Litchfield enquirer., 1860-09-20
by all present. in testing the quality of the viands ,rith p,b;oh tho soueral tables were loaded.

by all present. in testing the quality of the yiands with which the several tables were loaded.
 At the expiration of the hour, the meeting was again called to order. Addresses were made by L. s. Beebe, Esq, and Rev. Messrs. Strong, Lobdell and Isham, interspersed with songs by the children, and pieces suited to the occasion, by members of the several choirs present. The instructive addresses, the cheerful music, the beauty of the grove, and the balmy air, combined to make all present cheerful and happy. It was estimated that more than thousand persons participated in the festivities of the day, and we trust all were pleased and benefited. Warren.
 The Ltchield County Sunday School Con vention was held at Warren, on Wednesday, August 29th.
 Geo. Starr, Esq, of Warren, was elected Pres ident and A. w. Fenn, of Roxbury, Secretary. Deacon S. s. Baldwin, of Washington, Rev. Aus tin Isham, of Roxbury, and H. G. Taylor of War ren were appointed as Business Committee.
 Reports were received from the various schools in the county, which represented the schools generally to be in highly prosperous condition. More than usual effort has been made during the last year to gather into the schools the children of the poor. A majority of the schools have been continued during the whole year with great success.
 The Rev. MT. Monteith, of Terryvile, gave an account of the heathenism which he had discov- cred in Litchfeld County.
 The Rev. Mr. Isham, thought the most effect ual way of preaching to parents who are now never reached by the gospel, was through theil children.
 Mr. Isham was interrupted in his address by the entrance of the Warren Sabbath School The children walked in order, singing one of the familiar Sabbath School hymns. After they were greeted, Mr. Judd, of Pennsylvania, ad dressed them in a very happy manner, giving ar account of the three mission schools with whicl he is connected.
 After Mir. Judd had concluded his remarks, thu Rev. Mir. Lobdell, pastor of the Congregations Church, in Warren, made few remarks. H, stated that while the last speaker had been ad dressing them, he had been struck by his appear ance, and had endeavored in vain, to recall wher he had met him before. At length he remen, bered that nineteen years ago, Mir. Judd ha' taught school in Bethel, and that he was one o his pupils. He also remembered that Mr. Jud wes strictly conscientious and literal in his inter pretation of Solomons suggestion, not to spar the rod, and spoil the child.' Distinct recollee tions of severe whipping, administered by tha teacher, were now brought to his mind, and a though at the time of the correction he wos nc at all pleased with its result, and would hay amended the rule of the wise man, so that might read "Spoil the rod and spare the child yet he wished now to publicly thank his ol teacher, whom he had not met before for nint teen years, for that well remembered whipping T The convention was then addressed by tn Re7. Mir. Keep, of Hartford, formerly pastor the church in Warren, who dwelt upon the sl periority of Christian tfanaily training. MT. Trumbuli, the Sunday School Missiopar of this State, then interested the children in speech of twenty minutes. In the evening, spoke for an hour, kndling by his enthusiasm : new energy in the hearts of all, and fixing them determination to labor with greater ze; for the salvation of the children in our Sunda Schools
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 } :" Wide Awukes' to the number of seventy ( eighty have been organized lately to work whi
 the day lasts in the coming campaign. M Banks of Hartford made them a speech la week. Success to them.
 The Greenwoods Society hold their Fa
 this week. From their advertisements we are le to suppose they intend doing "big thing" " hope their anticipation may prove we'll founde.
 Wednesday is the cattle day, and Thursday an
 Friday the horse days
 WOlcottville.
 Some forty young men of this village have a so organized band of Wide Awakes," an have sent for the appropriate uniform, &c. Th cause marches on, and every torch that is lit far from being hamburger of evil shall light to tn ballot box one more vote for freedom and fire territories.
 The "young men" who went off on hunt:n tour fortnight or more since, up into Maine returned home in high spirits on Saturda night. They didn't see anything worth hitting (not even democrat J they caught several fsl and sent home to Wolcottyile some hundre pounds of trout in ice; they didn't catch an colds or the " rum-matiz" although the supply i those regions is great and altogether they ha nice time and can recommend the "kedntry they have visited, as being the correct thing t do" for recreation and sport, provided alway the party are able to stand "night-sweats" an the midges."
 Superior Court-Sept. Term, 1860