The Newtown bee., 1899-09-15
Fairfield C.ounty,s
PLATTSVILLE.
A TRIP TO LONG ISLAND

TRIP TO LONG ISLAND.
Vacations have become almost univer-
sal. Holidays are multiplying. The
| great energy and haste of this age make
rest a create necessity. All nature il
| illustrates Ath.s. The trees rest In their
| work of leaving and fruit bearing. 1.-THE
cattl3 on Thousand hills'' retire under
the shadow tf some friendly tree or
seek their sta . until the night is past.
The Divine Father made provision for
| this need in the human race when, in the
morning of Creation, he set aps r. one
day for rest and especial worship.
Believing ourselves to be no exception
| to this rule, we planned for short tour
| of two week.. Accordingly on the morn
| of August Is, we harnessed our faithful
old Dolly to the surrey ard driving to
Bridgeport we boarded the Park City for
Port Jefferson. We had very pleasant
voyage with the exception Of the sea-
| sickness of our two children. We arrived
in port about 3 30 O'Clock, where we
again hsr3essed and took a delightful
drive to the home Of our este emed and
worthy friend, B. Franklin rs lock.
Satu rlaY afternoon, we drove down to
mort beautiful grove, where tents had
been raised, platform erected and seats
were being made in prep alton for a
typical Long Island grove meeting.
Here we spent one of the most delight
full weeks of our lives, preaching, pray
ing and tt lRing for the greatest cause on
earth.
Here we met friends Of former years,
who gave the most hearty and convin-
cling proofs OF soundness and constancy
of their friendship.
The pastor Of the church, under whose
aus spices these meetings were being held,
Rev Marina s Poulson, the son of one Of
the mighty men of our conference, a
young man Of ability and royal spirit.
The meetings were held morning, after
noon and evening throughout the week
and enlisted some of the best talent OF
| the vicinity, and both by the interest
shown and the results seen, proved to be
fully as good as the larger gatherings of
it's kind. The singing was excellent,
| showing great care in preparation and
satisfaction In execution. One of the
singers to whom we listened with pleas
| ure for three years, although she has
passed through severe suffering since,
has not lost the sweetness of the vocal
chords. Many of the layme1 gave proof
| that they had grown In grace and knowl-
edge by their stirring aud able exhorta-
tions. We left this hall1wed grove re-
luctantIy, but fee ling that there had
been given greater emphasis to the
| Christian Religion and life. And we felt
a deeper commiserauion than ever for
those who stand on the outer circle of
such inestimable privileges. The fol-
lowing week we visited some OF our
friends of the "Friendly Island" shar.
ing their kind hospitality and also en-
joyirg their profitable conversation.
| But our vacation, If you choose to so
call it, was, commonly speaking, soon
over, vet the friends who made it possible
and the real value received We trust will
always be ours. And these blessed re-
lations begun on earth will live on in
heaven. On the following Friday, just
two weeks from the time we set out or
this short tour, we took the same boat
over a more placid sea, arriving on the
soil of our own native state in the morn
ing and not long after were again in oul
beautiful home on Sport Hill amid oul
personal circle Of friends, which We
trust ever Will be as strongly welded al
that OF any other, which under the Div.
Inc Providence we have been able &c
make.-[E. j. Curtis.