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Columbia Union Visitor, September 19, 1935, page 3

NEW JERSEY

W. A. Nelson, Pres. W. H. Jones, Sec-Treas.
1574 Brunswick Ave., Trenton, N. J.
Phone 2-3919

News Notes

… Some special services were held at Brother Warnick's tent in Englewood on Sabbath, September 7. Bro. Warnick is one of our colored lay members, and for the past number of weeks has been holding a series of evangelistic meetings in the tent provided by the conference. Brother Warnick worked during the day and preached in the tent at night. The effort was altogether self-supporting. A good number was in attendance throughout the effort. The series of meetings was closed with the special week-end program in the tent.

Sabbath morning, in connection with the regular Sabbath School program, Miss Hochschorner, Sabbath School Secretary, presented the work of our Sabbath Schools in the conference and throughout the world.

At the eleven o'clock service Elder Kibble preached a sermon that appealed to every heart. The Newark Colored Choir provided the music for the service. Special lunch was provided for all who attended. At two-thirty in the afternoon Elder W. A. Nelson, spoke on "Our Worldwide Mission Work." There was a good response to this sermon, and all pledged themselves to do their ut- most in the Ingathering work and to make every possible sacrifice for foreign missions. At four o'clock the church choir from Jamaica, Long Island, under the direction of Mrs. Lucy Byard, rendered a special program of music and negro spirituals. Miss E. Steuer, of the Hackensack church, gave a splendid talk on the youth of our day. At six o'clock, Brother F. G. Warnick, of the Jersey City Colored church, led out in a service of prayer and testimony, thus closing a Sabbath that will long be remembered by every one present. Every seat in the tabernacle was taken throughout the entire day.

On the following Sunday night to close the tent effort a special play was given at seven o'clock by Sister Thelma Thorpe and Company, of Brooklyn. They presented "The Challenge of the Cross." At eight o'clock Elder Nelson spoke to a full tent on "The Last Call to Mercy."

Special meetings will be held in the Englewood church on the corner of Fourth and Warren Streets. Nine are already awaiting baptism and others are giving very serious consideration to taking their stand for the truth.

We rejoice in that which our lay brother has been able to do, with a heart burdened for souls, under the blessing of the Lord.