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The Penn's Grove record., 1916-10-13
WOODSTOWN'S NEW HIGH SCHOOL
1t Cost 100000. Wa Opened Last Week.


Since the days of Rev. George White
field, of England, who came to America
seven times and preached the religion
of the heart, as distinguished from the
religion of forms and ceremonies, union
religious services in the woods and tab
ernacles have been most effective means
of converting the American people to
Christianity. Whitefield was the first
religious a~gitator who united Puritan,
Quaker, Romanist, the Dutch of New
York, the Germans in Pennsylvania, the
Luthern Swedes and Hugenots on the
Delaware, the Cavaliers and Round
heads in the Southern Colonies in union
services and he may be called the spirit
ual father of this great Christian ma
ton. He is little known today, because
he lacked that quality of torganizing
Methodist religious societies which was
done by John Wesley and his followers.
Camp meetings are not new religious
gatherings in Penns Neck. Before Pit
man Grove and Ocean Grove had local
habitations and names Penns Grove was
the mecca of Methodist camp meetings;
yes, even before Penns Grove got a
wharf, a local habitation and a name, IN
1882.
The Christian Advocate in 1852 con-
tains an article by Rev. J. 7. Crane,
DID,, telling of a camp meeting n John
Holton's woods, near Penns Grove, IN
1924. The article relates how an old
colored man preached under an old oak
tree at the foot of Pitman street which
was a public landing that has never been
vacated off the county record. His
audience consisted of Delawareans who
had been at the camp in Holton's and
their return was delayed by unfavorable
wind and tide. Jacob, the old cOlored
preacher who was invited to speak, told
how he had heard Whitefield when a
young man and a slave and how he had
received the Holy Spirit and how his mas
ter's family had accepted Christianity
through his preaching.
Camp meetings were held in the 30s
and 40s in Holton's woods which was
on the farm now owned by Harvey w.
Justice, also in Thompson's swamp,
along Salem creek above Courses Land
ing, near which was Pilesgrove Metho-
dist Church. Two young men converted
in Thompson's swamp were John p.
Leap and Edward ~Shoemaker, who be-
came local preachers. john Cal19<Was
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-10-13

Why a tabernacle or meetings in the
woods when there are churches? Many
goddess and religiously Indifferent never
go inside of a church. Many who be-
long to one sect or denomination will go
TO a camp meeting or undenominational
tabernacle often out of curiosity. Those
have been the opportunities for the en-
thusiastic Methodist agitators to present
needs for a religion of the heart TO
those who knew only ~antiquated relig-
ious forms and creeds and never had
presented to them the spiritual enthusi-
asm of the inner light. A few Quakers
Of earnest study and thought had their
societies for the meek and tender mind
ed. but the tough minded and rough
necks require the earnest hammering of
the enthusiastic evangelists to awaken
them to their duty to God and to civic
righteousness.
The U. S. Supreme Court has declar-
ed "'The great principle of the common
law, which is equally the teaching of
Christian morality, is so to use ones
property as not to injure others"
Christian morality is only inculcated IN
the minds of the people by united efforts
and preaching of the gospel, which sup
plies a motive force to lead men to live
godly lives and proper actions in their
duties for the public good. He IS
called upon to be better than his sur
roundings so that he may help to trans
form them.
The public spirited man will not con-
tent himself with seeing that he gets
the largest possible returns for his
money, but will consider also the effect
upon the good of the community.
Hence camp meetings and tabernacle
meetings are designed to enlist the uni
ted cooperation of Catholic and Prot
estant. Jew and Gentle, in the cause
Of good with that spiritual power which
gives insight to discern where duty lies
for personal welfare and public good,
and be above being swayed by mere self
ish ACKNOWLEDGEMENT or sordid gain.
A Christian democracy can only be
advanced on tie scale of civilization by
such united efforts.
Will you help or hinder?
That wise. old Jew. Solomon. 5000 years
ago said Righteousness exalteth a no
ton, but sin is a reproach to any people"
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-10-13
Safe Broken and Robbed

