Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-03-23
THoRoEARE.
Work is my recreation,
be playof faculty; delight like that

THoRoFARE.
Work is my recreation,
The play Of faculty. delight like that
Which bird feels in flying, or a fish
In darting through the water-nothing more.
The Sibylline leaves of live
Grow precious now; when only few remain.
/ know that work is considered among
the blessings of the world, and / will admit
| that to be busy--to be intensely occupied is
one of the secrets of happiness; but enforc-
ed labor is quite a different thing. | hap
pened to say in one of my letters that labor
was the curse pronounced in the garden OF
Eden. 1t happened that / went to church
shortly after its publication, and the minis
ter the church was Presbyterian, so use
the right term took occasion to say in his
sermon that labor was not curse, that the
Lord God had not intended Adam and Eve
to live in idless in the garden, but had
commanded them to till the soil of it, and
thereby enjoy the fruits of it. | do not
read my Genesis that way, but still, am
not prepared to contradict the learned
DIR. Of Divinity since he may have found in
| the original that which is beyond my ken.
/ / think it was Gail Hamilton who said
| that she had never felt that she thoroughly
understood some passages Of scripture, and
COu1u l6Sb upOH IL, ttldp tuC 1CAO cAi1AO oi'S
went to church the minister did not say
that in the original it ment something
quite different from what she had supposed.
My experience is akin to hers; and sup
pose the learned doctor is right. With
what did Adam pillow; and where did he get
seed to sow? And poor Eve she had no
stockings to darn, and no babies to tend,
and no house to keep in order. What
| wonder that she lent a willing ear to the
insidious serpent, since we are told:-
.Saten finds some mischief still
For idle hands to do
/ Perhaps, though, Adam hitched her to
the plow, and made her bear the heaviest
of bis burdens 1t would be like his selfish
ness, and not unlike the selfshness of many
of the men of the present age, who stand
back and clap their hands and shout
| Bravo to the work which women are
doing, and for which they the men have not
the courage at least, not all of them.
The Ladies Aid Society held aSock
Sociable" in Wilkins Hall on last Saturday
night delightful little program was
given An instrumental duet by Alice and
May Gibbs, whose musical ability goes un-
questioned came first, but that piano
needs tuning. All new pianos should be
| looked after at an early stage after being
used. ''The little Pickaninny''-a monolo-
que, was charmingly recited by Maggie
Gibbs ''When Pa gets Sickf was pleasantly
given by Florence Low. An instrumental
duet called, Waves of the Ocean" was
well rendered by Mrs. Rachel Wilkins and
Miss Kizzie Wilkins. Tongue and Tenn
per,'' a sparkling little dialogue, was well
given by Mrs William Bowers, and Mrs
Charles w. Wilkins. A duet called 'Sil-
vie, was sweetly sung by Maggie Gibbs,
and Herbert Rambo. THE Trials of a
Ministers Wife, was pleasantly read by
Mrs. Rhoda Eastlack The Trials of a
Twin, (" was recited by Louis wilkins, was
one Of the funiest things of the evening.
Sally AIMS Experience was well read
by Mrs. Ida Heritage. Another sparkling
duet was given by May and Alice Gibbs,
and the progam ended with a little act
called HGossip" given by Mrs Susie Reed,
Mrs Rachel Wilkins, Mrs. Mary r. Low,
and Mrs Julia Gibbs. The audience was
large and enthusiastic, but encores were
not responded to. The program being
| finished, cake and lemonade was served to
all present without charge. The socks were
found to be we'll filed, and after expenses
were paid the ladies were able to add about
thirty EIGHT dollars to their treasury.
A Cabinet Meeting of the Epworth Lea
que was held last Thursday night at the
home of the president, Mr. H. A. DeHart
Many things were talked over and future
plans discussed, and it was finally decided
to hold business meeting, in the basement
of the church, on Thursday night of this
week, to which all are cordially invited.
1-e-s 49, H..
being over, good social time is desired.
The new pastor. the Rev George L. Gof
preached his first sermon on last Sunday
morning, from the text: ''And you shall
have power when that the Holy Ghost is
come upon you' 1t was full of spiritual
life, and enforced with the magnetism of
the speaker. Mr.. Goff has good voice,
and pleasant manner in the pulpit, and
made favorable impression upon the con-
gregation.
The sale Of carriages and cut-under shelv-
| ing truck wagons of Mr.. II. A. DeHart,
which took place on last Saturday after :
noon was in all respects a success. The
day was fine, many people were presen
and the sale netted about $500.
The Rev. George S. johnson and wife,
anu MI. hHu AuiS. 1uUlu6S w. WNuc WcIc
entertained at tea by Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
E. Gibbs on last Thursday evening.
Mrs. Philip Banks and little daughter,
Margaret, from Red Bank, were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. w. Gibbs last week.
The Misses Florence and Sadie McBri de,
Of Bridesburg, Pa. are visitors in the no me
OF Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. r. Gibbs.
been spending some days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Scott Rambo.
Mrs. Margaret Hammel visited her
daughter, Mrs. VIM. Thompson, in Pauls-
boro, last week. The latter is very i'll
with pneumonia.
A Bazaar will be held in Wilkins Hall
on the night Of Friday and Saturday,
March 31st and April 1st, for the benefit Of