Smyrna times., 1883-08-22
For the Smyrna Times.
My Vacation.

1 am having a splendid time this
Summer. I have found such a good
place at which to spend my vacation.
When the heated term came ON 81 felt
much exhausted-completely run
down." So l cast about for time, place,
opportunity and means for q vacation.
Time, the Lord gave me; opportunity,
the people would have given me, but
was little puzzled about the means.
Nevertheless, went at the matter
with brave heart, determined to con-
quer, and l did conquer; and made
the choice of place well adapted to
the circumstances governing n.y case.
The place chosen was East New Mark
ct, Dorchester County, Maryland. The
advantages of this place for me are
many.
First. The climate agrees with me,
l am in most excellent health and can
stand little country air.
SecOnd.-The board is cheap. There
is only one place here where it costs
me anything to live-that is at the par
sonage-all other places are free board
ing houses for the preacher and his
horse, and other members of his family.
A third advantage of this place is its
most excellent table fare-all the good
things of the season are here in abund.
ance, the best of fruit is at hand.
And in addition to all else, the place
i so we'll located. 1t lies between two
noble rivers-the Choptank and the
NanticoEe-which abound in skin,
scale and shell fish. Just above us is
the city of Cabin Creek and below us
is Sherman Town, while we are flank
ed by Secretary creek on the one side
and CrOchis ferry on the other all
places of much importance in their own
estimation. Our church privileges are
very extensive, we have seven M. f.
Curches--JOhn's sNumber--lesst the NJ. E
The M. E. is not the only advantage
we have over our ancient brother John
We are not put on an island to starve
but are nestled snugly in the low land
where the "milk and honey flow"
This is quiet place nothing tC
molest us.-We can eat, and drink, ant
sleep and then eat, and drink, anC
sleep again. We spend our time read
ing, writing, riding out into the coun
try, looking at the growing crops, stop
ping at the farm houses, of which there
are many, where we are invited to stay
for dinner and feast on the fat of thr
land-all of which we do. You neve
saw such place. You can eat ant
, drink to your stOmach's content, ant
} all is free. Not cent to pay.
AS many of the preachers are iron
home at this time we find our presenc
here quite helpful to the people. w
!: feel much improved in health and thin
that by the first of September we wi
S be able to begin to take our COnferenc
: Collections and enter upon the Fa
:, and Winter revival effort. We al
e very busy just now and have been har
e at work for the last half hour on
n vacation plan for next Summer-an
: now that our modern model and 81
y premely perfect plan is completed W
l. will bring it forward and introduce
@ to the churches.
- THE PLAN.
E Let all the city pastors arrange a
Is exchange with a like number of I'll
q country pastors for sixty days. I'll
country pastors allowing the use
!. their horses and carriages to the eli
W pastors during their stay in the cou
" try. This plan is full of opportuniti
in to both the city and country pastor.
" would, if adopted, give to the cOuntl
Il pastor a grand chance to air his talen
al before a city audience of blacksmith
e. carpenters, shoemakers and car men
IS. While the city pastors would enjoy t
of rare chance of confounding the eli
In hopper with his eloquence and learnin
a The country parsOn could visit t
y. parks, see the deers and sea lions, t
No. big snakes and Gagged lions. He cou
ed go through the great public iGstitutio
III such as the Academy of Natural Scien
in where he could get some just idea
oo- the great and small in the skeletons
RI the mastodon and the humming biz
;s He could visit the Academy of Fine A
,at and see the master pieces of the gre
,g- artists, and while he was doing all
les this the city parson could learn how
ps ride horse to water, climb the trt
M and gather fruit. Sermonizing wol
be unnecessary, they could prea
of their old sermons. Yours Truly,
ce T. o. AYREs