Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-11
SUNDAY Pitman Grove.

SUNDAY Fttm&u GrobG.
Sunday at Pitman Grove has always
been a great day, spiritually and numer
ically, and if the same Methodistic feeling
should prevail here for years in the future
il would maintain its present watchwOrd
+" Pitman and Power Last Sunday was
one of those to-be- forgotten Sundays
in the annals of the great encampment al
this mecca of Methodism
Despite the sweltering weather, the mul.
titude stood for hours and participated IN
the services. The crowd on the camp
ground, including the stream Of humanity
which poured into the grove on Sunday at.
ternoon and evening, was variously est.
mated at from 600 to $4,000, and these
figures are not far amiss, for every cottage
and restaurant was taxed to its utmost
capacity and during the dinner hour
surgiDg crowds of people moved up and
down IN the avenues unable to get ac-
eommodated with meals.
The custom of former years still main
tains: l. e., no Sunday trains at Pitman,
and the visitors by train were compelled
to either debark at Lambs road, one mile
north of the station, or Glassboro, two
miles south, where the hacks did land
office business conveying them to the
grove.
Bright and early in the morning and
while the thousands OF camp visitors were
lost in peaceful slumber Evangelist Hyde,
with nearly 500 devout worshipers gathered
in the Tabernacle, and there followed one
of those intensely spirited services for
which the sunrise meeting is noted. The
evangelist talked on the Reception of the
Spirit" from Acts, xix, 2. He said some
people prayed for the spirit and mani
tested every desire to gain it, but held on
to some petty thing which kept them
from enjoying the Holy Ghosts presence,
and they wondered why God had not
given them the blessing
The enthusiasm of the service attracted
cottsgers from all sections of the Grove,
and for two honrs scores of people who
could not get within the Tabernacle stood
under the trees on the outside and joined
in the shouts and songs When EvaDge-
list hyde extended an invitation for tn Sc
seeking sanctifcation to kneel at the altar
twenty six men and women went for
ward.
The family devotional meeting at 6
o'clock was indeed a pray season from
one corner to the Grove to the other.
THE GREAT LOVE FEAST
Of course, the crowning service of the
day, not numerically, but spiritually, was
the great love feast Dr. Edmund Hewitt
conducted the service, and about $500 were
seated in and around the auditorium. The
religious demonstrations were Of most
inspiring character Men and women alike
ran and Jumped up and down the aisles,
and in the midst of the wonderful spirit
uality an octogenarian worshiper sang in a
clear, strong voice, the glad Hallelujah"
song of Aunt Susan the deceased Qnak-
eIess, who stirred the thousands at Pitman
in years gone by.
About 200 people gave their experiences,
some of them being in song, prayer, prose
and Scriptural quotations
Shouting" Dalbow thrilled the worship
ing thousands when he jumped on the
platform and said The greatest doctor
on earth is Christ He is the panacea for
all ills Let him prescribe for you and the
pleasure of the world will be banished
from you forever"
Another man jumped up and joyously
exclaimed: "Pm a Presbyterian. and l
once thought you Methodists were pack
of fanatics, but the Lord took the starch
out of me, and now | say, God bless the
Methodists,."
A woman arose at this iancture and
caused chorus OF mighty amens" when
she said, " It's better to have softniog of
the brain than hardening of the heart.'
DIR. GiImour, seeing that every body
wanted 10 speak at once, started singing
old !" Coronation" but when he concluded
the first verse there were more people
waiting an opportunity to testify than
when he commenced, and he happily said:
If you try TO sing one man down. you're
sure to sing four up, so FIJI quit"
An aged woman said she was not in pol
itics, but was a candidate nevertheless for
the highest Office in the gift Of God.
Rev. H. A. Monroe. D. D.. of Philadel-
phia, preached scholarly sermon on Sum
day morning to 5000 people. His text was
l Kings, xviii, So: And the fire of the
Lord FELL"
His theme was How the Revival Came
10 Isrealp
He said the situation WAS the same to-
day as during the palmy days of Israel.
A revival was badly needed. Books to-
teach the art, evangelists to propose new
and unique methods. A plan that can
convert nation in day is worthy OF con-
sideration Gods people are a peculiar
people. We need independent action.
There should be no waiting for others not
obeyiug Gods personal call to advance the
standard.
I'VE must invite the test The world
never had the secret of true happiness
There is no need to forsake the same old
way The altar of God is the dividing
trench. Not every church member is fit
to aid in the work of saving souls, for
Gods altar is holy ground"
MIDDAY MEETINGS
Evangelist Boswell conducted the noon
altar meeting, and made an earnest and
pleading exhortation to the unconyerted
At 10 o'clock, Fourth avenue was dotted
with scores of little folks, vending their
way to the Tabernacle, and when the