was im
possible to teach the places of the
meetings.
The only appointment in N. J. was
at E. Orange. From there he went
to Washington, D. C. spending a
night and a day with friends in that
city.
Parkersburg, W. Va. was tbe next
stop. Where a conference was held
in the afternoon and a stereopticou
lecture giveu in the evening.
On the way from Parkersburg to
Chicago he spent a Sunday at Oiu
ciuati speaking in tbe Ninth St.,
Walnut St. and Mt. Auburn CLurohee.
The appoiutmen I* in 111. were at
Mt. Olivet and the B. M. T. S. Chica
go, Oak Park aud Elgui, from which
church Min Hines, our girl's matron,
came. In Iudiana hit itinerary in
cluded Franklin, Columbus, Ft.
Wayne, Bluffton, Columbia City, Go
shen, Elkhart, Mishawaka, La Porte
and Valparaiso. Returning to Chica
go (or a day he started west stopping
at Liuooln Nebr., Denver and Bould
er, Colo.; Ogden, Utah; Oakland aud
San Francisco, Calif.; Portland, Ore.;
Hoquian, Aberdeen, Puyallup, Jil
lensburg aud Yakima, Wash.
During his trip Mr. Learn spoke
9o times (or the Orphanage aud had
the satisfaction of feeling that he had
gained many fritnd^and support
ers for the only Baptist work in
Alaska.