Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-02-17
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The Township Committee met at Sick
ler's hotel on Monday.
Mrs. Alice Of Philadelphia is spending
the week at the rectory.
Mary Heritage, Of Mickleton, who hal
been suffering with .diphtheria,is convalesc
i ing.
j Miss Mary Figg of Philadelphia spenI
Sunday with friends here.
Harry OBrien returned to Princeton
College on Monday after spending week
here with his parents.
The pupils in the primary room of our
| school gave an entertainment last Friday
afternoon. The program consisted of songs
and Rotations appropriate for Lincoln's
birthday. The few visitors who were pres
ent were greatly pleased with the exercises.
J. R. Sickler gave terrapip supper last
Tuesday evening.
Miss Nellie Warrington Of Maryland has
| been visiting friends in this section.
A number of people in this vicinity are
suffering with severe colds.
Miss Annie O'Brien, of Oak Lane semiu-
airy, has been spending few days with her
parents.
Isaac M. Haines and family of Sewell
were the guests of John Heritage on last
Sunday.
The Young Friends Association held at
Mickleton on the 18th instant was meet
ing of much interest. The literary exer
cises consisted :of reading an account OF
Thomas Elwood, one of the early Friends.
The memorial OF Aaron Borton was read,
he heing prominent Friend ip this eom .
munity a few years since. A beautiful
original essay on True Dignity of Labor"
was given by one of our younger members.
The readings and recitations were enjoyed.
Current topics were given and commented
upon.
The Christian Citizenship meeting in
honor of Lincoln's birthday arranged by
the w. q. T. U. was held in the Methodist
church last Friday evening and judging by
the large attendance and manifested inter-
est, it was a most successful meeting.
The meeting opened by singing 1.-THE Star
Spangled Banner" The Divine blessing
was invoked by Isaac Davidson, who
prayed that this might truly become
Christian nation, supported by true Chris
tian citizens. The Scripture lesson, being
part of the 9th chapter of Proverbs. was
then read. The first address was given by
Rev. J.Y Burke; he oontrasted the early
environments OF Washington and Lincoln,
both of whom 10 Gods providence were
the only men who could have stood at the
head OF the nation during these stormy
periods. He rehearsed how Lincoln's tragi-
cal death was deeply mourned even by
those who had opposed his election as
President, he having vastly exceeded their
anticipations. In the address by Rev. |.
Eijen, american Institutions Compared
with those of my own Native Country
he said owing to the limit in time would
only speak of two German Institutions
the church and the school-aDd would
leave those assembled to decide for them
selves which country's institutions they
preferred. All who heard him felt renew
eddy grateful for being privileged to live in
this land of free schools and religious
liberty. Rev.H G, Williams, who had True
Patriotism for his theme, gave the Stand
ard Dictionary definition of patriotism
and some apt illustrations proving clearly
all that is implied by the term. It was
specially emphasized that those conscien-
tiously opposed to war and fighting may be
zealous patriots as there are many ways OF
being patriotic. Songs and recitations ap-
propriate for the occasion varied the exer-
cises. Singing America concluded the
program.