Connecticut western news., 1878-12-04

ED. NEws .-Hcrace c. Becklev of canaan IS now on his way home, having visited s 5. A St John in Kankakee City, iuS' '''.o .ohn M. St. John in Chicago and L. St John in Ames, Iowa. Expects to leave Chicago this week for Detroit, Mich., stopping few days with Mrs Joseph Rob- isop; thence to Manlis, N. Y., arriving home about Christmas. His health is good and he is delighted with the country, and on his return home will invite his friends to come ard see him, as he can tell them some Western stories that will open their eyes.
 Chicago, Dec. l. JOHN NJ Sr JOHN. T-And who is more competent to set forth the wonders of the West to his listen CTS in a manner calculated to "open their eyes" than Horace ED
 We received the other day from neigh. boring town, the darlingest little versitied letter aginable, written in a charming fem mine hand, and sigued "Cecil," which started off thusly: "Come once more in faith. my darling; let the past forgotten be. Do you know my dear, love you !? love you, darling, only thee"!!!! This cordial invitation conjunct with such candid avowal, expressed with such confiding trankness, is certainly deserving of recipro- cation, and should not be "wasted on the desert air. But Cecil, are you sure you're not mistaken in the person? The l4th of February is over two months ahead yet, so we can't consider 1t a valentine and be sid,s the first three words would imply that we've "been there before." Guess "the fellow that looks 1ke me" has put his foot the poem was intended for publication by the fair Cecil, and her manifest superior at- | talnments allowed her to believe that it's publication over a nom de plume, unaccom- panied with confidential revelation of the writer's real name, was matter of course. Ii Cecil will send her own name, not neces sarily for publication. but " as a guaranty of good faith" we will gladly publish her effusion.
 A farmers convention under the aus pices of the State Board of Agriculture is to be held in Norwalk December II, l2 and l3 An attractive programme is arranged, for lectures, papers, addresses, reports, etc. After each Lecture there will be an op- portunlty for questions and discussion all interested are invited to be present and en- gage in the discussion. Special invitation is extended to Falmers' Clubs to be repre- scented by delegates and their members. The ladies are especially invited.
 A Question Bex will be provided to re ceive questions upon any agricultural topic, to be presented to the Convention for an swer or discussion.
 Meetings for Lectures and Discussions at Lockwoods Hall. An exhibition of fruits and grains will be held under the charge of the Pomologist, P. NJ Augur. An oppor- tunity for testing fruits and exchanging scions will be offered, and specimens and sciol 8 of choice varieties are solicited from all parts of the State. Samples of corn ana other grains, when donated for the purpose, will be preserved in the new agricultural rooms at Hartford.
 1 All articles for exhibition may be sent by express at the expense of the Board, in care of the Secretary at Norwalk.
 All the railroads in the State will give free return tickets ( xctpt the N. N. < N England, N. Y, \. II. S H, which prom ises excursion tickets from central points ii 3U are sold, and Naugatuck) to tho in at tendance who have paid one full fare. Passengers by the N. Y & N H. road take horse-cais al South Norwalk. Hea6qaar- ters of Board al Norwalk Hotel, where good accommodation will be furnished stereason' able rates. T. $. GOLD, Secrttary.
 West Cornwall, Nov. l6, 1868.
 At the M. E. church, the subject oi Rev MT. Barden's morning discourse was ''God's omnipresence," founded on the l39th Psalm. llth Verse. "Whlther shall I fl e from thy presence"
 A brief reference was made to the condi- ton of the kingdom of Israel after the death of Saul, and the imputations made against the character of David by his enc mics, growing out of the civil ftuds of Ab- ner and Joab. With no adequate means o
 
 ) knew his lnnocense, who had "'sesrcheC him and proved him" who knew all abou his acts, and Understood his thoughts afa off" and to Hum David makes his appeal And to show the reasonableness of that ap peal, he refers especially to Gods omni- presence. proving that whatever he haG done was known to God, as He was every where present, ani nothing could be hidde, from Him.
 After speaking of Gods omnipresenc, and the gracious manner in which Hls presence had beer manifested to His churcl and people in every age, and under every circumstance of prosperity and adversiiy and of His promise to be present with then in death, tue question was asked, Wha shC uld his presence teach us? lst, Il should teach us to be careful and not offenC Him. II He is ever present with us, anC knows all about us, ana will hold us ac- Countable for all our acts, then it is the plrt of wisdom to try to please Him. 2d It should lead His people to trust in Him and to be faithful in the discharge of duty He who has been so faithful to all His promises in the past, is worthy of all oul trust and love.
 In the ey' ming in place of the usual ser mon, there was Sabbath school concert consisting of singing by the choir ane children, and a short sermon to lhe childrer hy the pastor, from Mathew, flth chapter 29,n verse. Learn of me .''' The treas urer of the Sunday school Missionary soci- ety reported $6 7S received since the las