The Penn's Grove record., 1907-02-08
More Than Pleased With Able Pastor.

MR.Ep1roR.- | see by last weeks RECORD
that YOU invite correspondence on church
affairs and will be greatly obliged ii you
will publish the following, from last
weeks Salem Sunbeam, because a great
prophet should not be without honor in
his W town.
FOND OF ABLE PASTOR
From the Sunbeam" Correspondent.
PENIS Grove, Jan. 3Oth,-Old En-
manuel M. E, Church, under the great
efforts OF the wide awake pastor, Rev. w.
Ii. Stone, is experiencing one OF her old
time reyiysls, Many have prOfessed
conversion and much interest has been
manifested both by many OF the mem
beers and others.
Brother Stone is a wonderful singer
as well as all eloquent speaker, his
| Christian ability to present the gospel
| as it is laid down for every II is con-
| sidered more than ordinary.
We are more than pleased with him
in our community, and hope lie may
| be returned to us again. Our prayer is
for Old Emmanuel Church to continue
TO succeed, and be a monument i'll Gods
cause. A MEMBER
L wish to add also a. word OF commend
alton. Never since Benjamin Abbott,
the old rustic from Lower Penn's Neck,
preached with "tongues OF fire." i'll
William Strimples log house, at Perkin-
town, in 1881, has there been a preacher
in this region, who has turned things up
side down as our beloved pastor Stone.
Like old Benjamin, his ability is truly
more than ordinary. He has said him
self that he is no ordinary preacher. OF
all the old preachers at the Old Brick
in sixty years, none could preach like
him, with tongues OF fire" tinctured
with sulphur and brimstones. (Brim-
stone is good to cure old sores and sui
phur to purify the system.) After the
rustllng wind of his eloquence, the old
tall timbers are seen no more, and only
the young gum saplings, which can neIther
be spit nor bent, are seen standing II
waving at the command OF their master,
the marlonet manipulation.
Truely, all are pleased with him and
he should not tail to come back. The
church financiers were never i'll better
shape, with an overlooking treasury, due
to Lis great hustling business ability. On
his return, it may be expected the
salary will be increased because he has
ing ratiated himself so lovingly into the
favors of tie leading financial hackers of
the church.
He is a young man and Penn's Grove
is the best place for him to make a
a rich congregation and with his EN-
thusiasm and his famous business ability
it will be necessary to enlarge the Old
Brick Church in order to hold all the
people who do not attend the services.
Some OF the bricks are loose and repairs
are needed. The best time to begin i'm
provemepts will be soon after Conference
1t has been thought best to knock out
both sides and the front. Glass rooms
can be fitted up OIL tie sides and open
into the auditorium. In the front gal
lery an ideal room can be fitted for prop
erly and effectivally instructing thechild-
ern. The room is too narrow now, be-
cause it strains the eyes of the farsighted
children in looking at the beautiful,
artistic drawings for which our dear past
or is noted.
TIE additions, when erected, will be
built most likely of solid stone, cold and
hard, and ornaments of monumental
brass will be most appropriate. 1t may
cost from $40, 900 to SIS, 000, but with
three or four millionaires i'll the congre-
CATION, who own bonds and stocks, (some
preachers call stock owners gamblers.)
and the great business ability of the Pas
tor, who said he could spend a million in
a year. the amount may be raised to
within $4,000 or $1,000. If the (re)tired
farmers were to attend church and take
an interest that could soon be raised.
They think we want their money, but
we don't. A church never amounts to
anything until it has 81 1000 or $1,000
debt.
We are confidently and hopefully look
ing for a hundred conversions by Con-
ference, because our beloved pastor told
us last spring if such were not the case
he would shake the dust of Penn's Grove
from his feet. And how will we ever do
without him. because there is no other
like hin. SNCN
George Washington never told a lie.
And there are others.
Did not Rev. w. G. Meyer make a
record of evangelism in Penn's Grove,
and after serving one other charge, the
fields OF New Jersey Conference were too
limited for a man OF his hustling abili-
ties to prey upon? If MIR. Meyer has
monopolized the broad prairies, there
is great need for workers in the
mining camps, where there are no tend.
er feet, and where the braggart, boss and
bully need a preacher of their vigor, vim
and courage.
But his work is not finished in Penn's
Grove, and it will take another year to
do the church up. ANOTHER MEMBER.
Surprise Party
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Norton were
given a surprise visit by a number OF
relatives and friends ON Wednesday, OF
last week. The afternoon and evening