New-York tribune., 1888-08-26
IN THE CHURCH PORCH.
wANpER1NGs AND sAUrTERINGs.

IMPRESSED by their entire trustworthlncss honesty
modesy and simplicity Of character. IL tnese 10 'no
virtues that should adorn religious np' ''0' ',o
Adirondack guides are without exception one OF 'he
most religious classes OF men II has ever oeeh my
fortune to meet. And yet M orthodox ircnus IA '"o
churches Will be shocked to learn that as ruo '0So
men arc not professors OF religion" III 'ho o
meaning Of the phrase. They do not proho"h'o ""'
UNCONVENTIONAL sbibboeth. and would Do consiuoioa
lamentaby ignorant In regard TO tho mndamon as VI
theology Hathaway said to my guido the o'her
day. are you a religious man!' mo-" SAID me siif
pie minded old man. amt never got SO iur Do 70
ligon have list KEEP buoy wrastlln WIN INV uu'S
rs it aforc each dsy. I'm sorrs ior IL puu
an't religious. amt had the chances that CITY , iol
have had Poor old mani wonder & Il he y VIII IN etee tSe
discover what small thing religion reas h,y y IA bnI ,1
CHANGES His life has been spent in doing ms as.S as
afoo him. ha2gea to EngW 1cpe nii Rha "a and
faithful to every trust rcposed in him Ana "a yen nt nc
pew in some churches know Of he would at once nc Do
enrolled as saint awa s. 81 s sabon and concealed
the unorthodoxy Of his formal creed
leave It with the thcolo:ians to explain two facts
about these guides First of all. II the arthcai son
dor and beauty OF grand cathedral ministers. as soo
of them sa-. the Of religion now is u ' o
far greater s2lendor and bean- OF thcso "oous anu
lakes and mountains have not led these men in'o the
cbprcbcs7 And secondly II clear view Of theology
is necessary for the development of character now Is u
that these essentially noble IN 'he'r ual'.
lives although they know te or nothin: oil tncoioss
Valuable property is entrusted TO them wear acr wear
and as safe though 1t were in charge OF an army
OF detectives. The safety and honor OF ucleatc aln @
in their keecin. nevertheless have heard Of but one
case where such confidence was violated anu IN 'nat
Gse e sdy @ndcs who oo @s h Summary method
marking their decstaton Of his crime m ,o ss nuom
OF Heaven, notwths tandng the deficiencies oil thcir
creed.
few days ago visited the Adirondack Sanatarlum
situated a noblo cmnencc near inc Niiase VI
saranac The inception of this beautiful charity was
fully described three or four years ago by MI Has
sard, in his letter at the time to The Iripunc Inc
idea was first suggested by DR.. f. L. Trudeau' VINO is
himself compelled live in the woods on account OF
weak lungs And in realizing It he was largely adcd
by Dr. A. L. Loomis, who has been coming up mere
for many years The object of the sanatarium Is 10
offer TO persons in the first stages Of lung disease ana
who otherwise could Ill afford the expense OF soJourh
In these mountains the benefits 10 Dc dcri'cu iroi
this region a wclLrcgulated outdoor life amid
hygienic surroundings a nourishlng det, anu inc
latest and most approved methods OF medicai 'eat
ment DR.. Trudeau, who, by the way, Is recognized
in Europe As all authority on phthiSs, gives his
valuable services TO sanatarium free OF charge, and
has also been ndcfatigable in raising the money
necessary TO keep It going Patients are charged
only IS week, which barely covers the necessary
expenses for the table Much Of the annual deficiency
in the running expenses is made up by the summer
guests al Paul Smiths, Loon Lake and othcr nearby
resorts But it is believed that If the scope Of The
glad TO aid it, In addition to the money needed to
carry the sanatarium on Its present basis, & money
Is urgently needed meet the case OF those VINO
ought TO come to it, and who cannot aioTa 10 pay
ladies at Paul Smiths have therefore decided TO start
a relief fund with this object IN view, & ana ntrih .hey
lions to this fund, Which may be sent to DR.. E. L.
