The Monitor-register., 1897-05-14

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late James C. PaDcoast, is now making
her home with Der son, ]. Walter Pancoast,
and Miss Sara J and J James @. Papcoast,
Jr., are living with Samuel Pancoast and
family.
Church NOses.
The NJ. E Sunday school, commencing
with next Sunday and during the Sum
mer, will begin az 3 80 in the afternoon.
Miss Josephine Corbin, of Philadel-
phia D%eaconess Home. will speak in the
NJ. E Church, on Sunday evening. May
23d on the subj ct of Home Missions"
S. X. Braun, a Jew, of Camden, will
lecture in the Baptist Church, on the
peculiar life aud worship of the Jews"
on Thursday evening, May 205h. A
silver offering will be made at the door,
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of the Bridge
ton District, was held iu Clayton yester-
day. Mrs. S. N. johnson, of Elmer, was
elected President, with the other officers
as before. Mrs. r. P. Patterson, OF
Woodstown, takes the place of Mrs.
Margerum as District Secretary.
TIE Rev. John T. Craig will preach next
Lords day in the Baptist Church, at
10 80 a. M. on ga Carte blanche of Bless.
ing" and at z 30 p. M, or lessons from
the ASS" Bible school as 2 80, prayer
nesting at 6 80, also on Saturday evening
at 8 O'Clock. Fail vocal and instrumental
music by the choir, and a cordial invi-
tation TO all these services.
A week of May meetings will be held
in the M. E. Church beginning on Sum
day night next. Neighboring minister,
will assist each night during the week
% Monday night Rev. D. B. Ackley, of
H~arrisonville. will preach; Tuesday
night, Rev. S. F. Gaskill, Delair; We'd
nesday night, Rev. E. s. Supisld,
Camden; Thursday night. Rev. w. s.
Ludlow, Swedesboro. The public gen
orally is invited to these services
Spring Conference of SUNDAY -SchOOI
workers.
Tae spring conference of Salem county
Sunday-schooI workers will be held 10
the Broadway NJ E Church, Salem, on
Tuesday next, Rev. j. 6. Edwards,
President, presiding. Following is the
program:
MORNING SESSION
1000 Devotional service, led by Rev. w. v.
Discussions: "Methods of Holding the
older Scholars Opened by Rev. G.
D. w SnuGIts Al1OWdy.
1850 Conference, our Township Organiza-
tions,' led by County Secretary.
1l.30 Address, "kesult of Home Department
Work. sRev. LID. Stultz, Home
Department Secretary.
1900 Recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
1 90 Meeting of County Executive Commit
200 DEVOTIONAL service, led by Rev. John
Goorley, Pennsville.
2.15 New features of State work, Rev. E.
Morris Ferguson, State Secretary.
. As Paper, "Helps that a Primary Teacher
should Have" Miss Lydia Cooper,
3 90 Collection. Announcements by Chair
man, Executive Committee;
3.15 Address, developing Sunday-school
workers. Rev. S. j. Mcdowell,
F~riesburg.
3.45 nd~ay-schooi work that paid. Brief
experiences from pastors and super
4.l5 Adjournment.
This is a conference especially designed
for county and township officers, pastors,
superintendent, primary and o,hor
teachers, with an open door for all inter
ested in this great work. 1t is hoped
that there will be no absentees, and that
every school in the county will be repre-
sented. Delegates will provide their
entertainment.
Memorial bay.
The War Department at Washington
has issued general orders which are of
interest, inasmuch as they sJttl5 a much
mooted question as to whaL is the proper
manner to display the M ional flag on
Memorial Day. The ord 1rs are also of
more than passing interest because it is
the first official recognition which the
War Department has ever made Of
Memorial Day.
A copy of the order has been received
at the Quartermaster Generals Office,
Trenton. 1t provides that at all army
posts and stations on Memorial Day, the
National colors shall be displayed at half
mast from sunrise until mid day, and
from that time until sunset they shall be
hoisted to the top of the staff. This
will be the proper course to pursue for
all persons wishing to display flags on
Memorial Day.
Heretofore there has been much dis
cussion as to whether the flags should be
displayed at half mast. Some of the
military authorities have eontended that
they should not. The grounds taken for
these two views were purely a matter OF
sentiment; that it was a question as to
whether Memorial Day should be re.
garded as a day for mourning the loss of
the dead heroes or for paying d tribute to
their patriotism. The War Department
by its orders has succeeded in adjusting
the matter so that both of these objects
shall be accomplished, by displaying the
flags at half mast during a part OF the
day and at full mast during the re-
mainder.
The Grand Army of the Republic de-
oided the matter differently alter con-
siderable discussion, their opinion being
that the flags should fly at half mast all
day. This custom has generally pre-
vailed, aud in the absence OF instructions
from the War Department. it has been
usually observed at army posts and
stations.
Secretary of War Alger is a prominent
Grand Army man, and it is said TO be
largely through his wishes that Memorial
Day has received the official recognition
of the Department.
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