The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-12-09
|mlaystown's Gala slight.

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GRAND CELEBRATION OF UPPER FREE
HOLD COUNCIL NO. "a, JR. o. U. A. NJ,
IN HONOR OF A UNION MEETING
The above Union Meeting was con-
Quoted on scale for which this
Council is famed. The hall of this pa
triotic order was Inadequate to ac-
commodate the large number of mem
bers and their friends and the con
gregation of the Baptist church kind
iy donated the use Of their beautiful
church for the event. This Council
although but q few years old has had
its share of adversili+s but the large
assemblage which filled tnis coinmo-
dious building until standing room
was at Il premium however, demon
strated the fact that the good ship
has safely gIided over the rocks upon
which SO many orders have foundered,
and is now sailing along with all sails
spread and The glorious banner of
liberty floating at the mast head. AT
exactly s O'Clock Chairman Harry
Bullock in a few well chosen remarks
expressed the regrets of the State of
ficers in not being present but stated
that well known speakers had been
secured and introduced Rev. S. l..
Harter, Pastor of the Imlaystown Bap
tist church, who offered prayer. The
music was of an excellent character
and specially arranged for the occas-
sion with the following soloists en-
gagged for this event.
Cornetist, Mr.. Geo. r. Rue; alto.
Mrs. Geo. r. Rue: tenor, Mr.. VIII
! Davis; basso, Mr. G. H. Hunsinger;
soprano, Miss Ida INLAY; organist,
Mrs. G. Ii. Hunsinger; ably assisted
/ by Mrs G.. E.. Abrams, Mrs. w. T..
1 Barnes, Miss May Conover and Mr..
4 a. G.. Hunsinger, violincellist. Geo.
! w. MacFarland, national representa-
1 tive of the order and Editor of the
/ Jersey, Junior made an address
whic-i was listened TO intent
! ly and he very ninutely discrib-
/ ed the order from the institu-
I ton of Lincoln No. 1, at Camden, up
4 to the present time when we have 25S
! Councils with membership of nearly
4 80 900; he compared our school systeEi
! with that of other Countries aud then
! devoted some time to the objects OF
/ the Jr. 0. U. A. NJ, he gave the aud
4 ience to understand we were not
here to oppress anyone but to do
/ good to ali. The choir then rendered
Aud Lang SyneN aud the anthem
Thanksgiving Rev. A. r. Babcock,
! of Allentown, then made stirring
4 patriotic speech and one which will
! long be remembered. America was
then sung by the choir In which the
audience numbering about $50 Joined
I in. Rev. A. NJ Lake, pastor of the NJ
E. church, made humorous address,
which was well enjoyed. The hymn
Lovely Zion was then beautifully
rendered by the choir, introducing
| several solo parts. Rev. S. L. Harter,
made a short address when the choir
sang the beautiful closing ode of the
/ order the members joining in making it
4 very impressive; after prayer by Rev.
A. r. Babcock the benediction was
pronounced and the most successful
union meeting ever held in this sec
tion came to close, and everybody
was presented with a ticket of admis-
sion to the banquet, which consisted
of u course dinner furnished by a firm
/ of well known caterers. The tables
were set in the lodge room and about
] so guests were accommodated at a
time. 1t took some time to feed all as
/ it is estimated that almost 700 mem
bers and their friends sat down to the
| feed several more. Members from
the following Councils were present:
Golden Rule No IS, jackson No. GA,
Charter OakINo. 106; Monmouth No %
Allentown, No. 81; Enterprise, No. s;
| YOUNGSTOWN, No III; Ocean, No. 10;
Hightstown, No 20, John A. Logan,
No. 1902; Vincentown, No. II; and
Windsor, No. 10S The Methodist
chapel opposite the hail was kindly
opened by the congregation for the
use of the members and their friends
While waiting for their turn to sup
per- The public school system of this
country was thoroughly discussed by
some of the members The writer
takes the following view of the
schools: Our public school is the
mill that is to grind cut standard of
morality, knowledge and patriotism
common to all, hence we must have
the Holy Bible in it as standard of
morality, the primary principles of lit
erature, science and at the standard
of knowledge and the American flag
and it's essential principles as the
standard of patriotism. Our American
school system is like a great paper
mill into which are cast rags of all
kinds and colors but which loose their
| special identity and come out white
paper having common identity, SO
we want the children of the State of
whatever nationality color or religion
to pass through the great moral, in
tellectual and patriotic mill or trans
forming process and thus loose their
foreign peculiarities and come out not
as German, English, Irish. Huns or
Poles. Protestants or Infidels, but as
Americans having the common iden-
tity Of morality, knowledge and pa
triotism that is essential to true Amer
lean citizenship and good govern
ment stamped upon their minds.
The time has co'Le when the pupils OF