Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-18
THE COUNTY Y. N. C. A.
Begins Sunday, April 21, in All the
Churches of the County Com I
II yention on Following Day. Fl

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z A program of unusual attraction
has been arranged for next Sunday in
Woodbury., in connection with the
County Y. M. C. A. Movement
Speakers of both State and Internat-
ional reputation will be present in
! the several churches and in other spec
ial meetings for men, women and old
er boys. On Saturday evening there
\ will be a meeting for prayer and fell
| lowship for the speakers and men,
bers of the local committee, also the
committees from the nearby towns
The program for Sunday follows xcLS
$50 a m-Union devotional meet
| ing for men from the several churches
| in the chapel of the Presbyterian
| Church. This will be led by Mr.. j.
T. Sproull, who lis to speak at other
services during the day.
1920 a. m.-Regular church SER
vices with laymen speaking. Central
Baptist, Mr.. John t. Sproull, treas
urer of the State Y. M. G. A. Com
mittee. Episcopal, Mr.. Charles R
Scott, State Boy Secretary Y. NJ. c..
A. First Baptist, George. w. Braden,
Physical Director, Philadelphia Cen
tral Y. M. C. A. Kemble Memorial
NJ. e., DR.. Grafton E. Day, of Col
i lingswood, President of the Y. NJ. G..
A. Presbyterian, William F. Over
man, Principal of the Friends Acad-
emy, MoorestoWn.
At four o'clock three meetings will
be held simultaneously Mems meet
ing, Court House, with Hon. J. Boyd
Avis presiding; speaker Mr.. John T..
Sproull, of Arlington, n. j., president
of the Corn and Iron National Bank,
New York City, also of the State G..
E. Society. He is convincing speak
er to men and is greatly interested in
Y. NJ. C. A. work. He is member
of both the boys and County Work
Committees of the State Committee
Special music has been provided and
the general committee in charge of
the work will look after the ushering.
The womenis meeting is to be held in
the Presbyterian Church. No mother
should fail to hear the speaker, Will
lam F. Oyerman, of Moorestown, on
1.-The Place of Women in Community
Life" Mr.. Overman is principal of
the Friends Academy at MOorestown,
a member of the Burlington County
Y. NJ. c.. A. Committee and active in
work among boys. The meeting for
older boys will be held at the same
hour in the Central Baptist Church.
This is strictly an older boys meet
ing. And only boys fourteen years of
age and older will be admitted. The
speaker is Mr. Charles R. Scott, State
Boys Secretary and director of the
n Nor, 1,c-& n
will be "How Older Boys are Meeting
the Challenge. This will be illus
trated with 100 slides showing stunts
and work which is actually happening
among boys in New Jersey. He is
one of the foremost boys secretaries
in the United States and the older
boys of Woodbury. should not miss
this exceptional opportunity to hear
him, even though the attractions may
be enticing for a Sunday afternoon
walk.
< The climax of the day will occur in
The evening in great union church
service to be held in the M. E Church
at z 80 o'clock. Prof. H. G. Dixon,
chairman of the local committee, will
preside, @There will be special music
by malk voices. The address of the
evening will be delivered by Mr.. AL
bert E. Roberts, international Secre-
tary of the Y. M. c. A. County De-
partment. His headquarters are in
New York City but he is constantly
speaking before large audiences taro-
out the United States and is speaker
of unusual ability. His manner of
thrilling an audience is masterful. 1t
will be necessary for people who de-
sire a good seat to be present early.
| In addition to the special services
ii Woodbury. there will be similar
services in other towns throughout
the county, at Wenonah, Pitman,
Glassboro, Clayton, Swedesboro, Pauls
boro, Clarksboro and Thoro6are. ~
sWEDEsBORO
Mr.. Otis B. Read, County Secretary
of Burlington County, and Harold B
Wells. ESQ, of Bordentown, will pre-
sent the County Y. NJ. G. Al. Work
for Gloucester County here on Sum
day in the M. E. Church in the morn
ing at Mems and Boys meetings at
p. M, and in the Presbyterian church
in the evening. Several are planning
to attend the convention in Woodbury.
Monday evening.
PAULSBORO
Considerable enthusiasm has been
aroused here on the County Y. M. G.
A. movement and ON Sunday the work
will be presented in the VI e. Church
in the morning by Mr.. G. H. Pipher,
County Secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A.
Morris County He will also speak at
a mems meeting at 4 p. m. and in
the NJ. e. Church in the evening AT
the Baptist Church, E. T. Judd, Co..
Secretary of the Y NJ. G. A. of Mon
mouth County, will speak. A good
delegation will attend the convention
at Woodbury. Monday evening
CLAYTON
A Young Mems Sunday will be OBJ
served here on Sunday with DIR. w.
G.. Petherbridge, of Haddonfield, speak
ing in the M. e. Church and P. w.