1938-05-23 — Page 11

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 23, 1938.

FOUR-SQUARE GOSPELLERS

Inside the hall, with tremendous enthusiasm, the thousands stood to their feet, waved their hymn sheets and Hallelujahed before the baptism. It was the big annual revivalist meeting of the Four- Square Gospellers, and their keynote was Back to the Biblel "

In fur coats, frock coats and cotton dresses, 6,000 people went to the Albert Hall, to watch 80 converts to the Elim Four Square Gospel baptised.

Underneath the hall, Stoker F. T. Langley was busy at the boilers. The bath in which the white-robed converts were dipped was kept warmed throughout by steam heating.

These are some of the candi- Part of their creed is that converts shall be baptised by total immersion in water. dates, wearing costs over their flimsy cotton dresses and white flannels, while they sat high in the gallery' through the 1-hours service before the baptism.

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Principal Jeffreys, wearing black water-proofed robes and rubber waders, stopped the whole service to pose this picture of the first couple Mr. and Mrs: Allen, of Redbourn, Herts Just wait a moment while this picture is

taken. This testament goes to the ends of the earth,"

The women candidates wear nothing but cotton robes and slips.

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The men: shirts and flannel trousers. But the water is heated to 80 degrees.

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They are held under water for less than two seconds. Then cloaks are Aung round them and they are rushed to changing rooms. Nuracs are in attendance,

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Principal Jeffreys stood above the grass-lined pool after the baptisma. his clothes dripping with water, and called on the crowds to pray for this converts."

RADIO BROADCAST (Continued from Paga 7.)

Myself When Young ("In A Per- slan Garden"-Lehmann); Silent Noon (Vaughan Williams); That Song In My Heart (From "The Gang Show --Reader).

10.0 London Relay-In Town To- Night'.

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11.0 Close Down,

One of the converts was Mr. E. Boon, of Finsbury. The past is dead now and I can start a new life,"

Mr. Iggulden, of Crawley, Sussex, gave one simple sentence as her reasont': I wanted to follow

Jesue

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