, 1875-09-19
LAKE BLUFF.
Description Of the Religious Sum-
mer-Resort OF the West,
Formal Dedication Of the Grounds-.-
Subscriptions to the Bonds.
4 Day OF Rural Enjoyment.


4 Day OF Rural ENJOYMENT.
Il "t7' ne"ans were yet living and could
nave oeen present Thursday ~ the Lake Bluff
Camp Ground. aha might have seen and 1istenad
tui lines:
rha .o,,a,,. A..
n ths anthesn ~ "a ~ fras us o'la "oooa rang
1,ho .,o<,.o,,.r;.,.
"e'e Ill oaete-lne oao
"ooos' the anthems aud o company Of happy
people, gathered together near the shore OF oAu
Of Americas great Inland sens. and within sonnd
of its eve,.murmn,;no u.vaa fraa ~. ,n1. =,
tho aanas ;,tendaa -, ,ha .,uaat a:.. os s..' ~
o eooo '1'oNs0o ~ 'no o"ees stusor' pu1 1e-
CO nfusloa. and sitting smoke and dust OF the
crowded city, and the weary Iabors oil the farm
and harxeat.ae,d Tha strav ,ha ,or,t;,,r,
ho,,aa ord +,a oax.u ~ h,,.;,ss. .-.xs 49, 49,.
ou0e' o"o o40 s3'e' ', o094aos' "es" 'oR 'oe
Inns 'o'sotsen' auo e4coanseo iof oay OF pure
eociat aud religious enjoyment IN tue country,
under tile shade Of the oyerhapgia9 foliage, and
in tho fraa ,nra air of booya,
!, oA n"o5 eAoa' n1on p'co'es 1fona toe cty INTO
sAe country no1 mocn gooo may pe eAid. Tue
general Invitations extended and the reduced
rates Of fare have the tandencv to attract munv
,rb, +b;nt, !, 6tt;,r ,n,. ~ .r.,,o,,,t. H.,
',o 11s - - 0@'Auf :'Aao '. S"oU
se.'es ATOM Tue o1 soelai h1e give 5fee
rein to license and appetite, aud indulge IN the
widest destination. They are too apt to draw
tooethar tba vife and vic,our tha r,noh and
,,,ra. .1ama,, ,vh;o1, =, - -. ta,.,, 49, ~.
is"ao - san,atx, =; .1 IL ~ 800, W ".. ~ o pu
thaua n,,.so,s - ,,,,h-;a1a 49, .s.;o~. st ~
w. 49,, t.seeleo' 49, s1o
nn3ar ~ a i.r aI,d rnba. ~ s.s1 Ina
y. ~. sre.. ~ 1uu e"" ~ so1
80. dahynsa ~ 0soD00 VI ea1oos4l
44o ~ t,':aJ
ea1s 81 e1e.a anr pxon.o ~ uu1nns u tals
n1nu sad d " 70 10. aa' ~ ..as nosnue
tssst . eo ~ IL. anai ,L1 nItnua, " ~ tue
seass rom RON. !ts nign e. enaracieE. more seiset
.a .ia aou.r 10 ~ ;si,a Is :s
auu 6ent3.nten !1eM 'no n"uet no.Ao W 4ne
as t,e onnnant1 snJ ~o nt..,,w wote9
~ ~ |no .,,na 1vsn"us5, euo au n~,.9 no.9 " -
10 arars;saa d,+s.;n+ son,anb,t 1872
10 nJm sti's
nsu'oas. tnesueu. ~ su;a easaot; XII, ooap.ees .
nao l.s lnnaence 10 oia"1ns many, "nlle ~ were
au1'oua ~ ooa upou ena 1eM nan ~
go ~ r.tsa,' f;,~a,'l, tta eso -
re Tn1ansr ~ and nv ;asnect'nn
tne ~ ,,e '.da ~ ~ ~
Tue improvements tuaue suu uaaA.nk W t1e aeeo-
caas1on naslne tne mattes 10 cna 81. - a1e
.ne satea.sas sax au9 .na ~ "ppea4.
proved 10 be iii hat could he wished. Early il
the forenoon the s,n made lis ap2ea1au and
thepcefo1 wa:d tho day was ci,arming, ,-sutti-
cieutly warm to make the shade OF the trees
pleasant and grateful, the sky pres nting that
soft, hazy a, pear. nee whch ia sure hnsb!uger Of
the coming Indian summer.
raE Excurs,os1srs.
Ats o'clock q. m. the EXCLUSION train left the
depot for its destination, the Rev. C. G. TruH-
dell for tie trip dividing the honors Of gentle
manly conductor with tie regular one in cuarge
Of The tra;n, HIS aptuess for the place was gen
erallg noticed and it was the universal express
zion that perhaps he lxd mistaken his call ug,
and thgt # Ch,caeo could only dispense WITH bis
services as agent Of the greatest and best Reliof
Society in the world, what q eolendid raiIIoad
conductor be would make. Prom nent among
the DISTINGUISHED cIergvucn on the tsain were
the Rev. Drs. Ilffany. Of Chicago, and Evils, OF
hnrora. Elders Jntkius and Dcrluc, the Rel. ".
Dania|s. lute from Europe, Keads. Axtell, end
Williams of Chicarn and Wythe. Of Eric. pa
They ali seemed iocund and happy as tho very
roungest and cayest OF the parry, and, laying
aside for tie nonce the dignity OF their stauons.
With fest. and iaurhter. and N m.1Eiment did their
mi share il, cnntrhnt no to The liyei,ness and
enjoyment OF he trps AL tho leading
nnemhers of the different Methodist church,