Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-09-24
THoRoFARE.

EFne cornerstone OF the 81. Paui M II
Church in Thorofare was marked on last
saturday afternoon, September nineteenth,
by the laying of the cornerstone of the new
church. The ceremony, which took place
at half-past two o'clockowas beautiful, and
impressive 10 degreev The Rev. J. Nor
gan Read, d. D. District superintendent,
presided, and lead a responsive reading Of
the scriptures. The Rey. John NJ. Hunt,
pastor of the church, read the lesson, and
the Rev. William Grum, OF the Mantu M.
E. Church, gave the conservation prayer.
The Rev. Marshall Owens, o. D., Of the
Centenary M. E. Church of Camden made
the address of the day. One seldom hears
a finer piece of eloquence. It was filed
with gems from the deepest wells of thought
illumined by fine spiritual light, clothed
with fitting words, and so made practical
for everyday uses. IL could not fail so be
an inspiration to all who heard it.
The Rev Isaac r. Fowler and Mr.. VIM
ID. Rambo, both Of whom had Deen mem
bers Of the old church fifty years ago, sang
There is spot TO me more dear, tender
| ly, and with an enthusiasm which brought
"a tear 10 more than one eye in the large au-
dIence Mrs. John M. Hunt sang beauti-
| fully the solo ''Ye have done it unto me-"
and at the close of the platform exercises
the Thorofare choir led by the Rev. VIM.
Grum sang the consecration hymn composed
by him and sung at the laying of The cor
ner-ssoae of the Mantua NJ. E. Church
recently.
II The cornerstone, beautiful piece of
| white marble was donated by Snellbaker
lsBros. Of Woodbury.. A box made OF she
sbest sheet copper was donated By Mr. T.
NV Muller, OF Woodbury. I'm it was placed
Eby the Rev. J. Morgan Reed, D d.. a copy
of the Christian AdUocate, the GLoUCEsTER
! COUNTY DEMOCRAT, The Constitution, the
| Wo0dbury Daily Times, two tickets for a
church supper given in 1860, a penny of
! 1858, the date of the old church, given by
/ Aaron Windish, a silver quarter, Of 1908,
| bearing the motto sIn God We Trust, -
given by Thomas W. Wyne, list with the
names of the Rev. Morgan Reed, D. D.
| District Superintendent, ReY. John NJ
| Hunt, the present pastor of the church. Mr..
| Charles r. Peddle, the archItect, Mr.. Jos.
| H. Wiikerson, the contractor, the official
members of the church and the amounts
pledged, and list of all the subscribers
and the amounts pledged. The box was
Theoretically sealed and placed in the re-
ceptacle made for it in the cornerstone.
Before this was done, however, DIR. Read
with happy tact thought there might be
those in the audience who would like to
| make a subscription and have their names
enrolled S122 was raised in about five
minutes, and Mrs. Edward Breeze, Of Wood
bury, promised handsome memorial win
dow in honor Of her father, Mr.. Mark Low
O6her memorial windows will probably be
given.
After the conclusion Of the exercises the
Ladies Aid of the Church gave supper on
the adjacent lawn, and something over $40
more was cleared for the building fund of
the Church.
The Board of Education met on last
Thursday night. Besides the regular rou-
tine business it was decided to pay the cost
of transportation of tne pupils of the town
ship to the High School at Woodbury.
| Is was reported also that the school at
Red Bank will now be furnished with a
egood supply of water An abundant flow
/ Iof excellent pure water has been reached at
Fa depth of 100 feet, in bed of small white
stones. $
Mrs. Ella Ireland from Baltimore, Md,
and Ex-sheriff John D. Howard from Ches-
ter, Pa, were guests Of the Rev. and Mrs.
John M. Hunt or Saturday last.
HA. DeHart made nice display Of cut
under shelvings and other vehicles at she
Gibbsboro Fair and made good sales. He is
having large sale on his first premium
buggies. His display at the Mount Holly
Fair this week is worth looking at.
GRANGE NEWS.
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Monday night in honor of the Feast of
Pomona goddess of fruits and flowers, and
she was greeted by an unusually large au-
dience. Her address was given by Miss
Frances McGill, the Pomona of the Grange
this year and was as follows =
Dear Brother and Sister Granqers: rs:-AIready
our beautiful country is touched here and
there by the autumnal splendor, and fairly
riots in the profusion Of the golden-rod,
whose yellow plumes are Lighting the re-
treating steps of summer across the fields,
and while the trees still wait the coronation
of the year Nature seems to have passed
along the road and turned it into a royal
highway. The air is laden with the per-
fume of the late roses, and heavy with tf1e
fragrance of ripe fruits. All life seems
sublimated in the golden sunshine; the
whole world has become one articulate poem
and human life adds its own strain of pene-
trating sweetness. One more Pomona stands
before you, and bids you share with her the
riches, which have been accumulated by the
glory of a summers sun, the gentle whis-
per of its winds, and the soft murmer Of its
rains. But first she would like to tell you
something OF her prototype the Pomona
whose mantle she so humbly wears on this
occasion.
Pomona was beauty, and like her name
all fruit and bloom. She was a ruddy bru-
hette, luxuriant without grossness; and had
spring in her step, like apples dancing on
bough. 1t was no poetical figure to say
of her, that her lips were cherries. and her
cheeks peach. Her hair in curling locks
clustered about her face and trembled heav-
| lily as she walked. The color called Pomo-
na-green was named after her favorite dress.
Sometimes in her clothes she initiated one
kind of fruit and somatiuas another mil :