The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-31
MANY SINNERS TURNED.


OCEAN GROVE, Aug. 81, 1S96.-There
was hardly an hour in the sixteen be-
tween 5:45 o'clock yesterday morning and
ten O'Clock last night free from religious
worship. Over a dozen meetings have
been held and at each of them hundreds
We're turned away, unable to gain admls-
sion to the buildings. Such a day Ocean
Grove neveas saw before Outside Of
those who are here to attend the camp
services thousands of others came in
from Philadelphia, New York and the
country round about. The streets in
Asbury Park leading to the two bridges
over Wesley Lake were crowded with
carriages, the occupants having embark
ed there on account of the stringent
rules preventing horses and wagons
from entering the Grove on Sunday.
This Sunday win go down in history as
one Of the most remarkable ever known.
As usual the days exercises commenced
with the conservation service at 5.45.
Here hundreds renewed their faith and
prayed for the divine blessing to rest on
the meetings of the day.
At the IA peoples meeting. con-
Quoted by Rev. Charles H. Yatman,
the evangelist. conversions were numer<
Gus. The love feast at ten o'clock was
rich with blessings, but owing to the
immense congregation the Lords Supper
was dispensed with, DR.. Stokes conduct
ed the meeting Handkerchiefs were
waved; sister Shook hands with sister
and brother with brother, until a stranger
might awe thought they were all Of one
Smith. the colored evangelist. started a
hymn and the refrain was taken up by
the mighty multitude. When the time
came for closing there was hardly a dry
ava IA tho h.14Id1no
Bishop Mallelieu filled the pulpit at
lo-y0 O'clock and 5000 peopse comprised
the congregation. Said he:-sI am glad
we are living IN an age when we think
There are those who deny the humanity
of the Son Of Cod, You may search
through the Libraries of the world and
delve into history and will find nore that
viii stand the examination of critics like
the epistles. Christ was a nan like our
selves. Today, lust as really as Lin
coin, Washington, Bonaparte and Julius
Caesar are historic characters, just as
surely the Lord Jesus Christ is the colos-
sal historic character. He looms VI in
grandeur row more than ever. Don't
let agnostics cheat you out of your be-
Rev. Russell Conwell. of the Temple,
Philadelphia. preached to 5000 people at
three O'Clock yesterday afternoon. His
sermon was more like an allegory than
anything else. but its effects were far
reaching. Al times he held his eongre-
cation almost ~speIi-bound.
Last night T.. Dewitt TaIrnage address
ed an audience Of 1900, the largest that
ever assembled in the auditorium. All
the approaches and aisles were packed
and standing room could not be had in
any part of the building. It is estimated
that at least 5000 people turned away
disappointed and the Wesley Lake
bridges were crowded with the overflow
for an hour before the service. Mr..
Talmage was introduced by President
Stokes as the greatest living pulpit or
ator.7 In the midst Of his sermon Tai
mage stopped suddenly and for several
seconds a great hush of expectancy
fell on the congregation. With a quick
movement he raised both hands and said;
Il feel like shouting: I guess 7 VIII
shout" and then he opened his capacious
mouth and ave utterance to a sonoreus
shout thai reverberated through the
vast auditorium like a roar. Evidently
the shout was infectious, for fully ser
thousand throats echoed back GLORY
halleluJah."
It was one of the most dramatic Incl
dents Of the camp. Mr.. Talmage preached
| for an hour.