New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-04
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F.. Mrs. l. NJ. s.. Miss Mary A. Wills. Mrs. u l.
Carson. Mrs NJ. J.. Miss Cora Taylor, MISS NJ. r.
Britt. Lily II. H. NJ. X Brown. MRS livins ~
Smith. +. H. W., Mary Bentley. Mrs Il. H. ocho-
field and William J. Houghton. ..
The verses entitled "a Trip to Prospect fark
will be sent TO a T. S. 8. member. who VIII grea'y
enjoy them. . ..x
The idea and suggestion Of l.. Il. H.. are oo'h
good and will be considered by the Pres'ae"'
cral NJ X. Browns contribution. TX lou No'o
Nc Lean Hard" duly received "nene'e'
the name is announced at the head OF the 1. .. o.
column the writer may know that her c'ne.
ton Is acceptable and 1t will either be printed Ia
the column passed on to some sunshine .''
Der Send your religious poems TO Mrs d. o.
Curtiss Woodside Newark. n. j.. and to Mrs. NJ
II. Daniels. No. l6i Orange Road, Mon'cair ~ o.
T. s. g., pin has been sent you. .
Miss NJ L. THE poem The Refiner OF oliVei
has been accepted and is filed for future use Please
send stamp for club pin. 60. l.,
Mrs J. E. K-The little article entitled ohe 10
accented as initiation fee. Kindly send two-ceh'
| stamp and your full address that PIN may DC l
warded Miss A. (the invalid will be wecoieu
into the society also If she will send Suggestion
| that will brighten the lives OF shut-ins' -,
The poem "Our Heritage" by j. c. s. Is peauu-
| full and is accepted as initiation rec G.
placed on file and In time will appear III 'he ou"
| shine column ., 1vo,,
Sadie L.-Your contributions, "Hopefuhy wa"
ing" by A D. Randolph; He Knows. au'ho' u.'-
known and "Forgveness. author uhHo""' a.
| all beautiful poems, and are nieo !" 'h' P
pattment Of the society. ~
| WuI Mrs T. f. Dakn please send in some sug-
eestion that can be accepted as initiation zee anu
| the society will be glad to welcome he. w.. ,,n
| suggestion send a two-ccnt stamp 10Y lNe '' -
The contributions sent by Mary j. are aevep'e.
and will be used In time. She has been eifoe D
| O nember. pIease send a two-cent stamp TOT PHI
| Miss Ada w OF Trenton.-Your Contributions en-
title you to membership: they will be forwaroeu 70
members who will thoroughly appreciate -, ~
| tons The poems ''woman's Ways ana my ~
| I Idye?" have been reserved for pubhcatloh ,e,
| Mrs Laura g. A. sent the exquisite verse SUI
tary way" which entities her to membership Inc
silver pin has been 95dsIeG Your knitting apron
shnn memSer of q Ins , EXasS and
Cok viii Se most sent 70 the c,2 M0o
+ BTn4 DIs.G MDn'aS MIS- PARKS
's that she received w SSok so0f sss S APRON
S sns you G entities
g Rsaf fn% a''%e the
lin BraR6 oseTn Sn.0 pUaSs has ihf been
sent her and some and magaznees s Sn
names attached She wishes ien 10 'n Mrs Gramm is
President Of this society and one OF d the sa most m e
& sF Her h %ee been sa
paralysis foi many years Mrs Gra nd to
sae that he duties that she has had to perform
as president have brought to her great SUNSHINE
ana naPp mmS q noon. Sunshine Through Clouds; ,
II is = most appropriate for this society and is held
io Mrs " H. c. is thanked for her poem: II en- en-
titles her to membership. Please send stamp lot
club pin.
ANSWER FOR MRS ALLEN-TREADWELl"
"Tentne on the Old Camp Ground the greatest
,,vor,ts Of our war songs, written by Walter
Ixt,tredee a native Of New-Hampshire. who now
lives at Reeds Ferry. near his birthplace W.
twenty-one years OF age he left his country "U,'o
and started out all alone on concert 'oui'
wears he travelled about the country singing sipie
melodies many of which were his own compos''ioh'
with Joshua Hutchinson he sang for twenty years
or travelling over the larger p aI o .ae eadng
ected more the piri, Of the es ana ana ns
Gathered into book and sold about 1850 During
and R DSH Wss ad Bn
composed "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground N Ine
night after he had been daar nes IN Of fnG nat song have
been sold, and the sales last yeat weir The rst few
mon succeeding its appearance.
pres,sent.General of the T. s. s.: I glad to
he able to send the name Of the author and the
occasion on which were written the beautiiui lines
contributed by Miss Mary Farr In the sunshine
Column OF to-day's Tribune. They were written
nv tho great and good Dr. Guthrie and the correct
title is Wanting Rest"
"WANTING REST"
"Fow long TO be at rest" wrote an aged Chris
tan lady TO a Scottish relative. I'm weary RANT
and worn: Nfe's a dreary burden. All my early
friends have left me- I'm standing almost on the
threshold of eternity, and If it were not Tor the
fear I might at last prove castaway, my prayer
would be % Father. bid ME rest" "
The letter was duly received and read to Or.
Guthrie who was en- visit to the family AZ the
time The next morning he gave them the poem,
which he said, the letter had suggested to MS
mind during the night. 1t was sent to America
70 the old lady, and highly priced by her during
her life The prayer was soon afterwa.d an
swered and her weary body Is resting, life's duty
1one in the Presbyterian churchyard OF WI
comco Md and pr Guthrie with the TIE tears o %
portaIs and though strangers on earth. they have
now met In their eternal home, where the wicked
cease from troubling and the weary are at rest
''"'' A MARY BENTLEY.