The Monitor-register., 1897-06-04

| Chandler, and the latter visiting hi
sister, Mrs. Rachel Hollworth.
Mrs. A. P. FIitoraft and Mrs. J. W
Humphreys represented the Naturalists
Field Club, of Woodstown, at tn
annual meeting of the Delaware Valle,
Naturalists' Union, at Ancora, N. j., o.
Saturday.
Church NOIes.
The regular monthly gospel temper
arce meeting will be held in the NJ E
Church on Sunday evening, beginning at
| 45. All invited.
Rev. Sam. Small, the noted evangelis
and lecturer, will give his celebrated
| lecture, "From Bar room to Pulpit" il
the Woodstown NJ. E. Church, on Mon
day night, June 7th, at O'Clock. l
silver offering will be made at the door
Mr.. Small is brilliant lecturer, and NJ
one can afford to miss hearing him. IL
| is the counterpart of Sam. Jones.
The Presbyterian congregation will
hold service on next Sunday morning q
Odd Fellows Hall, beginning at Il
o'clock, half an hour earlier than usual
| The public is invited to attend. Th,
| Christian Eudeavor Society will meet a
| 6.45 p.m m. 1t is expected that the Pres
byterians will worship with the Baptis
congregation in the evening.
Rev. G. G Senser, pastor of the NJ. E
Church, on Sunday morning will preacl
from the theme, "Faithfulness in Littl
Things Test of Christian Character
| In the evening sermon will be preached
to the members of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union on the emission
of Consecrated Women" All are in
vited and seats will be reserved at th'
evening service for the members of th'
W. G. T. U,
The Rev. John T. Craig will preacl
next Lords Day in the Baptist Church
at 1G 80 a. M, on 'iOuter Beauty ant
Inner loneliness" and at 7.30 p. M, OF
"To-day is Ours; Tomorrow is Gods
The evening service will be of uniol
character, the Presbyterian Church unit
| ing with US. A cordial invitation j
extended to the friends of both church.
to be present. DR.. Collier will conduo
the opening and closing services. BIOL,
school at $50 p. M, prayer meeting d
30, also on Saturday at s p. m.
Rsv J. D. Randolph, who was
formerly pastor of the Presbg terian
Church at Daretown. died on th } % /, OF
May, at Atglen, in Chester county, Pa
He had charge of the Presbyterian
Church at Atglen and also of tho one al
| Christina, 10 Lancaster county. A few
years ago while standing at th3 Railroad
station at Atglen, he was can sht in the
suction of Pennsylvania cypress trair
and was thrown violently upon the
| ground, His shoulder bone was broker
and his nervous system shocked by th'
accident. Mr.. Randolph was faithful
and diligent pastor and an earnes
preacher of the gospel.
| The Memorial service at the Baptis
! Church last Sunday evening was largel!
attended by the veterans, their families
and friends. The church was appropri
ately decked with bunting, flags anC
flow ers, and the selections sung by tht
choir added muoh to the interest of tbs
occasion. Rev. John T. Craig, acting
pastor of the church, preached sermon
on the "Cost of Our Freedom" from tn
CeDturion's words to Paul, Acts xxi, %
"With great sum obtained | this free
dom" Cor citizenship). The speake
gave historical and religious outline o
the life of the great apostle, then applied
the text to American citizenship, hov
much it cost us in blood and treasure
and showed, as the result of the heroi'
sacrifices of our soldiers and the suffer
ings and sorrows of their families, how
the close of the rebellion gave us on
nation, one flag, one language, one con
stitution. Applying the text to tn
greatest of all liberty-that is freedom
in Christ-Mr. Craig dwelt on salvation
as intellectual freedom, political, socia
and spiritual emancipation. The great
est attention was paid to the speaker
and much interest manifested of deepl
sympathetic character in what was said
Base Ball.
The Stevens A. A, of Camden, played
two games with the home club at tn
Ball Park on Monday and made poo
shwing in both games. In the morning
| game, Rudderson, of Haddonfield, wa
in the box for the Stevens, and his pitch
ing Just suited the home club, Will
the Camden boys could do very littl
with IBID" Phifer's delivery, and afte
| playing four innings the game was called
the score being 16 to in Woodstown'
favor. Quite a number saw the game
though the threatening weather in th
morning no doubt kept many away.
The afternoon game was more interest
ing and was attended by large numbe
of spectators. There were several neV
players on both teams, and in the frs
two innings it looked as if the Steven
would have walkover, but the hom
club changed pitchers and developed
batting streak in the third and fifth
innings and won the game with lots t
spare. Jack Bachman, of Swedesboro
eaugh several innings for the Stevens
when his hand was injured and he fir
ished the game in ceutre field. Harkir
and Grier were the local battery, but th
former was wild and was replaced b
Taylor in the fourth inning, and he pit
up a good all-around game. Harry Gle;
son, of Camden, and Kelly, of Philade
phia, also played with Woodstown, an
both did we'll Following is the score b
innings:
woodstown, 8
| Stevens A. A., 8 u
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.: Shoemaker, Bachma
and Rushworth; Woodstown: Harkfns, Ia
lor and Grier. Two-base hits-Horne
Gleason, q Kelly, Taylor and King. struc
out-By Shoemaker, 5; by Taylor, 5. Base
on baiIs-By Harkins, 4; Taylor, 3; sho
maker, 4. Umpire-Henry Stepler.
The Erie club, of Camden, play ne
? tomorrow.
Pierce, of the Stevens, furnishes ]
j of amusement by his coaching.
} To-morrow's game will be the la
/, game home until the Fourth of July.
Harry Taylor has been suffering wi
! rheumatism in his right shoulder. but f
all that he pitched good game on De
oration Day.
A foul tip splintered the bone in Grier
right thumb in the game on Mond
afternoon, and he will not be able TO pli
again for some time.
? Harry Gleason never seems to get tir
of playing ball. He was out on the fie
all day on Monday and didn't stop un
t the evening train arrived.
Woodstown and Alcyon Park played
+ tie game at the Ball Park last Saturd
. afternoon, each side scoring 16 ruI
q Jack Green's fielding was feature.
n The excellent music rendered by {
l. Woodstown Band, who occupied seats
a the grand stand on Monday afternoo
Q was greatly appreciated by the lar
q number of spectators, and many wor
II of praise were heard on all sides. TIL,
Ia presence was largely responsible for t
s. success of the occasion. Woodsto,
,e may Justly feel proud of having in O
midst such gentlemanly organization
MUSICIANS. Here's luck to them all.