The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-09

| iprds woods. near tho present camp grounds
| " II ornamented with u mortgage of $1,000
| with which the camp meeting seeks to do away
Following the outlines Of u clearing in tn
woods Is a row of booths, wooden platforms
| covered with canvas awnings. and provide,
| Nun counter IN front and II kitchen behind
| TICS, peanuts. lee cream. soda water. and frui
hr',solh. 1he largest booth, run by Cornelius
n Virgins. sells cigars and tobacco. Hereto
lore all the vendors included cigars i'm thp
Ware4. ana spared the internal revenue OH err
The bother OF making out licenses But Mr.
Virgins. who IL known by his own people n,
tnr snart'st and tho richest Niger" in tn,
country took out u License. which cost him IS
and vowed " If anybody else sold cigars h,
would prosecute EN- in de courts" Tie othrl
dnrkies abandoned this trade to him. therefore
nut nave united in giving currrn y to the vngu,
rumor that Cornelius X Virgins sell some
thing more stronger than cigars"
The stprp pest price set on ANYTHING sold in
these booths Is ten cents Two cents is the
commoner figure. Booth owners have to pay
the church $40 for their privilege. and are
Obliged to board Lratutously the peripatrtc
preachcrs and travelling singers who visit the
camp. These preachers and singers get fur
ther reward 10y sharing the proceeds of special
collections. III these wanderers hail from
neighboring negro s"ttlem ns. such ns Mace
donia Nut swamp. or Sandy Noe. they get
ircrzing treatment privately but are thorough y
m"etin time. Dominic Thompson Of Jersey
Tiy and tho band Of Jubilee Singers. from
Thompson street, however, ara lionzrd. and
special cnphasis il laid on the words Thomp-
son street. New York city," and Jersey CITY,"
when these personagcs are referred TO- Hu-
man nature comes nearer the surface in those
simple people. that's all.
Rude benches for n thousand persons are laid
between the wall of booths and the pulpit which
Is really rough board cabin without any front
wall. Fenced of from the seats for the iinpeni-
s'nts f"r - pen or poH provided with
-plOus mon ana women chosen rs mu h Tor
th"lr vocal acc9mp shments Us tor their Chris
tan virtues. \ iull meeting at MONDAY when
nell light illumnes the grove. and only n
lew bars ol golden sunshine find their way
ulrougn inc leaves above" II full Of interest to
Al ftft 81 -.
luted.
e.. i is only at night that what are known rs
lie ecstnries' are reached. A line Of wagons
from k"yport and Port Monmouth on the
north Freehold and Marlboro ON the south.
and Fair Haven or Leedsvillc cast ana wast. lol,
lows the daik and narrow road through the
woods. hundred trees are made to serve rs
hlthlng posts aud every neighborlng farmers
plank seats IN the moving light Of the faring
su oking lamps that are nailed to the trees
around me clearing. The young men and
uaiu'hs nave Drought candy and peanuts. and
IN" smaller boys have struggled in n few fire.
crackers with which to punctuate the strong
points in the sermon. THIS was the scene last
night when So many persons visited the meet
i inS mat the passage ways between the seats
The domnics Were Evans Of Rcd Bank. Hin
ton Of NayrsInk. Wilson of Macedonin and
thompson ol Jersey City. Dominic Evans Is
OF gentecl appearance and real. native elo-
uuen'c', controlled 10y moro education than
most colorei preachers. lie prayed. Dominic
Thompson preached with. wondrous fervor.
u" referred To tho wars " the Amoritrs and
the Caanyites and the Johusite-" and said that
on e when Joshua fought tho sun ran back
lree degrees and d. moon stepped hisself in
when the world became bad agin. two thou
san years ag"' sad the preacher. and dc
w"opin ana de- wIilIn' Of de damned rent de
hlu' walls Oh heaven. God said u counsellor was
needed for His Cnhappy people. Oh let me
I,ht done nothin for four hundred years."
D,minc Evans had evident reference e. recent
politics when he said "a big nation hez bin
spld 10 a lew dollars, and to the Frecdmnn's
sayings fraud when he added. and ip' few
d9iilrs De earnlns Oh de poor hab been stolen"
. lO' all know what il coming next" Dominic
Evans said. after the sermon. And everybody
saw That the time for collection had come.
We expect to .git SO AMI look TO de white
II 10 dem To- have more dan Il" cuilud people"
Everybody was asked To- step right up and
pui der money on de table and after the few
made had made public the gilt OF "A big silver
J. lncr the elders " mt around with the BASKETS.
, br sure NOV 10 ElN" nobody no money onits-
ne mas lantern the Dominic said. and tuen
added. onloSs yoa xiv" II To- me. am "a Ia n
lster. and arr supposed L. Ice honest. Loo, OFT
i"r liruidcr Thompson al -r'' dat h. don't lut
hia nan IN 4" basket. Sister simmons. YOU
! rnh mos nlls put somrtng in: wha- de-
You know dai dc sool book speaks particular
about vanity All things j, VAIN! Gracious
'ah's ,brrPdrr'n. do 70 'roun' among de
il all =
g start W the singing several voices cried.
bu, no, not Just yet. the minister SAID with
Ion"
Tho. first procession Of tho elders brought
'ny 50 TN ministers then pledged them
''lN'- u g among M Mor~nlppers and mot re-
urn until the sum of s2j had n'"n made up.
nav lal u 81 -, pa on o. the rlnr-
'Yin'ni but ID Doe sat -iied to ct -"
ihd 2j-c"ni piece WIS found IN ono of the
'n-kris. ana Brother Holmes grow whit. with
NJ. If there's Any way col furnishing de r,s-
Ia hoy I..tNI 90.
INTO de extent OF de- law" F,rty-,isht dollars
ma eighty cfnls-morr money than has oyer
lrh collected az onr TIM IN "a Monmouth coun-
y negro camp m',ting-wa- taken Then th.
in- ng was sttrt"d-~inEln. that began with "A
,ut ErrW in volume and melody. rolling in "A
vaN' of sound over the CONGREGATION until /
Very voice took part. The iayorte song OF the
amp was started;
q W.n GaaF1 Va d. TaTTS s,, in de 'syah'
p.nah iou-ntm M, cni wasui,h.
Dqnt. ion.i-iont You gin weary
n"n -,l.!!, 'I,lntt Hu ~ Weary,
Mhun on a, Lord.
Nt%S 1g, sG ' aaG, q T"gl 'o' 'ec''h
pnah you shall walk de golden street.
Naun' on ,t Lord
What an Hind 90 shoe, do de angels wear
Aun' "udr lori-
IA de> can " tlN upon lie AIR,
Naiiin onie Lofli
De devils mad m am elad.ah
Naluu' uu it Lord
H. los ir soul hr 'uu.h he had.
Nalun' on de- Lord
Don't. ~.
AM finally tn inevitable verse:
q you eit dir hcio' do an
Ilil 'c4u IA acumiu too an.
The Piutc Schcuck.
Foia ne li-giau th,opi-.
Captain Bob, tn" Pluto politician. has call
! "A Liz poker convention To hs hnlI ut Ani.rf.
IN rat to 'iily. The object of tins Gathering is
; settle drIui"ly tho relative values Of some