The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-27
WoRsHIP UNDER THE TREES.
The beginning Of the Great Camp Meeting In
McsIcy Grove, Orangc County.


UoRsHTP UNDER the TREES.
The Beginning Of the Great Camp Meetinain
Wesley Grove, Orange County.
inc Nalonai 'ainp Mee'ihs Associa,'on
IL occupiin ing Wesley Grove, near Goshen, N Y.
'".s j. 'ne s'A'n o.,np u"ee''"H w''Vn ,ne "S'p-
ciati"n ms held th's season. wesley uroVe "
tn camp ground OF the Newburgh District As
aoc,atton. and conaista Of s,.tacn acres Of land
81 "'" .',',','' ,,- -
on the verge OF ihe beautiful valley OF the WALL
Kill river II Is In the midst Of "a farming coun-
a., an, -, s,,h, ~ .,,, honsa and 4. 40 de,s.lv
wy o", U, sRn' VI a"' no"se' a"o Us 50 'enSo"
wooded that upon the warmest days tue tenn
perature I'm the grove is pheasant. There are no
co,,a,es and no pcrmanen, s,,uc,urcs. e.cent
coVaees "nu 10 permahen' s"uc.u'es' eAoep'
the Office of the association, upon the grounds
All the residents live in tents A little money
ar, - ,.o,,, do..1 -, 49, .,,. ,h.so ,,,u ,an.-
ana good deal OF taste give thtse iral tene-
ments comfortaoleness. and even elegance. The
.,OA'nA 70 49, uo.' " .,a' su ~
sieep'hg az r'heh's "Ie pa''N'""eu on III '"e
cos,i,. c,rne,s ars r,ch n,,io, ,urpi,ure rest ON
-, - -, - -,
the moor ana the canvas "a'is are huhe Win
pictures nlirrors, and toilet articles. Even the
- ,os,s -, hitch a.. ,an,s 40 .scu,.d nv.
,'"-n poe.s w "",'" W. 'e"'S a'o 5000 ~.
reach up half their length.
In these tents whole tsmili live, getting their
lowing the routine OF nome lie IN every other
respect. In the day time the occupants OF
night -tale shadows on the canvas make
revelations; on Friday night group OF idle
youths collected on the main avenue and
laughed at the shadow pantomime ~ a corpulent
man which rlshed wildly hither and thither az:
| ter the sha 'ow OF what sometimes was small
| enough to be moth and sometimes seemed to
be a bat. Larger shadows of boots and a hat oc-
shadow OF the fatRued individual dropped upon
| its knes in an attitude Of prayer while tho
| winged thing circled plalfuliy between MN aud
The lnmp. Inc tents cost from sll 10 tlo Ior zen
DAYS use. and are rented by the Newburgh Assoc
| citation. which also collects toll oil t enty
| cents upon each wagon that enters the grounds.
| Tue National Association holds meeting on
| the grounds by invitation, and IT'S members
| have no interest In either the profits or losses
| but are housed and boarded and have their ex-
penses paid. In this u amer they go from place
| to place holding meetings and making arrange
| ments for other meetings to come.
ms meeting has opened well. Nearly every
| tent II occupied, and there were upon the
grounds yesterday six or seven thousand per-
| sons who came from as far south as New YORK
| ana Brooklvn. "a far north as Albany ana IN
huseh K1ncsson md G.,sbe,n Mo- anan "a
| w'vnns came With Loads of farmers and ibsir
at the meeting are the Revs }. 5 inskip, Presi
dent Of The National ASSOCIATION; VIM. McDon-
n Boot Of Ms,dsn o9 g, A. MSeap Of
YORK. Charles Monser Of Maine; and many Of
tne ioc.i preau,,ners IRON w" Vdanee e9un, ,
.SsP nsop ,o~sTd the re ssH Of cr.t
L enl IN she enurcnes' ana MAKE the eoh'ersion
| VI slhuvrs se.''.u ,S 1919; t., ....,.,,
MIs Van Colt, who converted sixty persons
on tns sano siouu1 'o' 49,, az, r"au .V
Calip VS. ~ aii' st',' ~ w ~ -
element that mas not been ptooaoiy .qusiteu
ahyMneie elss tn's 'es.. Suo ptes'uea ~ a.. a
Sdowueu nestuE ma III tpe n',, 81
Ir'Neu' plas.' nnu "a W ania'. eAu's..'"i vi
cnusen b,oe 'Ttts' sue prGan " .AuI pr, ~ a
r." niu'Vs 'is ,,, 49, 20, " ~ ,.
pou ny, e'.ii n.i,.n "eiS tiun 'i,u munsn
W one eAt'oin9 VI a,i'."eI 70 ir's,"us W.
ment; lueN svI.aiieu, v',eu' sIuu's J., NM oie
man Va iaf w ~, uau ~ axa h
hi-nt ~, sAu upon iie Va ~ ~
M SUI w on minus ie'i tx s.aev' ~ @
WIN hatuS more con,ISi suusslet aea ha ne'
ny LIZ ~ " 80, 90 a., niti ~,
ollu nau W - "'i w. n,"' ~, 80 -,
sne S"usI ~" a ~ VIZ I,,,' ~" ~,
efleL, enaue on peuplo "no seI' o o.ucls oes-
teI ,hah 'ns.u 80 "mo Ue,na ~ 'svI f. 1911
asaln " ~uiIo" ~ it ,.s -, 49, az A,i
bell5' put hsi sr'e T ni ~, .ne rr,,, @ "a
aseu 49,, nn, 49,, 80 o.. so',, -
nalc, Mow' nuns hu',s, s.ns ~ sV 1 ~
Lno. W q N"'JS ia s 20. 'o'1inoe s"'"H'"
@iu 'ui"eS'' '"' ''u '"N' 'a""'
| Saviour more than life TO me,
am cnging. ciinsing close TO thee,
| -, Keep me ever, eves near NY ace, $500.
Esefy us' v for ma Iinh IL M, ense PG "ser
"sI al ~ th.e Nv " ' w NV '' N'
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me sony MAS inhheilupteu Uilei MN snp" ',
o., Amen. ,'iess Nou ia''eiuJ 'n
Jvsus' say tne. .,,...o, ,...,,,o.,o. A., a.,
| " Let us nave one hunureu testimonies IN ten
minutes, s:ld Mrs. van, Cott, pointing 70
man whom shc wanted TO begin the TASK we
| Can DO u, praise Zoo. NOW then, trother
pesh 10 YOU. =, ~, s. -. -