The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-16

FINE BROOK A. n. =. CHURCH.
II inviting. little white marble corner
stone In the foundation attracts tho eye and
tells that this is the "A. NJ. r. Zion Church.
erected 1884,
On Two Of the other corners are little ragged
looking buildings used rs stores. but the oye
of the stranger .cnrce notices them because OF
the charms OF the grove behind the church.
White oaks. red oaks. chestnuts. cedars. aud
pines from slender sapline Of a few years.
growth to the substantial trunk q foot In
diameter are scattered about at just sufficient
intervals TO enable the spreading branches and
lsnves 70 END or tho suns rays from more
than two ncres Of grass and sand. save where
here and there the light falls in irregular mar
row patches that only serve to emphasize the
eooness OF tho shade between, Back OF this
lies q still iiioker and larger grove. one In
which no nnd thrush has been cut.
The robin. the thrush. the rain crow. aud
many o. her kinds OF birds hop about the limbs
Of the grove. chirping lazily at long intervals
during tho heat OF the dav. while The quail
Whistles to his mato or neiGhbor OK calls his
active family about him in tho brush that ILLS
every fence row in tic fields hard by. boosters
and chickens crow and csckle in the fArmyard
In sight and be. ond the grove. while The bay
Of the hounds. that arc nearly as numerous
thcrGabouts a. the roosters. is almost contlu-
uous In ho air.
Iii. In this beautiful little grove. surrounded
by seemingly endless fields OF yrllowis.l loan
and sand. TINT the colored people OF Nav .ier,
ssy hold the.r most Interesting camp meeting.
For weeks past the blank walls Of country
sheds. the trunks OF larse trees at GROSS roads.
AID the windows and walls OF country stores
for milss around about have blazsd with red
halt-sheet rosters that told this to the people:
Third annual camp meeting. commencing
Aug 4. 1881. In the now A. NJ. T. Zion Church.
anil will continue until tho lat Sunday in Sept"
Meetings were to DO hold under direction OF
the African Methodist EPISCOPAL Church Of
America Tho Devotional Committee. the Rev.
b F. Butler and Mr.. Charles II. Rock. were to
conduct tho religious services. threo OF which
were 10 be hold on Sunday and Two on week
days. Among the abo ministers engaged to
speak weie Presiding Elder John Fl. White Of
Paterson. the Rev. 4. Anderson Of SaR Harbor.
tie Rev. +. Smith OF Asbury Park. and tho
Rev. Henry Dumpson Of Staten Island.
Among the colored people tho region i'm
med,ately about tho church is known "a Pine
Brook. but the whtos lacetlously call 1t Mace
donia Pine Brook is the centre OF a region
ten miles square. that Is about as we'll popu.
lated with negroes as any in the Southern
States. But unfortunately for Pastor Butler.
many OF them thought a deal more OF
attending the races at Monmouth Park. whom
races were he'd there. than they did OF going
TO churrh. But Pastor Fuller "doan 'spain"
a. he said Oh Sunday. - es' SO long as do
main mnr'y OF dc Lnwd spar deir lives I'se
gWine ter DO my share toward convictin' EN-
OF SIN" lie has been holding this camp meet-
Ing ~ part OF this share. ind incidentally
oecanse there's money in 1t, and the mortgage
on the little green church Ia not quito paid.
Lot the reader who would like to see how tho
country co!orsd folks conduct . religious
service In ito woods go to Pine Brook.
INA meetings. held on last sunday were typi-
Gal OF tbs whoe. When reporter drove to the
Srou. Us found two wooden booths and
AwalI tent behind the church. and q kitchen
stove under . wide. spreading oak nrar the
tent Sis lyd johnson and Sis Caroline
cromwell wrre busy about the stove. making
70" and coiloe. boiling potatoes and string
Deans slswing fat sprinx chioiens. and doing
o'Dsr things toward supplying food for the
people expected to come It was then but $50
O'Clock In ono of tho booths Brother George
.oW, es was arranRinR n table fol. those who
Io"h Ta ntb raw oysters Or Slaps In TIE "'Gsr
sHi ~ Mary T. IKE were ere very busy ossr
~ . ono orner, Two bHrrsis Of apple iu smother,
d Msns eoiss and rrntss lu,l Of hot. Ied soft
Sisats s On one side y any boxes an, packs OF
siS o 81 es,,srU s Wes. G'' on
S ''lSns' u, der the trees wsre . hali-dozsn
M, Mich III. ehisn OF these families mada 10
mo booth over which !'rother Peter Rock
thriynnsa ,r WIZ =, 2 rheering indicaii2P OF
it,"s " rha Nhen ihr crowd should come.
MI" "a 81 "l''eriny, ind oil. that Brother Peter
Hauny no mans rep rss. his bu hhitng sniri 4.
sat.n ~ rang" HI, bo'tlas ANA glasses IT, his
he, ,' to sat down on an Empty irrl
ana san. "
To- ha kep, m" srmor bright
II hAdnA' ken my armor hriEh,
,.GAv "rhh lar " . an OF light
1s"E aw s.yy - eva, ay. "a
o., 'or."ay over Oar /: Ian Ian of iiGh.
io IIn dhayeniA and Eis' Corneiia AMI Sis Mary
;aSad HHars saa ON ~G Il. second Ins uOd
sioiy mad" the air vibrate.
Hen,uasy finished the see nd stanga the Rev;
Et ~ dew the Oil rs.tor. no,Eing ionth.
tH,'e T. ih- ~ I, wh-r" he sat down 10
Il m iTo ne,n reahiast Hero, when ono ,aske!
~ 1dya t Mo stacks OF meat AID vegetab lss tho
'%sV WIN nm lwlrkls, in hts eye SAID.
itgsins Il, 90 ra .ink about Do westhah' sahf Is
hldF0 sts sa 1,'I !, S.s'ry donth' What do'0
=, pss feerd lis. sab. ss.d d.. new moon fust
In M .as n Eht. san. and she Was so tholdine
We tern 'bR nn. drhblin' lee,le. san. over dat
s srnr o eS md brother Peter waIkcl up To The
sia hs tr',e iiere WAS ~ he'd with open
Sac ad s s.a ,o@t Win w" Long iow. q rough
"a oII n church pews a, the sides There was
I'd ss,, nuiLlt II tho front Of the shed and an