New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-18
THE CAMP-MEET1NG AT SING SING.

CLOSE OF A SUCCESSFUL GATHERING.
The ATTENDANCE LAgGEB THAN IN RECENT YEARS
TIE TRUSTEES SATISFIED WITH HE MEET
ING-A SURPLUS IN TIE TREASURY.
SING SING Aug. 1.-The camp-mecting closes
here al midnight Tonight after successful session
OF ten days Superintendent Sherwood SAID to-day:
"YOu can say III your paper that l am greatly
pleased with the success OF the meeting and that
there has been resurrection IN sing sing tnls
year" When asked ii he was not glad that the
meeting near lis close, MI sherwood re-
piled :" Pm glad and Pm sorry. Pm glad because
1t is hard work. My son and l and my horse have
been at work here ever since the 18th OF
MAY. No, II not that horse that you
wrote about III your letter the other day
That horse Is dead, and gone to the place where
all good horses 90. And I'm sorry because
always think when the people go away how many
OF thea will not live TO come hack again Yes
have religion, but some of them have inore grace
than others"
There has been no rain here for three weeks
and the grounds are paIched and dry. The
road from the grounds 10 the railroad station
is mtolerably dusty, In connection with the
lack of rain the superintendent had
story to tell OF big rainstorm here at some pre-
vious meeting. Several Baptist brethren were
camped the ground at the time. One Baptist
sister complained that her tent leaked and wanted
MT Sherwood to Ix IT, why, Sister Blank" he
said :" thought you Baptist people liked water
abominate TO be sprinkied." Mr. Sherwood put an
extra -" fly " on her tent
A. H. Brummell, member of the Willett Street
dent of the Board Of trustees said that the meet
ing had been more successful IN every way than
for several preceding seasons. The at tendance has
been larger than last year, and there is every ind
cation OF steady increase in the future Tie run-
ming expenses Of the meeting are about 81 200 an
nuay and this year this amount has been met aud
there viii ne a surplus OF 5000 in the treasury
There was a floating debt of $4,000, which
has all been paid on Next year the
trustees will make large number OF improvements
al an outlay OF not less than 81, COO These I'M
provene nts will include regarding of the grounds
the changing of existing streets and the laying out
OF new ones the erection If an additional number
OF tents an enlargement of the lOdglng-hOu-e,
needed changes in the preachers stand, ana the lay
ing out OF "A park back of the circle of tents.
In concluding the programme OF improvements
contemplated Mr. BrummoL remarked, with
an emphasis evidently born of an earnest conviction:
Sing sing is coming up again" HIS opinion is ev-
identity shared by the other trustees and tent-bold
eIs, who are anticipating great things Tor oS3.
Last sunday there was the largest attendance Of
the meeting, ana yesterday Old Peoples Day"
there was large number present. Whatever has
lacked In numbers to-day has been made up In en-
thuSlasm and camp-meeting fervOr OF the old-tash-
Toned sort. There have been preaching services,
morning, afternoon and evening lnterhpersed with "a
constant succession Of prayer and praise meetings.
Inc morning sermon was by the Rev. Frederick
brown, Oh cypress Hills, and the afternoon sermon
Dy the hey Mr., Saunders, of the Attorney Street
Church, New York. AT the latter service the last
plate collection was held. You have all been
oeS"ed Aere-nake this largest collection of the