Bridgeton pioneer., 1897-08-19
PITMAN CAMP CLOSES.
President Ballard Reports This Year the
Most Successful in the History of
the Association-Many Stir
ring Scenes.

ring scenes.
PITMAN GROVE, N. j., August IT,
Twelve thousand people witnessed to-
night the closing of the most successful
camp meeting ever held at Pitman Grove,
and more than 1000 of that number par.
ticipated in the walk around" which
closed the camp.
There was no regular service this even
ing, but from $50 to $50 O'Clock an hour
each was devoted to song service, an
experience meeting and an altar service
just as the experience meeting was about
to begin 2OCo young people came march
ing down Fourth avenue from their twi
light service. Down Ninth avenue came
thousand old people, who had just con-
cluded their last vesper service. Both
bodies were singing. and as the two pro-
cessions marched into the auditorium,
where fully 1880 people were seated, the
throng gave the Chautauqua salute, and
then all took up the refrain, "We Are
Marching to Zion." The scene was
thrilling one, but the prettiest sight of
the day occurred this afternoon, when
SD little children, ranging from two and
nan TO thirteen years of age, came
marching down from the tabernacle. The
children were led by Mrs. Carrie Thomp-
son, and were singing There's Not
Friend Like the Lowly Jesus" AS the
children marched through the auditor
1um and around the circle the 5000 people
in that big building waved their handker-
chiefs in salute. The children just filled
up the circle, and marching once around
1t and back through the auditorium, they
went out First avenue to East avenue,
thence to Epworth Park and back to the
tabernacle.
| At the experience meeting to-night
President Ballard made a report of the
work done at this camp meeting, and it
shows that nearly 500 conversions have
been made during the Is days of camp.
OF these Evangelist Hyde's report is
away ahead, with 2C1 and possibly more
conversions and sanctifcations at the
sunrise and Young Peoples meetings.
At the three daily altar services Rev.
Charles M. Boswell reported 80 CONVEX
sions, 104 who were sanctified and 20 who
witnessed the Holy Spirit. There were
about 100 each converted and sanctified at
Mrs. Lizzie Smiths holiness meetings
and Mrs. Carrie Thompson's children's
meetings.
A Big Day at Malaga.
MALAGA, N. j., August 17.-This was
the greatest day of the camp. The en-
thuslasm was remarkable at every SER
vice, and the crowds were almost as large
as those of Sunday. The conversions up
to date are far in advance of last year,
and fully 100 arose for prayers at the
meetings tonight.
The keynote of the day was struck al
the early morning service conducted by
Rev. D. B. Ackley. The temple was
only half filled when the meeting started
but before the close the building was
crowded, scores being attracted by the
shouts of the devout. The prayer and
conservation service in the temple at s
O'Clock last two hours, and several hun.
drei testified to Gods goodness. The
meeting was in charge of Rev. j. F,
Shaw.
At 10 O'Clock big crowd had gathered
in the auditorium to listen to sermon
by DIR. Hanlon, president of Pennington
Seminary. The discourse was based on
Romans xii, 1-2 and DIR. Hanlon electri-
fed bis hearers by his eloquence and
plain Gospel truths. An exciting altar
service. conducted by Evangelist Glass
cock followed the sermon. The chill.
dren's service, at LIS, and Evangelist
Glasscock's Bible reading at 2 o'clock
were both interesting services.