The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-21
IN THE GREEN FIELDS
Pastor Moffett Leads His
Happy Little Flock
to the Country.
SCENES AT TIE NEW HOME
As Neat and Comfortable Quarters
as Any Child Could Wish For.

At last they are off The Rev. MI.
Moffett's little guests at the home in
Basking Ridge are today enjoying the
fresh, summer air.
1t was precisely three o'clock yesterday
when the start was made from the church
house at Willow and Sixth streets. They
marched along Willow to Ferry street,
and thence into the depot. The train did
not go until 3:45 O'Clock, and the time was
spent in playing about the ticket office.
They behaved splendidly, considering
their ages. When the man at the gate
with the melodious voice called out their
train they formed in line, and marched
like little soldiers to their separate car,
and in the mostorderly manner embarked.
The whistle blew, the bell rang, the es-
cape of steam from the engine and the
noisy revolutions of the wheels before
they obtained a grip on the slippery rails
were the signals for one OF the loudest
yells ever heard. l thought, Judging
from the lung power displayed, that Mr.,
Moffett had made wrong selections, but
one glance at the pinched faces convinced
me that he was right
AS soon as the open country was
reached, the children, most of whom had
no ideas upon the subject except such MS
had come from the sight of vacant city
lots, were spellbound. They absolutely
revelled in the sweet scented air, and
their faces showed the good effect at once
in ruddier hues.
Basking Ridge wits reached, and the
children alighted from the car in q very
orderly manner. They then formed into
ranks and marched along white road
about five hundred yards. Standing back
from the street was large, ramDllng
house, with about twenty rooms The
top floor is laid out for dormitories. Each
room will hold comfortably four beds.
The bed linen was of snowy wh1tenesS,
and all the appointments OF the rooms
were scrupulously clean. The ground
floor is used for storing room, kitchen,
dining hall, reception room, and a room
for the children to play in on wet days.
AS soon as the children arrived there
was a bountiful supper spread for them,
to which they did full justice. Milk, tea,
eggs, cold mutton, and ham in profusion,
besides piles of snowy home made bread,
were on that table-when they began, but
good share of it was gone when they
finished.
It was seven O'Clock before the meal
was over. The children were turned into
the grounds to play until nine, when they
were called in for prayers and bed.
The Sisters accomplished the task in
short order and sat down to have an hour
among themselves before retiring for the
night also.
It is impossible to exaggerate the up-
tiring energies of those good women,
From six o'clock yesterday morning until
half-past nine last night they had no rest,
and the work will go on with eq nal vigor
till the summer is done. The Rev. Mr..
Moffett saw that all was right aud started
for home at about ten.
If any of the children fall sick they will
be In good hands, and one of the lHoboken
doctors will visit the home at least every
other day, and probably every day. Mr..
Moffett has been very careful to provide
made sound and weatherproof and fur
nished for the hospital. Every morning
at six O'Clock the children will be called
and dressed. From that time until half
past seven is given them for play, to work
up an appetite for breakfast.
"Surely God will watch over our ven
ture," said Mr.. Moffett as he citsU g
glance about him before taking his leave