The small safe in the Penns Grove
Record office was opened OH Monday
night, the locked box on the inside
broken open aud abont So or So in dimes.
nickels and cents stolen. The safe door
was easily opened by turning the dial
aud knob, a. it was lett as in the day
time for convenience. On the dial is a
tag on which is written. ''only books in
here of no use to robbers"
The papers were strewn on the Hoor
and desk, also two packages of % cents
and a dime were left on the floor. A
side bar for typ De forms was on the fl or
aud evidently had been used to batter
the locked door loose, which was fastened
with screws inside.
Evidently the work had been done by
bows or immature local men out of curl
osity and wanted little money or they
would not have left 60 cents and a dol
lars worth of stamps behind.
II this meets their ewes, may they con-
slider whether So or So is worth having
the name of burglar and thief aud the
merits OF imprisonment.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-10-13
CAMP MEETING HISTORY

a local preacher, also John Boqua and
Joseph Guest. The need of a house for
religious meetings as well as for schools
led to the building of the first Cove
school house in 1924 and Harmony
school house, Penns Grove, in 1912.
In 1854 Rev. Bartholomew Weed,
pastor of Emmanuel Church, started a
series of camp meetings in Newelrs
woods which is now John Norton's field,
below DUPONT reservoir. For twelve
years Methodists from Pennsylvania,
Delaware and South Jersey camped IN
the woods and were spiritually enthused
by the preaching of Rev. Belden, Bar
tine, Inskip, Bishop William Taylor and
others. From the camp ground in 1856
Rev. George Goodman wrote to his wife:
"Am just outside of heaven. Penns
Grove, as usual, is the very vestibule of
heaven. The divine influence seems ir-
resistible. AS a result of the last two
services it was estimated that 100 were
converted"
In 1877 camp meetings were begun in
Joseph Drivers woods, a mile from
Penns Grove, on the farm now owned by
John L. Corson. They continued several
years.
In 1906 the William Drivers woods,
opposite Emmanuel Church, was cleared
for picnics and summer revival meet
ings. In 1908 the woods were cleared
pack farther to Zion Hill which is now
called Highland Park. About $4,000 was
spent to erect an auditorium n var
ious improvements for summer religious
meetings until fire destroyed the audi
torium for the second and final time
three years 60.
In past years the use of the woods
for summer camp meeting purposes was
given free or for a nominal rent by the
owners. The increased population and
demand for land in Penns Grove in the
past two years has made it necessary
to buy land for summer camp meeting
purposes. In order to do so, it became
necessary to organize a Camp Meeting
Association for religious purposes to
own the land. Hence the Penns Grove
Camp Meeting Association was incor-
porated, bought the land on East Har-
mony street and erected a tabernacle for
religious updenominational meetings.
The buildings in which Whitefield held
his famous meetings was known as the
tabernacle.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-10-13
Corn Meeting

At 2.3O p. m. Friday, October 10Th,
there will be a corn demonstration meet
ing on j. P. Ridgway's farm at Ham
cocks Bridge. The DEMONSTRATION has
been carried on by Mr.. Ridgway in CO.
operation with the Extension Division OF
the State Agricultural College at New
Brunswick, and a practica talk ON corn
will be given by Prof. Frank App, head
of the Crops Department at the Expert
ment Station.
This will be a meeting that ought to
be of interest to every corn grower IN
Salem County, and we would like to
have as large a number present as pos
sible.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-10-13
Epworth League Organized

