The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-03-30
TWO REVEALS
ARE SUCCESS
CoryelPs Ferry Series at New Hope
Is Being Well Attended Mac
Clures at Sergeantsville.
SPECIAL NIGHTS ARE POPULAR

The Coryell's Ferry Revival, being
held in Rockers hall, New Hope
under the auspices of the Presby.
terrain and Methodist churches, will
continue until Sunday, April 9.
Rev. ]. Hastings Patterson, pas
tor of the local Presbyterian church,
and chairman of the revival COM
mittee, will go to Red Lion, York
county, to open series of evangel-
istic meetings on April 16, and it is
probable that George P. Rockwell,
the leader of the singing, will accom-
pany him.
The Jr. O. U. A. M. and G. A. R.,
from Lambertville, will come to-
night; the Odd Fellows of Newhope
and Lambertville on Friday night,
and the Newhope high school on
(NSaturday evening.
The Centenary M. E. Church, of
Lambertville, and Thompson Memoir
ial church, of Solebury township,
sent goodly delegations Monday eve
ming and the speaker was Rev. Will
lam Evans, the evangelist who has
just closed such a successful cam
paign at the Thompson Memorial
church.
Never before has Lambertville
shown such an interest in NeWhope
meetings, sending large delegations
each evening, and also on Sunday
afternoon, when the Lambertville
Pottery, the Lambertville Rubber
Company's plant, and the Reliance
club were all represented.
Meetings have been held in several
of the Lambertville factories by Rev.
]. Hastings Patterson and George
P. Rockwell, the leader of the sing
ing, assisted by Miss Ethel Myers,
the pianist. The pottery employees
gave Mr.. Rockwell gold fountain
pen, and a watch chain, and Miss
Myers a lavalierre. On Tuesday
they visited Smith & Sons Co.'S hair
pin factory, and on Friday will again
visit the rubber mill.
A meeting was held at the New
hope silk mill on Monday; at the
Universal Bag mill today, and at the
Union mill tomorrow.
The speakers have been DR.. Henry
B. Kummell, state geologist of New
Jersey, Saturday; General G. Edward
Murray and C. B. Lassell, of Tren-
ton, Sunday afternoon; Monday eve
ming, Rev. William Evans, of the
Chester Presbytery, who has been
so successful in the revival just
closing at Thompson Memorial
church; Tuesday evening. w. Holt
Apgar, and David C. Griffith, of
Trenton; Wednesday evening, no
session on account of the Citizens
Literary Society entertainment;
Thursday evening, George Mather,
of Trenton; Friday, C. H. Dresch-
mann, general secretary of Trenton
Y. M. C. A.; Saturday, A. C. Reeves,
Trenton, and soloist.
Frank G. Everitt, of the Trenton
Potteries company, spoke last Friday
evening, and Albert Watson came
along as soloist Rev. j. Hastings
Patterson preached Thursday even
ing upon Assurance, and there
was a goodly turnout of members
of the First Presbyterian church of
Lambertville. Friday night the Lam
bertville pottery sent large dele
cation, headed by the Citizens Band
and other delegations will be present
each night. The Asher-Rockwell
choir from Lambertville came Satur-
day night.
1t is doubtful if there have ever
been religious meetings where the
American flag is so conspicuously
displayed. The stars and stripes are
festooned on the walls, on the plat
form, over the windows, and every
place that decorations can be put.
The complete committees in charge
include: Chairman, Rev. j. Hastings
Patterson; secretary and treasurer,
Frank Scheetz; music committee, j.
Wesley Oblinger and Randolph Pur-
sci; delegations, John Simon and
Daniel B. Oblinger; hall, Howard R.
Hooker and Allen B. Opdycke;ushers,
John Simon and Thomas Carroll;