Gloucester County Democrat., 1911-11-09
THOROFARE.


ing was: God is not pleased with
formal worship" The text was the
| twenty-first and twenty-second verses
of the fifth chapter of Amos. In this
! text we have a declaration of Gods
displeasure. First, In the very cere-
monies He had established" second,
Because the ceremonial worship of
the nation was fast losing all it's deep
sacredness, and ceasing to be a means
| of holy heartfelt DEVOTION" third, 1T
had become cold, heartless and for
NAL" The anthem Great is the
Lord" was beautifully sung by the
choir The holy communion of the
/ Lords Supper was celebrated at which
the Rev. Isaac c.. Fowler assisted
the pastor. There was large con-
gregation.
The meeting of the Epworth League
! in the evening was also largely at
| tended. The topic: "The Standard of
Thought and Life" was in charge of
| Miss Margaret P. Gibbs, who notwith-
lstanding her youth, developed her sub
| ject in a systematic and logical man
ner, and said many true and beautiful
1 things which inspired several others
to speak briefly of personal expert
ence or the results of observation
which would lead to a higher and bet
ter life. Miss Florence Richardson
sang beautiful solo, and altogether
the meeting was one of unusual inter-
est.
The usual monthly meeting of the
| Woman's Christian Temperance I'm
ion was held at the. church on last
Wednesday afternoon. The meeting
was opened by the President Mrs.
Rachel Wilkins. After the devotional
exercises and the reading of the min
utes by Mrs. Emma Wilkins, plans
! for the winter work were discussed.
The announcement that Miss Esther
H. Elfreth, State President, had ar
ranged to spend with us the after
noon and evening of Wednesday, No
vember fifteenth, was received with
expressions of pleasure. Miss Ell
freth has fine presence, winning
manner, and can give grace and point
to every expression. She tells great
truths in a delightfully."- interesting
way but evidently believes herself
Eeach word that she speaks. The
church should be crowded on Wednes-
day night, November fifteenth The
local president, Mrs. Rachel Wilkins,
read some echoes from the annual ad-
dress of the State President, and the
recommendation of Miss Elfreth in
the White Ribbon News" were read
by Mrs. Anna deli. Thompson, after
which the meeting adjourned.
| The Rev. and Mrs. George S. Golf,
Ethel and Charles Golf, of Mullica Hill
are spending week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Augustus S. Truncer.
Miss Ada Warren, of Camden, and
the Misses Margaret Burton and Hell
en- Wiltbank, of Lewes, Del, were
visitors with Mr.. and Mrs Harry
Vautier during several days last week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Cunningham
and son Robert of Philadelphia, visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. Carl S. Davis over
| Sunday. Mrs. Mary Moore, of Phila-
delphia, is spending several days with
them.
Mrs. Margaret Eastlack, of Swedes-
boro, spent last week with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Rebecca Gleeson.
Miss Sarah Budd, John and Frank
Budd, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
DeHart over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Meisle, of
Philadelphia, were guests of Mrs.
Rudmann over Sunday.
| Mrs. Anna D. Wells, of Newark,
and Miss Margaret Angelo, of Pitman,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Uriah B. Biddle
last week. Mrs. Wells began on Sun
day her evangelistic mission in Pal
myra.
Mr.. and Mrs Thos W. Gibbs, the
Misses Ada and Elinor Ferley, Ada
Lower, Rose Adams, Messrs George
and Edward Smith, Victor Banks,
Charles Reynolds, VIM. Lower, Davis
Park; Harvey Johnson, of Paulsboro;
w. Leslie Gibbs, and Mr.. and Mrs
Clay w. Reeseman, of Thorofare, hap
pened in upon Miss Mae Gibbs on last
Saturday night. Miss Gibbs was equal
to the occasion. and merry evening
was spent.
| The pupils in the public school who
| have been neither absent nor tardy
during the month of October are as
| follows: Erma Mullen, Lydia Gleeson,
! Alice Windish, Alice Feltman in the
room of the principal, Miss L. Wor-
rell. Harold Rambo, Willie Bowers,
| Warren Wilkins, Horace Blake, Paul
Pierson, Norman Hammel, Royal Pow
ers, Willie Wallace, Albert Ba5cock,
Claude Cutler, Adelaide Clement, Aua
Hammel, Florence Gleeson, Marion
Hudson, Intermediate, Miss Campbell,
teacher In the Primary: Lettie Pier
son, Mabel Budd, Bertha Hammel, En-
ma Gleeson, Edith Pierson, Frances
Platt, Ralph Platt, Howard Gleeson,
Earl Scott. Byron Vautier, John Pier
son, Daniel Platt George Rambo,
Miss Virginia Rogers, eacher.
On Thursday night of this week a
business meeting of the Epworth Lea
que will be held at the home of the
! Vice President, Mr.. Carl S. Davis.
There will be an election of officers,
and the young people will be called
upon to take the place of those who
have been long in the service, since
! the League is young peoples organi-