The New York herald., 1876-08-20
CAMP MEETING IN THE JERSEY
WOODS.
CANT TABOR, N. j.,

CANT TABOR, N. j., August is, 1875.
Thrty.scvcn miles from New YORK via The Morris
and Essex Railroad spread the southern slope OF
a well wooded hill the Mc,hodiss OF tho Newark
(N. j. conference holding their annual camp meet
ing Soon after leaving Morrisown tho train dashcs
INTO a deep cut both sides Of which rock ribbed
hnls studded with timber, and down which either
hand dash perennial streams. Emerging suddenly from
this the camp breaks the vlew forming picture
worthy OF an artists pencil. There between 200
and 800 cottages, numbers Of them highly ornamental
and as many on the ground. In fact,
the place is miniature city, well lud
out with avenues and neatly gravccd walks diverging
from common centre There stores, markets,
barber shop, bakery icehouse, boarding tents
cream garden, telegraph office, post Office complete
system OF water works and organized police force.
To-day ,herc have several thousand people tho
grounds and the mixture of classes great the
mixture Of motives which bring them here. Side by
side with the arstocratic banker, broker manuiac-
and capitalist OF the cities the
farmers OF Jersey hills, each accompanied by wives
and daughters between whom and their more for
tunatcy favored sisters there is II anything.
difference Than between the men, Here are tho
criminal men, and women too, who to
ply their ght-nngcred avocattons. year ago
an old country woman got of the traIn and in the
crowd, feeling hand IN her pocket shc seized tho
owner, who, however, broke away and, jumping ON the
tram, was or The telegraph gave the alarm, and
could be sent for TO recognize him. After trial and
convection he was sentenced years In New Jer.
sey State Prison which shows that II al Is gold
that glitters" neither are all religious who attend
camp meeting There is tradition among the farmers
hcrcabous that
cAnr MEETING ALWAYS BRINGS RAIN,
and when, after long and unprecedented drought,
the loodgates OF Heaven opened the second day OF
the meeting the tradition seemed amply verified
'.Why - SAID old grizzly bearded fellow me, 'Hf
them 'cre Mc,hodisls had jis. hold this meetin a
month sooner It ed bin tarnal sight better for us
fur,p ed IN tat hci ipad ha nn
speak of the second crop of grass and the peaches
On inquiry found my friend was Presbyterian.
''Thour not very good TO speak Of" he said aud ho
did believe in camp meetings at all, but had
.'to bring the gals who wanted TO see the fun
He proceeding In dIsqusition on follies in gen.
when loud cries and shrieks from where tho
worship was proceeding attracted our attention.
pavilons found woman had received the spirit"
or been converted, and alter nduging in the shrieks
OF Joy had heard. was lying IN a kind OF
swoo utcrng alternately groans OF pain for past sins
and cries OF JOY for present happness around stood
with the SISTERS repentance; sone moro demon
than the rest cluppng their hands and utter
ing rapturous exclana,ions express their pleasure
] was informed that though these not in
frequent, yet the same people would hurry from DIS
parts OF the grounds 10 see every repetition OF It,
THs PRINCIPAL MEETINGS
held at the Tabernacle large covered platform,
front of which seats arranged under the trees.
The steep slope OF the ground enables those IN the
rear to overlook the others, and affords all a
vYcw OF the preachers There are besides,
eral "praycr meeting pavilons' and frequently two
three ana four services held at the same time.
There eloquent preachers here, and it rc-
Qucntly happens that people who como scoinng at
camp meeting impressed by thcm aided by sur
rounding circumstances and leave with different lccl
ings. But alas. IN too many II Us soon forgot
ten. In TACT gentleman from a neighbornr village
says there ia certain crop Of converts" who
converted year after year aud who still need 1t
'morc more" But despite scoicrs there certainly
good DONE Nor do like TO believe that 1t Is
more than balanced by the evil done, tho
unbeevers intimate.
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Mission church tcoorcd), OF Rossvillc Staten Island
Rev. g. NJ Landin, commences to-day Saturday, at
Iatourettcs Grove, Pleasant Plains staten Island
mile IRON the railroad station, at which p convey
will be In attendance to meet every train. TIL
camp viii continue until and including the 27th inst
Services Will be ned three times daily. Several very
eminent divines will be in attendance.