The Penn's Grove record., 1895-08-30
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O'Clock which spoilt theeupper, Near.
10 a hundred excursionists of the East
Raptist Church, Philadelphia, some of
who had friends in Penn's Grove, spent
the day in the Grove and gave their
patronage.
Tn the afternoon James NJ. SCOvel,
The noted lawyer and politician, of
Camden, gave al interesting address
which was listened to by a large audienc.
He said that harvest home festivals
were over 200 years old for Shakespeare
makes note of such scenes of merging
making. He was glad to be at such
and meet the good people on such &C.
casions.
In course of his remarks be mention.
ed many historical incidents of interest.
Tie was a close friend of Lincoln, whom
he said was the most Christlike man he
eyer saw. Lincoln had been accused of
being a skeptic but he had called on
him when he was reading the Bible and
hear him tell Mr.. Speed, an influential
man of Illinois, to go and tell his people
he was no longer a skeptic. He had
read and examined the Bible and he be-
lieyed it all. AL he did not accept on
reason he took on faith. Christianity
vas to lift the burden from all men.
Lincoln said in Independence Hall he
would rather die than give up the idea
that all men are created free and equal.
He did die. The war left many va.
cant chairs in Salem county but lie was
glad to say the grand old Methodists of
Salem county never had a traitor i'll its
ranks.
Freedom was born in the 10th GEN.
fury when Martin Luther nailed his
thesis to college door and declared the
liberty of conscience should be free
from ecclesiastical tyranny. Two hun.
dred years ago a man could kill his ser.
want in England and only be fined Il
shillings. In the days of Paul women
had no rights, but as she was last at
the cross and first at the tomb Of Christ,
so she was foremost to-day III all great
reforms and should be given the right
to vote.
MI. Scovel said he had been asked to
take part in the temperance work. He
said every Christian was a temperance
man and the work of the latter was in
cluded in the greater work of the evan
gelist. lie believed we should have
prohibition and expects to zee such a
law passed in Pennsylvania, S2S,0OO,.
600 are spent annually for liquor and
tobacco in Philadelphia, and thousand
millions in the whole country. No
man has a legal right to do anything
that will injure himself or others. The
greatest crime of the Church is avarice.
Lincoln was a temperance man.
When he went with Lincoln to call on
Secretary of State Seward, Seward
handed out a whiskey bottle, but Lin
coin said, "Take it away"
He also spoke Of his visit to England
with Henry Ward Beecher and how
Beecher with his eloquence turned the
tide of the English people to the cause
of the North. John Bright, the En-
glish statesman, was a lover Of Ameri-
can freedom.
If there was any good in him lie said
it was due to a good Christian mother,
80 years old, who prayed for him 60
years and is still doing so. He was
born along the Ohio, his father died
when he was Is, his mother taught him
the catechism, but he got out into the
world and become a lawyer, but has
never been satisfied with the business.
1t was much better to prosecute a claim
for eternity than a disputed line be-
tween two neighbors. The atheistical
lawyers Crandall and Fort has attacked
him for preaching but he told them he
knew a Saviour slain who was able to
save men now as to cast out devils
hundreds of years ago. Paul pronoun-
ces q woe unto lawyers. He knew the
reputation Of Camden lawyers was bad
but be was better than Others because
he was better than bis reputation while
the others were not SO good as thell
reputation. In1866 he had the casting
vote to decide whether the negro should
be given the franchise and was Offered
SAC. 1000 ito sell the negro" but he re
fused to take it. He refused S6o,OV
on another occasion while he knows al
honest Quaker Senator who took s5,OOl
from a railroad and voted against hi:
conscience three years.
Ingersoll is an infidel for revenue on
ly-Sl,O00 a highland does not be
lieve what he says. There are $50 quo
tations from the Old in the New Tesla
ment to test our faith. He believes IL
the old colored mans definition. 'Faitl
is laying on the promises and looking
right up His soul was stirred whel
he saw his little orphan grand chilli
kneel by its bed and say: "Our Fathe
who art in Heaven" 1t was the mos
beautiful picture one could behold. III
then and there resolved to leave TIN
stormy sea of worldly life and seek
haven of eternal rest. Like Paul b
was determined to fight the good Ugh
and gain a crown of Righteousness.
In the evening Frank Carr and wife
OF Philadelphia, entertained a large au
dience in the evening with evangelical
songs and by telling some of his exper
fence while in prison and how he wa
converted by divine grace,
Mrs. Kate Ruhl, of Philadelphia, re
cited THE ~Stowaway" and "BarOar
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