The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-08-31

"undomesticated and uncombed'
West now, and naturally come into
closer contact with what it holds
The wharf, the boats, the boat houses
the facilities for bathing, the cottages
playing peep among the trees, the
trim and "finely run" (as l am as
sured) hotel, the city people from
Chicago, Detroit, Grand Rapids and
elsewhere, the numerous girl in the
shirt-waist, comforting its appearance
of enviable comfort and satisfaction,
yes, and actually without exaggera-
tion, the more numerous young man
in his various outing costumes, COM
bined to assure one that there is
here summer resort of the most de-
sirable type and fourishing like a
weed.
was puzzled to know why it
should be called Universalist resort.
There was nothing in the shape of a
hall or grove for religious meetings;
no seats, pulpits, or preachers. 1
even found that Bibles were scarce,
though why minister should have
been obliged to borrow one might be
question to occur to some unsancti-
fed minds. l had seen no ADVERTISE
ments of meetings or services on a
large or small scale to be held there;
no famous city guns of the pulpit to
shoot off in the woods and amaze and
confound the natives and other mem
bers of the great order of the unso-
phisticated. Not thing to suggest
the Weirs in good old New Hamp-
shire and DR.. Shinn of ubiquitous
voice and presence. A Universalist
resort evidently did not mean a place
for Universalist meetings.
/ afterward learned that it was an
abandoned child of the Michigan
State Convention, although with a
magnanimous shrewdness worthy oi
wise saints, a hold was maintained
on the beautiful daughter which
would ensure the treasury's receiving
one dollar out of ten of all returns
from her talents and charms, while
others took the responsibility of hel
care and education. It is a sort oi
heads-I-win-and- tails you-lose policy
and would be extremely profitable il
Universalists themselves would but
invest in or vigorously advertise the
beauty's many attractions. Lots
cheap and free to ministers. Come
and make the treasury of our Michi-
gan Convention bulge out with the
tithes.
But there are ample evidences that
Universalists are among these majes-
tic old trees at Ne-ah-ta wan-ta, the
resort. The faces of Mr.. Hunt, Mr..
Treadway, Mr.. Hilton, Mrs. Luce
of Grand Rapids, DIR. Merritt of
Charlotte, Mr., jennings and Mrs.
Mulliken of Detroit, with their fam
lilies, make us feel we are in fami-
liar and friendly atmosphere, while
sign "Nuts, Candies and Soft Drinks
at the entrance to the place where
there are "Boats to Let" in no wise
controverts the opinion. All hard
drinks are in private hands for strict
ly medicinal uses.
With all my love for New England
from which l had 80 recently come,
and with pictures still in my eyes OF
places of resort by old Atlantic's side,
where the ozone is salted, and of
lakes held in the arms of the deep
shadowy mountains, had no diff
Guilty in finding some spare affection
for Ne-ah ta-wan-ta and including it
and its beauties in the album where
I have stored away bright pictures OF
the places l am glad to have SEEM
spots glorifed, forming standards
with which to compare the beauty OF
the land "over there"
GRAND RAPIDS, Aug. Is.