| Show I 1 SPENDING THE FOURTH missionaries join a pleasant sant picnic party WATSON Alle allemany Allega gany oy county conaty michigan editor deseret news I 1 on the morning of the fourth brother lindsay and I 1 rose rather late being roused from our slumbers at about half past six with crackers we came down stairs and ate breakfast and then read the newspapers and studied the gospel for a while when elders parker and with all of brother william Earth maus mans family came loaded with baskets of the finest kind of picnic to these were added brothers charles and john barthmann Earth Barth mana mans families with their supplies f picnic ice cream and other we all started for the maple woods well loaded and were soon joined by mr jacob lusher and family who also had a supply of the bounties of life we soon reached the lovely spot in tile the woods near a small shanty where brother charles earthman makes maple sugar every great quantities this was about eighty rods from his house we soon erected a very handy bandy temporary table and seats seals out of boards and the table was soon spread with an abundance of luxuries in the food line all the grown people in the party were soon SEATER SEATED AT TRE TABLE with the elders in a row on one side according to their age than I 1 could not help noticing the gentlemanly and ladylike actions of the de dear argood good little children who stepped back without a murmur to wait and amuse themselves while we partook of the feast prepared for far the occasion by those who know and love the lord A blessing was asked upon the food by Brot brother lier we thep partook very f reely freely of a grest great variety ot of food which was a ai goodas good as I 1 ever ate we then drew back irom the table tu to make room for the children who were soon quietly seated and enjoying the rich bounties before them As t looked upon the smiling faces of these twel twelve num lovely children making the same number that sat at the first table I 1 felt to say from my heart god bless these innocent beautiful children then my mind flew home and was full of thoughts thou gata gats of the dear family gatherings of my parents and friends where 1 I had bad seen the dear little children in like manner surround the table all free from care knowing nothing but joy while their blooming health and rosy cheeks on every occasion bore witness of the pure air and healthy climate of the mountains the exercises of the afternoon consisted of a variety of extemporaneous speeches songs gospel hymns recitations etc with plenty of ice cream lemonade and other refreshments in this way WE JOYED until the shades of evening dr enear near 11 when we gathered u up 0 our ar baskets bets pans etc slid and with a fast long look a t the berLuti beautiful tal place where the most of the day was spent we bade good oye to the woods and retraced our steps to charles Earth mans house where we rested a few moments we then went ent down to the grand river and sang a hymn at the waters edge when four mote good people obedient to the gospel call were baptized by elder parker we th then 1 brocar journeyed ot 1 r u e ye d back to tay the house of JW william i 1 J ls m earthman Earth raan where toe the ordinance of confirmation was attended to by t the e four elders present each being mou mouth h in turn according to their age we aethen wethen hen sang aging several hymns and offered a prayer to our heavenly father thanking lim lipfor for tae great pleasure we had en enjoyed 11 kyeo d day aon ana asking for help to pursue our oar labors thip happy chui coui company any abel then separated eaph each one oge testifying testifying that tt t was the most moat pleasant day of their lives and would never be forgotten F II 11 |
