Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-02-09

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THE CAMP MEETING.
r,o.o Il , ,,,.ir col. ,b,, isie like sl,,.r,
f,"honn',J in ;bc rn,,yh and cr,,gy bui
M r.nraSsea Cir rIlnd. IA win n storm-
.1a.-,iso. a., ,,onn,,i,,s bn,, ,r.rini,nus
AMI vvuJ irs y,,dnnt h,sin Ines nj tesf.
And in re s,rpn,.r s,n shine srnnes. ss 'tycre
500 and te,utcnus dunnI. ON The Irusl,
And ,,r,n,v.J yis,ge uf Ire land. ,Tyls eve.
IRE iovsiins, of thr s,ring. and in that vale,
r !" ,hci, ~, b",,ep amonr IN" dis,au, h,hs,
And desert solitlans, n mighty tbrn,g
Mad s,iher,d ro,nd. IN meet aud wpg,hip God.
srhs,s =, line g,ey .hoir,d fIthers Of line llnd
Ara ,he,e In so6er m,,hood's hardest prime,
The, ,,rcs, sons And their ans, go,s were there;
'rh.ir yonno evee ulis,,ning with the looks
of ov, "a AMI ,yo,dryiny cuyins;ty.
And ,bere yvere moihor. with their inf,nt babes,
nei;ohffnl ba,riens s,umbefins in their arms,
AMI areJ u,a,rons and ,he vounp ana fair.
tJ,ir,d n,,aIer. vim their ewes oil Ijght. and looks,
That iold the sweet day dreams OF Youth aud hope.
There were inc Young diyincs. severely plain
In Jress and io;s o5 s,nctitv : and there
md pilgyins nj the cross. whose Wandering feet,
For thyee score ye,rs lr,d horne Ia cities full,
70 crowded pop,,,ous plains, and To the few,
INA, met and yvorsh;r,J in the wilderness,
rhe Goa,,l,s ne,ceful mission +; who had preach'd
r,osn the brond lawrence. and hts nursing lakes,
To streams. that rnple In Inc southern breeze
And ain the burden of their theme, to llud
The power of Him who died upon the tree.
Such was The crowd. that from their distant homes
Had mel. aud u.opleJ that green solitude.
vine shades Of evening slowly GATHERED round,
And dccnen,d into clown. until al length
Their brioht and cheerful fires were kLidlef up,
And they in many n ,cauer,d rtolp were seen,
ro,,. vis;,ing ,yo.ind fyon tent 10 tent
eune moctins In line nid.t witt, interchange
or fdcndIv o,,e,tionlnss. and words of love,
And greetings aposinl,c. And there were,
TI,,, u,.Jk III ,r,rt ne ihough vrlut ,p IN deep
And s's,ta,v nnsd;,,,io,s They.
perrbonre d,velt on the coming rites and git
Them for The s,netlary's SERVICES.
Meanwhile. the maintains with their towing peaks,
Sond forth. their blacheninc m1sseI picturd on
The skv, "a iom behind their submits ruse
~. FIJI oyh,J nan and I,y ser hiNs ,nt wales
f,er n,ie ana ,neInn5 holv radiance cast.
he, si,n,ing ravs GLANCED through the opening trees,
And. here AMI There. al Intervals between
Tie, h,apch,-. an,nr brisht siar WINS seen, as 'twere
A Ijv;na suirit l,okine iorih from is
Bjpe resting place. Bu, the dim light of moon
AMI sf,rr shc,e GehIy throngh tlnt forests gloom,
No, ,igIr,cd n n a. so,,hre aisles. obscure.
And d,n save vvbere lho1s7r ii ,o,, hes from
IN. ci,n, irnnks snsn .nled. shed truiad
1he,rv 6cry lriIio,,cn. and disoisy,d its br lad,
Aud over bonoinv arches. aud te huge
And WV vs,othed columns. Till Z s.en'i
A Glorious tamnle vcorthy Of n Goi.
An length the hour of evening wor;h hip CINE;
And on Their ,uIc seat. ftesh cl.ft. ani hswn
Fran ihe h,,o, noulnrs. AMI in many a rang.
az cb,.ling rn,,s f'.nns'd. In olie, AT
tn evnec,on, nn,,f,ndc' oh. ,twas n scene!
The siien, thm,s,rI.. mat were listeling there,
,vIsds, The orov cnl,,,nns Of that ancient wood,
Ira d,,k green root Inc rows of Whitening tents,
'rJ,o, ci,cied in The distance. and the Gear
Aud sn,,sIing ,va,crs nj the monn,1in stream,
In Tow !. l;cht cle,mjne. a. II dancd .long;
And m,re thr,n Mi. the nust1iny leaves that caught
I'm tle,, mon, s,,rCares The lpbt, and wav'd
I'm every hnnyb' NOW in their native green,
And NOW IN ls,rnish'd ao,d. The preacher rose:
lie ,yos a, ,gej veteran of the cross,
XVi.ose rim g,ev Lcks had yhi,cn'd in the SHOWS
.of enr scor, winters and whose feeble sight
No longer from their leuer'd tablets coan'd
Frbe chosen fext, and answering song of praise:
pn, viii, n memory; oujcken'd til il secn'd
ai,nos, an ,nsnir,tinn' and n voice
1rhas ace alone made ,remuIolls. he spoke
A simple. well known HYMN. And when he ceas'd,
From The deep silence of that desert vale,
mislay sound. the minslinc voices Of
A tha,s9nJ tongues, in one proud anthem rose;
And ne n rnse. fr through IL hoary depths,
Tbe fHest shook ; and from the distant hills,
Like tine far rush Of many waite : deep,
Long. and reycrbsrating echoes came.
sIoud burst the song now swelling TO the sky
Now son'nina down, aud nj each me1sur'd close,
Along the weIds expiring till at lcngth
Twas hush'd into a stillnes 50 intense,
Tint the half sigh Of pen,tcnee alo1e,.,
Throughout that multitude, wis ~aiihbie,
And then 40 in that trembling voice was hcri'
In fervent accents, breathing ioith the warm
And heaven W ird aspirations 81 SOU,
Whose stmggiings shook ia weak old tene nent.