New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-01
SAM JONES AT ROUND LAKE.
A -FERVID CAMPAIGNING WEEK.
THE REV. SAM SMALL REAPPEAIS-FOuR ELO-


year. just at the close Of It's summer 'ea'ol' Hoh'd
Lake rcvcrs TO rs or.-nal condition OF Methodist
camp meeting. lie ,'OclitOa waS incorpo:Ht'1 as
.rch in Nay isro and the yea" Prev ol' the first
meeting Of tia: character Wis hc:i in h' VOICED
temple. II wa, tnn hardly mo-" t.in a .hcic;. !;
hc:, Up its a'rc'.y camp meeting character for several
years, bY: even 4 camp meeting ground IL naiirai
attractions bro III: &, II large pi.at! VI and era:
81 cottage. As Il camp Ine"tin- ground II had
Of II, greatest iru:lph AM most notable scenes
among them what called In" In>hly m cing'. when
b. The h, estimate o",0CO persons were present, ANA
the Fritcrna meetings IN l-71 when 'hc great fad"rs
Of Mihodl,m North and south, white and coor'd
NE, and fiater2td on is grounds At that meeting
ole OF the notice, d>l,a, ci ch ~ follows: So |
viii say To the North give up and t. tn south kc"
not b.ck." General Grant was present ~ one meet
ing. and The burden Of all preaching and song was
cancellation.
Since then Round Lake has gradually taken on
more >crcuar and rrcrcavr character. uLtil II l, Il
very desirable II NOT Fashionable" sninmcras place. IT.
ancient thi,kc:, made int, handsome avenues
It's camp meeting fonts replaced. by handsome cot
taEc~. and even In" old biz ;rI.t tia; served 1t,
camp cling centre l. rcp.a cd b. stpn' l!l: wooden
auditorium with Il 5000 Orcan. The place. ho"c:r!.
has not fOreyone IT. rcl ouS character by any means
II has had amendment to it, charter by which j.
camp meeting title l., dropped. hut il !, still strictly
religious centre. MORALITY j. enforced by IL r'suli
Hall G!ilnn Institute religion, scrvi'e> are cen
Guc'cd while nuucri> sessions Of religious and ten
pc::ncc sOc.ctc, held. and school, ~ tn Ii Cher
IN session AL tie year :ourd. II /, oly III
the last week u. its season tlia; il rcvcrts To The
original camp meeting prO:ramuc. AM last week wa
the accepted time.
OF course. Round Lake has 10 lind money pay
lis expenses. This 1t usually does hy the lease Of
IT. lots the l;h' yearly tax upon college, and the
lich; license fees ard leases ON all who rOi,durt
G,l.incss its grounds. Il his n police fire..
sewage system. Lighting >T,st~. II pair AMI improrc-
ucn,s all 10 n"cp NJ. and II ha~ n"v'r prIp'-d I"
make mCi> i, ha> been much nurc Il! cal to vi'"rs
III THIS regard tial - li,,.;c" pr'"iip". thaU'u'i
which c!ar,c. 10 cent Il day i,r admission (" The
grounds. Euund Lake charges nptiI,. and although
ny a recent at OF The Legislature it, ti7:,;.c,
cA ofc;o commissioners "f th' Highways that run
tEiUrrh the grounds. and thUS have The r:'t {"
lcdtc the ROAD, To require t'' -! all pa 'r'
10y have never enforced >uh "a toll except during
Tho So.rillct camp meeting week. Th"n ia:!1 #
H. ccHt> fr each i,g~ou /, Charged. Int. IA fact.
tins hardly doc, mos" tan -, for he l''"r. di'
luTanrc aud waste that r. ul' from the ".tAt HAM
oi y!>.,cr> durin, he week.
The wcch Just ended Ia, hccn Of the Ino,r
successful in l"!rt Il atl"na.';.'c aHi the n1ot
!:.tc:"uHc ~ a." matter Of d~' our that ti' lAh'
has known for many ycir,. Fam Jones. the 'core','
evangelist. has for four or Ave yclrN teen a great
attraction AT Eound Lake. He !ar awar, '"-.
niaidc,l hi, five or >X ihrr-Ild hrir'rs duri.S ~
Sven day, 81 the week rhi> YEAR EO"cv"r. H.
