Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-02-16
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his assistant, and G. Wesley Hicks,
who has charge of the musical end OF
the work, was begun last Sunday in
the Holly Beach Presbyterian church.
In the morning Rev. Maier preached a
most excellent m In the eve
ming the evangelist preached to a
Gro DIVIDED house. Many were obliged TO
stand and others could not get into the
church. From start to finish he held
his audience and deeply interested
them in his message. He told the peo-
pie at the beginning that he should
hew to the line and let the chips fall
where they may. The congregations
have been large every night notwith-
standing the zero weather. Seeing
that the churches are inadequate to
hold the crowds that desire to hear the
evangelist the campaign committee got
busy and secured the Station Garage,
corner Cedar and Holly Beach avenues.
This will give room for eight or nine
hundred people. 1t will be nicely
heated aud seated and illuminated, as
we'll as decorated. Arrangements are
being made to hold the first service in
it Friday night, February 10 h. The
evangelist will preach on the Bible VS..
Inidelity. He promises to say some
new things on that subject. He will
preach Saturday night. Sunday SER
vices will tie held in the tabernacle
morning, afternoon and evening.
Charles Wesley Hicks, the singer, is
drilling a large chorus choir. Under
his leadership the choir is doing spIeu-
did work. A large platform has been
erected for the choir in the new place
of worship, SO there will be room for
more singers. Five cottage prayer
meetings are held every morning from
ten o'clock to 1870. These meetings
are being attended with great interest.
They will be continued throughout
the cam paign.
The third and last pre-Lenten SER
Woe Will be held at the Lutheran
church on Sunday, Feb. IS. The pas
tor will preach on "Lenten Prepare
ton" in the morning ant the theme
for the evening service is "The Lenten
Call. Ph6 mid week services will be-
gin on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 81, and
continue throughout the LeDten sea-
son. The subject for The mid-week SER
mon series will be 1.-THE Lonely Hour
and that for Ash Wednesday at 7.30
p. M. 1.-THE Lonely Hour When Misun-
derstood.u
Building Association funds to loan
on first mortgage in amounts to suit.
Robert j. Kay secretary, Wild wood,
N. j. II
Miss Dick Richards and Miss A.
Engle, lady dete ctives of the Philadel1
phla police department, were weekend
visitors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. Bendon, west Glen wood avenue.
Mrs. F. Bendon has been confined at
home for the last two weeks by sick
ness.
A little baby came to the home of
MI. aud Mrs. Louis Gittle, 10Y west
Maple avenue, a few days ago. The
father is an attache Of Hunts theatre.
Andrew Charlson, of west Wildwood
avenue, has had an attack of the grippe
and has been confined TO the house for
the past few days. He has the con-
tract to move the Kicker cottage from
west Maple e to a new location
near the board walk.
Bright's Express. Hauling of all
kinds, Garfield and Pacific avenues.
Storage warehouse and boarding
stables. Vans for long distance work.
Both phones.
Miss Blanche Elfrieda Nye is a pupil
of Clarence K. Bawden at the Phila-
delphia Musical Academy and makes
weekly trips TO Philadelphia for in-
struction. At a concert given in the
city on Friday evening, Feb. 9Th, Miss
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"Hexentanz."
A wedding took place in the Wild
wood Methodist church on Saturday
evening, February 10Th, 1917, when
John q. Paul. of B%ridgeton, was mar
ried to Miss Ethel V. Doughty. of Mill
vile, by Pastor j. G. Edwards.
E. r. Downs, of New York, who
owns a property at 1926 E. Goth street,
was a Sunday visitor.
Joseph Geisenberger has gone to Hot
Springs. Ark, to take the hot bath
treatment.
DR.. s. e. Corle and family have gone
on a trip to Florida.
Harry Geiger, a barber employed last
summer In Allen Johnson's barber
shop, is wintering at Savannah, Ga.