The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-15
The Miller Camp Meeting at Newark-The
Closing Scene.

| ANcWdfh, the long agony Is oNci' A''''
Miller took his departure to-day for New York
about TWO o'clock, by the steamboat; and what
further transplres must be chronicled by your DO
nestle corps of reporters.
The farewell ceremonies took place in the Free
Church. The performances commenced at nine
o'clock in the morning with hymn, the burthen Of
| which was
My old companions fare you WELFARE you well.
Will you gof-wi.l you go?
Pm not going down to hell,
| Will you go?-will you got
| This was set TO the tune off,
| Will you go?-will you got
| All for to see the monkey show7
| Will you goi-will you got
| After this, and one or two more hymns, Father
| Miller and Brother Hines came in. Another hymn
was sung, and Father Miller delivered brief, but
very common place address, comparing himself to
st. Paul when about to leave the brethren aud the
latter fell on his neck and kissed him. He said he was
about to leave them-to take the parting hand-ne
to see their dear faces again until the resurrection
morning in lSi3-(here the women wept bitterly
what day he would not say; but it would be very
soon-in a very few months. He thanked all kindly
who had listened to him, as he said, poor old
man. (The ladies wept again.) He told them to
love Christie study their Bible, and wait till next
| year, when they would all meet in heaven. Qiere
| the ladies' sobbed loudly and deepy) He con-
| cluded thus May God bless you all Cries OF
"amen.'O May God dwell with you until the Sc
| cond coming of Christ, and then may we all dwell
| in his kingdom for ever" Cries of "amen,"
''gory to Cod" halelujah," and weeping bit
| terly)
BROTHER HINES then rose and said-Minlsters
had accused them of being the Joe Smith or
Matthias, but they had sought to spread the truth
by fanatlcal prophecies, but by the Scriptures
and sober argument. We appeal only to thu Bible,
and give you rules OF Interpretation. The ver-
est Williams on earth would be saints compared to us
if we were not sincere We sacrifice time, health,
money, personal comfort, and our souls and bodies
to the cause We have continual calls to give lee
lures all over the country; as we can't do this, we
publish books to speak for us This they call specu
lation, and they say Brother Miller has made tor
tune by his writings Why he hasn't made. enough
| to pay for the paper and ink on which his books
were written Others go round to preach against us
and charge % cents admission; we charge nothing
We have pitched our great tent eight tines tines IN
| and circulated that we charged 81 for admission
| We never did. We never thought of such thing
till other ministers, our enemies, manufactured the
| lie out of whole cloth I've given away $50 worth of
books in this place. I've not sold enough to pay the
expences of the young man who acted as clerk And
yet they say we make $4,000 in place. The
deviI would not trouble himself to tell these lies
about his own ministers if we were false teachers
Then the lying religious papers said that Brother
Miller and had fought a duel The New York
Observer and New York Evangelist will not pub
lie that is invented by other papers Birds Of a
feather. They talk aboutthe "New York Herald
why, without pretending to be religious, it is the
most Independent, correct, ,and energetic paper in
y with all its faults than all the other papers put
| together, We have held thirty camp meetings
We have converted to our faith Il, 900 souls. Every
where our influence has lbeen felt. The churches
-lclxo tIa,~
of God have been walked up. Brother Brownlee
coming over here has done us so much good, that
I'd cheerfully pay all his expenses if he'd come
again We'd as leave that Ministers speke against
us as for us. We want the people aroused. And
now you must get up an association here, to be as
depot. The whole state must be walked up. Love
your church, your minister, your Bible, but don't
let your mouth be gagged. PRAY, read. circulate
Join them. Be kind and good TO all. In this place
/ have paid out $147 for the expenses OF the camp
| meeting. Brothers. Flagg and Flavel have also
paid out $780, making atotal o. about ssoo: ,x we
be paid; those who think they have been benefited
by US, can hand in their names and subscription to
Brother Flavel, and if they don't, he Is willing to
Here Brother Miller rose and said that he had
been accused of making money: He received
enough from his farm tokeep him In clothes tor a
| year. He had nothing TO do with the finances or
with the books. He had received in all So from
| three persons within the last two weeks. When he
| came to Newark his money was reduced to So. He
now had enough 10 carry HIM to the next place; and
| He had been accused of building houses; but all
| he owned in the world was a farm of l6O acres at
Low Hampton. The concerns of the world were a
burthen to him so much so that 1t was greattrou,
BILE to go and buy even new hat when he wanted
one. He wished he had some one to travel with
him, and take all worldly concerns off his hands.
After this man rose up in the congregation and
SAID that he had heard minister say that rather
trne would go to He'll.
Father Miller rose and said he had never said any
such thing
Another said he had heard that Brother Fitch de-
cared that if the world did not come TO an end next
| year, he would burn his bible.
| Brother Hines said this was also false.
Another up and said that he had heard
that Brother Fitch had preached in Albany that II
all the sinners not in hell in lSl3, they never
| would be at all.
Brother Hines said that this also was false.
aAnother man rose and said he had heard that Fa-
Their Miller said that II Christ did not come next
year, God would be very great liar.
| Father Miller replied that he had never said any
such thing; and that this fair sample OF the
lies that the devil, through his enemies, told about
| them.
After this the congregation all rose, and sang the
| following hymn H..
Dear brother, wish you we'll
| Dear brother, wish you we'll
| When my Lord calls trust shall
| Be mentioned in the promised land
| Be mentioned in the promised land
| Be mentioned in the promised land.
| When nay Lord calls trust shall
| Be mentioned in the promised land
Dear sister, wish you well, sc. sc. &c.
Dear converts, wish you we'll Sc
Poor sinner, wish you well, sc.
Poor mourner, | wish you well, sc.
This was the close Father Miller then stood il
the GENRE of the church, and all the females Of tn,
audience "a large number) passed in front of him
and shook hands with and many kissed him.
was truly affecting scene; the women wept bitter
w. and he left the church, very,lovey and lady
like woman hung on his arm, blessed him, and weep
as though her heart would break.
AT last he got into plain wagon, drove down Il
the boat and put off for New York amid the pray
ers and singing of many who accompanied him.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE EUCLEIAN SooIETY--Thi
interesting celebration at the University Chapel wa
| u,au aifnn dnd Tia oct the In