New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-26

and then DR.. Stokes advised It impossible
to pass the emblems of bread and wine to so great
multitude that everybody shake hands with his
or her nelghbor. Never mind said he, whether
you have been introduced or not" Then came ar
interesting scene. There earnest greetings fol
several minutes when suddenly the whole s. go peo
pie began waving their handkerchiefs, while they
sang "Beulah Land" led by Professor John r.
Sweeney. For the next hour such a collection OF
testimonies was given as seldom has a chance
to hear. Colonel II. H. Hadley. of ST. Bartho;o-
news Mission, New-York, a reformed drunkard
shouted Nine years and twenty-seven days ago
Jesus saved me- Bless His holy name." This set
a little co.ored woman with a squeaky voice up
in the gallery to shouting and instantly all the
throng joining her Mr.. and Mrs. William F..
Baker. the blind evangelistc singers. of Philadel-
phia voiced their testimony in song, and the multi
tude waved the SNOW storm salute to their sight
less eyes. Camp Meeting Susan Cake. we'll known
at all the Methodist camps in the East. began
singing and shouting. and this another sg-
nal for general "Haelujahs-'
Rum and tobacco all gone out OF me forever
shouted a man away up in the rear gallery.
Then a woman downstairs went into mysteries
and had to be taken of.
IF you get there before do. glory, haelujah-''
sang an old countryman. Everybody spoke from the
soul, whether the expressions exactly good
rhetoric or not. Nineteen years ago the Lord took
all the kinks out OF me and I've been sweet ever
since" was a mixed metaphor from a happy-faced
farmer sitting the gallery rail. An old colored
saint on the Auditorium platform right among the
preachers jumped upon her seat shouted the Apos-
ties Creed and then began leaping into the air She
had five minutes all herself although frequently
during the hour there would be a dozen persons
speaking at once in different parts of the great
semblase. The Methodists were immensely pleased
when one man shouted: II Presbyterian. |
used to wonder what made you folks here shout so,
o. Il,
When the hour was up. DR.. Stokes asked those who
still wished to speak RISE and fully 5000 stood up.
The love feast was merged into the public worship
livered by Bishop Willard f. MallalIeu of Bufao.
from the text God is faithful The sermon was
defence of the Bible an attack on the theory of
evolution. Christian Science and other beliefs The
benedictlon was pronounced by President George l..
service was followed by an after-meetng. Conducted
by Evangelist Yatman. which lasted until o'clock.
ne sunday -schOol began at o'clock in the Audi
torium. Temple and Tabernacle. The big Bible class.
lea by President Thomas Hanlon Of Pennington
seminary ss was the most largely attended Of any of
the departments After the discussion OF the lesson
was over and the queston-box was opened. Pro-
class express by standing its appreciation OF
the efforts for good government and for the preser
vdtOn OF the Holy Sabbath Day made by Theodore
Roosevelt Of New York, and his associates in en-
forcing the liquor laws. The motion was heartily
seconded by several OF the leaders Colonel II. II.
Yard Of Freehold made an address warmly com
its feet when the vote taken.
nr me affern91n sermon was preached by the Rev
South. Baltimore. Mrs. Lizzie Smiths meeting and
the twilight service and the beach meeting were
he'd at $50 o'clock. The beach service was an i'm
mense one. Fully 10000 people gathered around
the foot of Ocean Pathway. DR.. Stokes presided.
OF the Thirty-seventh Street Methodist Church.
New York: Theodore Bjorkstein and Colonel VIII
lam Evans, OF the Salvation Army. and the Rev J.
T.. Nicholson. OF Jacobstown, ~ J.
An audience filled this evening the 5000 Auditorium
preacher the Rev. Or. D. H. Potter of Chi
cago There was rouslng after meeting conducted
by him. Sinners and blacksiders hocked TO the
altar. The meeting did not break up until 10 80
o'clock
There many people here who wanted to
10 church this morning that overflow services
were held on the beach boardwalk at Ross and
Lillagore's pavilons.