Bethany Chapter, Epworth League No.
1866, of st. Paul's NJ. f. church, was Or
ganized by Rev. j. W. Lynch in the Sun
day School room OF the church. Thirty
six persons joined and agreed to work
for q hundred members in the next hum
bred days.
Officers were elected as follows:
President. Harry Bates.
Vice Presidents: LIST, Thomas Sim.
mons; I'd. Jere P. Hayes; Sd. Mrs. Jos.
Young; 4th, Grace Sailor, assisted by
Clarissa Henry and F. Terwilliger.
Secretary, Mrs Roy Munyan.
Treasurer, Clarissa Hensy.
Pianist, Edith Silvius; assistant, Marion
Prettyman.
Chorister. Harry Bates.
Collectors, Kezie King, NJ. G. Reybold,
Ethel Bisbee.
Jr. Supt., Mrs. Paul Binder.
The business meeting will be held the
last Tuesday of each month. Next Tues
lay evening a special Epworth League
rally will be held.
Mrs. K. Young and Rev. ]. w. Lynch
were appointed delegates to the annual
Camden District Epworth League COIL
~vention in Wesley church, ~Pleasantville,
October 18th. 1t was voted to invite the
convention to st. Paul's church next
year.
A series OF entertainments were then
arranged.
Thursday, Oct. 26th, a professional con
cert by Mrs. Anna McArdle, of Phila-
delphia, a sister of Rev. ]. w. Lynch,
will be given. November %, a humor.
ous lecture by Rev. DIR. Samuel W. Pur.
Wis, of Philadelphia. Dec. Z, u dramatic
recital will be given by Miss Marion E.
Starks, of Charlestown, Mass.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-10-13
pGTSON0I Mention SOciQ Notes
The Whereabouts and Doings
of Good People You Know

Miss Elsie Van Note, OF Asburv Park,
spent the week with Miss Rena Newln.
Mark Dolhow and family spent s nday
with Mrs. Dolbow's parents at Bridge
ton.
Mrs. Caroline Black, ia spending the
week in Paulsboro with her son, Robert
w. Black.
Mrs. Arthur II. Green, who has been
in Hahneman Hospital for two weeks, is
recovering nicely and will soon return.
The friends Of Mahlon Rennett nre
pleased TO learn OF his recovery after
three weeks serious illness with uraemic
poison.
Mrs Asa Richardson. Of Arlington, N.
j., is spending a week with Penhs t;rove
relatives. Mr.. Richardson was down over
Sunday,
Powers Layton, who is now attending
SwartlInOre College, spent Saturday aud
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and MIS-.
Fletcher Layton.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Linford l.. Huff enter
tanned over the weekend Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel IL. Avis, Miss Helen Avis, of
Chelsea. and Mr.. and Mrs. w, S. Avis,
of Pitman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Lippincott, of
Swedesboro; Mr.. and Mrs. John Citizens,
OF Mullica Hill, and Mrs. Kate Simp-
kins, OF Camden, spent last Saturday at
Linford L. Hurff's.
Miss Abigail G.. Morris, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Morris, left OIL Mon
day for Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia,
where she will be a student in the SPRING
field School for Girls during the coming
winter.
Ammon Raine, who has been at Hope
we'll, Va, experimenting the making OF
gun cotton for the past three months, has
returned home to resume work at Carney
Point. Hopewell does not suit Mr..
Raine, because there is no sunday OBJ
servauce there.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-10-13
Democratic Club Organized.

Some enthusiastic Democratic voters
met last Saturday evening at 225 Main
Street and organized a Democratic club
Will, the following officers:
President, r. f. Willis; Vice Presi-
dent, Lemuel p. Layton; Secretary, Eu-
gene A. McAdams; Treasurer, Edward
MI. Keen.
It is expected to raise a banner Satur-
day evening, 2lst, at which time all
citizens will be invited. Speakers are
expected.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-10-13
LOUISA CORSON

widow OF the late John Corson, died at
the home OF her daughter. Mrs. Harry
Holdcraft, in Pitman, N. j., on Wednes-
day, October 1lth, 1916. She had been
ill seven weeks and WAS aged rs years.
Funeral service will he held in St.
Panls Church Saturday, at 1l.30 A. NJ.
Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-10-13

