The Penn's Grove record., 1914-06-26
"cAN ANY GOOD cow OUT OF NAzAR-
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Mrs. Annlel E. Wells


of Newark, N. T., has been conducting
revival meetings for twp weeks in Bethel
M. z. Church. Considering that a large
revival took place in tqat church last
winter and that this is a livery busy time
OF the year, the attendance has been good.
The result of her Iabors has been more for
the edification of believers lthan the con-
version of sinners, altho tell have profess
ed conversion during the TWO weeks.
Mrs. Wells girlhood days we've spent
in Penns Grove and her conversion took
place thirty-two years ago in Bethel
Methodist Protestant Church where her
mother was also converted. As IA happy
memory of the sacred spot che erected
two American flags OH the altar Npf the
Church and they were there during
the meetings. Her conversion took place
under the ministry OF Rev. John L. Wat
son in the old original Mariners Bethel
Church erected by Joseph Guest in 1858.
Rev. Watson is still in the ministry with
a fervent spirit at Erial, Camden county, !
altho he is nearing ninety years of age.
Mrs. Wells mother was Hannah Mel
son, of Sharptown, where she was born.
Her father WAS Uriah Biddle, a shoe
maker, who use to work for George STAN
ton. He died last November. The
Biddles were a very numerous and prom
nent family in Upper PENIS Neck during
the fore part of the last century.
Mrs. Wells has lived in Newark, N. j.,
Tor the past twenty-five years where she
has a husband and married daughter.
She has been in the evangelical work for
the past eighteen years. For the past few
years she has labored zealously i'll South
Jersey and has been instrumental in
converting hundreds to the Christian life.
Mrs. Addie Parsels, in her prohibition
lecture in st. Paul Church June 10th,
said that Mrs. Wells had been instrument
tai in the conversion of more drinking
men in New Jersey than any other IL
person.
She has held successful revivals at the
following places in South Jersey in recent
years; Woodbury., Paulsboro, Westville,
Clayton, Elmer, 'Woodstown, Millville,
Atlantic City, Mullica Hill, Harrisonville,
Hardingville; also at Manasquan and
Spring City, Pa.
During the past four summer she has
led the summe tent meeting i'll Paterson.
She now has forty-six calls, but has not
decided definitely where she will go next.
She is called "Mother" by those whom
she has attended at their new spiritual
birth into the religion of Christ Jesus.
The great esteem and the love of fellow
ship of kindred minds, many have for
her is shown by them following her from
place to place. Nearly every night during
the past weeks there have been persons
from eight to twenty miles to hear her.
Last Tuesday night there was a man from
Woodbury.. Last Saturday night more
than a hundred came in three auto-trucks
and half a dozen automobiles from Hard
ingville, HaT~risonville and Ferret. 1t was
an impressive sight when they marched
into the Church singing and making the
gospel welkin ring louder than ever in
Bethel Church. There was shouting and
singing of old-time hymns of long ago
which reminded some OF the great revi-
ais in their boyhood days and at the camp
meeting which use to be held near Penns
Grove. One of the hymns WAS "We'll
Go Singing, Well Go Shouting oil Oar
Journey Home, when the Day Breaks"
1t was surely nearly day break when
some got home, because the meeting did
not close until nearly IL o'clock.
Mrs. Wells has been asked to return
some time in the future and lead a revival.
She is a strong, forcible speaker of the
oldtime Methodist revivalist type. Tie
great success which has attended her
preaching is conclusive proof that some
good has come out of Nazareth. the old
Mariners Bethel Church.