Morning journal and courier., 1883-07-18
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Big Day at High Rock.

I UntV1rSnltSE Large Crowd and a Jolly Time. large and merry party thronged the groves, elens and avenues of High Rock l Grove yesterday on the occasion of the pie nic of Universalists from various portions of the State. Little Universalists to whom the words "creed" and ''doctrine' have no mean ing and old gray headed Universalists who have experienced all the realities of life and the fight of faith alike enjoyed the day at High Rock. A party of nine crowded car | loads went from New Haven, eight carloads from Hartford and New Britain and several from Bridgeporty Ansonia and other towns | on the Naugatuck road. When they all reached the grove it was crowded to over | flowing and all the tables were in demand The average picuicker enjoys nothing quite so much as eating and those yesterday at High Rock were no exceptions. One | long table under the pavilion was reserved for the Church of the Messiah, this 1 city, another for the Society of Mlshkan Israel, this city, and another for the Hart ford and New Britain party. Beside these the numberless small tables In the grove were all occupied. Family groups, in which the baby occupied 8 prominent position, | were numerous The children were every | where in the swings, on the river taking, some of them, their first boat ride, and on the teeters, which were well patronlzed
 
 and ran and played to their hearts content. The croquet grounds had their share of pat | ronage and the click of the mallet mingled | with the noise of the swings and | the voices of the children. Thomas or 1 chestra furnished music for dancing on the stand in the grove where the light fantastic was tripped all the afternoon. Although the day was warm it was cool in the grove and | a fine breeze was stirring which famed the heated faces of the dancers The glen and the rock were sought out by parties Who sought the cool shaded banks of the little brook or desired the view from the rock. In all directions and in all ways the party, which was one of the largest this season, number ing probably over two thousand, sought rest, ! pleasure and exhilaration. But the skating rink was the favorite resort. It was crowded at all three sessions. The music was fur nished by Wheeler $ Wilson's band and was excellent. The rink is sufficiently open te insure a plentiful supply of air. The | only drawback was lack of room for all those who wanted to skate At o'clock al congregated in the Grove and listened to g | band concert by the Wheeler and Wilson band. Several very pretty selections were played. After the concert, which lasted = about an hour, Conductor Frank A. Her nance announced that Superintendent Beacl had commissioned him to present picture O some scene at the Rock to each of th churches there represented. The views ar fine Autographs, handsomely framed. Tn Rev Mir. Houghton responded in nea speech. He then presented the pictures u representatives of the churches of Hartford New Britain Danbury and the lsraelltls church of New Haven. Speeches of respons were made by Mir. M. R. West, th superintendent of the Hartford Universalis Sabbath school the Rev. MT. Aubrey, th pastor of the Danbury church, and Dr. Klee berg of the Jewish church of New Haver Mir. West in his speech suggested that th IL I..Ia next year in convention similar to that ( yesterday, and the idea seemed to meet wit general approval In conclusion Mir. Hougl ton asked that the first four passenge cars should be reserved for their friends ( the Mishkan Israel as they had to ride partl in box cars on the journey out.
 Among the members of the Church of th Messiah who were present were, Rev. M. Houghton, William H. Andrews, c. B. Bri tol, John McCarthy, F. l.. Converse, H. l Cowell, L. H. Perkins, R. L. Curtis, A. Curtis, Roger Sherman, N. D. Folsom, E. $ Folsom, William G. Butler, H. s Ohandle James II Leeds, William RalIen, w. F. HoI son. T. F. Lamb. w. l.. Fox, R W. Whiting E. A. Hermance.
 Among the attendants at the synagogu who took part were Rev. Dr. Kleeberg N Myers, Max Adler, M. Sonnenberg M. Zul der, Lawyer Speer, l. Feldman, B. Rogow Xii, l. Osterweis, A. Sachs. E. UllmaI Charles UIlman Hermann Briggs Jaco Goodhardt, Moses Lesserman, Bernar Shoninger, Simon Shoninger, Jacob Nepe Marcus Schwed, David Machol, David La' R I denbach, Isaac Hayes.
 From the Hartford church, the Church ( the Redeemer, came Rev. w. H. Dearborn Rev. s. A. Davis, Hon. NJ. R. West, Hol M l c. H. Cooley, F. l.. Ellsworth, w. G. Johl son, S. P. Fox, l.. H. Brainard, B. s. Woo' VI ward, and 45O others.
 Among the Danbury party were Rev. Al J. Aubrey, Col. w. Dibble, J. T. Bates, T H. Foster, M. W. Foster, Ammon Peck, 4 A. Heath, ex-Sheritf Charles Decline, A. Heath, John w. Bacon.
 The Hartford train had on board a nun Der from New Britain, including Rev. D. k. Libby, F. M Scripture, Aaron Buttrick Jno. Sweetland, c. J. Goodwin and 10 others.
 Rev J. K Mason, of Springfield, was als on the grounds.
 The return to New Haven was made in a hour and half, reaching the city at si o'clock Everybody seemed happy, thoug tired, and well pleased with the day. Tn whole affair was well conducted and nothin occurred to mar the pleasure of the occasion The Universalists know how to have goo time.