Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-09-17
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Joseph 7. Carter has contributed to
the general convenience of our citi-
zens and greatly improved his prop
erty by laying concrete along his front.
Annie Bradshaw Cooper has sold her
farm of about Ill acres to the present
occupant, William Fink for nine thou
sand and five hundred dollars.g
A number of Friends from here at
tended the First-day School Union held
at Mullica Hill on Seventh-day the
twelfth. They report large attend
ance and an especially interesting
meeting.
Gideon and Emma w. Peaslee were
guests of relatives at Salem on the
thirteenth.
Mrs. Emily Gaunt. of Woodbury., is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Edward
Ogden
Sarah L. PIERCE and daughter, Eliza
beth, of Moorestown, were recently
guests of Edwin A., Holmes and daugh-
ter.
The Young Friends Association on
First-day evening, the thirteenth, was
well attended and the exercises OF
especial interest Owing to the alb
sence of the secretary, Alice Carey
Brown acted for the evening. A por-
ton of the one hundred and forty
fifth psalm was read by the president
at the opening of the meeting; Bessie
". Ogden followed with an interesting
reading from the Life of Isaac 7. Hop
per, after which reports of the Gener-
al Conference of Friends recently held
at Winona Lake, Indiana, were taken
up. Mary R. Brown read synopsis OF
the entire conference from the open
ing session to the close with COM
ments. Joseph Swain, president of
Swarthmore College, formerly presi-
dent of the University of Indiana)
acted as chairman and in his opening
address proposed this thought as a ba-
sis of the meetings to follow Eff
cheney. Culture, Character; but the
Greatest of these is Character" The
subjects considered by the conference
and introduced by the report were
educational work including First-day
Schools, Young Friends Associations,
and secular schools; philanthrOpic
work, including work among colored
people, Indians, mission work among
women and children, publication OF
the press, anti-narcotics, temperance
and gambling. The report OF the com
mittee for the advancement of Friends
principles was broad in its scope, the
object of their efforts not the perpet-
uation of the society but the presen-
tation of truth as seen by Friends
and the influence exerted by the
spreading of the faith held by them.
An earnest desire was expressed that
the training given children and young
people in the Friends schools and col
leges might make them strong to cope
with the criminal influences OF our
time.
Hannah A. Heritage gave an enjoy
able account of their trip going and
returning, also many incidents in con
nection with their stay, and the work
of the conference. Our party were
met by James Engle, at Pittsburg,
where they had one hour and took
supper together.
During the reception held at the
conference acquaintance was made
with Cornelia Hancock and one OF her
associate nurses in the Civil War
Miss Hancock was formerly from Sa-
lem and rendered invaluable service in
the south during our Civil War, is
highly esteemed by members Of the 6.
A. X.
The North American recently gave
review of her work and paid high
tribute to her unselfsh devotion and
competent service as a nurse in the
army
Theodore Brown told of the origin,
scope and attainments of the Winona
Assembly started thirteen years ago.
Both Chautauqua and the Mortified /
School for Bible study were factors
in shaping the policy of Winona Lake,
while INSTRUMENTATION two-thirds /
of the directors are Presbyterians, I
nineteen different denominations are
in the Assembly which s
owns eight hundred acres and controls
thirteen, hundred and fifty. The esti-
mated value OF property owned BY the /
Assembly is two million dollars Three
thousand minister's Of various demon