The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-11-07

ganization as societies of the kind in
other cities fully demonstrate, will
please make known to him their names
personally, or by mail, in. order to
take initiatory steps toward calling a
meeting. r. B. CARTER.
90. Box 80.
A DAsTARDLY ACT.
During Thursday night scouudrel
deliberately broke one of the long
narrow side end panes Of glass of Mr..
B. r. Wins projecting windows of
his shoe store on High street, and
helped himself to pair Of handsome
ladies boots worth fully Sc. The
| glass, over quarter Of an inch thick,
was broken with a large aud sharp
edge stone which was found on the
show floor of the window. Mr.. WINS
will repay any ore well for such in
formation as will lead to the arrest of
the burglar and bold thief.
A TRIBUTE TO THE LATE PRESIDENT.
Among the many published SER
mons and monographs of the late
lamented President Garfield, none
portray more fully the life and char
acter of the deceased, or embody
more beautifully aud touchingly
expressed thoughts of his illness and
decease, than the sermon upon his
death preached by Ri. Rev. Bishop
Scarborough in the chapel of ST.
james, Elberon, on Sunday Sept.
18th. The following is but brief
and imperfect summary of the
discourse. Taking for bis text the
words Of Ssmuel-''Kuow ye not that
there is Prince and a great man
fallen this DAY in Israel" The dis
tinguished prelate commenced by
saying: We are making history that
our children's children to many gee
erations will read with absorbing
interest. We are living and moving
in the midst of events that will be
far-reachiug 10 their influence on the
destinies of humanity. Events that
will mould and shape for good I trust
the life and thought of this nation.
To-day we stand round the bier of
one who has carried more Of love to
the grave with him than almost any
man Of the countless millions who
have lived and died before him.
Elberon has become historic name
and place, a sacred shrine, where in
coming years, many pilgrims feet
will delight to dwell. For the past
few weeks, the eyes of the whole
civilized world have been turned
toward it and the lightning fash has
written it in far-off lands. Abiding
to the fact and which enhanced the
sad impressiveness of the occasion
that he who had attained the very
climax Of greatness, worsbipped 10
this temple only few short months
ere the assassin's bullet laid him low
in the dust and brought him face to
face with death, the speaker dwelt
forcibly upon his struggle for life,
and that Infinite Mercy which called
him to higher place and honor,
than earth could afford him. Review
ing his early life, the architect and
builder Of his own fortune, be spoke
Of James A. Garfield as a representa-.
tive man, and with happy thoughts
akin to the subject, aud the lessons
inculcated by his example, he spoke
tenderly of the stricken hearts made
desolate, and the dear old mother.
whose love and whose loss We cannot
know save in part. he will live,
continued the eloquent divine, not
merely as memory in the thoughts
Of men, but like Washington and
Lincoln. he will be entwined in the
affections of his countrymen. Such
q man belongs to no one age or ma.
ton exclusively. He belongs to the
race, to humanity. he finished his
work, the work which God gave hin
to do and for which he fitted and
trained him. The lesson to us, said
the preacher, may be briefly stated
let us always DO ready aud waiting
for the summons of the Master, fol
we know not the day, nor the hour
nor the mode of our call hence.
BURLINGTON LYcEuM.
| A very fair number of members
and visitors were present at The semi,
monthly meeting of the Lyceun
which was held on Tuesday evening
Pres Wilmer Reed, presiding. Sew.
eral ballots were exhausted prior t.
the election of an editor for the Ly
ceum portfolio, and which finally
resulted in the choice of Mr.. U. Lip
piucott. isoficer completing III,
Board, we name them as follows
Pres, Wilmer Reed; v. Pres, Mis-,
A. Phillips; Sec., Miss A. ellis; Rec
sec., Mr.. s. Haines; Treas, Miss G
Etfinger; Editor, Mr.. U. Lippinc,tt
By motion of Mr.. Fl. 1. Prickitt tina
committee be appointed by tn,
Pres. to ascertain what the printing
Of the portfolio would cost, the Pres
named Messrs. Prickitt aud Lippin
colt and Miss Rodman. The program
of the evening which was somewha
limited owing to the election, followed
with well played instrumental piece
by Miss Laura Cook, readings By
Me,srs. Rink, Lippiucott and Priekitt
a solo sweetly sung by Miss c. Ettin
ger, with organ accompaniment By
her sister, ADD an exceedingly beauti
full essay, "Mother, Home, Heaven