The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-30
ACTIVE WIDOW VAN COLT.
IN EVdNG ELIST "a LKING HERSELF
NEARLY DEAF IND DUMB.
The Potency Of her WORK ut mn Orange County
Camp Mceting-A Pleasant Place of WOr-
ship at Wesley Grove. near Goshen.


The Potency Of her WORK ut mn Orange County
Cnmp NIcetinu-A Pleasant Place Of Mor.
ship at Wesley Grove. near Goshen.
The annual meeting of the Newburgh
District Camp Meeting Association began on
last Tuesday and will terminate on Thurs
day next. The camp ground Is at Wesley
Grove, nine miles from Goshen, on
branch OF the Erie Railroad. The grove con
sists Of sixteen acres Of level land. heavily tim
bered with hickory, chestnut, and maple, and
only needs water to render It equal In beauty to
Round Lake or Ocean Grove. Although the as
ISOLATION has owned the Grove seven years, no
! ottagcs have been erected In IT, A stand for
the sale OF temperance beverages and square
| box for the safe keeping OF feed for horses are
| the only permanent structures Scattered along
| the winding paths are more than seventy hand
some tents put upon carpeted platforms, and In
these the families from distance live. At night
the Grove is illuminated by naphtha lamps, the
! flames OF which hutter In the night air and
transform the trees and tents into myriad waving
| shadows.
Participating in the conduct Of the services
are the neutrality-suspicious. J. X Wardell, Mid
detown; Ezra Tinker, white Plains; David
Mccartney, Monroe ~ 5. Tuthill, Edenville V.
N. Travor, Warwick $. q. keyser, Sugar Loaf
Geo Clarke. Chester; u " Hanneberg, Gosheni
. NJ NJ. Curtis, Pawng Geo. Hearn, Mont
gomery j. Willard, Walden w. q. browning,
Cornwall j. r. lIargrovo, washngtonville j.
Rowe, Stone Ridge and II. l.. Shirter Of Craw
ford Elder j. Y. Bates has charge Of the meet
ing. but the main attraction Is the Widow Van
Colt, who appears for the fist time In her life as
an assistant in a revival She closed meeting
at Clear Lake, Iowa. two weeks ago, preached at
Davenport and at Washington. and on last sun
day reached Newburgh, where she gave the
right hand Of fellowship to 4lO of the converts
she had made during her revival work in St
Johns Methodist Church last January. This
Il said to have been the largest number ever re-
ceivcd at one time 10y any Methodist society IN
larged to accommodate the new members, and
Mrs. Van Colt has been invited to remove her
card of membership from san Francisco and
place IL where her greatest triumph was achiov-
ed. She has pledged herself TO attend the New
burgh church at least once in each year.
THE WIDOWS POPULARITY.
great many members OF ST. Johns
Church. and among them some OF the recent
converts, followed the widow TO Wesley Grove,
and, with few families from New York, Brook
Ign. and Poughkeepsie, are occupying the
tents around the circle and In its near vicinity.
Montgomery, and by wagons from as far away
rs Newburgh. from two to four thousand per-
sons arrive, and the majority OF them leave
three times rs many is needed TO MI the capa-
city Of the ground. Hard times keep the
boarders away and harvesting detains the farm
ers Of the neighborhood, who, upon one day
last wear. later in the season, came to the
grounds in l,4Oo vehicles. II Ia generally under
stood. too, that Mrs. Van Cots presence at the
services Is dependent upon the elders option.
and this uncertainty Keeps hundreds away.
When It Is known that che will preach. the
, tabernacle tent is far too small Tor those who
but her voice has been strained by oyerwork,
: and can only be used at high pitch. II she at
tenpts to converse Ia moderate tone she
. whispers family. As a result " the strainine
! which her voice has received. she - growing
!, deaf through the injuries done to the drums OF
People tell me I'll lose my voice altogether"
, said she, in crowded meeting on Thursday
/, | night" but the truth is don't use my voice
enough to keep 1t in trim. Other people say
4 I'm Killing my self with hard work, and 10y aud
hey lisa say. VIZ told You she Xii herself Non
, sense am meyer going to die some day Wh it
Lord Jesus calls me. and then I'll get up and ~
: tohim.'
