The Lambertville press., 1860-01-11
A Donation Visit to the Rev. William
Phillips and Lady, of Frenchtown.

A Donation Visit to the Rev. William
Phillips and Lady, of Frenchtown.
New Years eve was an evening of
special interest and one long to be re-
membered by the people of French
town and vicinity. 1t was the even
ing appointed for Donation Visit, F"
Cat the residence of DIR. S. Rosenber-
ger), to the Rev. VIM. Phillips and
Lady. Mr.. Phillips has been for some
time past faithful and devoted Pas
tor of the German Reformed Church
(more commonly known as "Ruth's
Church") of Tinicum, Bucks Co., Pa.
The evening was fine and it really ap-
peared as if all nature smiled upon the
attempts that the people were making
to show to Mr. Phillips how near and
dear he was to them and how much
they appreciated his labors for their
eternal good. During the course of
the evening, Mrs. Joseph Rogers, i'll
behalf of the German Reformed Con-
gregation, presented to Mrs. Phillips,
one of Grover & Bakers "best" Fam
lily Sewing Machines, accompanied
with the following neat and appropri-
ate address =
MRS. PHILLIPS Dear Madam :
Your friends here assembled have
chosen me to say few words on this
happy occasion. And, though the
choice might have fallen on some one
more worthy, still it shall be my en-
deavor to do justice to the kind feel
ings of those who have thus honored
me.
Days, and weeks, and months returning
Have borne us gently down life's way
| till we have arrived at one of the
landmarks of old Time, in his ceaseless
round-the last night of the year. A
spot from which to look backward and
forward. Backward, as we look upon
the old year, we see clouds and sun
shine,-joys and sorrows have chequer-
/ ed the paths over which most of us
have passed. Yet, amid difficulties
and trials,-many things to be regret
ted and more to be repented of,-sc
many blessings and mercies have sur
rounded us, that we can not but ex-
claim-"Thou crownest the year, @
Lord, with thy goodness, and thy
paths drop fatneSs." Forward, we
look with joyous anticipations as tc
what the New Year may have in store
for us. Hope, with her glimmering
star and crown of roses, (the only
earthly roses that have no thorns)
stands smilingly forth to lead us on
This happy season, when dull care il
hidden in some out of-the-way corner
when the blood seems to flow with 6
quicker, warmer motion, even in ole
veins, and when young hearts are dan
cling in the unrestrained enjoyment
Of present happiness, when gifts anC
greetings are freely interchanged
your friends have chosen as the mos
suitable time to offer a gift for you
acceptance, which they hope will af
ford you as much pleasure in receiving
as they feel in presenting You vii
agree with me that thds can never su
1 percede that good, DID, fashioned seao
ing machine, that you have so long
and so faithfully used. For,
"That same family sewing machine,
Is the cleyerest thing that ever was SEEN, p
and worth thousand such as this
mo rigid contrivance of lumber and steel,
But one with ,aatar0L spring in the heel
Will do whatever the owner may choose,
With the slightest possible turn ofthe screws
But this good, old machine" lack
the speed necessary to keep up wit
these days of steam and telegraphs