The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-05-08
Firemen's Memorial.


Sunday was the date set by the
State Firemen's Association for ser.
vices to be held in memory of the fire.
men who had died during the previous
year. In Mount Holly the members
of the Northampton Fire Department
went in body to st. Andrews church.
There were over 200 in attendance.
After the regular evening service Rev.
Henry Teller Cooke asked the congre-
CATION to stand, with bowed heads,
died since April, 1916. The lis was as
follows:
/ RELIEF FIRE COMPANY:
| Edgar Armstrong Joseph Huff
| Murrell Dobbins Robert Myers
Harry Eddleman Richard Ii. Parsons
| Charles ii. Gray George j. Robertson
James S. Hume Elton A. Smith
Morris l.. Throckmorton
UNION FIRE COMPANY
b, O. Matthews John Forbes, Jr.
GOOD INTENT FIRE COMPANY
Martin ii. Girven Charles Ii. Travis
AMERICA FIRE COMPANY
None.
Following this reading the rector Of
fered prayer and then preached SER
mon in which he took as his subject
the word sacrifice" He said that
when a man joined fire company he
did not merely become a member of an
organization that might be a social
affair, but he went into the company
with the idea of being of benefit to his
fellow citizens, and no set of men
knew the meaning of the word sacrifice
better than firemen, who are at all
times ready to give up all personal
feelings and go to the aid of those who
are IN need even though their own
lives may be endangered. Having i'm
pressed upon the minds OF his hearers
the significance of Sacrifice" the
preacher touched upon the present
condition of this county and the posi-
bilities that are confronting us with
the war on the other side of the ocean
in progress.
He told OF the many men who had
sacrificed life and limb in their en-
beavers to preserve their countries
against the barbarous warfare inau-
gurated by Germany. While not al
ways an admirer of England, Mr..
Cooke said he could not help paying a
hearty tribute to the people OF that
country who had gone to the battle field
and had, by their good work, prevented
the German army and navy from
coming to America and putting this
country into death struggle. He
touched upon the grave situations
facing us in which our young men will
be called upon to go to war, the prob
ability of famine and other matters
that are sure to occur before this
struggle is ended. The need of sacri-
tice in many ways is great.
One subject he said had given him
great concern since coming to Mount
Holly. Leaving place where liquor
was not sold he was panied at seeing
so many establishments in this town
where it could be obtained. He read
statement written by professor in the
University of Pennsylvania, Isetting
forth the evil effects of drink and he
gave statistics showing the amount of
grain that is annually consumed in
the manufacture of liquor. This, he
said, conld be utilized in feeding those
who will necessarily need sustenance.
In addition to this the abstaining from
drink will preserve mans health and
make him better able to fight life's
battles. He called upon those present
to sacrifice their habits in this line and
to determine to aid in saving the re-
sources of the country, before, and not
to wait until Congress had gpassed an
act compelling such action.
The sermon was one of the very
many able discources by Rev. Mr..
Cooke and was given close attention
by those present. He closed by re-
peating the welcome given the firemen
at the beginning of his sermon and in
vited them to come again, either as
body or individually, assuring them
that the doors of st. Andrews would
always be open for them and that they
would be welcomed at every service.