The Ladies of Emmanuel Church will
hold a Food Sale in the new post office
building at Union Corner, Saturday even
ing, October 81. Cold meats. salads, rolls,
ca kes and pies will be for sale. A rare
opportunity to get Sunday lunches at
reasonable prices. *l0-lS 2t
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-10-13
w. c. 7. u. Notes

Mrs. Ella Harris aud Mrs. Auna Ball
attended an executive session recently
held at Woodstown.
The Loyal Temperance Legion WAS
we'll attended on Wednesday. The next
meeting. Oct. 25. will be held in st.
Panl's Church at 2 40. Plans are being
made for an l.. i. L. Halloween
Social.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-10-13
OBITUARY

MELVINA G. p. WHITESELL
wife OF Garrett V. WhiteseIl. died very
suddenly October g., 1916, aged 90 years.
She had gone to John Cooks in fedrick-
town, after her daughter Lilly. She WAS
stricken with paralysis aud died in about
two honrs at $40 p. m.
The funeral service was held on Tues
day. Interment wa in Emmanuel Gem
etery.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-10-13
Socialist Doctrine

Frederick Kraft, Socialist candidate for
Governor, of Bergen County, addressed
an open air meeting at Penn and Main
Streets Tuesday night. His assertion that
profits OIL capital is wrong and that bread
riots and war between workingmen and
EMPLOYERS will come, was not taken seri-
ously by his hearers, at a time when
every one can get work at high wages.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-10-13
MARY JORDAN

widow of the late John Jordan, died
October g, 1916. aged is years. The
funeral WAS on Thursday morning, l2SA,
from the residence OF her son, Chester
Jordan, SO Pitman street, Penns Grove.
Burial was in Emmanuel Cemetery.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-10-13
St. Paul's M. f. Church

The pastors topic Sunday morning
will be, Spiritual Religion evening,
"Would Penns Grove be better with
licensed liquor selling?"
Epworth League at 6 10, led by Mrs.
Paul Binder.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-10-13

The last day for registration of voters
in towns and cities exceeding 10000
population will be Tuesday. October "A.
and in all other municipalities the last
day will be Tuesday, October 81. Both
parties are actively at work to get al
voters registered.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-10-13

Former Assemblyman James G.. Blau-
velt, of Paterson, a Progressive-Repub-
lean. refers to the result of the Repub-
lican State convention as kicking the
brewery-publie utility combine out of the
Republican party" He bases this upon
the adoption by the Republicans of the
nome rule plank and the plank favoring
the taxation of public utility franchises,
both of which are in line with the prop
ositions made by George L. Record and
his followers.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-12-22
Special Notice

On and after January l, 1917, the
price of The Recorder will be $500 the
year. The rapid advance in the price
of paper compells US to raise the price.
We are now forced to pay over 100 per
cent more for paper than a year ago,
but we are going to give all who pay
up their back subscription, and g year
in advance, the present price of a 81. so
per year, provided the subscription
reaches US before January /.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-12-22
HOLIDAYS at Home.

Possible through low holiday rates
via Oregon Short Line between local
points. Tickets sold December 16, 10.
20, 81, 20, %, "a, rs. 80, 81 and Janu-
airy i. Liberal limits. See agents for
details. all 43-3t
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-12-22

Via the Oregon Short Line. Tickets
on sale December 16, 10, 20, 81, %, %,
"a, rs, 80, 81 and January /. Liberal
Ask agents for further details.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-12-22

Let the Holiday spirit run riot in
your system. Twill do you good.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-05
Gotham Fans to Get a Chance
To See Some Boxing Ghosts

