The Monitor-register., 1896-09-11
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Fl. Goble, of Philadelphia, is the guest
of Moses Myers, Sr.
LIS. Higgins Sr., and wife, are visiting
relatives in Camden.
Miss Name Heinamen, of Camden. is
visiting Miss Hannah Pierpont.
Rev. J. T. Price and wife, of seaville.
are guests of Postmaster Sheppard.
William Plummer, Jr., and wife, spent
Saturday and Sunday in Philadelphia,
George Smith and mother, of Phila-
oelphla, are visiting at Alexander SculPs.
Charles Zimmerman and wife, of CLAW.
ton, are the guests of q. D. Pennington.
Mary A. Welch, of this place, is spend
ing two weeks at Atlantic City with Mrs
G. M. Harris.
William Berry is attending the annual
session of the Grand Castle, K. G.. E.. at
Atlantic City this week.
George P. Robinson wife, aud daupbter
Belle. of Greenwich, spent Saturday and
Sunday here as the guests of J.. E. Robin.
son.
The regular business meeting of the
Epworth League of the M. E. Church
will be held on Saturday evening next st
the parsonage.
Our public school opened YESTERDAY
with j. M. Thomas, principal; Miss
Summerill, assistant; Miss Thompson.
primary department,
Mrs. James Fox in passing from one
room to another on the second floor of
her bone on Thursday made a misstep
and fell down stairs. No bones were
broken but she Was injured internally.
DIR. William T. Good desires to meet
on Wednesday evening next at 7.3O all
who are interested in the eantata to be
given for the benefit of the NJ. E. Church
during Thanksgiving week. A chorus of
fifty VOC IS is desired.
Quarterly meeting will be held in the
M. r. Church on Sunday. Lovefeass at 0
a m. and sermon at 10 a. m. In the even
ing the pastor will preach an illustrated
sermon on the Worlds Last PRAYER
Meeting" The sermon will be followed
by a revival service.
A small fire occurred at the home of
Alexander SOUL, On Cottage avenue, on
Sunday afternoon. The fire originated
from a gasoline stove and as soon as the
alarm was given the citizens responded
and extinguished the flames before much
damage was done. Only a few clothes
hanging in the kitchen were burned.
Sunday was a red-lettsr day in the his
tory of the NJ. E. Church, it being the
thirty second anniversary of the founding
of the church. Rev. ]. T. Price, of Sea.
Vile, a former pastor, preached the ami
versaIy sermon in the morning, and there
was a platform meeting in the evening.
The church had it's beginning thirty-two
years ago, by the efforts of a few Chris.
tian men and women who came here from
Salem and Alloway. They secured a lit
tie church which bad been abandoned in a
near by village and began to worship 10
it. This was the beginning of Methodism
in Quinton. The new charge was added
to the Hancook's Bridge circuit. In 1882
during the passionate of Rev. David Stew
art, the present coffee was erected. The
enterprise was beset with some Difficult
ties. the most serious being a strike in the
glass industry, but a princely gift from
Hires & Co., of $500, and liberal contri-
buttons from others made the work a
success. and the handsome new church
was dedicated July 80. 1883. The pastor
ate of Rev. Chas. H. Elder greatly built
up and strengthened the church. We
call to mind now also the pastorates of
Revs. ]. 7 Price, G. E, Hancock, and G..
It. Seuser, during which the church was
greatly prospered. The present pastorate
Of Rev. W. G.. Meyer bids fair to be
equally successful.