The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-21
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Finding y Mineral spring at Merrick-A Re-
formed Episcopal Bishop 10 Preach.


MERRIcK, Long Island, Aug 2O.-Although
the attendance Mt tho Methodist camp meeting
has fallen of somewhat since Sunday. there is
no abatement in the interest shown. There are
regular morning. afternoon. and evening SER
vices in the mammoth tabernacle. and in addi-
ton many branch services OF song and praise
have been held in the tents and cottages which
at times have rivalled the main meetings in in
terest
The Rev. Mr.. Buel preached in the taberna-
Gle. His subject was The Good Samaritan"
The Rev. Mr.. Sanders. in an earnest sermon on
the text. " Who Is the Almighty that we should
serve Him ?" explained that It was mans privi-
lege to know much about God and Gods nttri-
butes. While there is much that Is mysterious
about tho Great Eternal and His works. we
should study that part which we can compre-
The evening twilight" meetings In the tents
anu cottages serve to occupy the time while the
worshippers are waiting for the bell to call them
TO the tabernacle. These tent and cottage meet
ings are remarkable for the earnestncss Of the
singing. PRAYING. and speaking. A reporter for
The SUN took his position In the centre Of the
camp. From one direction could be heard q
score OF Methodist voices Justify singing:
Guide me, q. thou great jehovah.
Pilgrim through this barren land
am weak. but thou art mighty
Hold me with thy powerful hand.
From another. direction equally powerful
voices were heard making the woods ring with:
Nearer, my God to thee.
Zen though il be the cross
That raiseth me
From still other tents and cottages there
noated out upon the evening. air the hymns:
| love TO tell the story, When can rend
and many other old favorites Of the Mcthodists.
Some excitement was caused on the camp
grounds to-day by the announcement that a
chemist. who had analysed the water OF the
driven well near the trustees Office. had found
IL 70 contain mineral properties Of medicinal
value Since the announcement the handle Of
the pump has been worked almost inccssanty
and the amount Of water consumed by the
thirsty worshippers is prodigious. Mineral
water on Long Island Is regarded "a great
novelty.
The Merrick Camp Meeting Association are
making efforts to lit mortgage of 5000
lcctions taken in the meetings thus far have
been quite large. On ono occasion Presiding
Elder Graves said The collectors will please
pass around among the people, and want the
people TO give. III 5000 this morning" After the
baskets had been returned 20 the preachers
stand the contents were counted and found to
amount TO exactly 5000
Bishop Fallows OF the Reformed Episcopal
Church has accepted an invitation to take part
in the camp meeting. He Is expected to arrive
here tomorrow or on Thursday and will
preach one or more sermons. The proposed
appearance of Reformed Episcopal Bishop In
a Methodist camp meeting is tile subject Of
much comment.
The camp meeting will positively be closed
on Thursday evening, unless the weather
should be stormy. in which case the closing eN-
crcises will be postponed until Friday. II is
proposed to break up" in the old fashioned
Methodist form of marching around the camp
and singing hymns.
There has been some complaint because the
railroad managers do not run trains to and
from Merrick late in the evening TO accommo-
date the camp meeting attendants.