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MT. TABOR CAMP MEETING
The Last Meetings Today-A
Successful Series of
Services.
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MT. TABOR, Aug. 20. 1900-The New
ark Conference Camp Meeting Associa-
ton closed it's sessions here yesterday.
after one of the most successful series of
services ever held on Tabor camp grounds
both as to attendance and spiritual in
terest The committee in charge are:-
Rev. Dr. A. B. Richardson, of Newton,
chairman; Rev. c. S. Woodruff, of Dover,
secretary, and Rev. DR.. William H. Nor
gan, pastor of Central M. E. Church,
Newark These meetings have been of
Jthe old-time order, awakening many Wis
itors to active religious work. AS has
ben the custom in former years the SER
vices began each morning with a sunrise
prayer meeting at o'clock
AT 9 A. M. on Sunday an old-fashioned
love feast was held, led by Rev. Nicholas
Van SAINT. of Madison, a former pastor of
Trinity M. E. Church, Newark Mr. Van
SAINT is one of the veteran pastors of the
conference, having preached for nearly
sixty years
Rev. DR.. James R. Bryan, of Somerville,
who is the only surviving member of the
committee of last year, made some touch
ing remarks and paid a beautiful tribute
to his deceased fellow workers, Rev DIR.
D. r. Lowrie and Rev. s. N Bebout.
Excellent preaching has been the order
of the services during the entire week.
On Sunday, Rev. DR.. Ferd c. Iglehart, of
Newburg, N. Y, formerly of Central
Church Newark, preached a powerful
sermon to a large and interested congre-
cation. The preacher of the afternoon
was Rev. c. S. Kemble, of Nyaek, N Y
At the evening service DR.. A. B. Rich
ardson preached a forcible sermon, his
topic being Christian Certainty
At O'Clock each morning is held a
ministers meeting. The public is not in
restraint and freely exchange views,
either on their personal religious expert
ence or some other topic of vital inter-
est in their work
On Monday a memorial service was
held in memory of the late Rev. S. N.
Bebout, one of the old camp meeting COM
mitee, who SO recently died at Little
Falls. Mr.. Bebout only a short time ago
was pastor of Trinity Church, Newark.
Rev. DR.. ]. r. Bryan, of Somerville the
only surviving member of the former
committee, spoke, as did also Rev. Mich
olaS Van SAINT, of Madison.
At $50 p. M. there has been held, since
the earliest days of Tabor, the young
peoples meeting, which for years was
Lowrie. This year it is led by Rev. DR..
William HI. Morgan, of Central Church,
Newark.
The following programme has been ar
feast at A. NJ. led by the Rev. DR..
J r; Bryan at 1;3o, preaching service by
the Rev. DR.. John Handley of Camden
at F. ndsr M there her d,Tddt,d will be
ton; another preaching service win be
held at P. NJ. and at 80 there viii
be sermon by the Rev. pr. Asa J. Van
these services will be Mrs Smith and
Miss Leila Roberts, both of Newark
The children's meetings, held each after
noon during the week. under the instruc-
tion Of Mrs. Benjamin F. Britton, Of Jer-
sey City Heights, have been a feature of
especial interest, as the. large numbers in
minding older Taborites Of the day when
Mr. Samuel Clark used to conduct similar
services. Mrs Britton has made herself
very popular with the little ones, who will
long remember her blackboard exercises
and Bible stories
Among the new clerical faces seen here
are Rev. Frank Chadwick, OF Ridgewood
Rev. Eabert Clement, of 'Nutgey; Rev. John
L. Hays (retired). of Verona; Rev. t. e.
Gordon, of Port Dram; Rev. W. b. Flem-
ing, of Bergen Point; Rev. C. C. Wood
Fails; I Rev. Il e Reed, MT Nj Freedoms r. 1so1e
Rev. DIR. Warren L. Hoagland, presiding
elder of the Newark district; Rev William
C. Nelson. of Plainfield; Rev C. T.. Mead,
Of Hoboken, and his father. Rev. John
Mead; Rev. j. G. Johnston, of lBloonafield;
Rev. Amzi Smith, of Suffern, n. " Rev
y. b. Falilks Of Madison: Rev. S. T. Jack
son, of Perth Amboy
Rev DR.. NJ v. McDufffe pastor Of the
Prospect Street Baptist Church. East Or
ange, has been the guest during the past
week of MIR. Joseph Whitney, of Walnut
street, East Orange. who has a summer
home here.
AT the annual election of trustees, held
last week, the following members We're
elected to I'LL vacancies: ]. Smith Rich
ardson. Jersey CITY. Rev III, A. n Rich
ardson. Newton, N. j.; John Warren,
John G. Carscallan, Rev. j. H. Timbrell
and Rev. s. r. Doolittle.