The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-07
KINSI Ely.
THE REFORMED CHURCH SYNOD.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.


1t might be a matter Of some
( interest to some Of your readers to know
! that Wichita is represented at the general
/ Synod and Women's Missionary society of
the Reformed church now meeting at
. Lebanon, Pa, by the undersigned and his
better half We arrived here on Wednes-
day last after a ffty-fve hours ride.
/ Nothing occurred during the trip out Of
the usual line Of travel. We desire to say.
! however, that the roads in the west are
more generous to the travelling public.
. That is to say west Of st. Louis or Chicago
one is given q chair car and other comforts
/ for he regular fare After leaving these
cities you pay extra for any extra accom-
modations. We spent our first night in
! ST Louis, resting fourteen hours. SO that
the fatigue OF the journey was not SO
/ great. Our next rest was at Harrisburg
. Pa, where we met relatives and spent part
of the day Wednesday evening, May 3,
/ we answered to roll call and have been do
. ing so each day ever since. The work OF
the Synod is mostly of the routine sort.
/ There are over two hundred delegates pres
ent among them some very able ministers.
The sermons OF Sunday were of a high
grade and attracted large congregations
This part Of Pennsylvania is the stronghold
of the Reformed and Lutheran churches.
.
from five to fifteen hundred members in all
parts of eastern Pennsylvania. This IS a
beautiful country Of rich limestone soil
On Sunday last by special invitation we
were all given q free excursion to the
Cornwall Iron Ore mines There is here
the most wonderful deposit of iron ore in
the worlds solid mountain of ore 95 per
cent iron. The company has a most de
hghtful park OF nearly :, 009 acres with an
observatory from which can be seen a
large part Of Lebanon. Lancaster and Dau-
phin counties dotted over with their beau
titul towns and farms. The scene Is GER
taiulV very tine. / need hardly say that
everybody enjoyed the trip greatly and
especially the ride up the mountains to n
great height from which we had the fine
view of landscape.
Many subjects of much interest bearing
on the educational and mission work Of
the church both at home and in foreign
lands occupied the time and attention Of
the synod. One Gay OF special interest
was that on which the delegates were
heard from the alliance Of Reformed
churches in Europe and America includ-
ing the Presbyterian the delegates from
the Dutch Reformed, the Lutheran, No
rareian, and Presbyterian churches. i
plan Of union has been agreed upon be
tween our. and the Holland branches OF
the Reformed churches. which viii make
Us q strong. wealthy, and influential body
Of over half q million in this country, and
of from ten TO twelve millions II the
world
The Womeu's Missionary society held
great meeting. al which some Of our ladies
made very excellent addresses, and we
men sat back as listeners. They are doing
a grand work in helping forward the
evangelZation Of the world. From this
the Wichita delegation go 70 Baltimore,
where preach next Sunday, thence to
Washington, d. C; return TO Gettysburg,
Pa; next TO Greensburg, Pa, where ! was
pastor sixteen years. and finally 10 Pitts
burg, Pa, where we expect 10 attend the
International Sunday School convention,
June - I o -. as delegates.
Providence permitting, July + Will find
Us back in sunny, breezy Kansas, than
which we know OF no place we Ike better.
We are trying % induce some Of our
Reima friends to move out and share its
advantages with Us. How well we shall
succeed remains to be seen Yours truly,
7 " LOVE