The Monitor-register., 1897-06-11
NEWS AT THE COUNTY.sEAT.
SALEM, June 10Th. 1897.

day with the children, and it should be
made as bright and CHI erful as possible.
The District Sunday-school Association
of Salem, Quinton, Lover PENIS Neck
and Elsinboro, will hold its annual
convention in the First Presbyterian
Church, this city, on Wednesday even
ing. June 18th, at 7.45 O'Clock. Rsv. W.
G. Meyer, of Quipton, will make the
address. A rally of Sunday school
workers is expected. There should be
a large turn out
A new bicycle ordinance is now 10
effect, requiring each bicycle to carry a
lamp after dark, and also preventing
them from riding on the sidewalk.
Miss Alice Sinnit kson, daughter of Mr..
Thomas Sinnickson, of Lower PENIS
Neck, will sail for Europe on Saturday,
for a three months tour. Biddle Hiles,
Cashier of the City National Bank, will
also sail on Saturday for a trip abroad.
The Junior Guards are already kindling
the patriotic fires for an oldtime cele-
| DrdLIDu VI Uu6 L Oultu U July III GuIo Ctby
They propose to erect a large tent for the
sale of refreshments, and then have
athletic sports, such as base ball games,
bicycle races, sack races, wheelbarrUw
races, and such like, with a patriotic
address, and wind the day up with fire.
works.
The finance committee of City Council
have prepared a lengthy report or the
recent suggestions of Mayor Gwynne,
relative to the improvement of the streets,
in which they do not see eye to eye with
his Honor. The pith OF the matter is that
they object to the expense. and evidently
would rather wallow in the mud awhile
longer. II is all right for them to take a
conservative position, and go careful
when the peoples money is to be
expended, but when they refer to the
s'good condition" of our streets they are
talking through their hats" to appro
pirate a phrase of the street. There are
seasons Ct the year, to be sure, when our
roadways are passable, and there are
other times-and here is the rub-when
they are impossible, and this latter
period is by for the most extensive. 1t
seems to me that the money DOW ok
pended on our streets might be put into
some permanent improvement each year,
at least a large part of it, and thus Il e
taxpayers escape any serious burden
by reason of the improvements. Beyond
all doubt our rOadways need something
done to them, and the real question to be
considered is the character and the cost
the best for the least money.
Rev. Sam. Small spent Sunday in this
place speaking at the Broadway M. E.
Church in the morning and evening, and
at the Y. NJ. G. A. in the afternoon His
addresses were of that inmitable type so
characteristic of the man.
There was a large attendance at
Friends Quarterly Meeting to,day. at
the Westinghouse on East Broadway.
The speakers were Watson Tomlinson.
of Byberry, Pa, Phebe Griffith. West
Chester, Pa, Mary Singley, West Grove.
Pa, Samuel Sharp, Camden, and Joel
Bortou, Woodstown.
The Spring Convention of the Salem
County Christian Endeaver Union was
held in this city to-day in the First Bap-
fist Church, and was largely attended by
delegates wearing the pretty State En-
deavor emblem. The Convention opeued
with devotional services, followed by an
address by Rev. Edwin McMinn, pastor
of the church. He cordially welcomed
the delegates from the four sectio ms of
the county, aud urged a higher al m, moro
contagious enthusiasm and increased de.
votion to the cause of the society.
Rev. S. J. Mcdowell, President of the
county organization, made the responsive
address. He said: 1.-THE machinery of
the society is running more smoothly
every day and will finally reach a stage
ETY. will be realized and the kingdoms of
the world will become the kingdoms of
ths Lord"
"The work of the Corresponding Score
t~aries," was the subject of a bright paper
prepared by District Secretary w. j. s.
Brad way. The societies oil. Salem county
have made few changes in their secretar-
les the past year, their corps being very
eff ,ient workers The paper offered
valuable suggestions for the work as
relating to the Secretaries
The address of miss Carrie Mills on
Practical Loyalty Carried Iuto the
Society,"" ELECTED the appreciation of the
delegates. She said: The young people
of to day ave greater opportunities for
work and learning and greater Influence
than ever before. Christian young
people no do not belong to any s,cirty
cannot shirk the responsibility of this
work, for Christ expects the same loyalty
from them to himself aud the Church.
Rev. D. l. Camp. pastor of the Deer
field Presbyterian Church, made a forci
BILE address on practical and Speculative
Loyalty contrasted." He said the people
must not waste much time thinking
about themselves but OF Christ.
The paper read by Miss Theodosia
Foster, of Elmer, on practical Loyalty
as Expressed in Zsal for the Lord" was
very interesting. She said christian
Endeavorers belong to an army engaged
in active service in d warfare. What We
need in the service of the L ,rd are soidi
Frs faithful and devoted in the daily
routine of life. We are engaged in a
mighty conflict against the strong 81 Zoe
that any Christian army could do battle
with. Our aim as Christians is to win
the world for Christ. The American
Bible Society reports for the past year
over 100, 900 Bibles sent to foreign lands.
The statement is also made that for the
first time in the history of the society
they have from lack of funds been retard
ed in the work. 1t seems that the conse-
Grafton of p~ocketbooks with the blessing
of Gods Spirit is needed. We want
more zeal in the way OF personal effort to
reach the u~nconverted. We must awake
to the possibility of Winning this warfare
speedily and improve the opportunities
on every band"
The evening session opened With q
short song service, after which the Presi
dents of the four sections of the
County Union made brief addresses on
the progress of the work. The address
of the evening was made by Rev. Way
laud Hoyt, d. D., of Philadelphia, trustee
of the United Society of Christian En-
deavor.