The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-18
THE MERRICK CAMP MEETING.
The Closing Exercises to Take Place This
Evening.

The Closing Exercises to Take Place This
Evening.
The Methodist camp meeting at Meriick. which
opened on Tuesday, the 9Th inst, was to have
closed, according to the original programme, on
Thursday last. On Wednesday, however, came the
great rain storm, which considerably diminished
the attendance, although two services were held,
at which much interest was manifested. On Thurs
day the storm continued with Increased fury, and,
it being evident that the closing services held on
that day, must be tame and Improbable compared
with those of former years, It was determined,
upon canvass OF the families present, to
hold over until to-day, fully seven-eighths OF those
II being Impossible to hold meeting at the
preachers stand one was mprovised during the
forenoon In the large restaurant room Of the pa
vilion, which proved to be very Interesting one
A similar meeting was held in the afternoon, and
the usual prayer meetings were held In the even
ing.
On Friday morning, the storm still continuing,
with little apparent prospect OF abatement, many
enthusiastic for continuing the meeting, hastily
collected their effects ana started for home, their
nrovna more p9Wer than their Tes IN ny
cause for which they were Ostensibly assembled.
Notwithstanding this detection, however, two sue
cessfu NEE ings were held during the day, at which
the attendance was small only by comparison.
On Saturday the storm having cleared away, and
the purpose of holding over having become known,
the attendance began again to steadily increase.
Two services were held during the day, and the
VcneraDe Fatner keynOd5 preached 10 q large au-
Colosslans, twenty-eighth verse, his discourse
being powerful exhortation to immediate re.
pentance.
Yesterday was the most pleasant day that mas
been experienced in the grove during the entire
and the recent rains had 80 effcctualiy laid the
dust everywhere that locomotlon was mo-
where disagreeabie. The attendance steadily
afternoon and evening there were, probably,
five thousand people on the grounds. The forenoon
sermon was delivered by the Rev. G. T. Mallory.
from l. Timothy, lii, 16-"Great Ia the mystery or
godlness God was manifested in the nesh.n Its
mystic rious methods by which God works his pur.
poses. Mr.. Mallory was followed by Father key-
holds In one OF his characterlsttc exhortatons to
me t mseips az
being by Mrs. George Lansing Taylor, wife Of the
Hampstead pastor; Mir. Mallory and others. The
singing at these chlldrcn's meetings has not been
the least interesting feature Of this years gather
vices, which has been under the :, general
direction Of Mr.. John Luckey, of Brooklyn,
has been especially excellent. The afternoon
discourse was by Matthew Hale smith on the
show that religion Is essential az well to success
In q worldly point IF view as TO happiness and to
salvaton-the three points constituting the three
great aims OF mankind. The evening discourse
Special preparations have been made for the
closing exercises tonight, which are expected to
be of highly interesting character. large num-
during the day, and morning and afternoon SER
vices will be held, rs usual. The good results of
the meeting this year are shown In quite number
OF conversions. The exercises yesterday wer0
Presiding Elder of the Southern District OF Long
Island.