Trudeau at saranac Lake post ohice. Whiie I9 hGt
ssoTs sous IN Hr Se highest ense Of the word and ought
enlist the active sympathy OF all VINO proiess anu
call themselves Christians
The cottage plan has been adopted in the sana-
tarIum, each cottage shelterng from two TO four
inmates The cottages have been the gift OF
number of ladies and gentlemen who have become
interested IN the institution and would here suggest
that more such cottages are needed They cost only
from $500 to 81 900, sum so trlhing that even
young lady could spare 1t by doing without two or
threo Worth dresses. Some Of the cottages, by the
way have been built by young ladies. In the main
building are the Kitchen dnlngroom' laundry, parlor
doctors office and number Of patients rooms Both
the main building and tho cottages are Deautiiui'y
finished and command one of the finest and most
varied views TO be found in the Adlrondacks VI the
balsamc and health-laden air TO be found mere
will say nothing except to state that experience Is
daily demonstrating Its value In all lung ana throat
troubles The village of Saranac IS now filed 10
ovordowng every winter with this class OF PATIENTS
ana increasingly large number OF people CONF SI ~
this REGION TO live permanently. because uef ,Ilnuu
that they can live no place else SO that look
forward to the day when this sanatarlum, so modcsy
begun will take its place among the most important
institutions Of its kind in the country ANA nose
who contribute to its support may have the
ton OF knowing that every cert OF their cohtrSnpnS
IS applied to inc work OF The sanalar1um Nel,nei @
lis physicians nor its officers receive any reuheia
tion.
saranac IS an ideal place for clergymcn who arc
broken down by hard work, and am surprised that
more Of thcm have not discovered IT, AT first sisht
the village is little disappointing. You reel hho
calling It "Saranac-ln- Hole" English fashion, SO
tain n
matter OF fact 1t is 1000 feet above the ievei OF
the sea- and is so situated to become sort OF
natural storehouse for the toncladen air OF the sur
rounding hills. In winter every house, puphc anu
private, Is crowded, and I'm the coming winter there
will be a greater influx than ever. Physicians VINO
ought to know tell me that clerymen would be very
much benefited by short winter s01ourn here. Ana
10 any who may contemplate such solouIn am am
winter guests is now being built the shore o
saranac Lake, where they Will be as comiortaDle Is
for few weeks and you win be surprised how
much better his preaching will be when he returns
Perhaps, after ALL the question of organic Christian
unity may be solved at the summer resorts For IN
ing at some tableaus given at Paul
Smiths in aid Of the Episcopal Church at Blooming
dale which is the station for Paul's. The young
ladies who appeared in the ableaus, OF course repre-
sented all churches, which, however, was not sur
prising. But what surprising was the TACT thst
inc entertainment planned and q ~ by MISS
May Talmage ghter of Dr.. Tai age, OF Brook
lyn. Tho general stage manager ad scene shiiter
was tho son of Dean Hoffman, of the Episcopal semi
nary of New York. Nm Episcopal clergyman Oh ~ new,
York acted as interocutoT, who his vile assisted IN
an experiment in mesmerIsm, which was conducted By
that Venerable pillar of universalism, p T. Barnnm
Among those who assisted in other ways were Method
lsts Baptlss, Presbytcrians unItarans and spirit;
ualists. But don't believe that the money raised
so largely by the despised sectsS Will be refused by
the old historic Church Dr. Talmage, by the way,
was an Interested spectator of the tabcaus.
The getting up of fairs and kindred entertainments
for religious objects has become important featuo
In summer resort life. Up here IN the Adirondacks
the ladies in the various resorts engineering all
sorts of pleasant and innocent schemes to lurc money
out Of peoples pockets for charitable object.