The Jersey City news., 1902-09-24
DIPPED IN
The COLD BAY
Four Women Converts to
Faith Cure Baptised BY
Pastor Hancox.
ONE IS HYsTERIcAL
Sister jackson Is Pronounced
a Sure Remedy for the
Hay Fever.
ONE IS HYsTERIoAL

The first and most important sessions
of the Church of the First Born were
held today. The baptisms took place in
the New. York Bay at the foot OF Chap
el avenue in the Greenyille section, where
converts have been immersed for score
of years. There were onl ysix candidates
this morning, but the crowd which gath
cred about the grounds numbered into
the hundreds.
The proceedings were unusually tame
There were no exciting scenes such as
characterized prior baptisms. One won-
an became hysterical and shouted praise
to God for His goodness in delivering
her from evil.
1t was about half-past eleven when
the converts led by Pastir Martin
Hancox and Brother Bennett of Newark,
! marched across the lawn to the stairs
leading to the water. They all knecied
while Pastor s,Hancox led in prayer.
Members Of the church gathered about
the lawn and sang several hymns before
the converts were led into the wafer.
BAPTISMS.
There were four women, one colored.
Thre were past middle age and one was
about twenty-five and very pretty. They
came from Newark, Elizabeth and this
city. Their names could not be learned
this morning, as no list had been turned
| into the pastor.
Pastor Hancox and his assistant wore
rubber suits beneath their long flowing
black garments. The women wore long,
loose blue dresses of, flannel. They had
on shoes and stockings.
The young woman was the first to be
led into the cold waters. She shivsrsd
|-afld her teeth schattered. s.
Pastor Hancox did not seem to bother
about the cold. He smiled as he took
each candidate down the stairs. The
convert folded her hands, which the pas
tor held in his left hand. He placed his
right hand on her head and then said
these words
"Sister, on your confession of faith, I
baptze you in the name of the Father
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit"
He then put his arm around her waist
and lowered her beneath the surface un-
til her entire body was immersed. While
this was going on the members sang.
ONE EXHAUSTED.
This same form was gone through in
each case Several women stood around
with wraps to put on the women as they
came out of the water.
One woman was completely exhausted
after<go through the ordeal. She was
so weak that two attendants had to carry
her up the stairs. Another woman be-
gan singing loudly after being immersed
and continued for almost five minutes.
The proceedings did not last more than
ten minutes in all.
SNAP SHOT FIENDS.
A number of men stood about with
cameras and took snap shots of the pas
tor and converts.
The crowd quickly dispersed after the
last candidate had been led into the wa
| ter.
SISTER JACKSON'S POWER.
SISTER Jackson has the same power
that st. Peter possessed when he healed
| a lame man by a touch of his hand, and
| if she so willed it could perform mira
| cles," said Sister Carey at yesterday $
convocation of the Faith Curists at the
Church of the First Born, Ocean and
Bramhall avenues.
ANY man, woman OF child who
smokes cigars, cigarettes or pipe is not
a Christian" shouted an exceed old gen
| tleman. an evident enthusiast.
A middle aged woman, who said her
husband died, leaving her penniless, ex-
| claimed, Il rented house on faith and
at the end of the month had the money
to pay for it." Where it came from she
failed to explained.
81 was deaf and my four children were
sick, but faith cured them," she con-
| cluded
A robust appearing old man told the
convocation that until a few weeks ago
he had been consumptiye and a shadow
| in appearance, shut faith has cured me"
A weazenee little woman enthusiast
said, II went fo all kinds of churches of
all denominations, but not one filed my
soul with hope | met Sister Jackson,
heard her voice, and now I'm happy"
CURE HAY FEWER
Sister Jackson is a sure cure for hay
fever" man convert declared. Il had
hay fever, pneumonia, asthma, pleurisy,
neuralgia. gout, rheumatism and spinal
trouble until heard Sister Jackson and
| felt her touch,s he said. Nov, / feel
better
Sister jackson cured my many ills,
said well-dressed woman of striking
/ appearance after my cure was affect
/ ed, i became lax and negligent in my be
/ lief Ny mind became fixed on worldly
things and my ailments game back. Sis
ter Jackson cured them the second time,
and ] shall never again desert the faith
or my savior.
The last session OF the conyocation
4 will be held tonight.