New Jersey by A. R. SANDBORN

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Feb 13, 1913

New Jersey

By A. R. SANDBORN

NEWARK.—Sabbath and Sunday, January 25, 26, were good days for our people in Newark. It was a time to which they had been looking forward for over a year, and God certainly blessed those who had the privilege of meeting there. It was the time of the dedication of the new house of worship that has been built by that congregation.

Elder C. H. Edwards was with us, and preached the dedicatory sermon to a congregation of about four hundred. Their interest in the work was manifested by the donation that was made just before the dedicatory prayer was offered. This amounted to $725, much of it being given by people not of our faith. We were thus enabled to dedicate the church, valued at ten thousand dollars, free of debt.

About two years ago the members of this church began to think about a place of their own in which they might worship God, and as they began to plan, donations continued to come in until they felt that they had sufficient to warrant beginning the work. The Lord's hand has been with them from the very start, and while they have worked with willing hands to erect this building, the funds have come as they were needed, many times in a wonderful way. This building has been erected almost entirely by the brethren of the church working nights and holidays. The sisters have done all in their power to raise funds, thus seconding the efforts of the brethren.

Truly God has been good to his people in Newark, and we rejoice with them that after they have passed through the trying times of the past, they are able to have this monument of God's goodness and mercy with which to hasten the work in that large city.

A. R. SANDBORN.