The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-15
CHURCH NOTES.

Rev. Mr. Ferguson, of Pennsylvania,
occupied the pulpit Of the Daretown Pres
byterian Church last Sunday.
Rev. w. W. Daily addressed the young
peoples meeting at the Baptist Chapel on
Tuesday night. Subject, stepping
Stones.
Hans Adamsen. the Siamese Preacher
will occupy the Baptist pulpit next Sunday
In the evening he will conclude his lecture
on the Pilgrims Progress with magic lantern
views.
There will be no sunday Services in the
Presbyterian Church during Rev. Mr. Nc
Curdy's absence Wedn, sday evening
prayer meetings and the Sunday School
will go on as usual.
Services at the Methodist Church next
Sabbath. conducted by the pastor. Rev.
ness" p. NJ Fast Young Men. :"
Seats free All welcome.
Rev. n. j. Wright prcaeheda sermon ae-
cording to previous announcement last
Sunday evening III the Methodist Church
to n good congregation, on 'TrampS, tax
ing for his text Prov. XXNIfI 10. HE
that tilleth his land shall have plenty of
bread but he that followetll after vain per-
sons shall have poverty enough. He said
that herein was the solution of the tramp
problem. He who works and preserves
the result of his labor has plenty. while the
idler and spendthriit has nothing. Neither
protection nor free trade will remedy the
evil. AS sources ofthe evils he mentioned
LIST. the American idea that it is disgrace to
work. and showed how farmers SONS be-
came dry goods clerks. and farmers daugh-
ters married dudes I'd, Many too lazy to
work and showed how rich people raised
their children to do nothing, and in adver-
sity they became helpless, and spoke of the
fright of the tramp ON being shown the
woodpile Sd, Many belong to the crimi-
nal class: live in the city dens in winter
and swarm out to curse the country in the
summer.
Among the different classes of tramps
who shirk duty and crave glory he men
toned:
LIST. The army tramp. who lived in the
hospital and now enjoys pension.
I'd. The secret society tramp. who fol-
lows for the loayes and fishes.
3D., The temperance tramp, who has no
character and lectures for money.
4th. The religious tramp, who lives on
the church. whom he classified As follows
a. the literary tramp: b, the musical tramp;
c. the magic lantern tramp; d, the evan
gelistic tramp. which last he severely de-
nounced, not believing ii had any Divine
warrant: not endorsing the means employ
ed by evangelists; not liking their spirit
and questioning the results of their labors.
The discourse was plain and practical,
and was well received by the congregation.
At the Musical Convention nnder The direc-
ton of Professors t;cibel and Pierce, which
will organize in Woodstown Monday evening
sept lst., il Is proposed 10 produce for the first
time in salem county the Scripture cantata Of
samuel .'The Choicest Gift" music composed
by Gee r. Root. This work l. HE best of its
author. who il ton wcu known To need further
coinmcndation. Ii is desired 10 have the grand
chorus number ut least one hundred voices, in
addition to which twenty girls are wanted rang
ing from twelve to fourteen years Ia represent
a school and ten more girls OF abont the same
a.es are also wanted 10 take the recitation
parts" The tuition fee for the entire courSe al
fifteen lessons durin. the Convention, includ-
ing both elementary and classical, will be for
adults only 81 10 and for children under four
teen sI.00 payable in advance. The price has
been placed extremely low rs Ia enable all To
enter. Those DESTROYS Of joining are requested
To hand their names ~ early possible 10 John
II. Peterson or +. >. Davis.