The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-11
RELIGION ar SEI CLIFF.
German Mcthoai-,s Making the Wood. Ring
win Oh En .llInnAh IIAnln..

SEA CLIFF, Aug. 10.-1'hc German Moth
odsts Of Now York city Brooklyn Jeraey CITY,
Newark Elizabeth. AMI Poughkccpslc are hold
INK union camp meeting hero. The ser, ices
were begun on Tuesday last and are To- Boz con-
tnued for ~ least one wcek from the begin
ming. Among the nlcrgvmcn here are the licv.
DR.. j. WALTON. the known German preach
er " Wlliam-burgh; tho Boy. {. Nos, Of Brook
lyn the Rev. j. Kolb If New York city the Row.
!. Glrnrk Of Now Haven, the N'v. y. Wolf "
Mt vernon. and the Row q. Ahclc Of Jer4oy
CITY. To-day the number Of clcr2ynicn in at
tendance WIS ilitcon. mud five or six are OK
pertcd hero tomorrow. In somc of tho
churches i'm the cities above named 4crviccs
hay" boon suspended In order to give tlc poo
BY grnrru consent the Rev J.. WALTON WIS
placed IN charge 0i the rnmp meeting. and
unlrr his guidance tho IN riiug~ are proving
successful. aud many souls mr." bntng hruu yht
90 rrpon"nrr. The main services are being
held in the mammoth tubrinuclc. but bran.
meetings for prayer and rXlurtaiion are no
Qurnt IN some ol thV tents ana cottages.
Tn" preachers stand in the tabernacle IL or
nnmentcd with WOttpes painted in iHn'iiullV col
conspicuous OF nll. reads. Love One Another
Another reads. Dare To- do right and utl"rs
contain sueh urrcept- ~ DnWnri ana tp-
ward. -" Have Faith In Got Nr. These ins'rIp-
lions are new features in camp meetings. and.
the ccrgympn think are excellent aids in inn
pressing moral and spiritual truths upon the
minds of the people.
In the tabernacle three meetings nrc held
every day In the morning there are prayers
and cNhOrtations. followed by u sermon. in the
afternoon sermon and experience meeting
and in the evening Il sermon with service Of
song The singing II Of the old fashioned
Methodist style. and the words 81 the standard
English hymns seem 10 lose none Of their
force when translated into the German Ian
guagc. The singers made the woods ring with
Come ye sinners. poor and needy Salva-
tons FREQ Tor YOU ana me. On jordan
stormy banks | stand and IA score Of other old
favortes.
The Row c. Rice Of Hoboken preached ser
mon from the text. know the God Of thy
fathers" At the close of the sermon there was
a season of prayer. and then an invitation was
extended to those anxious Tor their souls wei
fire to go forward TO the front leats. Many re-.
sponded to the invitation. and there were loud
and fcrvent amcns' and hallcuinhs" from
all parts OF the congregation. Among the now
converts ar" many Young persons.
The Long Island Railroad Company are ear.
ryng passengers to and from the camp ground
on excursion tickets at "a reduced rate of fare,
and steamboats, run regularly between New
York city and sea GIN Ia accommodate visitors.
II IL expected that the attendance ~ the meet
inls Tomorrow Sunday will be- very large.
The number of visitors AT Sea Chil this sum
mer Is much larger thnn last yenr II j. said
that the trustees of the Sea Gin Camp Ground
Association hope to raise the money 10 get their
bankrupt concern out Of the hands of Mr. stout.
the receiver. within the next month. The irus-
toes nre opposed by many private lot owners
who would prefer to have the management 20
~ Il village independent OF tn" Methodist
Church. While the affairs remain in an un-
settled state the growth IF the place il retarded.
only one new house has been erected Ia sea
Gin this season. Mr. /. A. Baltofshail one If
the founders of Sna GIN. has lnusod his SPLEEN
did residence. and he aud his family nre board
lnE with tho lsSSec. H." AYERS that he la- no
property. His house. now stands in ms wlic's