The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-13

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old gentleman allude to money matters or contrbu-
tons at all yet any OF his regular preachers
The only aluson | have heard made to it was Gu
rious uttered by young round-headed, hard
faced, looking man, who got upon the platform, and
said his name was Dayton F. Reed, he was local
preacher among the Methodists, at Geneva and he
had been converted about six hours, as he said
After Mr. Miller had got through one OF his sermons,
this young convert launched forth the following
TRADE -" My friends, Pve been studying these pro-
phecies of Daniel long time and asked one of
our preachers for an explanation, and | found he
knew less about them than did. So determined
to come to Newark, to hear what Father Miller had
to say about them. And as ! came through the
woods prayed to God that he would enable me so
to read the book of Daniel that might understand
it. And he opened my. eyes; and though when
got ere was not convinced, yet SIX hours ago my
mind was fully made up that Father Miller was
right Now, when Matthias sprung up, every thing
depended on his say-so; In regard to the Mormons,
il depends on Joe Smith, who says he has revea-
ton from God. But all that is humbug. Not so
with the doctrines of the Millerites. And it's no
for YOU to sheer at them Your ungodly light
ness and trfng won't enable you to look God in
the face when the day of Judgment comes, next
year. And for those who pretend to preach the
speedy coming of Christ 10 deny the prophecies, is
to kindle up bigger and hotter fire in hell
than ] ever expect to see there. These other
preachers say that they look for the coming of
Christ hourly, and bidyou be ready. Why they lie
all the time they say They know they lie And
they tell more lies than would sink nation. Now
pull, brethren. The world or heaven-the devil
against Christ. ] know who II come off second best
in that scuffle. Let not your hearts rest upon dol
lars and cents, and upon the miserable vsnity of
woman's pretty face or form, or the uterlng of her
fine ribbons or the rusting of her petticoas. Give
'em up-gve em up. (Cries of "amen," "make
'em give 'em all up, Lord."O The poor man will
believe this doctrine; but the rich with $40 900
a year, don't like 1t he don't like to give up his
money but believe in my heart before God that
it's that mans duty to hand his cash to Jesus
Christ right off But they won't give up the mo-
ney and that's the secret of your damnation.-
Now mark the words OF PROPHECY and the time. IF
you don't repent-if you don't believe--f you don't
seek Christ and give up all to him and his glory-I
believe you'll all be damned as there's a
God IN Heaven; a devil in hell, or blood in your
veins ~ So says Dayton F. Reed, four years To-
cal preacher among the Methodsts, and six hours
convert to Millerlsm.
perceive that you purpose publishing views of the
camp ground tomorrow. They will be a most ap-
propriate accompaniment to the repcrts. which
ihavr taken unusual pain, have accurate; and to
get at all the points OF their doctrine h9Ge to at
tend their meetings morning moon and night, until l
feel completely tagged out. Some days have
scarcely had time to get my meals, and write the
report between the acts. thought the Methodists
were pretty interchangeable at camp meetings, but
these people can beat 'em hollow. They seem to
he making the most OF the little time they say is left
'em, and to preach, sing, shout and pray
all the time They begin at daylight in the
small tents, and at II in some shape or other
much whether they are not at 1t also during the
still watches of night They are most vehemently
and voraclously pious. | took a stroll down to the
camp ground yesterday. and although the big tent
was lowered, they at it in one of the smaller
tents into which about % men and Is women were
crammed around stove, till the air was reeking
hot, and the stencil was insupportable. They
were all, men and women down in the straw, lying
and sitting in every con ,eivable posture ; praying,
shouting, and singing unfortunately with all their
might.
! / have already described the Camp Ground, and
the position of the tents and their occupation. Ina
CINE then, half dozen other tents set up in row
along one side of the field then several oyster stands
on barrels, with sickly looking oysters in plates,
dirty salt in dlrier salt cellars root beer bottles
looking as if they had the black vomit, hacks cabs
and omnbusses driving down load after load of
handsome young women, (Which Newark excels
n) dressed in their best young men half intoxicated
from all parts OF the country, trying to stare the
girls out of countenance, shout, groan, part Of
prayer, an oath, a snatch of hymn a cry for a
shilhngs worth of oysters, and the loud laugh that
speaks the vacant mind"-all coming up in one
amalg swell on the wind together, and you
have faint idea of the dongs at the Camp Ground.
Before ! conclude, | must give you the following
three hymns, which heard sung not by the Miller
ties in their meetings, but by some of the Jealous
sisters and brethren In and around the small prayng
| tents =
| HYMN.
| TUNE-" When fir { 10 London / arrived