The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-05-29

Visits and fefreshments.--In those very
early days, n~eighbors usually paid friendly
visits to each other, With a portion of their
family, more generally in tie winter than
at other seasons of the year. They COM
monty spent a few hour of the afternoon
and a part of the evening together, in tie
most sociable manner; and while the men
would be talking over their farming affairs
and discussing the market value OF tue
articles they had for sale, their wives and
daughters would not be sitting in silence,
but chattering freely about their yards of
homespunl linen and linsey woolsey, while
| their nimble fingers gave rapid motion to
their knitting needles; for be it known,
that in those early times it would have
been considered a stigma in a woman to
have been sitting Idle, while all the rest
were employed in knitting. That kind
of innocent and rural amusement afforded
the most perfect zest to their evenings
qualification; and instead of tea. coffee and
chocolate, as the fashion is now -a-days for
our usual refreshment, they were RECALLED
with plenty of good d~ough-nuts, cheese,
fine cider, or home msGe beer.
Annexed are the histories ofthe religious
| denominations at Salem, from JohnsOn's
history.
Friends at Salem.-Shortly after Fen
wick, and those who were of that denomi-
nation called Friends, had arrived from
| England, (Which was on or about the 12tk
December, 1879 and had settled them
selves and their families, they resolved to
associate together, and 0rganize a meeting
to be held in the town of Salem, twice in
| every week, for divine worship, and also
- g. al,,n I,e.i~1;na
Among those associators were John Fen.
| wick, Robert Zane, Saml Nicholson, Ed
ward Wade, Samuel Hedge. John Thomp-
son, John Smith, and Richard Guy. Dur
| ing the first five years of their residence,
they held their religious meetings In pri-
vate houses. In 1880, they purchased a
house of Samuel Nicholson, and had it
! fitted up for their better accommodation.
In 100, they erected a brick house on that
lot now their burying. ground, at a cost of
e415 13s. 2!d.
In 1872, the Friends POUNDS themselves
under the necessity of providing more
| amply for their accommodation, and pur-
| chased a lot of land fronting on Fenwick
| street, and opposite to South street. on
which they erected the present commodi-
Gus and extensive brick building. The
architect was William Ellis.
Methodist Episcopal church in Salem
This church was consecrated in 1884. The
constituents were, Henry Firth, Cornelius
milford, Hugh Smith, John M'Claskey,
Benjamin Abbott, Isaac Vanemsn, John
Murphy, Levi Garrison.
Salem Protestant Episcopal church.
l cannot say at what precise time the
Episcopal church at Salem was instituted,
but l have reason to think that worship of
that order was held there in a wooden
building, a considerable time before the
brick building was erected, which was
about the year 1920. / am inclined to be-
lieye that Doctor Dyer, Doctor Alexander
Gaudovitt, John Kidd, and William
Weatherby were members Of the church
previous to the erection of the brick build
ing; and after that, | am induced to think
that the first wardens were Benjamin
Veining and Joseph Colman. There were
other active members, such as George
Frenchard. John Holbrook, John Rolph
and others not now recollected.
About the year 1772, the edifice being
much dilapidated, and the woodwork
gone to decay, the congregation resolved
upon having it put into a complete state of
repair; accordingly a committee was APP
pointed to solicit subscriptions to procure
such a sum of money as might be consid-
l 6IGu SulIGitut W tOdipICtC thC nav
committee was composed of Edmund
Wetherby, Robert johnson, Thomas Sim
nickson and John Carey, Esquires, who
contracted with John Maxwell, the car
penter, to complete the building.
The names of ministers who. through
the lapse Of years, oficiated in that church
were, as now recol)ected, the Rev. Messrs.
Coleman, Allen, Pearson, WHEEL, Thomp-
son, Parker, Gray, Highly, Cadle, Smith.
Baptist church in Salem.-At the first
settling in aud about the town Of Salem,
there were but few Baptist families. The
most prominent were those of Judges
Holmes and Killingswortb, at whose
houses their meetings were held. Killings
worth lived on and then owned the prop
erty now in the possession of the keasbey
family; and Holmes lived at Allaways
Creek, on the farm some years ago belong
ing to the late Stephen Willis, but now the
property of George Hall. After the death
Of Holmes and Killingsworth, meetings
were held by ministers from COhansey, at
the house Of Samuel Fogg, near Quinton's
bridge-at Daniel Smiths, Edward Quin-
tons, and Abner Sims. In 1743, the
Baptist Westinghouse was built at Mill
hollow, and in 1857 the church was con.
stituted, and the following named persons
were the constituents, to wit: Job Shep-
pard, the honorable Edward Keasbey.
Esq, Edward Quinton, Samuel Sims,
Daniel Smith, Temperance Quinton, Sarah
Sims, Catharine Sheppard, Kerenhappuch
Blackwood, Sarah Smith. Prudence Keas-
hey. Phebe Smith, Rachel Sneathen, and
Patience James. The Rev. Job Sheppard
then became their pastor, but lived only
two years; he left clever children, their
names were Elnathan, Belize. Elizabeth,
Rebecca, job, Daniel, Catharine, Martha,
Kesiah, Ruth, and Cumberland. Some of
these married into the families of the
Pedricks, Townsends. Grays, Bowens,
Mulfords, Kelseys, Matlocks, and haye
helped materially to populate the town.
ship Of Allaways Creek. Rev. Mr.. Shop
pard was succeeded by Rev. John Sutton,
and he by Rev. Abel Grifith-he by VIM.
Worth, and he by Rev. Peter Peterson
Vanhorn.
The congregation having greatly ~increas-
ed, it was thought necessary to build a
new house; accordingly subscriptions were
put into circulation, and that large and
commodious brick building was erected on