The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-04

ident that the sum will be raised BY the
spring to allow the work OF erecting the
be of limestone, entirely different from
any other church in the city.
Grace r. E.. Greenville.
A fair for the purpose OF raising funds
for the Grace Episcopal Church fund will
be held for three days next week, in Turn
Hall, Danforth avenue, Greenville. This
event will take place for three days,
February 8, 9 and 10. The usual tables
n booths will of course be used, and
the ladies of the church are busy decorat-
ing them. The question of appointing COM
mittees' to take charge of the booths, a
matter which usually causes more or less
dissensfon in church societies., is easily
gotten over by the rector, the Rev. Per-
cival c. Pyle.
Il never appoint committees" he said.
In this manner all dissension is avoided,
and if there is any advice to- be given,
why the member always come to me-"
1t is hoped that this fair will be pro-
ductive of good results, as funds are need
ed to defray the expenses of extensive re-
pairs made during the summer
Simpson Methodist.
At Simpson Church on Sunday morning
the holy communion will be administered
and a large number of new member will
be received as d part of the result of the
recent revival. In the evening Pastor
Robert NJ. Ay1sworth will preach on the
Results of Neglect On Monday even
ing the regular monthly meeting of the
Brotherhood will be held in the lecture
room, at which time plans Will be sub
$3.50
Tpo r aai.a, caa;a, r4nion m,11 hold TIC
h,,siness rsaa+ing a+ tbe home of Mrs
No croodt No 9so c,,mm;t ayenne IN
Tuesday afternoon This societv recently
paid orr one tbo,tsand dollars of the debt
that is ,Inon the church
A society in This church that is seldom
heard of-the Pastors Auxiliary-eom-
posed of about seventy ladies, is doing a
work that is far reaching in its results.
though in a quiet way, among those who
especially need it, visiting the sick and
needy, seeking out the strangers and
non-churehgoers and bringing them into
touch with the pastor and the church.
Probably Simpson Church has never Done
a greater or more substantial WORK than
at the present time. The influence OF the
present revival has greatly stimulated the
enthusiasm on all Sues.
me great revival VIII close praeelcais
tomorrow hlSht. since IL started heaiiy
one huhofea ana t"ehes-hVe iheii' "oihen
ana chiiareh nave p1olesseu eoifeisio
ol this NUMBER II Is estiiaateo that seS
ehty-hve or eignty VIII JOIN simpson
Church. Many OF these VIII De receiver
at the Holy Communion service tomorrow
morning.
The revival began with Watch Night
service and it was preceded by cottage
prayer services in the homes of prominent
members of the church. The work of the
reVlVal has peen thorough. fastof Ayes
worth has had Invaluable assistance rem
dered him by Major and Mrs. Williams.
49, ~ go
Inc result IS a power IN the entire coia-
munity. 1t has been a blessing to other
churches
Old members concede that no such re-
vival has ever occurred in the history of
tho cb,rob +ba na.ros+ onnroaobino If
:
when the Rev William T,Inison was
nas+o, ,faton vu,Iiams 90 pos+or
pastor. MAYOR Williams says ras.ol
A~ylesworth is a remarkable man, in
heritine. his fathers relieio,,s zeal and fire
me 1atner was a Methedlst mlnlster IN
Iowa.. WHO QloQ 100r wears ago, fOlI0W-
;nc ~ 49, a. naoior - bis
-As - II aieei u ene M"'oi @iU 10
Wlfe:-
Major Williams was horn in the State
T1,..a,. - 1000 IT:s esAu
q liilhois III 1907. f1is latheI' VINO was .
minister in the M. e. Church, greatly de-
sired that the Major sho,,Id attend strict
- sa..emas 49,
~ TO study ana become a minister OF the
Gospel. AL went we'll until the lad was
4, b;s six+oan+b ,ear when bis wild
= rs sea,
rambling, roVlhs nature broke oue aia ny
a number of Yea Years he tTayeued around I'M
Ill he met the Salvation Army in Wichita,
Kan, in the spring Of 1887. Ten lays
s swern n am oneel fb / drsa ps m1u and a.
pointed sergeant-major of the corps. He
soon felt That GOD was GAZING nlm 70 1ns
and entered the field as an officer. For
the past five years he has been kept busy
lravellng as a speclal. ana mas ~ecnagcaeu
ditorinms availah HE with wonderful sue
cess, ofttimes having thousands to preach
T. fn ~ eofs ! fo Gnd o'i Tn the fall Of
81 he was called to New York City and
appointed National Spiritual Special by
GoI4llia inue p no ua cnnstenttlv receiving
from various churches all over the land.
During the first six months after RECEIVING
TINS new appo,nt fnrr, ses 1yG God and
arose and gave verbal testimony that God
had forgiven them their sins.
a = IN fhe SaiVafion Army and
stands side by side with her husband in
his work. One is Immediately impressed