New Jersey by W. H. Smith

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 17, 1913

New Jersey

By W. H. Smith

NEWARK.— Sabbath, July 5, was a day that will long be remembered by every member of the Newark church. We held our first baptismal service in the new church, where twenty-two believers followed their Lord in the ordinance of baptism. Seven of these were of the Bohemian company, the results of the earnest labor of Brother Paul Matula, the pastor of that church. There were seven other persons who had purposed to be baptized with the above-named company, but unavoidable circumstances kept them away. They, with several others, will go forward in baptism at the next opportunity granted.

On June 29 we opened our tent services for the summer, near Twelfth Street and Seventh Avenue, Roseville. We were more than pleased with the first service. It was impossible to seat the people who were present in our 40 x 60-foot tent. The attendance during the week, while not so large as that of Sunday night, has been very satisfactory, both the attendance and interest increasing with every passing evening. We hope all our dear brethren throughout the great harvest-field will remember the work in this large city. Pray that God will keep us from mistakes and that he may have the right of way in every step that is taken, that the outcome of the effort may be the gathering in of many more precious souls into the kingdom. W. H. SMITH.