Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-09-23


About a month since the ladies of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
proposed a picnic for social recreation
and. for awakening interest in this new
movement.
1t was one of the last days of August,
that regal summer month. The morn
ing promised brightly and nothing could
look more inspiringly social and sylvan
than groups of persons with their white
spread tables on the knobs, and dells,
and dingles. under the trees of our
charming college grounds.
On the circle IN front of the college,
under fine elm tree, the young ladies
Mission Circle assembled with their ia
bic of ice cream and cake for the refec-
ton of all This circle is composed OF
our fair young girls, who stealing little
time from the demands of society devote
it to the interests Of their young sisters
in India.
Gentlemen were generously admitted
to this novel festivity and walked about
smiling in happy anticipation of their
high caste brethren over the sea, some
day picnicing IN broad day light with
their liberated wives and daughters.
As the sun went up the steep. the
aroma of coffee mingled with the odor
of fresh grass, and leaves, and bright
water. 1t was appetizing, and we gath
cred to our lunches with will, and quite
forgot as we discussed sandwiches and
passed on the merry repartee, thatwe were
working to bring near the good time
when our sisters should bare their bright
heads to the breeze and mingle with hus-
bands, brothers and neighbors in ele-
vating social recreation. The tinkle OF
wit and laughter so near, drowned the
far distant tinkling OF their ornaments
of ''barbaric pearl and gold" and we for
got all but our own best, brightest land
and friends.
But the clouds that all day had been
drifting in imperial splendor about the
August sky. suddenly gave signs Of COM
ing rain. The caPaCious college halls
stood open inviting us to their shelter,
while a refreshing shower swept by.
The sun at length reappeared and
others joining US, we gathered in one OF
the halls to listen to the much antieipat-
ed intellectual treat Of some promised
speeches. Prayer being offered by Rev.
NJ. Baker, we were addressed by our
townsman H. NJ. Carper Esq, on "Wo-
man as a Worker in the Interest of HUI
manity." We were not without appre-
tensions concerning what his views on
the woman question might be. Posi-
bly, he might seize the opportunity to
tell US some things for our good. Might
he not admonish US to go home and
tend our children and ''like the stork
know the appointed time for bringing
in the good mans beafsteaks," letting
the march of commerce civilize our
heather sisters. But how we were re
assured of his loyalty to our cause we
shall not attempt to describe, not a sen
| tence viii we divulge-in the hope thai
sometime, in the presence of a large au-
dience, all may be heard again. 1t wa:
a speech up to the age and must no
die
He was followed by Rev. D. H
| Moore of St. Paul's, who entertained u:
in the most delightful and interesting
manner on the Relation of the Wo
mans Foreign Missionary Society tt
the Parent Society, and its value to the
Women of the Church, . closing with /;
rare poem on Giving" We will give
no details tho many are still fresh t,
our minds, for like the above we hop
to hear it on a greater occasion. Rev
Mr.. Mather, our pastor, who arrives
Just IN time from a journey to presid
on the occasion, concluded with SOM
very happy impromptu addresses, whicl
provoked frequent applause. On mo
ton the ladies voted thanks to our no
bic speakers and then how refreshing
the ice cream served by our young girl
in white to help their sisters in silve
and gold embroidered robes so misera
BILE with nothing to do. A few NOR
hours of social enjoyment and we sep
arated, hoping for some future recur
renee of the same profitable and delight
ful sort. c.