Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-11-19
THoRoFARE.


Carmel: If the Lord be God" was
the text of the fifth sermon in the
Elijah series. preached by the Rev.
John NJ. Hunt in Wilkins hall, ON
last Sunday morning. His points
were: There is no if concerning God
| in His ha1idiwork or in Nature; there
is no if in His providentiaI care over
His creatures, ant no if concerning
the means of grace provided for our
redemption. " The thought was we'll
carried out and the sermon was an In
teresting one, and well received by a
fair congregation, Notwithstanding the
snow and bad walking.
The new church grows rapidly and
already pres ents a fair form to the
outside view It IS hoped that it may
be ready for dedication by the first
week in January
Prayer meeting was held this week
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
| Benton.
Mrs. John M. Hunt assisted last
week at the extra meetings being held
| in Montgomery Square, Pa.
This week Mrs. Hunt is assisting her
father, the Rev Vincent Nichols, al
the extra meetings being held in his
church at l3elfry, Pa. Mrs. Hunt is a
ready and sympathetic speaker, and
| is thoroughly imbued with the divine
nature and Importance Of the cause
which she represents and her fine
voice and beautiful solos add to the
| limpressiveness of these occasions
On next Saturday evening, Novem-
Der twenty-frst. soup social' will
/ hn hold in fha of Mr n1
Isaac C. Low, under the auspices OF
the Sunday School at large, but every
one is invited. The girls ana ladies
are each to make two night-caps ex-
actly alike, and take soup enough for
two persons. Inc gentlemen will pay
| ten cents for the right to draw, and
will eat soup with the lady whose
lnight-cap matches the one he has
drawn. There will be ice cream and
cake for sale also, and a good social
time goes without saying. Mr.. Low
will be at the post office at seven in
the evening with large shelving and
will take down any who may wish to
60 The proceeds will go to the build
| ing fund of the new church.
The Junior Epworth League is ar,
ranging for a Christmas bazaar to be
held in Wilkins hall on December
twelfth. There will be many beauti
full things suitable for Christmas pres
ents which can be bought for half
price, and all will be dirt cheap when
one considers the time taken, and the
lovely fingers employed in their con.
struction. There will be good things
to eat also. The decorations will be
IN eor ~
| The receipts will help swell the
church building fund
In the Thorofare town hall, on Sat
urday night, December fifth, a three
act drama will be given entitled, ''The
Old New Hampshire Home, by Camp
92, P. o. S. of A. The camp will be
assisted by the best amateur talent
among the ladies of Thorofare, and
some of them have few equals The
gentlemen also know well to act their
parts. The tickets for adults will be
twenty-five cents. Children win be
charged double fare, and any child
who talks or behaves unseemly will
| be forced to leave the hall Parents
are requested to keep their children
with them, if taken at all.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer e. Clement
Mrs. Mary R. Low, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
G. Lodge, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Wilmer
Leonard returned on last Saturday ev
ening, from Washington, D c., where
they had spent several days in attend
ing the National Changers Conven
ton They have come home filled tc
the brim with new ideas and inspira
tions which, like Aaron's rod, will bud
and blossom anew each spring.
| Mr.. and Mrs. l.. K. Wilkins are at
tending the National Sunday School
| Convention being held this week in
New Brunswick. Mr.. Wilkins has
gone as a delegate from the county
and Mrs. Wilkins as delegate from
the Thorofare Sunday School. They
should come back SO charged with en-
thusiasm as to give a new impetus
to the Sunday School work at home
Mrs. John Binckley. from German.
town. visited Mrs. Lillian Rogers last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. DeHart and fam.
| lily returned on Monday from an auto
mobile trip to Flemingtan and Ringoes
where they visited relatives.
Miss Lydia Witzel, from Paulsboro
spent several days last week with
Mrs. Rebecca G1eeson.