New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-20
CLOSE OF THE SING SING CANP-MEETING.
THE hoy PREACHER" CLAIMS TO HAVE SECURED

THE hoy PREACHER" CLAIMS TO HAVE SECURED
ANOTHER THOUSAND SOULS.
ats like old times there's been nothing grand
as this since the ffcs," Is what many old folks said
deightedly at the great camp meeting at Sing Sing
yesterday which was the closing day OF glorious
fortnight" Thomas Harrison, the 81 boy preacher
boosted that about thousand souls had been saved:
and from early morning 10 midnight the camp was In
a series of religious ecstacies. Vast numbers Of
people from the ncighborhood and from the city
visited the picturesque camp grounds, which were
gay with flags and Chinese lanterns The sun shonc
from clear blue sky, and the music Of many song
birds mingled with the hymns constantly being sung.
Carriages OF all descriptions brought farmers with
their families, and the entrance TO the tented enco
looked like the outskirts OF country fair The
preaching like the singing, constant and enthu-
siastic. When group Of salvation seekers sang.
another was exhorted. Mr.. Harrison attracted the
biggest crowds, and the lively times in bis services
made the others tame Men ana women had
violent Mysteries and thanked the Lord that
they had been saved, and tho anxious
seato was never empty. childrn's
service was one of the features Of the day. Louis
Klopsch and the lev. Stephen Merritt conducted Mr.
Merritt baptized many boys and girls and hundreds
Of copies of the New Testament were provided for
them.
But there is no rose without its thorn. A jealous
member OF the Salvation Army, commonly called
Crazy Mary" because she has been in lunatic
asylum Of late. insisted allng Mr.. Harrison.
She had her backeis too, especially brawDy brother
from Chicago who went for" the people on the
grand stand" because they had ostracscd her.
Later the brother appeared on the :" grand
stand" and denounced beer in all its forms,
especially in the grower' and minated also that
those who used tobacco would get their reward below
Another brother followed this up by declaration
that he had twice smoked 10-cent cigar, and had
" facn' each time.
There were two lively incidents out of the regular
routine crook" from siangtown, namch
McKane tried TO run OIL with the cash box OF tho
restaurant run by Mr.. Evans. ExSergcant
Lefferts, Of New. York, who was In charge Of the
police force pursued him for quarter OF MILF
arrested him and brought him 10 tho Police Head
quarters tent. For lack Of warrant he had TO be
and committed highway robbery. iccN ing citizen
OF $40 Flo again arrested, with the money on !
his person, and thinks now that working, camp |
meetings don't payn In the afternoon |
a Couple "O Of wo-horse carriages one |
closcd aud ono open made u dash for the entrance. |
They crashed together, and the closed orc was !
wrecked. Tho driver shot head over heels into |
the dusty road. There movement and NUT.
tering among the ruins and presently lat man got |
half Of his body through the door, and stuck fast'
Purple with rage and confusion, he appealed for hcP
lie was released and walked back 10 sing Sing lie |
said he had had enough Of the revival. . -
The exercises were ended al midnight by walk
around Jerusalem The brethren and sisters larched
around the grounds, two by two singing and shout
Ing, then babe each other aifcctiOnatc farewell