The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-01-16
Gas Lighting.

Gas Lighting.
Serious complaints are made about the
neglect to light our street lamps on
cloudy and stormy nights when the moon
is supposed to shine. correspondent
hands us the following:
Who is responsible for the dangerous
darkness of our streets? Council, Com
mittee, Lamplighter, whoever it be, some
one ought to be called to account, and re-
quired to make change in the rule or
the practice, of lighting.
On Monday last, it was dark at half
past five. The moon rose more than two
hours after that. The people who were
compelled to be on the street during those
two hours Jared badly. What with run
ming against half opened gates and horse
posts, stumbling over heaps of snow and
broken payements, slipping on ice and
falling into water and slush more than
and anger than of fun and frolic among
the pedestrians. And this at the time
when most people have to be out. And.
last Monday experience was but repeti-
ton of what has been endured many a
month before. The expectation Of moon
light, some hours later, does not tighten
the path bit Lamps should burn, those
two hours, even though they have to be
put out at light. Let us have moro of
light, comfort and safety in our city
streets.
Anniversary of the Presbyterian Sunday
SCHOOL,
Last Sunday was the anniversary of the
Presbyterian Sunday School of this city.
This is always All interesting occasion,
and the children look forward to it with
pleasure. This year, Warren A. Greene,
Esq. the excellent Superintendent, made
some material additions to its usual in
terest.
The anniversary was held at 2 p. NJ,
ly attended by the parents of the children
and friends of the school.
Supt. Greene, in his annual report,
gave the number connected with the
school as follows: Officers, o; teachers,
80; scholars, per scholars-primary,
rs total, 34s, Average attendance, 1872;
nj ;ot, .,oe oone;darad rood in yiau IF TIM
fact that the Sabbaths of 1888 were I'M
usually stormy, twenty-six of them being
either stormy or threatening Storm
There were no deaths in the school dur
ing the year-an unusual occurrence.
Rev. Mr. Lindsey, of the Thompson
Memorial Church, of Solebury, addressed
the school, from Psalms 119: 105-"Thy
Word is lamp unto my feet, and light
unto my path" His remarks were very
interesting and instructive aud were at
tentively listened to by the school and
audience.
Rev. Dir. Studdiford, the pastor, made
a few earnest remarks, after which Mr..
Greene, with few we'll timed words, pre-
scented to each of three scholars who had
been present every Sabbath during the
year, handsome book.
The Tieasurer's report showed the fl
nances to be on sound basis !; no debts,
with cash in treasury.
Episcopal Church Notes.
The Rector of st. Andrews Church has
given notice to his congregation that the
Bishop of the Diocese will visit the church
on Ash Wednesday, February ~, and adj
minister Confirmation.
Last Sunday morning, Mr.. Smith de-
livered a sermon on tie Necessity Of Con-
frmatioa, as part of the Christian re-
ligion, established by the Apostles, under
Divine direction, and never since repealed.
Other services will follow, on several
Sunday mornings, upon topics connected
with Confirmation-its benefits-the right
preparation for it-and what is expected
to follow upon its reception.
By these public addresses, as well as
in personal interviews, the members of
the Confirmation Glass are instructed for
the reception of the solemn, Apostolic
Rite Of the Laying on of Hands.
A Sunday School was begun, several
weeks ago, in old St. Thomas Church,
Alexandria, where the Rev. Mr.. Wright
holds afternoon service on the second and
fourth Sundays in each month. "The
Old Stone as the country folks around
are accustomed to call it, stands miles
away from any town or village and
some of the children thus gathered for
instruction, had never before attended
any Sunday School. 1t is probably thirty
or forty years since Sunday School was
last held at St. Thomas.
Good DR.. Race, the Antiquarian of the
County, has recollections of saying Cate
chism and Bible lessons, seated on its
hard benches, long, long ago.
The Missionary Board of the Episcopal
Church, asks for over 1868, 900, for its OPP
erations, the present year. As this is
entirely independent of City Missions
and the work done by every Diocese with
in its own borders, it shows greatactivi-
ty on the part Of the church, in its general
mission fields, which take in China,
Greece, Africa, and the Freedmen and
Indians of our own country, besides the
frontier settlements of the Great West. y
Temperance Friendship Social Society.
At a special meeting of the Friendship
Social Society held on the 18th of jan,
1884, the following preamble and reso-
lutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, in view of the loss we have
sustained by the decease of our friend
and associate, Tunis T. Kroesen, being
lightweight years of age, and a resident
of this place for the space of eighty-one