Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-25
THoRoFARE.


was staying with friend in South
ern city, and, at Easter, her sister, who
I lived on a plantation, up the Yazoo river,
in Mississippi, came on visit, also, bringing
with her a little daughter about four years
of age Elinor had been brought to the
city to be ehristened when only few
weeks old, and had not been of the planta-
tion since She was very bright, and
original, and, unusually, observing and we
soon fell into the habit Of encouraging her
remarks and comments, and Of drawing her
out when she failed to make them volun-
tarily There was no church near them,
and, as her parents were not very religious,
she had not been in one since the time
which she could not remember, so we were
most anxious to hear her comments on her
return from the Easter service The church
was beautiful in tself;-there had been
4 loads of flowers most artistically arranged !;
the music had been wonderfully fine, and
the whole service most impressive. 1t had
evidently been like fairy-land to ElinOr,
and remembering some of the experiences
and Impressions, of my own childhood, |
had watched her face with interest, as she
gave breathless attention to it all OF
course, she did not understand the sermon
but her surroundings seemed to fill her
child 's-soul with awe, as well as admira-
ton, but when we were arrived at home
she continued silent and absorbed. At
dinner we began plying her with questions
but she would only shake her head, and
say that she must go home and tell john
nie-her twin brother-about it. Finally
we said, But what did you think of the
clergyman, Elinor ~ at the same time
explaining to her which was he. Her
little face frightened; at last we had got
4 upon ground which she could understand
TO- she said, II thought he was a pretty
man, and mighty perlite-but he cussed
AWFUL She had only heard the name of
Deity used in this way on the plantation.
When | saw in a paper, the other day, that
the camp meetings which were ended had
been unusually successful, this year, /
Thought of some of the platform denuncia-
tions which / had heard, and | felt that
little Elinor's definition hadn't been SO far
wrong. But, perhaps there are those who
can only be reached by the terrors Of the
| law; with whom fear is more weighty than
| logic. MaEomet preached to the people the
gospel Of Christ, so far as he knew it, and
when men would not believe, he went out
with fire and sword and compelled them.
Who can be sure that he was not right
1--WE all siIrmise,
They this thing, and that;
Whom shall my soul believe?
Fool All that is at all,
Lasts ever, past recall;
Earth changes, but thy soul and God stand sure
Mr.. and Mrs Collins L. Packer, from
Trenton, are spending a week with Mrs. E.
j. Lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Estell, and Mr..
and Mrs. J. G. Dubois, of Woodbury., were
guests last Thursday, of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles w. Wilkins.
Miss Bessie Densten has just returned
from visit to Amber, Penna., and is now
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Edmund
w. Packer, in Paulsboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Fraser, of Phila-
delphia, were guests of Mrs. E. J. Lodge,
over Sunday.
Miss Carrie Murrell, having spent two
weeks Of her vacation at National Park, has
more recently visited in the home of her
grandfather, Mr.. John P. Taylor, at Pauls
boro.
Mrs. VIM. Wallace, and her two charm
ing little children, are visiting her friends,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Gowan, in Camden.
Mrs. Abbie Tatem, Miss Annie Osgood,
and their two nephews, Fred and William
CARRIER, have been recent guests in the home
of Mrs. E. J. Lodge.
The Messrs. Richard Wilkins and Harry
DeHart, Jr., are spending the last two
weeks of their vacation at Ocean Grove.