Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-01-26
THoRoFARE.
Grow old along with me-
The best is yet to be,
The last OF life, for which the first WINS

The best is yet to be-
The last OF life, for which the first was
made
Our times are in his hand
Who saith "A whole / planned,
Youth shows but half trust God:
see all nor be afraid! 4
I am reminded OF this by sect NO in
newspaper picture Of Lady Francis Cook,
whom | once knew or met, as Tennessee
Chaplin. 1t was years ago in Southern
City, and she and her sister, Mrs. Victoria
Woodruff, came there. Mrs Woodruff
was to lecture in the theatre on Sunday
night / was determined to meet them.
and to hear Mrs. Woodruff lecture, and it
would not be in accordance with the social
order OF things in that city, at that time,
for one to do either l was young, and
my hus band, who represented prominent
newspaper there, objected to my flying into
the face OF society IN that way but / had
found that what Argument failed 10 accom-
pllsh finesse sometimes would, and Satur-
day night found me dressed and ready to
go down town with my husband. While
the matter of the preliminary call at the
hotel was being discussed in his office Ten
nessee Chaplin came in. | remember her
as Ebeing small, aud rather pretty, and as
speaking with little lisp which made her
seem almost childish, and quite the reverse
of strong minded. She insisted that Vic
toria would be so glad to see me, and fn-
ally my husband consented to take me
over to the hotel. A friend, a gentleman,
went with us, though, really, | wished that
he had stayed away Emerson says, some
where; - few times in my life | have met
persons OF so good a nature and with such
perfect breeding that all topics were open
and discussed without fear of offense 7
But | had never IN my little puritaDical
life heard all things in the heavens above
and the earth beneath discussed with quite
the freedom which they were on that occas-
ion. However, it was the power of these
women, and in what it consisted that | had
come out for to seeo and was being graft
flied. The lecture was still in store, but
there were mountains Of prejudice between
it and me. My dearest and best friends
came andstold me how society would frown
upon me, and how those who loved me
would not dare to stand by me should 20
and listen to this dreadful woman. and I
ON Sunday night too! But induced my
husband to 90 with me and stand opposite
the theatre that we might see who would
go in and then suggested that we looked (
like simpletons standing there, and why
not go in, and if we did not like the audi T
ence, or the lecture then come out, and SO
we soon found ourselves prominently plac. /
ed in the best seats, and | was being con-
graduated on all sides for my couragel {
There were perhaps a half dozen women all !
of whom had fads, there:-the society ele- I
ment was conspicuous by its absence, but
the house was filled to OVERLOOKING with I
the best men of the city, many, of whom,
wore on their faces an expression not good
to see. shall never forget Victoria Wood /
hull as she stepped forward on the stage, /
that evening She wore dress of dark /
crimson velvet, finished at the throat with I
plain linen collar, and in her hand she [
carried small bible. Her text was: 1.-THE F
human body the temple of God y Her
voice was sympathetic, magnetic, resonant.
She said good things, and said them well
there was no word or phrase which could I
have offended the most fastidious; but it
was the wonderful inner force of the woman
which carried glanced, occasionally at
the faces about me and saw the leer and
sneer change into an expression Of respect
full interest, ana this, in many cases, gave
place to the inspired look which comes into
face when the best ia a mans soul has
been stirred. 1t was plainly a case of
They came to scott and stayed to pray |
And the lecture being over, all went out
vowng her to be a wonderful woman.
Yes, they were wonderful women. and
have wonderful careers and now Tennessee /
Chafln-Lady Cook, has come back TO OBJ
tain the right of suffrage for US poor down /
trodden American women. She will be /
successful that don't doubt; but can she /
make the majority Of the women in this !
country vote?-That question remains to
be answered
We are still having revival in the NJ
E. Church. New converts and old back
sliders, so-called, have been brought in, !
and many others are still ENDURING the I
way The Rev. J. H. Payran, from the
Paulsboro M. E. Church, preached on last
Thursday night from the text;-"Come |
and seep The subject was Christ choosing
his disciples. DIR. Payran is gifted speak
er and the sermon was highly appreciated /
by the audience.
Ma and Mrs James Gleason, from Cam
den visited in the homes of Messrs Thos.
and Charles Gleason last week
Mrs. Robert Z. Gibbs is quite i'll with /
grippe.
Mrs. Charles Kruse, from Palmyra n. J. /
visited her mother, Mrs. Rogers last week.