The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-12-06
HarrIsonvIIIe notes.

The eomposItor made me say last week
that a bread breaking and communion
meeting was held at the NJ. E. Church on
Thanksgiving night. Had the typesetter
followed copy, he would have put it just
at the minister announced it would be, a
general connection meeting" and / will
give q fuller report of the service. The
congregation was large. Mrs. Miller read
a Thanksgiving story. The pastor follow
ed with a few remarks in which he related
a brief conversation he once had with a
good old Quaker, who said he spoke in
meetings when moved By the spirit. Mr.
Miller's reply was: II am just as good a
Quaker as thee is, aud only difference be-
tween thee and me is in the house of God
| the spirit moves me all the time" Next
came the bread breaking From two full
plates every soul in the church was given
a small piece of soft, fresh bread. Then
| the congregation rose to their feet and
while the choir sung a hymn, the members
commingled together offering and receiving
bread, Their followed a universal hand.
shaking, and for a time the writer watched
with interest a genuine old fashioned
Methodist commotion meeting.
After all had became seated a half hour
was devoted to hearing brief testimonies.
| One old lady said she would like to sing
her experience and a number in the con-
gregation Joined their voices with hers soon
after she commenced:
Happy day, happy day,
When Jesus washed my sins away"
Il know" said a portly gentleman,
''thereis a heaven and a hell. ] have no
ties in hell. | nave children whom l know
are in heaven and | hope to join Them
Revival service followed the numerous
testimonies. Seekers of salvation went
forward to the altar. These extra meet
ings haye been gong on all the week.
One stormy evening last week q couple
of unknown men, with horse and buggy,
drove into Hugh Grimshaw's yard, stopped,
then turned and drove out. To a saluta-
ton made to them by Grimshaw and John
| Stealing, who happened to walk out just
then, the strangers made no reply. Aftel
Stealing had gone, to Mr.. Grinshaw' S sur
prise the strangers drove into the yard
second. time and Immediately departed.
They came the third time and then Mr.
Grimshaw ~endeavored to catch the horse,
but the driver was too quick for him, aud
lashing his horse, cried out to Mr.. Grim
shaw. as they darted away: go to -.
| you ---
Thanksgiving, and Teachers examina-
ton at Woodbury. caused three days vaca'
! ton last week.
Eight persons were the guests of Mrs.
Lizzie Madara on Thanksgiving Day.
Mrs. Matte Fox entertained the Company
by a recitation and reading. The origin o
Thanksgiving festivities was asked for and
answered by Mrs. Fox. The landing OF
the Pilgrims in the month of December,
1920, was celebrated by a Thanksgiving
service and the first National Thanksgiving
proclamation was issued by President Lin
coin. in 1864.
John Wilkinson was home last week u
participate in the holiday festivities.
There wasa gathering at Frank Homer
last Thursday. Among the guests wer'
VIM. Il. Kirby and wife, of Elmer.
A stranger arrived at the home Of Franl
Mattson On Thanksgiving Day, and the,
will not let it go away, because it belong
there.
Michael Smith and his son, William, ar
| confined to their beds by sickness. Mr.
| Smith is seriously i'll and his neighbors ar
attending to him. l..