The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-16
pitman sroye Camp Meeting.

saturday morning opened with rain and
caused forebodings of unfavorable weather
for Sunday. When Rev. Dugan Clark
preached at 10 80 he had one of the small.
est audiences of the camp. After the ser
mon there was an experience meeting, al
which half dozen or more ministers gave
their experience of sanctification and advo
Gated that all protesting Christians should
accept the doctrine. With the clearing OF
the afternoon the people began to flock to
the Grove. The later trains came crowded
with passengers, coming mostly to stay
over Sunday. The public service Of the af
ternoon was rather informal, sort of con-
tinuation of the experience meeting of the
morning. Captain r. Kelso Carter preached
in the evening on Gods manifestation tc
Moses in the burning bush. The twilight
meeting, led as usual by Mrs. L. H. Ken
ny, Of Wharton Street Methodist Episco-
pal Church, Philadelphia, crowded the
tent, and was steady overflow of testi-
mony for holiness. Samuel Thompson had
charge of the young peoples meeting in
the evening.
All the Sunday meetings were crowded
AS many as could get into the Tabernacle
or near its entrances were present at the
o'clock A. NJ. meeting. The enthusiasm
was intense. An old-time Methodist said
he never heard such shouting. Sanctifica-
ton was the theme of the testimony and
praise. The love feast was attended with
great manifestations of power, similar to
Der present-nearly 2,000-nearly every
one who spoke professed the blessing OF
perfect holiness. Friend Updegraff preach
ed at 1890, from Philippians, 8, Z: But
what things were gain to me those | count
ed loss for Christi At the children's meet
ing in the afternoon three children were
baptized, DR.. Jones, assisted by Rev. w.
Walton, performing the ceremony. DR..
Jones' discourse to the great congregation
of the afternoon was founded on Isaiah,
lviii, Oil. He emphasized the necessity of
devoting the whole life time to develop
ment of character. 1.-THE greatest of de-
lusions,' he said, sis that you can live a
life of sin, repent at the last minute. fly to
Heaven and sit on the topmost branch of
the tree of life and lead in singing hallelu-
jah to God. A person converted on death
bed will have to learn the alphabet of relig-
ion after be gets to Heaven. Salvation is
the gift of God, but character is mat
ter of growth" Captain r., Kelso Carter
preached in the evening.
The attendance, which dropped so much
on Monday, increased on Tuesday, the
new corners including several ministers,
and one of the number, Rev. J. E. Adams,
of the Newark Conference preached in the
morning.
Mrs. Fannie II. Carr led the meeting
and made an address in Evangelist Stock
toms tent in the afternoon.
Captain r. Kelso Carter preached in the
afternoon, and DR.. Dugan Clark in the
evening.
A rainy morning on Wednesday pre-
vented large attendance from outside the
camp cottages. The meeting at o'clock
was varied from the usual course by deyot-
ing the time to questions and answers on
religious experience. The congregation
was invited to ask questions and Friend
Updegraff endeavored to solve the difficult
ties presented. To help the Pitman Grove
Church, composed of the Siethodists who
reside there permanently collection was
taken in the morning to raise s96 to pay
the parsonage rent. Friend Updegraff
preached the morning sermon. There was
no sermon in the afternoon, but short
address by Rev I. III. Cleveland, Pres
byterian minister from Kentucky, followed
by experiences. Friend updegraff closed
his labors here on Wednesday, and started
for his home at Mount Pleasant, Ohio.
Yesterday there was two sermons. Rev.
f. G. Hancock preaching in the morning
and Rev. b. G. Lippincott, ID. ID. in the
afternoon. The evening was devoted to
experiences and the closing exercises OF the
camp meeting.