Connecticut western news., 1889-08-28
PINE GROVE CAMP MEETING.

 Grove camp meeting was much smaller than usual, but the weather was never more favorable for outdoor meetings. Not drop of rain fell during the week and the temperature was neither too warm nor too cool. Many well-known Methodist ministers, who for many years have annually visited Pine Grove and participated in the exercises, were conspicuous by their absence. Not withstanding the small attendance the spiritual interest has been greater than usual and the hopeful conversions are said to number about 100.
 MONDAY
 The exercises commenced with 8 ferYent prayer meeting on Monday evening, Aug. 19.
 TUESDAY.
 Tuesday was devoted to the conver- ton of the Connecticut Sunday School Association. A comprehensive report of said convention appears elswhere.
 WEDNESDAY.
 The morning sermon was preached by the Rev B. c. Warren of the Will mington conference. Mir Warren is a young man but an able preacher. His subject was, "Ezekiels vision of the dry bones." Rev Thomas Harrison, the evangelist, preached the afternoon ser mon, selecting as his text Isaiah 3S. If. "Undertake for me-" Rev NJ. M. Cur tis, of New Fairfield, preached in the evening. Text II Corinthians 6. 1. There was fair sized congregation at all the preaching services to-day.
 THURSDAY.
 The attendance to-day was the lagest of the entire encampment. The num- Der was variously estimated at from 1900 to 25OO. Probably about 2OOO are are the correct figures. The morning sermon was preached by Rev A. H. Wyatt; text Mark II. p. Rev Thomas Harrison preached in the afternoon, from Acts 16. 30. Rev Newton Wray preached the evening sermon.
 FRIDAY.
 Rev J. M. Yeager, of Hillsdale, preach ed the morning sermon. Rev Thomas Harrison preached the afternoon ser mon. His text was the last clause of the 37th verse of the 9th chapter of St John, 'And him that cometh to me, I will in no wise cast out.". The evening sermon was preached by Rev A. l.. Shear, of East Chatham and Red Rock. There were only about 500 present at the services to-day.
 SATURDAY.
 The attendance was larger to-day than yesterday. Rev Dr J. G. Oakley, of New York occupied the platform in mon from the text found inthe Sth Psalm Sd and 4th verses. Rev Thomas Harris on delivered the afternoon discourse; his favorite sermon, one that he has preached 100 times and which he hopes to preach 100 times more. His text WAS St Matthew 3.11. subject: "The baptism of fire" The evangelist also conducted the evening services.
 There were only about 500 present Sunday forenoon. Rev B. Tinker, of Wappingers Falls, delivered good discourse, text StJohn IA. 6. The audience was larger in the afterno oon than in the forenoon, the highest esti- mate of the number present being 1000 persons, but many of those patronized the ranches where cigars, milk shakes, peanuts, etc., were sold in preference to attending the exercises in front of the preachers stand. The principal reli- gious exercises of the afternoon consist ed in trying to rais S115O which the pre- siding elder claimed was the indebted ness of the association. It was amour ced that the annual running expenses were between $500 and S1400. Nearly an hour was consumed in auctioning off S5, S2, S1, and then 50 cent shares of said indebtedness, and finally in passing the baskets for smaller sums. Over $10O was raised in S5. % sums but the total amount collected was not announced. On the surface it would appear that the camp meeting has exactly paid running expenses this year, at least when the annual meeting of the stockholders was held on Wednesday statement was pre- sented to the stockholders showing the indebtedness of the association to be S115O and on Sunday afternoon before the collection was taken, Presiding FL der Travis still claimed that the indebt- edness was just S115O. Tho evangelist was side-tracked during the financial devotions and when he was again given the right of way he discovered he could not make up the lost time so after speaking few minutes from St Mark 10. 21. he abruptly closed his discourse. There was no regular sermon in the evening. The services were conducted by the evangelist, and were in the line of exortation, dwelling principally upon the scripture, ''My spirit, saith the Lord. will not always strive with man." The services in front of the preachers stand closed at g. 15 with eight or ten seekers. The audience then repaired to the tab. ernacle where services were held until 10 o'clock, ten or twelve protesting conversion.
 MONDAY.
 The closing exercises of the Pine Grove camp meeting of 1889 were held Monday morning and consisted o1 prayer, praise, testimony and good wishes, winding up with handshakine and farewells termed Marching around Jerusalem"
 Many of the cottagers will remain { few days at Pine Grove. For the nex two weeks certain trains will stop at the grove on signal. Their number is give1 elsewhere.
 On Friday, Aug. "A, 1888, the indebt edness of the association was stated tt be S12OO. Both on Wednesday ant