The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-07-22
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On Friday 10th inst picnic was held near this burg.
on the banks of Wolf River. su ficient space was
cleared out for the purpose and the outrageous shade
the ancient trees afforded delightful and cooling retreat
for those who were fortunate enough attend Brother
Lenahan dispensed Refreshments. While the old folks
were collected groups discussing hard times and
general obstruction of the crops the young people were
enjoying game of coquette, croquet and swinging
But the great feature Of the day very able and el
oaueut speech delivered by Mr.. John Baker talented
young man of this place He commenced by saying that
he proud of being Kansas boy He then depicted
the great improvements which had taken place in Doni
phan County the short of twenty years since
the virgin soil was exposed to the light of day. How
the wild prairies had been Transformed into beautiful
farms how churches and school houses had been erected
and how society had improved in that time how the
whole face of the country had been made bloom like
the rose unt-until the hoppers down the Coun
ty and swooped up every thing before them wrought
sad havoc the country. He spoke if by prescence
of the good things that the near flu
ture not only for Donphan County alone but for the
whole country. That had kept descending step by
step and that had got the Lowest round the
ladder and change must come and that change be for
the better He regretted that the young ladies gen
een Of the neighborhood took 50 little interest in the
Sunday school, where Children would receive religious
and moral instruction. the speaker said that without
moral principles being into the minds Of children
the mere mental education would not amount to much
He then spoke glowing terms OF the man who started
the first Sunday school, and pad high tribute to his
goodness of heart. He said that Robert kaikes was
great benefacor his race and that to him we owe
Sunday schools and 1t might be safe to say our free
school system also He reminded his hearers not to wait
for the educated to take hold but to follow the example
of Robert Rakes and to work with an earnest zeal for
the good of and their labor would be crowned
with Mr. Baker then spoke Of the good thatSun
day schools had done and were capable OF DONG In lead
ing the minds Of children in the night direction as far as
success and happiness was ooacefhea III TINS "oiu' WIN
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he assured the Young men not to take the fattering
ncop to their souls that the young ladies would think
NOR. of them by their cutting up church. disturbing
and disgusting everybody but that the contrary,
every voung lady of sense and good would think
very III Of them for acting the smart Alec they
think in this unbecoming way But this is but brief
and imperfect outline of part of Mr. Bakers h. He
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