The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-29
OCEAN GROVE CAMPS.

Thousands of People Attend the Services
-Worshippers aud Curiosity Seekers.
Special to the Jersey CITY Neios.
OCEAN GROVE. Aug. 20, lS92.-"Camp
Meeting Sunday" has come and gone and
Ocean Grove has again sustained its
reputation of being the greatest religious
watering resort in the world. Thousands
upon thousands OF worshippers partici-
pated In the services and thousands mora
were drawn to the camp grounds through
idle curiosity.
The worshippers came from all parts of
the world and many of them have been
present since the first sermon was
preached last Tuesday, but the curiosity
seekers came from the neighboring resorts
and from the farming villages in the
interior.
1t vas the largest crowd that ever con-
gregated on the grounds. The day
dawned bright and balmy, and the people
were astir early, for the first service was
held soon after sun rise.
The meeting was in charge of Rev. r. j.
Andrews and the hundred or more wor-
shippers enjoyed an hour of song and
prayer. At seven O'clock President
Stokes conducted family devotion.
A brief respite for breakfast aud then
more meetings. Three services were
scheduled for nine O'Clock. but they were
abandoned in order to give the crowds an
opportunity to take part in the great love
feast. This unique service was conducted
by DR. Stokes. Every seat in the vast audi
forum was filed an hour before the
first hymn was sung. Professor Sweeney
had charge of the singing, and the crowd
of s 200 voices made the grove ring with
their melodies. At O signal from the
leader, general ~handshaking ensued.
Then came the testimonies. For over an
hour the happy people related what good
things they were enjoying. Dozens were
ina and singing. Each witness would
announce his name and residence, aud
nearly every State in the Union aud
every religious denomination were rep
resented In the happy gathering. Every
few minutes Chorister Sweeney would
sing a familiar hymn. and this only re-
kindled the religious excitement.
"Glories." "halleluiahs" and "Amens"
were shouted from the centre to the
circumference of the multitude. Over
1000 testified.
At one o'clock the love feast was
merged into the preaching service. The
devotions were conducted by the Rev. DR..
Methodist Church in Canada. The
preacher was the Rev. DR.. George r.
Reed, the president of Dickinson College.
Those who were unable to near DIR. Reed
met in the tabernacle. where an overflow
meeting was held. The Rev. a. J.
Kynett, Jr.. of ~Germantown, preached.
DR.. Kelly, Brooklyn, preached to 1900
people in the temple, At Ross Pavilion
a brief service was held, conducted by the
Rev. R. J. Andrews, while the Rev.
A. K. Ballard led a similar service at Lii
lagare's pavilion. The great Sunday
school gathered at 2 P. NJ, DR.. Wanlon's
bible class in the auditorium, the inter-
mediate department in the temple and
the infant department in the tabernacle.
There were 1900 present in all depart
ments, 5000 attending the bible class.
An hour later, the afternoon preaching
service was held. There were over 10, 900
present in and about the auditorium
when DR.. Stokes raped for order. The
preacher was the Rev. Russell Conwell,
of Philadelphia. AT the close of the
service an altar service was held.
A surf meeting was held at the
foot of the ocean pathway. at 6 P. M.
There were Is. 600 present. A twilight
meeting was held in the temple, Con
Quoted by Evangelist Yatman. aud a
revival meeting in the Tabernacle in
charge of Lizzie Smith. Another large
congregation filled the auditorium ut
eight O'Clock. The sermon was delivered
by Rev. G. w. McAmma, Tarrytown, N.
Y. After the sermon the ministers pres
ent gathered around the altar, and n
stirring revival service was continued
until nearly II O'Clock,