New-York tribune., 1876-07-29
SING SING CAMP MEETING.
UNUSUALLY SMALL ATTENDANCE-CESIENNIAL SER
VICES AND MEMORIES.

UNUSUALLY SMALL ATTENDANCE-CENIENNIAL SER
VICES AND MEMORIES.
The camp meeting at Sing Sing Hights has
as yet been ar less numcrousy attended than usual.
This was anticipated, however by those having tie
meeting in charge and Is chiefly accounted Tor by the
tact that many who are usually present are spcndine
their leisure me the Centennial at some ono of the
seaside camp meetings Another cause Is that the meet
ng for the last two or three years has been continued
longer than formerly and the interest which then CEN
tered In the last days is distributed throusha
week. 1t was, however, disappointment to maY thae
the attendance yesterday, the centennial day,
was not larger. Not more than 600 persons were
present at the public exercises, and not more
than 700 or 500 the grounds at
any one time during the day. The grounds
are better arranged this year than ever before and
looked very bright and attractive yesterday with tho
decorations Of laes stresmors and patriotic devices.
Many large and handsome nags were displayed in dRer
ent parts the grounds and every tent ani cottage Was
more or less adorned with red white and blue Before
the preachers stand, which was handsomely draped'
hung large banner inscribed with the words God and
cur Country"
Dr. c. " SIMS Of Brooklyn preached centennial SER
mon in the morning which spoken of by many OF tho
cergymen present unusually tOrcibe and eoquent
Institutions" lie said that the country wls iounded
in Christianity, and that our national e throgshoqG
gives evidence a recognition Of Christian doctrine. H3
spoke al length upon the subject OF the BiOle ia PuOhc
Dr. Fowler, editor Oi The thftStdn Adc0cdte, vas 70
nave preached IN the Afternoon, hut illness prevented
tine delivery oi the winch he had prepared. In
hls place. tie Rev. w. Warren Clark OF s c preached,
hi, bore especial reference Ia the ucCa-
sion During tie latter pat of the afternoon the ems
onary tent prayer meetings were held, aud Ia several
instance, very marked interest WAS manifested.
In the evening e Rey. D. los IHll Of sing sing deiys
cred an address, OF historical nature which embracet
The following sketch OF the rise of Mtnodi>in IL mat W.
ciury and OF the origin and growth Of caup Uectn-s Oh
Ac hudson. "Iuc frs visit OF hcth0-
ul.t 10 this vicinity" bee said. ." was that oi Fieebon
GarreteoH n 1sg 10 the mau0d mansion OF Gov SOlt-
and when il stul standing tue original
site and preserves many Interesting relies OK
tuat UerlDd. The next yI-It of W,.cb We have
account was that Of Benjamin Abbott. al coguels
taOugh iCrat, clergyman, Who preached ID Ddh sun
staud.ng auunt bait mile from these grounds ana De-
INST class society, embracing about dozen members,
under the leadership ul tdl,b rmG, whose sons are sui
Nllug and III attendance at tls present meeting From
saU beginning. about 20 years ago. TINS ,oc'ety
u., grown 10 be oi Tie largest ana most hAuentla
in hc Conference. The hgst camp meeting held On tho
N Putnam County. COlt Judt on hat OCCASION
Ccr.0 the society ground for holding lie cnCanpluent
lis estate iu Groom, where Tor nearly - years
the annual camp meetings were brld. IN 1901, tAe
As.JcistlUn purchased the ground which the camp
ucctu- J., Hsw ho.d since which time the Ileetn-s nave
tNO three yvIis when uTlnEtO damaging storm mo
grounds were temporarily ab lnGtued For many Jtdt3
this was tbs -Io4 camp meeting IL Northern Hcthodim,
and stand, come tctgd vi h many o. the most idhous
Iamts AstNy Of the church. ~ the present. tne
ii, meeting j, suffering the diversion Of seaside
fu" several otuot SHORT addresses were made later III
the