Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-09-12


during the day. and making up the BEDS and letting
down the straw for the young girls as groom would
{. litter down. the beds for many beautiful race
horses mares, or stations. And il is still more
curious sight to the young girls lying down IN the
straw, in undisguised confusion" perfectly pro-
mis- cuous' after evening service and the blowing of
the vesper COW horn. have seen many strange dis
plays of humanity in different parts ofhc globe, I'M
der peculiar circumstances, bnt this display distan-
ees all others. have been through several Of The
large lying in asylums Of England and France /; but
to nse a vulgar idiom never saw many young
girls in the straw before.
Such, hen, is faint outline Of the general appear
snce of the Camp ground. From the dock at Sing
Sing the gate which leads into the woods the read
is literally covered with vehicles from morning till
night barouches. stage coaches, with four horses,
gigs curricl.s, dog carts, buggies, tandems,
gons, private chariots single and double light wa
CONS, tlburies, stanhopes, market wagons, large
masses of wood Wheels (flled with proyisions,)
that look like wild beast caravans; in short, every
sort and kind Of carriage, and vehicle, and all sorts
of cattle, human and otherwise. Do not suppose for
moment, that all these people thus driving and
riding though the Devil behind them, for the
sole purpose Of praying and preaching, and becom-
ing pious oh, no The great mass, perhaps, think
they come To worship God, in purity Of spirit, and
sincerity of soul! They adopt southey's motto:
= 60 thou and seek the house OF prayer.
w 10 the woodlands wend our way,
And meet religion there :"
These the feelings of a great number; but vast
majority here out OF curiosity to cat, to drink
to sleep, In do all sorts of foolish things, both
by day and by night, and must say that think
there Is more pains taken to increase the census
than there Is TO the soul | may be wrong, but
such is my private opnsn. Still there is niue true
pitty here, and that of sincere and superfne order
There is also great talk of Notifying the flesh but
my liiel never the flesh much more pam pered
than have seen it here; they worship three regular
times a day, besides little by-pay; and they have
four regular meals each day, independent Of nick
nacks and BY blows. And such meals! Ills true that
they preach and pray very earnestly but they also
eat aud drink most devotedlv. Gods! such big ticks
OF pork and pudding as saw some OF the preachers
tuck in under their flannel jackets at dinner to day.
would have astonished Tophan, the sreat sourmand
Of the 10th century or the pious Colonel Stone, in
still more modern times. 4 majority of the beautiful
women, too, am pleased TO say, play a frs. rate
knife and fork when the beef and ham are before
them and by slow at discussing the cof-
fee, hot cora and dough cakes.
have been thus precise in giving the general de-
tails Of the Camp Meeting, because it is a subject
that is but imperfectly understood by majority Of
the citizens Of New York have said nothing as
about the details Of worship, preaching, pray ing
&C. Of which there is great deal done in the true
spirit Of piety, and which have ne doubt will be
like bread cast upon the waters; foand after many
days, increasing the knowledge and glory Of the
GIver of all Good. The regulations the ground
are excellent. There is police e,nssting Of do
stout powerful, bodied Methodist brothers.
with fists that thin skinned saint or sinner would
not like 70 his face against These have cleared
of all the grog TENTS shantes, and other idols
and paraphernslia of the Evil One, and they have
therefore taken up position on the high road lead
ing Co the wood. For great distance, the road 10
lined with these characters there tents and
booths and stalls and oy stcr stands and cider carts
and barrels, and and rascalty, and peaches and
pretty girls, and melons and Methodists and cakes
and cheating, and sweetmeats and swearing, in album
throne. Here he Is holding his Camp Meeting. in
opposition the faithful be found in the woods
close by The contrast is most curious. The scenes
at both edifying, instructive, destructive pure
polluted Pious, Profsne, laughable, sorrowful sad
sick ening, sweet, and sentimental The one reminds
me Of a Blue Pond oyster, the other of rich fat
clan; shall open them both tomorrow, with the
a. fe you gave Tor that purpose. ARiLL.