Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-30
Shrewsbury NJ. e. Camp Nj Meeting.
Ikrom the Baltimore American

SHREWsBKRY CAMP, Aug. 29.-At3 O'Clock
yessrdMay y.Sa nay afternoon, Rev. George Hughes,
earnest and effective sermon. At the close we
were visited by very heavy rain, which pre-
vented the usual evening service At the stand,
but at7k o'clock the people assembled in their
respective station tents for worship, which
was continued without intermission until II
O'Clock, when the horn was blown as a signal
Adam Wallace preached at the Exeter Station
tent from Hosea, vi. chapter, ith verse, "Then
shall we know, II we follsw on, to know the
Lord, &c. At the Madison Avenue tent Rev.
John CCOkman addressed a congregation All
ing the tent to it's utmost capacity, on the text
What is that to thee; follow thou me-" At
the N orth Baltimore Station tent Rev. J. H
"Look to Jesus" At the High street station
tent Rev. Allen Britain discussed the parable
OF the Prodigal Son, recorded in the 18th chap
ter OF St: Luke NJ Emory Station tent Rev.
Henry McNamar preached from the text, "The
redeemed shall walk there -
Yesterday was day OF great religious infiu-
ence more devotional spirit was manifest
than at any preceding stage OF the meeting
About one hundred conversions have already
taken place.
I have observed several of our Presbyterian
and Baptist friends upon the ground partici-
ously with their Methodist brethren in ad :.
vancing the kingdom Of Christ Among this
number l noticed Rev. G. p. Nice, Pastor OF
the High Street Baptist church Of Baltimore.
The camp Will break up to- morrow morning.
The rain continued through the night and
rendered the ground so damp this morning
that it was deemed advisable to dispense with
the services at the stand
AT the Exeter tenn. the Rev. L. c. Matlack,
OF Philadelphia Conference, preached from
Eph., iv. chapter and 18th verse-"Till we all
come in the unity Of the faith, and Of the knowl.
edge of the Son of God. unto a perfect man,
unto the measure Of the statute of the fullness
OF Christ" He inquired what is the object OF
life Not to attain heaven simply, but to be-
come essimilared to God. The subject was
considered under the following divisions
vision he elaborated with great clearnsss and
force, but much to the regret of his attentive
congregation, he felt constrained to conclude
without discussing he latter part OF his subject
:, Rev X. n Bear discoursed at the High Street
Station tent. greatly TO the edification Of his
hearers, from the text: sIn that day there
shal! be fountain opened in the house OF
David" &c.
At the same hour Rev. J A. Wood addressed
an overnow1ng congregation In the North Bal
timore tent, from blessed are the pure in
heart for they shall see God" He presented
In strong manner the doctrine OF Christian
perfection, and enforced it's necessity upon b. .s
hearers. .
Kew. j. f. Chaplain preached with his usual
ability. at the Broadway tent. from Romans
viii, 18th verse: "For re- exon that the suffer.
inRs OF the present time are not worthy TO be
compared with the glory that shall be revealed
in u.s."
Rev. - Church preached at the Strawbrieee
tent, from the text aye have hewn out for
yourselves broken cisterns that hold no wa
ter"
At o'clock the people were summoned to
the stand to hear the Rev. 7. W Jackson OF
the Philadelphia Conference, hut before he
had annOuE ced his text very heavy shower
Of RAIN came up. dispensing the congregation
The large tents were soon filled and religious
Worsb lp progressed Notwithstanding the ram
Yours. F..