Jim Combett referee; Kid Mccoy VS..
Philadelphia Jack OBrien, Mike
Donovan referee.
Terry McGovern Va. Young Cor
bett. Charley White referee: Abe At
tell VS.. X. o. Broad: Tex O'Rourke,
referee.
Young Critic Wy. Jack McAuliffe.
Frank Erne referee Dial Hawkins
VS.. X. o. Broad. Tex ORourke ref
cree.
HUMPHREYS also expects to ar
range bouts In which Frank Moran.
Fred Fulton. Charley Weinert. Al
Reich. Jim Coffey, Ted kid Lewis,
Jack BrittoR Benny Leonard. Bat
Ting Levinsky. Johnny Dundee and
other prcsent-day champions are
contenders will take part.
Joe Bernstein and Kid Griffo Will
put on q burlesQue. while George
Bothner, the former wrestling cham
pion, has arranged to stage two
crack bouts between well-known
wrestlers which he will referee.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-05
BIG BANQUET
FOR MAS0NS
Fraternal Ball League to Feast
Saturday Night With -.
NOtables As Guests

The Get together banquet and
entertainment which IL to be given
by the players and fans OF the Ma.
sonic baseball league, Saturday
evening, Mt 7 o'clock. at the Pales-
tine lodge house. from all indications
II going to be one OF the best A.
fairs Of It's kind ever given by this
league. II Is expected that between
zoo and 800 will be In attendance.
In order to give the affair a real
baseball flavor. President Navin.
Manager Jennings. Ty Cobb. Sam
Crawford. Pep Young and Bill James,
of the Detroit team. and Manager
Fielder Jones. Shotton, Pratt and
Austin. OF the st. Louis team, have
been invited and will no doubt at
tend. II was also expected to secure
Heinie Lavans and Sisler. but as
Lavsns has been left at home and
Sisler has previous engagement.
II was impossible to secure them.
Invitations have also been sent to
the masters OF the lodges whose
teams are represented in the league,
to the past presidents OF the league.
all the newspaper sporting editors
and Sheriff Oakman and Ed and
Christ Stein, police justice and codn'
~ treasurer. respectively.
Tickets can be secured from Sec
Rotary Jordan or n the Palestine
lodge house or the headquarters of
the headquarters OF the Frantz-Pre-
mier Vacuum Cleaner, at 81 Broad
way, any time previous TO Saturday
evening. after which time they will
be obtainable only al the Palestine
lodge house.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-05
BLANKENSHIP is
GONE COSTING

EN- nett Blankenship, Detroit
pocket billiard shark, is soon to be
a former champion Of the world, un-
less he comes through with the
most sensational rally In the history
or the game. Tonight Blankenship
faces Jack Layton. Sedalia, Mo-.
challenger for the title. In the final
bout OF the challenge match. The
Detroiter Is so far behind that he
must score 2S3 points while Layton
10 sinking $50 balls, IL he is to re-
tain the crown. Last night Layton
defeated him, $50 to 108.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-05

Yesterday was the first time In
weeks that all clubs In the btx
leagues got started ON the same Aay.
Perhaps the fact that Cooper, Of
the Pirates, famed nine Of the Cubs.
u the answer.
The Cubs went through . game for
the Arst time this year y~sterday
they lost.
F1ashy Aeiding by the Indlans rob
he'd the white SOx Of eight hits.
Coumbe spread out what few hits
the sox did get SO the Indians could
win, 10 o.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-05
Benefit Bill to Be Head
ed by Bob Fitz-
simmons

NEW YORK, May 6.-Boxing
champions OF bygone days will APP
pear IN the same ring with some OF
the known fighters OF today Mt a
huge benefit to be held at the Pion-
eer Sporting club tonight for the
relief Of John II. Nelden, q veteran
sporting writer. now crippled and In
need.
The state boxing commission has
given Its Official sanction 10 the
benefit. which will be In charge OF
Joe Humplries. the announcer,
whose clarion voice has rung out
from many q famous ring, The fol-
lowing card OF two two-minuts
rounds has been arranged:
Bob Fitxsimmons Va. Peter Maher.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-05

