The Penn's Grove record., 1917-11-16
WAR SCENES THR|lL|Ni
Bishop Wilson Saw The Need of
Y. M. c. A. Work

o~ver-flowing last Sunday night at the
meeting to stir up interest for contri-
buttons for the Young Mems Christian
Association War Fund.
The use of the theatre was donated
by the manager, ]. G.. Mason.
Charles A. Green, manager of Car
ney Point Y. M. c. A., called the meet
ing to order. H. j. Blohm was chair
a Rev j. w. Lynch read the
scriptures and Rev. Fred Peters offer
ed prayer.
CHARLES A. johnson, of Denver, who
has been in the ambulance corps and
did 7. M. c. A. Work in France, spoke
of the great need of funds to provide
funds for headquarters and social
work to keep up the morale of the SOL
diers. Following him numerous NOV
ng pictures of destruction and desola-
ion made by the hellish German
lordes and the progress being made
BY the armies of the Allies in driving
hem out of France were shown.
FUNDS are being solicited by the
:ommitteees towards the $35, 000, 900
desired.
BISHOP WILSON SAYS
Luther 3. Wilson, Bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, returned
some weeks ago from France In an
address he said that he had seen the
American army in their practice and
'e~creation, and in the huts of the
Young Mems Christian Association.
he had preached in such a hut to the
light of a single candle, which had to
&c extinguished because of scouting
Snemy planes; but when he gave the
invitation he could see that almost
very man in the crowded moonlit hall
lad risen for prayer. He had gone
through the hospitals and tried to
;heer the patients. He had seen the
rain loads of mud-stained soldiers:
Mourning women everywhere; village
after village where none but women
md children were left.
What was the significance of it all
or America ?" In the first place the
var was teaching America that if
manhood is to be right, childhood and
manhood must be guided This war
Id not happen. 1t was the fruit of
Prussian philosophy. Christian phil
Isophy must make other wars impos-
sible. If We guard the future we must
improve the present. The speaker
;cathingly condemned the arrogance
md i~nhumanity of the German Gov
Inment, and characterized the utter
mces of the Kaiser as essentially
pagan.
Dlshop Wilson was outspoken in his
praise of the activities of the Young
denis Christian Association, and
,llarged the churches not to exploit a
superficial e~cclesiasticism or an empty
dcnominationalism in competition with
t. He said that the last hand that
touches the boy as he goes to the firing
inc and the first that greets him with
,cfreshment as he staggers back,
bleeding and exhausted, is that of the
Young Mems Christian Association
yorker. at is my solemn and sober
'onviction," he 'said, chat the u
ion is not whether some other organi-
zation will do this work better than
he Young Mems Christian Associa-
ion, but if the Association does not
10 it, it will go undone."
Lower Penns Neck
Notwithstanding the new voters in
Lower Penns Neck who live at Fenton
B zach and along the upper side of the
pcnns Neck Canal, that town was the
only Il in the County to retain the
Did time Democratic majority.
Senator
Collins B. Allen, 1852
David A. English, D............171
John w. Lynch, Pro-. 8
Assembly
frank Coleman, Pro-. 10
lanes Newell, d. .18O
Charles B. Robinson, ST., 1872
Sheriff
). clearinghouse, Pro. z
ieorge A. Elk, d. .158
William I. Mifflin, .174
Surrogate
Robert Ball, Pro. 7
William F. Miller, R.............. 120
loren p. Plummer, PIP
Coroner
Roy j. Allen, .146
William R. Harris, ........... 70
vi. S. Black, Pro. 1S
James f. Hitchner, JAP
Eugene A. McAdams, D. ........ SO
Freebooter
edward A. Heron, ............ PAT
Samuel E. Ja1uett, .102
Trench Life in War Zone
Hector M~uelebroeck, a native of
Belgium, who did active war service
With the Canadians, and was wounded
% times, will give an interesting lee
ure on "Life in the Trenches" in st.
Paul's Church this Friday night. He
will appear in the costume of a Cana
1ian and tell of German atrocities.
Admission free. Silver collection.
Bank of Penns Grove, for county pur-
poses in anticipation of taxes. The
county found itself in the p~redicament