The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-09-02
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The "Iome'' Picnic.
On Thursday of last week tho Board
of Managers Of the Home for Friend
less Women, together with quite
number of the inmates of the Home,
and several friends of the institution,
held their summer re. union at New
Garden meeting house, on the Fors
Wayne railroad.
The day was remarkably fine; and
if weather prophet had been con-
suited and relied on. he could not
have chosen better day. Every one
seemed to be happy and in good spir
its, from the most elderly lady of the
Board to the least child, with the ex-
ception OF sick girl who is wasting
away with consumption, and even she
esteemed it rich treat to 60 on this
excursion, although it taxed her
strength to the utmost. : SO
When we arrived at the place, which
is about a mile from Newport, we
found large company awaiting US;
and as it was meeting day, we all went
into the church and attended divine
worship; sitting in silence for time,
and then listening to several good
discourses. Miriam Hough, minis
ter in the Friends Church, prayed
and preached; also Luke Woodland,
who .is an able and pleasant speaker.
Some of the members of the Board
made timely remarks. The meeting
was dismissed at an early hour, and
the party repaired to the school house,
while the kind friends who had pro-
vided the dinner, arranged the tempo
rary tables in one room and loaded
them down with good things, to which
all did ample justice when we were
{ invited into the room and took places
, beside the table. The relish with
which all seemed to enjoy the meal
, was great praise to it. There was an
abundance of good things, and when
all had eaten and could eat no more,
the fragments were gathered up and
put in basket to be taken as a dona-
ton to the Home.
l After dinner, the time passed pleas
5 antly. Those who did not choose to
rest in the school house enjoyed the
shade of the trees. 1t is pretty spot;
I a small stream winds about and there
! are stately trees spreading their broad
! arms, with leaves trembling in the
J | breeze. This is the very spot where
Uncle" John Peelle; swapped breech-
es more than sixty years ago, though
the old meeting house is gone, and the
f substantial brick house now occupies
$ the site of the old one into which the
: two young men went--thOugh not in
meeting time-to make the exchange.
!; There are but few things which have
0 \ survived the wear and tear Of time
: like MIR. Peelle' white dimity breech-
eS.
A religious meeting was held for a
!. short time in the school house of an
impressive and instructive character,
s in which several persons took part.
! After the meeting was dismissed the
entire company were escorted in car
:; riages to the depot at Newport to
n await the homeward bound train,
;. 1t was pleasant on this occasion to
. have Mrs. Ransom present This lady
= was Superintendent of the Home when
9 it was struggling for existence. She
IS is now successfully engaged in like
IS work in Ohio. It was also pleasant to
y have the company of Aunt" Eliza
: beth Hopkins, who, although aged
II and infrm, has young heart, and la
h bors for the good of humanity.
e The President of the railroad. Will
) liam Parry, is entitled to thanks for
> his kindness in passing the whole
= party free Of charge.
l. All returned to their respective
homes feeling that this day had been
h profitably spent, and it will long
= be remembered as a time of social
i' enjoyment; when it was blessing to
q do good to others, and cast CLEAN oil
in sunshine in the path of the fallen, the
re erring and unfortunate.
= There is a legend about the knight
- who was preparing to go in search O
a the Golden Grail, the golden cup from
I'd which Christ had drank the last time
ID with his disciples. As he passed ou
], of his castle gates, leper held out hi
hands tor aims. The Knight threw
as him an aims in scorn and disgust Fol
i years he wandered, nor found thu
es Golden Grail, and when at last, dis
E appointed. poor, and sad of soul, h
:, returned to his castle, the leper sa
~ at the gate and held out his unclea,
en- hands for aims; and the knight say
il in him the image of the suffering
70 Saviour of sinners. He divided hi
= brown crust of bread. and gave tl
We leper water from the streamlet.
no "The leper no longer crouched at his side
at But stood before him glorified,
% SHINING, and tail, ami fair, and straight,
AS the pillar that stood by the Beautiful
Gate;
And the voice that was caimer than silenc
J.. i said 90
ed 10 it is I, be not afraldv
I 4 In many ciimeS, without avail
Thou hast spent thy life for the Golde
I Behold, it is here.- this cup which thou
~ This crust is my body broken Tor thee,
tic This water His blood that died on the tire,
! The Holy Supper IS kept, indeed,
In whatso we share with anothers need;
"a Not what we give, but what we share
eu For the gift without the giver is bare;, -
10, Who gives himself with his aims fced
r. three
Z, Himself, his hungry neighbor, and met"
eli -tet~ ase- fa- -.-s Nv. "A.
es' INDIANAPOLIS, August, 1874
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~ the public Of the information herei
Is contained, your attention is respect
~ fully called thereto.
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!, ton for the first three weeks, has bee
20 reduced to twenty five cents Forth