The Lambertville record., 1899-08-16
A RELIGIOUS CAMPAIGN IN
HUNTERDON.


tions, met in Pennington to consider
a plan for united religious work in the
Fall. A plan of campaign was out
lined ut this meeting and the follow.
ing resolution was passed:
Resolved, that we approve the
plan of work presented and recon-
mend it to the pastors and churches
of Hunterdon county"
Since that date other meetings have
been held and Central Executive
Committee has been chosen consisting
of the following members:
Rev. l.. d. Temple, Pennington,
chairman; Rev. S. Thompson, Lock
town. secretary; Rev. A. +. Finn,
Cherryville, treasurer; Rev. O. NJ.
Voorhees,, Three Bridges; William
Bells, Esq, Copper Hill; William V.
Ramsey Esq Pennington; Prof. 7,
]. Bissell, Pennington.
To this committee one or two other
persons will probably be added. The
committee is made up of persons living
in the vicinity of Pennington for con-
venience of mutual conference. The
Central Executive Committee will Sc
cure Il township committee of inter
ested persons in every township in the
county who will have charge of all ar
rangements to carry out the work i'll
their township. The work contem-
plated is as follows:
|. Home Meetings Beginning about
September Is, arrangements will be
made to have held simultaneously
every Monday evening for seven
weeks large number of home
meetings. or cottage prayer meetings,
in every part of the county. Effort
will be made to have great many
small meetings instead of few large
ones. These meetings will be ar
ranged for by the township com
mittees The home meetings will not
be evangelistic services, but prayer
meetings only. Uniform topics,
Scripture selections and outlines for
talks will be supplied to all leaders of
meetings.
:. School House Meetings After
the home meetings have been held on
two successive Monday evenings, ar
rangements will be made to hold,
wherever consent can be secured, II
aariaa nf ayonUaI;atio aary;coa lau;n
ming the same Tuesday evening
everywhere, continuing six days in
every district schoolhouse III the
county. These meetings will be con.
Quoted by pastors and laymen resid-
ing near where the meetings are to be
held. So far as possible they will be
conducted ON the plan of revival meet
ings, the object being the conversion
of the impenitent Arrangements for
sehoolhouse meetings will also be
made by the same township com
mittees as above referred to.
B. Evangelistic Services in Churches
After the schoolhouse work is closed
anu W uilt tht
are still being held, it is hoped that all
pastors and their congregations
through the county will agree to hold
simultaneous evangelistic meetings
for one week in their own churches.
In places Union meetings may be ad-
visable. The success Of this branch
of the work depends wholly on the
voluntary compliance of the pastors OF
the churches. The Central Exeeu-
tive Committee earnestly requests all
pastors to cooperate in this move
ment, so that the whole county may
be stirred by simultaneous prayer and
gospel appeal. For all of the meet
ings thus far mentioned, it is not in
tended to bring in the services of any
outside evangelist. Christian people,
with or without experience III leading
meetings, will be sought for as leaders
of the home meetings. For the
schoolhouse meetings pastors and
laymen of the vicinity will be called
on to act as preachers or exhorters and
every pastor can be his evangelist i'll
his own church or call to his aid a
brother minister of his acquaintance.
In the formation of this plan of
work consultation has been had with
Evangelist William l.. Cell, of Doyles-
town, Pa, who has had large expert
ence in organizing and successfully
carrying out work of the same kind in
other places. AT the close of all the
other meetings, the Central Executive
Committee will probably invite Evan
gelist Cell to hold series of meetings
in one or two of the leading centers OF
the county. Mr.. Cell as an evange-
list, though young man, has had
large success. He labors without
compensation.
The plan OF work outlined above
is to be extended as rapidly as pos
sible throughout the United States.
In connection with the work in this
county there will be some expense in
Cured. If any one wishes to make a
contribution for this object, Rev. A.
L. Finn, Cherryville, is treasurer, and
he will he pleased to receive collec-
tions or gifts.
Editors are urged to assist the won
by publishing frequent and correct ao :
counts of the work. Persons chosen
for township committees are selected
after careful inquiry. They will
greatly assist in the work by promptly
accepting their appointments.
The Central Committee urges that
all Christian people, interested in the
salvation of souls, pray for the bless
ing of God upon this work and that
all join hands to make this campaign
one to be long remembered as great
religious awakening.