INDIANAPOLIS. May 6.-Josef
Christiaens has reached New York
with an English-made Sunbeam car
to compete In the sixth information
al sweepstakes race of 800 miles
az Indianapolis, May Se.-Ne- end OF
red tape had to be discarded In
order to get the British military
authorities to permit this driver and
car to come to the states.
Christiaens has been In the mill
tary service OF the entente allies
ever since the war started. He IL
a Belgian and drove to sixth place
here two years ago.
There Is unusual interest attached
TO his car by engineers in all Of the
American automobile factories. II
is known that progress in aviation
The Detroit times., 1916-05-05

YEsTERDAY's HoMERs,
Tyler. Braves. OF Mathewsou,
Giants, Merkle, Giants, on Tyler.
Braves.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-05
Texas Boys Feat Of "a Strike
outs Has No Equal
Recorded

The record Of twenty-four strike
outs In q nine.inning game. credited
20 Pitcher Davis, of the Killeen
(Tssas) high school team IN the
contest against the Bolton high
school nine. on April %. appears to
rank with any pitching feat now 70
corded in the annals Of baseball.
So far a. 10 shown By the leading
compilations on baseball, the feat
stands In Q class BY itself. Whether
II 10 q worlds record 10 hard to do
termine because unusual pitching
exhibitions By amateur school and
college teams are not kept with the
same care that 10 devoted to those
OF the major and minor leagues.
50 far a. the records show. Il is
tho best strikeoH performances for
. nine-inning game to be found
among the available data in exist
ence today. A careful search dis
closed that the National league rec
ord OF strikeouts. under similar con-
ditions II nineteen. made by
Charles Sweeney In the Providence
Boston game Of June Z. 1884. The
American league record was made
by the late George (Rube) waddell.
who famed sixteen In the contest
between st. Louis and the Athtetics
on July 20. 1908. w.
Pitcher Daley struck out nineteen
IN a Union association game be-
tween Chicago and Boston on July
z. 1884; Tom Ramsey turned seven.
teen batters back TO the bench In an
American association contest be-
The Detroit times., 1916-05-05
WAHOO SAMSI IN
SPEEDWAY RACE
"CrawfOrds" Are New Entries
In Indianapolis Spin; Are
Strangers to Game

INDIANAPOLIS, May 5.--The mail
continues TO bring In entries for the
May 80 race on the indianapolis
motor speedway. The latest three
cars, entered from Hagerstown, Nd,
are called Crawfords. Little IL
known Of these race cars. except
that II is their nrst appearance ~
speed contenders-
They are built by the Crawford
Auto Co. and were entered by Billy
Chandler. They weigh 1850 pounds;
have four cylinder Duesenberg
motors: 33-4 bore by 6 "a stroke:
and 29S cubic inch piston displace-
ment. Chandler expects to initiate
these new speed contendefs- on the
speedway at New York. and then
bring his crew to Indianapolis. Lewis
and Johnson are the drivers besides
Chandler.
Chandler appeared at Indianapo-
lis in 1914 with the Braender Bull
Dog. He Is truly an old-umer IN
the game. He used to ride with
Ralph Milford. He has been In
many accidents and many more
narrow escapes. but these are mere
details 20 him.
r. y. Myers. general manager OF
,he speedway. announces the speed
elimination trials will be held May
IS and q. This allows two days,
May % and 30. for drivers to rest
or TO work on their cars. IL any
eleventh hour repairs are needed.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-05
High School Lad Seems to
Have World Tanning Record
JOE oEpEoN HAS
GLIDE OF HIS OWN

Joe 0edeon, the new Yankee
second baseman. keeps the oppos-
ing base guardians guessing a. to
how he IL going to set to the
base.
His manner Of sliding into
bases differs from practically
every major Lacquer now In the
game. His usual method to get
to the bag IL to dive Tor II head
first, hooking II with ono hand
and curvins his body - far a.
possible from the baseman. 90
casionally, Just to fool the fellow
who expects TO nail him coming
into the base. 0edeon slides 70
II In the regular standardized"
manner. 0edeon's phenominal
batting and fielding bids fair to
make him the baseball nnd" OF
the season.