New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-08
THE DOVER CAMP MEETING.
FEATURES OF ITS PROGRESSIVE CLOSING EXERcI
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FEATURES OF ITS PROGRESSIVE CLOSING ExERcI-
DOVER. N. j., Aug 1.-THE camp meeting OF
the District Conference of the Free Methodist
Church. which opened at Casterlaine's Grove, TWO
and a half miles southeast Of this place, on Wed
nesday July 30, closed to-day. The meeting In
the opinion OF all was decided success Inc
number Of conversions is not known, as no
account of them was kept but IT is believed that there
are great number at every invitation from 80 to
persons came forward to the altar, asking for the
prayers OF the people This Christian body, after the
conversion OF person, does not exercise superyls
ion him. though they believe that IL lac has received
the Spirit he will continue to advance but that II the
opposite is the he will in a short time turn back
On Saturday very powerful sermon was preached
by Mrs. b. T. Roberts. Her discourses were the
hey Of the whole meeting. Sunday was the great
day OF the meeting. 1t opened with love feast at
o'clock followed by sermon from the Rev. Is. T.
Roberts who gave q very strong presentation OF the
TRUTH taking his text, H. Cor, 4-6 /. and H. The
speaker followed by Mrs. Jane Dunning' Supern-
endent OF the Providence Mission which sustained by
DR.. Sabine Of Eew-York. In the afternoon, ram
coming on the people instead of scattering divided into
four companies and retired into the largest tents In
this way four preaching services carried on at the
same time different parts OF the grounds the sermons
being delivered by the following elergymen: The Rev.
f. p selew Of Rome n. Y. the Rev. James Mathews OF
Brooklyn; the Rev. NJ. N. Downing OF New-IorK, anu
the Rev. william Jones OF Windsor In the evening" the
Rev. John Glen OF Philadelphia preached, and was fo
lowed by Joseph Mackcy Of NewYork, in very warm
and strong eXhOrtaon. The keynote OF all the spedknk
on Sunday seemed TO be the necessity Tor lnInedlAe
action the necessity OF making movement ~ obCc'
on Monday, the sermons were by the REV. 81
the Rev James Matthews, and the Rev. j. H. freelana
on Tuesday, the speakers were the RsV Mihan uou,
on Family Government" the Rev. b. i. Roberts, anu
the Rev g. V. Harvey. the "Sutciency OF tine Cog
mel" Those OF Wednesday were the Rev. h. IT, Terry
on Heaven" the Rev. j. Odell, on walking III the
Light OF the Lord :" and the Rev. NJ n. Downing, on
Tine Importance of Seeking wben the spirit strives
On each day, meetings for children were nelu III INC
prayermeeting tent These were very largely attehutu,
and is believed that great deal oil good was done "
This morning at o'clock, tho people gathered Tor p
Love Feast at which short but impressive esn oncS
were given. Following this was parade, heaueu uy
marched around limits OF the circle, and then, tue
clergypen forming "A line in front of the stand, the
people passed before them, shaking hands with each
brother saluting brother with holy KISS ana sister
and shouting the asSemb!agC at last broke up the mem
bers OF IL 10 depart % their several homes. or the
breaking up, OF the clergymen said that report
OF this proceeding could not nc exaggerated Inc IOl
lowing are the names OF some OF the clergymcn VINO
were present during the whole part Of the meeting
The Rev. VIM Could MOrTist0wn; the Rev. II. l. Rob
ers Rochester, the Rev W. y. Parry, Dover; the Rev
VIM. Jones, Windsor; the Rev. Geo. FeTIin, Ranway
Harvey Beach Pond. Penn; the Rev f. c. Terry, Lib
erty sullivan Coz the tReV. f. tP SeIlew, Rome; the
Rev W. W. Warner Saratoga; the Rev. Jas. Matthews
Brooklyn; the Rev. Harry Matthews, Brooklyn; the
land the Rev. NJ n. Downing, New-York; the Rev o.
V. Kettles, NewGork; the Rev. - Hendrcks0n, Allen
town the Rev Mrs. Roberts Rochester the Rev. Jane
punninR, Ne w.York; the Rev. - Banta, Windsor.