New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-02
HAPPY AMID GREEN FIELDS
NEARING THE END or THEIR VACATION
PARTY or rREsH-AIR CHILDREN DREADING TO
LEAVE TIE COUNTRY.
fFRom SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT rRrnrSEi

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| LEAVE THE COUNTRY.
! fFRoM SPECIAL CoRREsroNDESr 90 ruE rRrnrSEi
| LAFAYETTE, n. Y, July 20" lnasmuch IA ye
| have done II unto one ~ the least Of these. my
brethren, We have done II unto Me-" That was the
text from which tho Row Willard Parsons preached
a sermon In his little country church In Psnnsy-
vania. in June. 1877. After the sermon he pro-
cured homes for niue city children for two
weeks visit In his parish The next day he
went 10 New-YorS obtained the children. and
the first Fresh. Air party was on its way 10 the
country. During that summer sixty little ones
roamed at will through the fields aud woods at
sherman. Penn.
Tho Rev. George T.. MncArdlc preached from tho
text that originated the Frcah-Air movement few
weeks ago and to-day sixty three children from
tenement homes In New-YorS ARE In the happy
homes In his parish This party-largor than ali
the parties In lS77-is one of sevcral that were
scattered along the road from Bingham
ton ON July 49, Mr. MncAdle IA pastor of
the Congregational Church the only one in this
quiet VILLAGE which is under the care Of the SYRIA
cuso Preghytcry. and hc breaches t0 % union cou-
IrpgltiOu representing many denominations. lie
is. bon fact Union man. After studying M the
Union Institute he entered Union College. from
which ho was graduated to continue hi7 education
u Inc Union Theological seminary. and later
hc served in the Union army h' sermon
M r ..l az r,,. tr,,,.r In .oudiuv
w." WV" 80 ...t,.
thou'hudH OF children from u''n'' "' rP''"'
n the city to quiet villages aud iiru'
,.b,., tl., Yfs nlIowrd tn ran at
,u an .,., ANNA. /
p''e'ul' w." '"I"N'" NV "' ~
to hia people tn dn HHu'thms Tor ihr lIl' un''
Who breathe only iuui-dhit ANA i've "n ""u hu' %
ul which would NOT hr ert ou country it'''
Ihr RESPONSE Was ptump. and hearty irW ohrr-
Uuur htnGllscI. one man, whose love Tor duinR
good had boundary sand that hr would have
Nothing Coz du with thr lousy children, Ndtu-
rally bis name dId not appear ON the list oi enter
tanners publ. hcd 30 luO ram 81 ON the daN thal
thr PARTY lrIt NrN-lorA. me man however.
appeared at th' STATION th3i Hshli anu W.
anxious to tlN' coup'e ol tine SIX lY-'H'' h'l'N
dressed and W,l-urHaNed HJa.Y''' MA
came here u charge OF M W.
colt. NoI' OFT On" travellers answered. lhe u, .~'Iip
ton fujt ID" had IRA Nu. aud nr watched WIN 'Hl-
mes, the a~t child driven away, hoping ih1' ne
would be- called ON O." ear. for one or more OF those
for whom home, had mot been PROVIDED. Two d't'
i.fc" hc was again IN tl" village Win ans oonh'-
seated wagon trying to hud ON" or more '>NatlSirl
hosts. tIat lac might obtain ihtu children. Ills
missions was again rWt'-S.
Happier children imam ihoSr Sent 10 lhl' h'A ill-
ful village DO Wulu Dee hard tn ind. Last SUNDAY
nearly every one was 8t sunday hool, most oi
fl,uu wearing boruurt-. Mr. Ma ArdIp prcI 'hed
,I .''Tb. N.v-. Yor, children " and Tomorrow he
,,.u fcl his o.onIe thrir dirty 10 these and
,to,.~ ,f,,f,,',,ts children he sunday school
Ii.'' , frnf nf $40 which Mr. NarArdlc told Iuf
lrrr-,r, ,rr.su,uIrlf h, yyoud wise the ,c hoOl