The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-28
GOULDSBORO.

for the Ladies' Aid society. A large
number were present.
William Walker, aged siXty-nine
years, died suddenly at his home at
Clifton last Wednesday evening He
had been spending some time in
Wilkes-Barre and came out to his
farm at Clifton Wednesday after
noon. After supper he went out on
the porch and in a few minutes was
dead. He has spent most of his
life at Clifton and Gouldsboro. The
funeral services were held from the
school house at Clifton. Interment
was made in the Clifton cemetery.
Rev. Kern, Allentown, officiated.
Mrs. George Wardell spent last
week with her sister, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Du-
Tot.
No hopes are entertained for the
recovery of Helen, the little five
year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Hoffman, who has been sick
for over two weeks. Mr.. Hoffman s
mother from Cresco has been with
them.
A. l.. Rhodes, who was taken very
sick last Thursday, is reported bet
ter.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. DuTot gave a birthday
party at Maple Cottage last Wednes-
day to celebrate the fifth anniversary
of the birth of her son, Paul. A
number of little folks were present
and a most delightful afternoon was
spent.
Mrs. John Fahey and daughter,
Madaline, were Tobyhanna visitors
last week.
Fred Zacker, George Sheiterle and
Miss Mary Sheterele spent Sunday
in Newfoundland.
Mrs. NJ e. Smith and Miss Helen
Smith spent Friday in Clifton.
Mrs. G. G. Smith, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Alice
Heller, Factoryville, has returned
home.
Mrs. s. A. Adams is seriously sick
at her home, Hillcrest. DR.. Kerling
and DR.. McKeage, Scranton, were in
consultation on Friday.
That personal work is fully as i'm
portant in religious as in political
circles was again shown Wednesday
night, when the auditorium of the
Gouldsboro Methodist Episcopal
church was filled to overhowing with
a large congregation of men, women
and children who came in response
to the invitations sent out by Chas.
Edwards, General Superintendent of
the Pocono Mountain Branch of the
Mountain Ice Company.
In addition to having charge of the
important local interests of the
Mountain Ice Company, whose prin-
cipal office is at 81 Newark street,
Hoboken, n. j., and of which II. w.
Bahrenburg, Newark, n. j., is presi
dent and general manager, and E.
p. Kingsbury, Scranton. secretary
and treasurer, Mr.. Edwards takes a
deep interest in the religious well
fare of the community in which he
lives. He is member of the Board
of Trustees of the Methodist Epis-
copal church. of which Rev. p. S.
Lehman is the successful pastor.
Rev. Lehman, by the way, is serving
his second year as pastor of this
tlourishing charge, having been re-
turned again this year by the super
intendent of the Scranton district,
Rev. l.. c. Murdoch, d. d.
Mr.. Edwards, besides asking
scores of people personally to at
tend a meeting in his church We'd
nesday evening, sent out the fol-
lowing personal letter to large
number of his friends and acquaint-
ances:
'Gouldsboro, Pa,
April - 1911.
Dear Friend,
Wednesday evening, April
26th, we are going to have a
meeting in our church and |
have promised our minister to
fill the church on this evening
and | would like very much
to have you present on this oc-
casion. Hoping you will be
able to see your way clear to
be with us on this evening |
remain,
Yours truly,
[Signedl CHAS. EDWARDS"
Superintendent Edwards has ac-
quired the reputation of making a
success out of whatever he under
takes, and he believes in applying
business methods to religious af-
fairs. He came to Gouldsboro some
years ago from a place in Jersey
called Waterloo There he succeed
ed in the face of tremendous OBJ
stacles, such as rain, Indifference
etcetera in filling the little Metho-
dist church one Sunday. The pas
tor, on that memorable occasion,
was not let into the secret, and so
when one Sunday he was greeted by
sea of expectant and smiling
faces, he was so overcome for the
moment that he could not speak.
1t is said however that he quickly
regained his wonted composure, and
delivered one of the finest sermons
ever heard in that church.
1t is certain that on Wednesday
evening Rev. Lehman rose to the oc-
casiOn and spoke with even more
than his customary fervor and elo-
quence. For the little Methodist
church, located 210O feet above sea
level, on one of the loftiest spurs of
the Poconos, is not a one family
church, neither is it governed by a
boss. With characteristic Metho-