New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-09
WORSHIPPING IN THE GROVE
THE sIXTY-FoURTH SESSION OF THE SING
SING CAMPAIGNING BEGUN.
THE OPENING MEETING CONDUCTED BY THE
REV. DR. MILLER. OF BRooKLYN-PREPA-

THE OPENING MEETING CONDUCTED BY THE
REV. DIR. MILLER OF BRooKLYN-PREPA-
RATIoNs MADE TO MAKE 1T A SUCCESS
The sixty fourth session OF the Sing Sing camp
meeting opened tonight with appropriate exercises
=, ,h o,d historic grounds on Sing Sing Heights
rha fire. meeting was held at the circle at 1880 UNI
der the direction of the Rev. Dr. Charles f. Mhier
of Brooklyn 1t takes two or three days 10 get 'ne
camp-meetings in full working order, consequently
the attendance tonight was not large Among the
arrivals were A. II. Brummell president OF the as
ISOLATION. and william Leonard. the Rev a. T.
Nosehouse Charles f. Baker and j. l.. Henning
trustees besides a number of the clergy and laty
interested in the meeting.
To-day there will be a o'clock prayer-meeting
he'd in the Duane-st. tent. led by Samuel Haigh',
and there will be preaching in the afternoon and
evening in the circle followed by prayer meetings
IN the several tents. Retired Policemen Hubbard
and Reattie of this city. have charge Of the police
ARRANGEMENTS of the grounds. There are ten fam
lilies OF Swedes on the grounds and large
addition TO their number is expected to arrive there
tomorrow evening.
Under the careful supervision OF the superintend-
emf Theodore c. Sherwood the grounds present
their usual neat appearance The grounds are hand
soneIv lighted with electric lights. Tents rent from
80 to s2j a season. Cottages range all the way
from s55 to SO Table board at the camp costs 81
day while rooms can be hired for 10 cents 81 ana
81 30 n day. 4 bed in the dormifory costs ~ cents
a night There has been large number of families
encamped on The grounds all summer who thus
enjoy pleasant outing at reasonable price ana
secure choice locations. those In the semcircIe
surrounding the preachers stand being considered
the best The singing and musical arrangements
this year will be under the direction Of Professor
Charles Nokes of this CITY, Miss Florence Nokes,
the wel-known singer, has also been engaged
There are thirty cottages the grounds that are
occupied and sixty-nine small tents, two big res
taurant tents and the three prayer-meeting tents,
Duane-st Bedford-st. and the Tabernacle.
There are ample conveniences for .ea ching the
grounds which are beautifully situated, being sur
founded by broad farm lands and handsome sub
urban cottages. The grounds are covered win
splendid growth OF trees that embower the tents,
stands and the grand clrc.e. where the principal
exercises are held and which has seating capacity
of between two and three thousand Streetcars
run TO the camp grounds from the Sing Sing station
OF the Hudson River Railroad and from the steam
boat landing Of the Sarah A, jerks that leaves
Harrson-st. every afternoon. The fare rom n
CITY by boat H. 80 cents and 60 cents by the rail-
road a.,
Hudson OF which there is any record was he'd at
Carmel In 1904 under the supervision OF William
Thatcher In 1905 there was one held at Nroton,
where at different intervals like meetings were held
until 1921, In which year committee which was
appointei TO select permanent SITE after visiting
A number of places. chose the magnificent grove
near Sing Sing. The first camp-meeting On the
new grounds he'd in September. 1881