J LESSON FOR BAD Girls AND BOYS
I Mrs. Van Colt was preaching on the tex
/ growing dramatic and powerful in her recital o
| famous Rhie scenes that illustrated her point
Ihe usual number . o, r1mplng country Doys sn1
giggIed ~ boys and girls at camp meetin.
!, always DO Mrs. Van Colt was provoked saiC
: she, - Religion makes all who possess 1t happy
= God don't want his people to wear faces a. Ion.
J. as II lfe was a perpetual funeral. old siste
Phillips old As lie is. often laughs 80 loud an,
In such a Jolly way that II makes your hear
thrill To hear him. but the mirth that notice
Is indecent and out Of place" Then she tol'
how. in Milwaukee. a young woman acted jus
as the boys and girls on the back seats were he
g having She went to her without attracting
attention aud said, " Hattie, you are disgracn
womanhood 10y your behavior, and trust you'll
dcsst" The spirit of mischief was ingraned IL
u Hattie and when Mrs. Van Colt reached tn
4 pulpit the girl was still misbehavng Agar
t. Mrs. Van cot passed down the aisle. and thi
o time warned the girl that she would call he
. name aloud If she did not behave.
!. "NOu do not dare" said the young offender.
r But Mrs. Van Colt did dare" always dared 1
u do what was right. and; vlim91iing the PULP
II ncorrigible sinner, who persisted la disgracin
a her sex with one accord the people who y,
9 her alone ia the middle Of the church. The eS
y uberant spirits on the rear benches were quiete
:; by the possibility 9f such measures ,S being r.
l. ceeded smoothly
A. ENIIvENISG THE SERVICES.
Mrs. Van Cott prayed, sang, and exhorte
It earnestly, the congregation felt the influence q
a the sympathetic music and the direct arsu
l. ments, and then the real work began.
IS IL want oveH Christian to speak TO som ON
o ply the want In needy, thirsty, famishln
st breast, she said
IS The ministers and the laymen and wome
T. walked among the congregation, and Mrs. Va
lie After it had been roundly shouted and repeat
N ed ed in hearty Methodist fashion she asked a
p That XIII be a glorious chance to draw nea
ly 10 Christ .! She said Come To the altar
n come! oh come Don't lose another chance
IS All by the way, there comes soul "A youn
"a making her way To- the altar rail. This wa.
y you dear soul! God bless you. Isn't there NJ
d other wanderer seeking her home This wa.
r, this way God bless you all.
" \ dozen or men and women passed up IN
le aisles. and Frustrated themselves at the alta
"a As the prayer continued Mrs. Van COtt intel
l. rupted II with CALCULATIONS such as Dea
Lord" Sweet, sweet Jesus" Speak, o Goo
10 only word To these pershing ones"
al Although Mrs. Van CUtt Is not invited 10 ha
as the meetings, she attends Notwithstanding. Sh
a. was conNersng In her seat with the writer Will
in a meeting in the circle was going on. She Al
10 swered the questions put 10 her, but her min
ID was evidently in the meeting Bless YOU sh
D. was saying my voice will be 50 clear to-unOl
D. row morning that | can shout the roof on you
10 head If you want me to- when suddenly sh
m sprang from her seat, say ling, must ~ over t
so the meeting
10 mo. sou mustn't" said her daughter, "yo
Il must rest
ir Mrs Van Colt admitted that she was tired an
ID again sat down, but in an instant sho had seize
10 her bonnet. and was threading her way past IN
II benches to the altar. Her strong tones carrie
N her words clearly 70 the furthcst listener and
r fifteen minutes the throng that had been lister
10 ing pas.yey to the other speakers sent up frOi
es every section two or three penitents to
AZ grasped by the hand If they were men,
ii clasped in tho widow 5 arms II they were wOmei