The Monitor-register., 1897-06-18
Our Lawn Social.


1t was everything that heart could
wish. Even Gods haHdiwork in nature
was in the most pleasing stage of de-
velopment. The grass, the flowers, the
grand old trees, for which ''Creamridge
Dairyfarm" is justly noted, together
with the wide expanse of acres, as far as
the eye could reach, covered with the
good and perfect fruits of God, helped to
present a scene of transceudent beauty
very much enjoyed by the large number
of guests who Jane in honor of our
State Corresponding Secretary. Mrs.
Isabella Hammond Dsmarest.
The program prepared was well car
ried out. From 80 to 3 O'Clock the
large veranda, sitting room and lawn
rapidly filed with many members of the
Woodstown W. q. T. u, a good repre-
sentation from Daretown, S%barptown,
Elmer, Mullica Hill. Swedesboro and
Salem Unions, together with many in
vited guests, whose presence was a
pleasure indeed.
Promptly at 3 o'clock Mrs. Rebecca P.
Patterson, the county president, opened
tie song service by having the choir of
young ladies present sing several selee
tions from the White Ribbon Hymnal,
white ribboners generally j,ining in
helping to swell the beautiful anths ms
of praise.
After prayer by Rev. DR.. Collier, ask
ing for all blessings upon the work and
the workers of this God inspired organi-
cation, gracious words of welcome we're
said to Mrs. Demarest by Anna F.
Souder for the local union, and Mary E
Lawrence on behalf of the county. We
hope to present Mrs. Lawrence's well
come in next weeks Gleanings, together
with Mrs. Demarest's welcome to
Francis E Wizards Jersey City meet
ing held last month.
After another selection of song, Mrs,
Patterson introduced Mrs. Isabella II.
Damarest, of Closter, Bergen county,
N. j., who responded briefly and beauti-
fully to the welcomes given her
and addressed the gathering of
over a hundred on the subject of
Problems" in part, as follows:
"MADAM PRESIDENT, SISTERS AND
FRIENDS:
There is a certain cast of mind which
delights in knotty problems, and the
more vexed the question the greater the
zest in the working it out, the greater
joy when the solving is an accomplished
fact and the result is proved.
"One of the frequent boasts (Which
word was changed for one of a truer
%meaning) of our organization is that We
have interesting work for all, that each
new conner can find some special task
which will be congenial to her, In fact
that we may be an organization of
specialists.
lone thing is certain, the W. g. T.
U. cannot be out done, thanks to the do
eoery thing policy, in its list of problems
Gall weighty. for seeming tri6es often are
pivotal points, which call loudly for
solution, and demand skill, training,
energy, 80 that the problem solver in our
ranks will never lack for opportunities of
service. All the qualities nece ,sary to
bring about results in a mathematical
line can ind full play here, and used
will find the same kind of qualification
intensified; the same kind tf joy spiri.-
ualized.
"Fhere must be the careful study of the
conditions of the question, the careful
examination of the known lines of pro-
cedure. the careful application of sueh
rules, the careful search for the special
condition which determines the result.
and which SO often for a time BIZ fllnply
evades the earnest workers, and with ali
must be the prayer spirit which seek S
for that enlightenment of the mind ano
intellect which only can bring success.
STEADY, persistent work and earnest,
faithful prayer are Indispensable for
those who would conquer the problems
which confront them, from the tiny tot
who wrestles with her first example in
addition. to the student of higher
mathematics who brings all her trai cd
powers to the solution of some diff suit
question, or TO the earnest Inquirer in the
fields of social or philanthropic re
search.
Gall will accept the statement esard
ing work, sbut some may reject the ore
regarding prayer, and so puts aside oue
of the most vital points of success.
HAS it escaped your notice that
earth's knotty problems?
1T is not a Darwin or a Hu xle,,
gifted as they are, whose researches have
established facts. They stand on the
border-lands of discovery and give mach
hypothesis and assumption, but induoi :
able proof is yet wanting.
This problem which your program
can bring you to day for discussion is
one of our kpotty ones, How to enlist
the women of our churches for the W. G.
7. u 1t might read: How to enlist t .
| women in our churches in all forms oil
Christian activity, for the majority oi
| women of our churches are idlers iu tb.
Masters field, and want a thorougl
amusement in many directions. The,
are suffering from moral inertia, a dis
| ease which wastes. blights, and in time
| destroys. Yet the work of these women
is needed before the kingdom can come
in power and glory.
In the solving of such a problem one
eau rave positive rules, but an exception