The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-10
WORSHIP IN THE GROVES.
A COLORED CAMP MEETING DOWN
ON THE sHREWsBURY.
Where They Keep services Going All SUM
mer-A Preacher Who Has His Dreams
Expiaiued-A Tune That Fits Any Words.

Where They Keep services Going All SUM
mer-A Preacher Who Hn- His Dreams
Explained-A Tune That Fits Any Words.
A mania for camp meetings seems to
possess the colored folks OF Monmouth county,
M. rlv in the seeson tents were pitched In
nearly every town, and since the great gather.
ings Of whites at Ocean Grove, a second i'm
petus seems to have been felt.
within few minutes walk Of Red BANK two
meetings hive been held, and a third IL being
carried on. The first camp was at Oceanic on
the Shrewsbury, and was a comparatively small
tniir. The second was held on the banks OF
the same river, at Newman Springs. Tho season
at the Springs was at its height, and Red Bank,
which IL close by, contained hundreds OF
pleasure seeking city people. Frequent and
spirited meetings were held day after day, but
when the work OF the preachers WIS beginning
to tell upon the colored people, and they were
feeling the "power" In their midst, three col
ored women left an evening meeting to 20 to
their homes, across the river. They employed
young colored man to row them To the opposite
bank shortly alterward screams and ihe
sounds OF struggling IN the water disturbed the
worshippers. By some accident the row-boat
had been overturned, and its four occupants
were drowned. he interest that had been
manifested in the me. ting on the shore did not
survive the disaster
Tho third camp meeting Is now about to close.
II has been held IN grove 81 tall Old cedars and
OAK trees, on the line OF the New York anu Long
Branch HailrOad, be ween Red Bank and
shrewsbury. Inc tenth and last DAY Of the
meeting ends tonight
The Rev. Messr4 William Rogers and p. II.
Smith. OF Jetsov CITY. are at the head OF the en-
terprse. They have htd to assist them the Rev.
Messrs. John d. Basiey and David A. Watts.
age, who halls from New Bedford, Mass.
reporter visited thee mnon thursday afternoon
and found the Rev. William ROGERS with pipe
IN his mouth, trying to tend arefrosbmeut stand
ana argue Win colored sister at the same time.
The subject OF the discussion WIS Free Masonry,
aud the dominic was chucking over the fact
that women are not allowed to become Masons
the tolored sister bided her time, and soon re-
paiu heI pastor ty charging him with habltunl
Dear Lady Maryism," after the manner Of the
Hon. Munson Piefrepont. said she, "On, know
DIT no wimmtn Kin jine de Masons. but at de
same time 'speck Know more about de inside
doins in de iadees q n mos men does. l aIn
surely am-snd dey can't no man see mo- wnen
he am awake dan kin see when I'm asleep"
Pooh r said the Rev. Mr. Rogers; contemp-
tuously, "dats all yOr Imagination"
Very well, Dominic Rogers" said the super
naturally xii ed sister, haughtily, de next time
unloosidated, like yous allds dom, you KIN
Just remember my fo'sight is all imagination,
s sns you kin take 'o'r dreams s0mewh'res
hut, after all, the Rev. MIR. Rogers is an effect
i've pre- icber ana popular man with his peo-
pie. The colored people regarded the starting
VI meeting after SO many others had gone over
the neld and each mad reaped harvest, rs a
hopeless venture. but crowds came to every
meeting until the weather changed and the fire.
quent showers kept tue ground damp. Ga last
sunday evening the benches were all hled, the
cleared space around them was tnronsed,
and the surplus portion Of the gather
; Sc is. The woods were illuminated
by great cracking Donires Of pine knots, stuck
high III dir upon beds OF sod. Tue key 4.
X. Sritn preached sermon Of solemn warning
death Is no respectOr OF pussODs,' said he,
ne seiLes all kinds-de rich, dc poo. de men
and de wilnmen, de ole folks and de chilien. de
VIM = and brack. widout respectin' any OF
emf over aud over, III malt dozen different
ways the terTors aud chances OF death were Vic
tured, and then the preacher, wno nad grown
wildly eloquent and excited, called for de
W dJin garments to DO Put on by all VINO
loved tue Lord and expected to tie called into
his trescnce. Tue cOlored auditors were Ian
pre- sed uN us earnestness. Presently he negan
10 sius rare old negro revival song. His voice
was fuli ana strong aud not unnelou ious. aud he
lent the words of the song an emphasis aud the
tune an expression that acted ike magic on the
excited congregation. one 10y one they caug 4 up
Tue refrain undl only a lew Of the most excited
were not singing. These few increased the
effect Of the entire scene 10y interruptIng the
song with crOans and lamentations, wnile some
of t1ose VINO were singing rocked TO ana fro,
| Jumped up and down. aud cl .pped their hands
OF patteu their knees IN accompanlnent To the
tune Inc benches had not been designed for
| suCn heavy rtraIuing. They were SIMPLY boards
laid upon sticks driven into the ground. once
In swniie one gave way aud men and womrn
were throAn to the ground, Out the song was
nos hnuefed, nor the attention Of the singers
distracted. A lew Of the many verses tie son.
contained ran ~ follows;
toos my sister by the hand,
| .,, "1hding a, ,nS pool: ,,.,
w iuug at the pool,
WAtinc, waiting at 60, pool,
Jesus there to put me
When nr.t met her bright anu fair,
waiting at the pOul,
Her eye were fuuing ia ncr hair.
Waitins At the pool
NV oid mother 1Taycd for me,
Wei ing at the pool
That miglt live Ia tteruitY,
Waiting al the pOJl.4
Oh. dear Lord, we're aclming now,
waiting at the pool;
| Before thy throne We, humby bow.
Win Z e the pool.
waiting, Naltlng waiting at the pool,
Jesus taere to put nae IN.
"You kin use any words To dat air song" said
| Dominic smith afterwari, when he sang the
song over again at the reporter's request. You
kin use any words tnatll Mt