Daily Republican., 1886-09-20
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,.o,,oal ste,oh-sp ssone: econ .. -, ., In
'.n,.--A Large oso~a Ua..n
d~d.pss-A Goo oo"c"' II
!. arner ,tone Q, :, ; Meo, new M M AZ
D. = aas laid at EiGe moor oI oTII
rD n svening last 6S hev. ;um
b., Of A.,sd Aspu,d nv a lumber Of other
beOn, ss'ssI s.w,IminRton and vicinity.
bbefs o. ,' nre,eut " ere Rev. j. e.
mini ''1,a ira.sv mentioned, Rev. w.
4. II Hnrra. 81; Pau :, Iam rev stsn,Is M
s's scott Rev. Aosm Ssen8lo'
yE L hu poAra, brAnuy-
ioui p., h,' + c. Jon uep, Mt. Salem;
pc, hS'' 'uamuersley, Mt. Pleasant
,al ministers, Hi Mendenhall,
IVCSi T'd, Moses Bullock and John
rn vs. t. Nearly the whole popula-
bpoh,; a.,nonr turned out and q
Of neonle came from WILL
W ms ard surrouuding country.
De'ou nnrary foor was laid upon the
.pa bnildipg, which we're erect |
ls u 'a Az, foor and u pom this were
10 lI0 hapcbes han and chairs for thoee
iia!N na,t in the ser vices. A lead.
% p UVn Of the impressive oerem ony
Y. the excellent singing oy tne cnoir
Esrdv,,ine ~ suo M. Z church, under the
5.Isrhip Of Prot raucoass % A,ion an ns
Ee cbo.r 10 composed pi oetween ~ aug
s,.cSs vrS mostly Young people, and OF
,no,s than 20 were present on
@ .d,, evening. The choir has beon
,hort time under the destruction
p,of Allen, but showed great prof.
fepcy in music o,h pou
X Brian reaiipg the selections
| ,he Methodist ritu al for such oooa-
,r. sitar which n. NJ. Browne, read .
I.i.ciop of Scripture from 1st Corihth-
~. ~ h chapter, sn4 ltd In prayer.
Raw, Adam Stengle read . carefully
,.ns,ed % history Of the little society for
.im me chuych WAS to be erected, from
fS,cn If anpeafed That q little Sunday
Iobool of 10 scholars was organised at
|SJss 1 Moor. o. January %, 1871, by
E.,,,e Eorri.ot., a workman in the
6,,s Noo, Iron Work, ali Mr.. Morri-
kou vM sup.rinteLient. Inc schooi
|NN he'd IN the gate house, put In Ao1A
|li was c.oaed.
Not feeling satisfied At having NO
|enrdsy school q, Elgs Moor, Mr.. r.Morri-
|sOn orsan ke1 the school again In 1874,
Ina f NET IN lis own house, but under
|M,,rss circumstances /. Continued
|oren ra.i! OJ5obsr l S76. WHEN 1t was
san coed.
in March, 1875, Mr.. Morrison having 8
|b1p, helper N john T Brad bury,
|t.y s5t permission from the Edge N, OF
!ul C,mpAi to uao The new school
A.l~ lest erected sd the village, and
he sunday School WAS again re-
ornaAd with john 7. Bradbury NJ
npe. lltendent. In Septem Der, 1885,
grs,ious revival Of religion broke out
and class Was formed with j. b, Cole
mat .s,s,isr, under Rev. u. L. Hubbard,
Of BrtudS wine NJ. 4 church, the leader
AID Sunday school uperintendent be
coming mem bers OF the BTandywint
N. church quarterly conference. On
January . b, 1886, the society was IT
oOrporeted ss the Edge Moor Nj. r
church, with Rev. L l. Hubbard ~
pastor and with the following trustees
John 7. Bralhurs, Allied W. Young
Thomas Steele, j. n @ )lenan, w. ii
Cook and Robert W. Biddle.
The Sunday school has now sixty
scholars, very fine library and Is orga
tifed with the following officers ant
teachers.
Superintendent, John L. Bradbury
Assistant Superi hten9en', Jane
Smith; Secretary, Edward Liddle
ntasurer, John T. II iegins; Librarian
j., \ Cook; Assistant Librarian, Ge0rg
a Schafer; Teachers, j. b. Coleman
John T. Higgins, joseph Smith, RI Der
d Biddle, Emma 4. Brad bury, Mar.
= Wilson, Susan Goodley and Mar
btdle.
Tie Sunday School is under oblies
Hone IN the past for valuable assistsnc
tom Mrs. James n. Baxter, Mrs. w
H. Cook, Mrs. p. Hushes, Ford An
Dltale. Rsv. w. B Gregg is credite
WI valuable assistance in en- courag
lfsald building up the young society
AID Rev. John Sin mons, though age
sNa ihrrm, was ul firing In doing s.
lsconld 10 aid the work The 30 ,iet
heFa +iu TO the Edge Moor Iron Con-
paly iof preseu,ir q them with q splen
va lot a. the corner OF Second nvenu
stc Is a;Teat, 6xl00 feet, and for oths
I4'lis' Mr.. Il d. Armstrong, OF th
suslnstrs depsrtne nc OF the Edge Moo
iron Company, & rew the plan of th
Guu1irg. TIE esting of the his orics
.hhch ! aving occupied 30 much OF th
..us a lla!itd FIR lMr SlepRle that b
Ouuinded TO maEe no additional 1,
marks
t'ev. X 9. jones followed Mr.. StenR,
ms oflef aud pract Cal address. ID
salu me greatest benefit to any con
uunty was a c5ureh, and he was gls
ooe tIsl the chutch the corner stoI
wien they were laying was opposi
tHe school hoTse-the church an
hI h,logI house being great civil'z srs an
.,, .,,easih2s TO the country. Napoleon
snS S' TIC revolution, found Franz
t1t'laR IRON inf ie!ity. Reason ha
gorh Set up for men TO follow, TT
i''a OF tue church had been closed sp
G'l voices If the priests had bee
,1nen' g,%' U pon the restoration Napoleo
r',ga ~" the open lag of the churche
s,S S yer" never was so much gladne
"s M J.! throughput France as whe
baa. dho Of The church bell was agai
,s,n'aa ,u aha the priests resumed the
l., IN tle temples.
,bs hna, hoIou9ht to the people religion n
had seh' EMIL u is true, but something III
4 soa olo nope and encouragement
stand o9th!h8 the people could unde
c,ncia az IL recognized Christ ar 4 hi
ern o,. MI ones instaneed O Wes
have uullt by iDhdels. 1t was
Mo ctu Nv chnrches, nor no preachers.
bIe ch.y grew bad people and disreput
And - 'acIers OF all kinds fiocked to
crina pecame place 30 noted (,
danaas' 'N"t human lie was always
the c;,i. @ Driven 70 the verge OF despa
acbm.aio ions seht for minister and hs
Chris. erected, and the religion
plars ssI up, and i'm m ediately Il
pra,niaG y, came better. Mr.. Jones co
bln,n"" The people of Edge Moor 4
be wa ~ me ereption of n church, ,ar
Rspero, e.ad That he movement was
bsniai bai among the citizens. every boo
4sping little. ~ '''N''' ''o' wv
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