The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-27
SERVICES In CAMP MEETING.
At SEA CLTFF. LONG ISLAND. AND II
MOREORD'S UOODS, y. j.
The widow Van Colt In the Sea CIIn Taber.
nncie - Domintc Evans Welding forth at
Red Bank Ills vivid IIiust ration OF Path.

Red Bank-uis vivid illustration of Faith.
The widow Van Colt, who is announced
by the Sea Cliff Association as leader in
the camp meeting services In the Taber.
naclc during the week. arrived on Saturday
morning. in a pclting rain The widow. how
ever, conducted meeting In the afternoon.
Yesterday the Tabernacle was two-thirds filed,
and the widow made an energetic appeal to sins
ncrs to get free from sin and serve the Lord.
Her appeal was responded to by many.
In the morning service about 700 worshppers
assembled Among them were hundred in
habitants OF Stamford. Conn The steamer p.
c. Schultz was to have brought the excursion
lists across the Sound hut that crafts boilers
were found mt the last moment 10 be foul, and
they had TO pe cleaned before the journey could
pn proceeuel with. me greater part OF the ex-
dred indomitable seekers after religion sue
ceeded in Obtaining SCHOONER. and fuvoring
nreeze waited them over to the camp meeting.
They returned in the afternoon. Mrs. Van
Cot says that this Is the last time
feels that constant labor is wearing heavily
Rel Tff haS Zion Aep holding N E s Sh%n o.Ss e,
meeting in Morford's Woods in that town, on n
much w. larger scale than usual TS M, M?ri9ri's
naphtha lamps the tents. and the throng of
worshippers gathered around the preachers'
There are many booths and they are on a
larger scale than usual. You see" said n
good deacon, in explanation. We give up
more space to business than to religion be-
cause We have to-"
The ministers at the camp arc Dominic Evans
donna. singing band was promised. but
didn't come The white people of the neigh
borhood uncharitably say that a band has been
advertised every year for ten years. and the
promise has never been fulfilled.
Dominic Evans is an original. eloquent. im-
people Of his race though he looks apathetid
and spritess. and takes long while TO warm
tixt was, "A6hor it shun tl'' but he did
not refer to It ~ ANYTHING he said after an
nSgncng what Yas all H 9sf9bn to preach
ever saw George Washington. VII every year on
goes out and celebrates his birfday--dat mr. am
faith. ! sed dey wasn't no deeierencc be-
they aint. Not no reel einuwine deeference;
folks is so orful, terrible weeked. dat de debbii
am dissatisfied wild EN-, and wishes dcy WASN'T
one-luarter a. bad. Dey are so terrible bad
dcy brighten heap Of sinners back to de fold"
The an xious seats were gradually being filed.
mainly By women. as the preacher spoke. Az
he concluded there burst from that quarter,
under ne shadow Of the pulpit sound OF
ing more and more strength until every negro
present WAS singing with genuine fervOr. The
words We're simple:
my sstcr-you ourhicr hin dere
sctun' IN d, Kingdom
Hearing &C. hchrulN word.
Roll Jordan Roll,
Roll Jordan Roll,
Roll toward de hcht My land
Aud cor me along
The services closed with an earnest appeal
for money whcrewth to pay the church debts.
In order. sinner said. that consider
able sum might be- drawn from those
whose vanity would lead them 10 give publicly.
IL was arranged that the baskets should DO
PLACED on table in iTon! e g., the pulpit The
dis table. and after dat de cemman wild do
lanterns will 20 round and gather up the frag-
mcnts The collection was one dollar and
eight cents.