Connecticut western news., 1897-11-11
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
MT French Writes of His Trip.

MT French Writes of His Trip.
 DEAR EDITOR:
 As Mrs French and have been on trip to visit some former Sheffield peo- pie, and thinking many of your readers would be interested, write to your valuable paper on account of incidents and people whom have seen in the past few days. Speaking of your paper, I want to say that think the NEWS the newsiest sheet in this section and the Talmage sermon alone worth more than the subscription price. I have been a subscriber since the first issue.
 We left home on October 30 at 2:30 and arrived in Rhinecliff just three hours later at 5:30, ferried to Rondout, and thence by car to Kingston, N. Y, where we spent three days with our for mer Sheffield minister, Rev B. 0. War ren. Rev Warren lives in the parsonage next to the magnificent St. James M |. E. church. The day after our arrival l went to church to hear Brother Warren preach. At this service the congrega- ton numbered between 600 and 800. The text of the sermon was from St. Mark XIV, 3: "But he answered noth- ing" The great theme of the text was silence. In the evening 1500 persons were present to hear the sermon ad- H.. k1 I Kings VII, 21: "And he set up the pillar in the porch of the temple; and he set up the right pillar and called the name thereof Jaohim; and he set up the left pillar and called the name thereof Boaz." The service pre- ceeding the sermon occupied an houl' and the sermon itself was of 28 minutes duration but was listened to with pro. found attention. The music at the ser vices was beautiful. the church having the largest organ outside of New York city. and having in an excellent choir one lady singer from Brooklyn at a salary of s4OO year. The plate collec- tions of the day amounted to $l9.22, I was introduced to several of the official board and one of them remarked "your friend knows how to preach" "Yes'' I answered, Eff there is any preach in hlm he ought to preach in such church as this. Warren is from one of the best state of Delaware families and his two great grandfathsrs were officers in the Revolutionary war" His wife is from one of the best families in Maryland.
 I want to say few words about St.. James church. The buildings and so- ciety are the largest in Ulster, Green. Columbia or Berkshire counties and an honor to Methodism. The building is 150 feet long by 100 feet wide. The audience room is 90 feet square and a Sunday school room 3013O opens into it, making seating capacity of 2OOO people. The north window of the church is one of the finest on the conti- nent, displaying in the center large and beautiful figure of the Angel of Consolation. There are three of these windows each 30 feet high hy 20 feet wide. There is an arrangement in the church whereby they change every foot of air once in fifteen minutes. They burn 60 tons of coal per year and it costs $50OO annually to run the Church. There is dining room in the church 40 feet square and kitchen and utensils
 On Monday we went to the old senate house which was built 221 years ago, and where hang portraits of several of the presidents and one of the first gov ernor of New York state. The place was thronged with people viewing the pictures and the relics of 200 years. While in Kingston we called on Presld- ing Elder Philip Germond and family and found them very pleasantly located
 Our travels next took us to the home of Rev MT Smith in Saugerties. Found him very pleasantly located. From there we went to Hudson and spent two very enjoyable days with Dr Fl. Hadley Smith. Dr Smith owns a very fine block in Hudson. We took our meals with him and wife at the Central Hotel, very pleasant hostelry. Through the kindness of Supt. Gore. of Public Works, we were shown the great inn provements Hudson has made in the last five years in the matter of macada- mixed road. He told me that Hudson got macadam roads at AS cents per suare foot;-as cheap as Sheffield gravel roads The secret of the cheapness is that they own their own stone crusher. One of the foremost lawyers of Hud- son is another former Sheffield boy, Ed ward Mccormick. He has a big law practice. is attorney for several large firms and bas clientele in New York oity. He went to Hudson twelve years ago and is now worth over $25, 1000. We had splendid time everywhere on our trip, and the good wife and l arrived home to Old Sheffield on Mon. day, November 8.
 | CYRUS w. FRENCH.
 Sheffield, Mass.
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