Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-08-16
PITMAN GROVE.

On the whole tie camp meeting weather
has been very favorable.
DIR. Gwylin has made many friends here,
and is quite popular.
Daddy" Campbell, OF yineland, has
seemed to enjoy the services greatly.
Rev. Dr. Ballard led the love feast on
Sunday morning, and his nearly eighty
five years seem to sit lightly on his shout
ders.
Thirty-tYe holiness people from the ''old
brickv church, Philadelphia, were here
over Sunday, and made things somewhat
lively.
In his testimony on Sunday morning,
Rev. E. L. Hyde said that when he was
sometimes oppressed and felt depressed, he
went through as though expressed.
Miss Minnie Shay has been here all
through another camp, and her voice is as
strong as eyer in praise and song.
A Medford family drove over on Saturday
and camped out in their wagon over Sun
day.
The choir boys, who have been camping
at Alcyon Park, sang at the Auditorium on
"Wednesday evening last. IN
Benjamin Headley, Of Swedesboro, was
one of the many who came to camp meet
ing in their automobiles on Sunday.
Rev. DR.. Lyall, pastor Of the First Bap-
tist Church, Camden, was in Pitman over
Sunday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Carton is spending a
week with relatives in Asbury Park.
C. F. Rhodes, another of the Rittenhouse
cutters, assisted ]. G. Rulon last week.
Harry Keim is assisting again this week.
Mrs. Sadie Hunter and few relatives of
Paulsboro are here for two weeks.
Miss Emma Snyder, of Allentown, Pa,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Joseph
Lodge.
Our local coachmen reaped harvest
during the Changers Picnic.
Mrs. Hugh Mulvery, of Camden, has
been the guest of Mrs. Milliard Lloyd for
several days.
Miss Fuller, of Philadelphia, has been a
guest of Mrs. Augustus Griffith.
Former Gloucester County friends have
been glad to greet Rev. Mr.. Wickward,
wife and daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Powell Of Maurice
town, have been here for several days.
Theodore Fleetwood and family, Of
Westville, were over Sunday guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Scott.
w. II. w. Park has position with
glass firm in Virginia and he and Mrs. Park
will leave here in few days.
: Alcyon Park and Pitman ball teams met
again last Saturday and this time Alcyon
won with score of to O.
A draught of the new Golf hotel is On ex-
hibition in Foeer and Paulin's store. 1t
promises to be fine structure.
The Levi virgins property on Pitman
avenue has been sold to John Simmerman,
of Glassboro, for $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duff Downs, of Atlantic
City, accompanied by friend, spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. John D. Clark.
Rev. G. 81. Tullis and Mrs. Tullis haye
been here during the camp meeting. He is
one of the Oldest men in active service in
the conference.
Rev. Mr.. FISHER, of Cross Keys, with his
family is here for the month. Mrs. H.
Stidham, of Lancaster, Pa, sister of Mrs.
Fishers, was their guest oyer Sunday.
A number of guests spent very pleasant
time with Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Ostrander on
Monday evening, the anniversary of Mrs.
Ostrander's birth.
Rev. J. G. Wilson, of Philadelphia, was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John Coulter
last week, and while there baptised their
little grandchild
Mrs. Sarah Brown and daughters, of Port
Republic, Miss Anna Sibley, of Woods
town, and Latham MacGregor, of German
town, were camp meeting guests OF i. l..
Schofeld and family.
Mrs. Henry Haines and daughters, of
Marlton, Miss Iona Scarborough, of Phila., ,
and Miss Vesta Gordy, of Chincoteague
Island, Va, have been guests of l. D.
Haines and family during the past few
days.
DR.. Gwylein says the world is his parish.
We understand he is the only Episcopalian
clergyman in the world who has permission
from the bishops of his church to preach
wherever he pleases and without restric-t
tions. II
Sunday was the greatest day, in regard
to numbers at least, that Pitman Grove has
ever known. The audiences were very
large and much religious enthusiasm was
manifested. Rev. DR.. ]. G. Bickerton's
morning sermon cannot be too highly
spoken of, and DR.. Gwylein's address in
the afternoon was equally good. The crowd
was SO great in the evening that enough
confusion resulted to place DR.. Bickerton
at disadvantage in his address. The other
services were also crowded, yet the whole
grove seemed full of people as we'll.