The Penn's Grove record., 1888-08-25

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picnic, of st. Paul's NJ. E. Church was
held in Divers woods ON Thursday.
The day being cool made ii more pleas
ant for the many who were present
than profitable for those to he benefited.
There were not as many present rs I'D
former years. The Mosacca COrnet
Band. of Pedricktown. furnished mu-
sic during the day.
The exercise were opened in the al
ternoon with prayer by Rev. w. N.
Ogborn, of Bridgeport. Rev. Waldo
Messaros took for the subject Of his ad-
dress. Says 1 to Myself" and pro.
ceeded to make a good, solid. practical
Harvest Home talk, the theme OF
which Was the present human posi-
bilities of man to be good to himself,
to others, and reap success in life which
does not derend upon birth, education,
or favorable position in life. Some
jems of his address were rs follows.
Natural man is capable Of infinite
thing. All things do not come to
those who wait, but those who strive.
A ghost is called a d~isembodied spirit.
There are bodies which are ghosts with
no spirit. All complain who fail.
Don't expect "a check on the worlds
bank If you put nothing in it by your
energies. Luck is getting unexpectedly
what You do not deserve. None should
expect luck AS we we cannot make An
agreement with the Diety. If he
wanted a picture of fortune he would
ask John Wanamaker for his picture
which would show energy, and enter
prize.
The ghost complains that ability
win not be recognized. 1t will II only
by the snarl of an opponent. There Is
no man but who can make his mark
and be honored, if only on his little
tombstone. What is needed is ability
to stick and make good use Of the mo-
ments as the fly. fhere is good where
ever you lnok for it aud also bad. We
get from the world what we deserve.
The world is what you make it. If
you look for fools you will find
them and likewise wise men.
Think well of yourself and well of
the world and you'll get along well
The great men of the world have been
those Of the least imposing appearance.
You do not need be a scholar to he II
sue 81. Manhood is above education
and circumstances. Those who have
had the best opportunities are the
most ungrateful. The nOblest men
have been carved by adversely, Ed
ucate the heart and bead. but especial
ly the heart. You do not need educa-
ton or genius but first, concentration,
to do one thing we'll and only II thing.
This is why the foreigner is more sue
cesstul than the American.
Second, enthusiasm, the steam of the
world and tine impulse OF power is need
ed to make the soul pay its board. Sta
bility, the sweet oil of existence, and
good manners, the advertisement of our
life is needed TO make the world think
well of you. We are here to enjoy life.
If we oppose the world it will make
war with us. Have IA plan and do
something il little different from any
one else. TO be successful is not to
accumulate money but to ret Tire most
happiness out of life by being in har-
mony with things about us, so when
you are gathered into that Harvest
Home of souls it will be the browning
joys of a greater happiness.
In the evening Prof. Chas. D.. Raine,
of Mount Holly, made an address on
the subject, glitch Your Wagon to a |
STAR or select some one thing and
work steady for its attainment. Twen-
ty-five years ago it was the pride of a
young farmer to hitch his buggy to a
tStar,n which was considered a
superior horse. The young need an
incentive to d better and greater life,
and because OF this the child often
exceeds his father in business. Who
can measure the effects and benefits
OF the inspiration given the young
minds years by ago Jacob Stanton in the
old Harmony school house, by the
sainted Peter Fawcett in his Sunday
school class in the Brick church, by the
young and energetic A. b. Cohu, in
the basement of the Bethel church,
John X. Louderback or James f. Lay
ton?
You live in a progressive town by
the river. He has never come to his
native town the past years without
seeing a new house going up The
star of human progress is rising to "A
higher planes of morality, temperance
and Christian virtue. The good work
OF those of the past is no better than
that being done at present.
What's true of communities is also
true of states and nations. Rome was
once the star OF nations because of its
virtues but its accumulation of wealth
and aristoeracy brought brutallizing
pleasures which led to its fall into bar
larism. The enthusiasm aroused by
the crusaders who hitched their wagon
to the star of Bethlehem gradually led
Europe from its dark ages to the for
nation of Christian nations. The
hitching of the wagon TO the star of
discovery led to the formation of this
nation, star of empires.
As citizens there is Il responsibility,
resting upon us, TO guard against the
teachings OF personal liberty aid All
archy and keep our country hitched to
the star of Christianity. The greatest
menace comes from the beer shops and
the death trapS of evil and de-