The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-21
SING SINGS CAMP CLOSES.
kUhDEs, FERrkNT AND pocdh' JOIN
~ TnL ITN.tL EAERCiSE''

a
un,cJ TO Tears Three Times as
Nrv,on,,rsions ns In Any Other Year.
,,, s,sn y v Aug 30.-The most
,..ss,,,I cnmp meeting ever held In
a.. bi.,,rtr grove here was brought to
r..,. t,-uf,lt when Deacon Pnrdy CLIMBED
r-, the ullo h"Ifry of tho preaching
I,.r,, IN the circle and rang tho Ola heh
yi.,h for many years has dismisSen 'he
thousands who hayr attended these ghther-
;.r. FOR religious "u'huslnSm ana NUMBERS
H.. meeting held this wear has never heen
py.IoIlrd in N" siXty-"ight years that the Nc"
~ ,omruccting association has been con-
dur,ing meetings here. Fully eight thousahu
re,rIe tbrorgnd the grove to-day and remained
e. tbe evening to witness or take part In the
.r,arcb around jerusalem" which the closing
,yorcisns arc called. The conversions have
lecn three times IA many as in any previous
wear. and tho attendance at most OF the meet
In. q most soluble its usual figures
r,c meet M this year began on Aug. 10 and
;,,.,..-t m N among III" farmers and people Of
IN, D.. vr. IN the vicinity has been daily in
cr.,.ii., until Yesterday it seemed as though
thrr, would re no end to the long string OF
vehicles " every description which brought
,b, ,ccrsl,upcrs to the grounds. The process
sirn began this morning almost before day
IgbtantatG O'Clock. when the tlrrt service
n.
rorry.Ills could be- seen winding down the steep
I,iI,s If the Hudson from all directions. Farm
mr.. within \ radius of twenty miles thronged
,o,l. bringing every member Of their families.
even ?, ahic- in arms
TIL. grove in which these meetings are held
"a about two miles back from the river and is
s, rrni~rled hy hills rs 10 shut out almost
rvcry bit 81 air that may be moving. For this
,e.,,p the 1nultitudr yoSterdy perspired but
rs enthusiasm was not in the least affected.
Whnr the old hell rang at q o'clock. several
hundred PEOPLE had Joined the resident popu-
J,tl,rofthe grove at the first service Of family
wrr.htr. which was held in the Duane tent
Mt tho love rca-t. which began at " O'Clock
nm which WIS conducted Ivy Mrs. Van Colt
tbe attendance, had reached a thousand.
As tho dl,st-coyercd vehicles were driven
Int .la grove. IN lon with whole families. their
ucrurants would celebrate their arrival by
RinEirL. -uarrhrS Of hvmns which would be
caug i M by those N the grove. and the trees
serred 10 shake with the choruses. The
hor.o, were all tethercd to long ropes
stretched In and out among the trees. and the
vehicles served throughout the day as places
Of rcuuion for the farmers and their friends OF
former meetings.
The enthusiasm. which increased as the
no,n.nE wore on, was redoubled at the IL
colon, ~ SwrdcS who have been holding a
cam Ine-tnc ~ their own near the grave. 1t
hae been tine custom for many years for the
two camp meetings to be held at the same
time. bur the Sw"lcs IN to this year had never
takhu Iart in the exercises OF the
lar;er meeting. It was therefore a sur
prise when. in the middle OF the fore
noon service. tha Swcdes. to the num-
Der NJ about three hundred. marched into
the grove ami ranged themselves about the
lit e meeting house in the circle. where there
wee about three thousand people. The ar
riyal OF the Swrdc- was greeted by volley OF
ha|l"uIahs, in reply 10 which the Swedes sang
several HYMNS in their own language to the
accompaniment OF Il -tringed orchestra which
they had brought with them.
The Rev DR.. G.. W Willard conducted the
service aud ~ its close a dozen different meet
ina;5 started NJ in every part OF the grove. Old
farmers walk from one to the other shouting
"Am"ns' n the meetings. and talking crops in
tn" Intervals Now aud then a crowd would
collect around one Of the lutte cottages where
some hymn-singing was going on. an dthen one
after another Of the onlookors would be moved
tot"ll experiences until tears ran down the
1urrowei faces OF the farmers.
Those who lad gone hone from the camp
grounds Tor supper began coming back at
to The grove was choked with the people
Man, had walked miles and were covered with
Iaycis ( dust When the time came for the
last service fully kht thousand people had
gathered about tn" meeting houe in the
circle, some standing on benches. and somo in
Their desire for view Of tho platform. climb
ing even on the roofs Of the little one story
cottages in which many Of the enthusiasts live
during meeting time.
The Rev John Roe of Purdy's Station. n. Y.
had he honor Of preaching tho last sermon.
AT its close came the March Around Jerusa-
lem. which winds up each meeting Old peo-
pie who had marched in it when children
waited for II to begin tonight with impatence
and with tn" 'ame enthusiasm OF their younger
days. IN" signal for the line to form came
when the sermon ended, and DR., Willard. the
presiding elie' # the New York Conference,
kot up on the platform and waved his hand
ker'hiei.
Then old and young got in line. two by two.
an6 with the trustees in front, led by Sing
Sings biggest policeman. the procession
started. No choir accompanied H.. but with
on" lmpuis'. a. soon as the first step was
tak"n. every one sang:
H' re marching to Zion. beautiful, beautiful Zion
W" re marching upward to Zion, the beautiful city
food"
Through the trees the procession cireled
WIN over live hundred persons in line singing
am Gaping their hands. while the mutitudes
WHO looked on took up the refrain The
H"'"cS JOINED tn" march at a point near their
own grow" and were fully as enthusiastic as
as 'h"'r Notwithstanding brethren Down
''H'ia' avenue, the nam" given to the broadcast
s',"'' III" procession moved. now singing:
W" re gong HON" 70 moro to roam"
N"'h IA" Lea! OF the line reached the circle
1t "''" 20 me-. az IN in front OF the platform
WHICH, NJ siGFa. u the LEADERS, handke rchief.
,''r' On" shook hands with as many people as
h" could reach. At another signal Of the
taH k"r"ii"t, Deacon Purify climbed up in TO
III" hell tower and set the old bell ringing
WINE everybody turned coward homo.