“WANDERING JEW"
IT] NER ANT PR EACH Eli TJie distance travelled in New Zealand this year hy Mr. Philip Lewi-s. an itinerant preacher, well-merits the title of the “Wandering Jew” hy which Ire is known l hroughout A ustra lia. In the course of his tour through the Dominion during the past year Mr. Lewis claims to have travelled 5823 miles, made up as follows: Bv train 2546. boat 1559. bus <l6. tram 342, car 6C:6, and on foor 724. This brings the grand total covered since he set out in August, 1898, to 278.(100 miles, ol which lie has walked 75,574 miles, the greater part, being in the backblocks of the Cnrnmonwealth. During ibis period he has worn out 95-pairs of hoots, together with riirto fjiblrs which he Iras read through no less than 59 times. lie claims to have secured 10.130 decisions for- Christianity. During the past five months he has addressed 104 indoor meetings and 25 open nil' ifiectings apart from children's services, whilst lie has distributed over 1000 portions of Scripture literature. During his slay in Gisborne Mr. Lewis has been invited to speak in several churches and halls. To-morrow he will addressrinectings at the,Church of Christ Mid St. David's Church. Knili. and the Men's TJhitrd meeting on Monday even, ing.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19028, 30 May 1936, Page 3
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