The Forrest City times., 1897-07-02
The following letter from Lyman J. Tfowes will be interesting to his friends and acquaintaucss here:

The following letter from Lyman J. Howes willbe interesting to his friends and acquaintaucss here:
 HOTEL VICTORY,
 PUr-INBAY ISLAND,
 LAKE ERIE. ono. Editor FORREsT CITY TMEs:
 School closed June 24th. and commencement week was the best in Oberlin's history As Oberlin is considered to have the finest trained chorus in the country. the music rendered on this occasion was magnificent.
 On sunday morning June 20th. the chorus rendered ''Sanetus." The church that morn- ing was packed to it's fullest capacity two thousand. At the baecaaureate sermon in the afternoon. the one hundredth and thirteth Psalm was given. About the same number of music hungry people was present as at the morning service. but quite mum Der left before the sermon.
 On Wednesday morning at the common oe- ment exercises. part from the Elijah was rendered. The church was packed to sufIo- cation.
 h addition to such inspiring music, one of the most masterly addresses ever listened to was delivered by Rev. Newton Dwight Ii illis. D. D.. of Chicago. His subject was. The Message of John Ruskin" His wit was keen. and his spontaneous bursts of elo- queace swayed his audience like wind sways a field of grain. His reputation as speaker was certainly established on that occasion. On Wednesday evening. the Elijah was giv- en. This was rendered the best of any and was better appreciated by the audience. As Oberin is q christian co-edueational in stituti0n, there are quite a number of stu dents, both boys and girls, who are not chris tans. Since none of them are touched by long sermons such music as this charms them and sets them to thinking. This proba- bly is the only way that such class can be be brought to their Master.
 1 A few of us students decided to come to Put 1 In-Bay to work during the summer. Onr trip | here was very pleasant in some respects. We l took the Lake shore at Oberlin and rode twenty dusty and smoky miles 10 Norwalk | Ohio from there we had a delightful ride on the electric cGt tt rough green fields and fraQ- rant woods to SaHdusky, Ohio. a distance of twenty-five miles, from there we took the boat for Put-ln-Bay. This part of the trip was enjoyed very much. The Steamer Arrow. the one we took, is the prettiest boat on Lake Erie. It was very delightful to sit in the back part, and watch the briny waves caused from it's movement The lake, at periods. pre-. sented an azure blue and then a pale green while mild wind would stir up the rippling waters into myrads of circles. Such a scene was far more pleasant to our eyes than the coarse print of books we had seen for nine months previous.
 When we arrived at Put-in-Bay we had quite an experience. We packed off our bag gage to the wharf, expecting to find'a dray man, but no one was in sight or to, be mad So we carried our baggage mile and a half through oceans of dust and through the hoi sun to the hotel we are now staying. Every one of us was worn out when We reached ouI destination, and no time was lost ill going tc bed. Late in the evening we were serenaded by the singing of some colored walters whC had just arrived from ST. Augustine Tho sounds blended in perfect harmony. It wa. especially interesting to hear them mimic the midnight sound of distant boat. l So far we like our location and places Wt are not quite familiar with the building and 1 island yet but expect to be very soon. 1 Some time in the future l will write yol \ concerning Put-In-Bay Island.
 l Respectfully.
 LYMAN J, HowEs