La, been very SEX. At one time 1t generally
thou:lt he couid not be- present. I'ut nprn IT,
rrc..r? # tc u.s." IaiVn H. i.ad rio .. ~ "a Late
diy to b" present lr ~ l'ai hall wcck. AMI l."
arrived 1hur>tiy iHprn.:. In IA" !3rhiiiu'. {"
speak II ~c,ulhry, lGch wa WITH tie a ,"''''..
sam small. who /, we'll remembered u cV!I'":rr
ycar, aro With san Jones. HAPPENED 10 b. III the
u..,. ,I.. II IL.
interim. Of .Ionc,', ab>"mr". Asin happened along
cooI~d brother named tlaIld. p:!. principal I'll tn
Burnett University in Norh CarV.iia AID l." IL
vclopcd fully that fcrvd cl"iH"tc Of the tr"r''
that he invited t. stay over. TAcn Appeared
on invitation. the new evangelist. the Rev. q. IL.
stuart cf Chattanooga. who also agreed 60 take part:
Thu, IT was. singulariy enough also. tha, the camp
meeting for $50 displays ~ II, ri"st chc'ti'"
Ia, hers, f:r southern bora csasrt,. all II them
iruly powerful N cxhOra,Ir' and all Uf th"iL not
able for Tat peculiarly attractive di"l and pit"'
nat ANY Northern Ran ,LI a. once d,':i ~. Il a.
the southern accent. The teri.s D." tote !oIr lpad."
ncsp Of ,ins. "pnit yoa now" have already be-
ono familiar the very gcii' little l,-;..! lbs ~
i;ou.d L.he: and lam Jo.c''s pt '*ichwor ut
tcr,d frequently than he /, probably a"arc
SOW. ll,'scn. hds become the r'G.lar intrJd.ciInn
to half the sl,abu,s' convcr.aUn.
san. small La, born out Of the pablo FOR - ons
Il ilnc that NJ IL virtually "a nc~ acquaintance 10 Tie
readers @. Tie Tribune II Is FAT: to IA he Id
lnprv,rd Ia man, WAS dur.ts tai, retirement; IL J.
til young aud has Tie -lIc in' lu.Ur.0n-!.'rr Il
thoHgn i'ut hc !, n'ote Conservation. more roA'cd
more careful he la, u',d lao VOID Of "!ans. HI
most norid imagery ll.r i""h ;.'m" The lnc' 81 -
usia.,". II" hus been cdrc't. lAt'i.' ana 'ph'lhc
me- he tod nigh, tie story u h- own conversion
ly sam Jones. III Ia, pre-, ION, hi' -: DRUNKENNESS amt
.ln "A story AWAY tad! t"d u The pulpit T., the con
vcit"d We, II ~, - ,impe. % p.a'..j P'"criII
.c, aIIng - utterly soI oi tie at hprniy ar ~"
harlequin Vrdcr oil such 'i!ln,- ina" II va" 'i"'
-cv.a-no always IL" atrlhn"' # the cAh'.'rs ana
ti.>. 90. midst OF Ia, ni irt'ii rN"r'ain, q
M. small the pr, dent "i ".,"n my! ~; Ia
t,ah and he Is engaged At present IA hot ic'a
odi-t nui:a': afaip-i Mormoni~m.
quite Ipli," f'r the camp in":t"rs Wa The l;'v
MIR Grn.d>pn. %: :ori!I Carolina. iir + an i;"al Of
that description II TIE cooird man M mag "I NJ
Maker carved IN ebony" lie j. very bI"... i ,h'n'
laca. with ,ons. manly features. la, rs"rtaiI"h'
ami prayers were IL icivd cLara ter ana set 1t wa
PLAN l.c fcivor Wa r. -rind. t:ai mint n"i oIF
low the bouhI, ot rcasOn. Rev. Mr.. stuart Of ha'i
irp.a also something 0i s'.lfI-" lie. i". az
played the southern rl"m"., To i"p!r, H. int NOT
iidIy pr1gi:I AMI gcn"Ialiv Ii" VA mil sam Jonas
hin'-ri cala.N 'han'tri"cd III -y" h' t"' i'hhth
i,o,l"r Stuart and get aone w';l "i"ntl t",'th'r
bat prAccc Is dihc.cii. e'c en- 'iI'i"1' ana
be- .iic- eta syrup.
Wh,, ,an ju.c, arrived he va me, ~ the station
bv the nrinnrr> %. thu church chorus. and va 90,
quoted b, them to .npc n''llen l,"'r'N r",inT, IL
Illness, and IL apparent when he came IT, pi'i, II
That his physical condiiion waN hardly equal I" u"
taxi Of standing ard e",tirula"n that Wa almost
necessity Vi hi, service. III, language wa, pretty nu'
,rodng to III" accepted style that hn, 'ahr him a"
ob!cct oi interest. If not OF reverence. In the iItMi'
world. He frequently personal with hnf'il, r.,
,pn for being So II" began hi1 mni',i.,ilo'' BY ,'tS
stead VI and quarters III the contributing hhskct'
and tl- too. while The contribution va, tTins ssn
up. and In p,te Of the fact often proved thAt kn.
Lake congregation, are very liberal. Ito harp"i on
th string again and ea In ING rnrrcrdnv n''rne,
platform and pln, i"ly chargG then Win aver
s of ,orGTI on vo have a S%u "' %ucr and
penny in yonr pocket, and Jon ac going 70 eiv'