The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-04
From our Reporter
The Great Miller Camp Meeting at Newark
relative to the End OF the World-The
Mammoth Tent.


NEWARK, November Sd.
This has been an exciting day in Newark. The
disciples of Miller, or the Second Advent Men,
as they call themselves pitched their great tent for
ten days sojourn in Newark.
The site selected for this operation is large field
close to the juncture of the Rail Road and Mulberry
street, and bounded by Camp, Orchard, Mulberry
streets and the Rail Road, and il is about mile
from the Rail Road Depot. The field is a square,
comprising about two acres and a half and very
nearly the centre of it, the pitched; and is so
conspicuous, that it can easily be seen from the
rail road. The tent itself is most mag.
nihcent affair, and the largest ever erected
IN the United States, probably anywhere else
except blythe Jews OF old, during their soourn of
forty years in the Wilderness. Its highest peak is
Sc feet from the ground and is about ll2 feet in
diameter; 1t falls in graceful festoon shape from
the summit until within six feet of the ground;
here Is supported by posts and chains and
nous piece of canvass forms the sides all round (if
a circle be said to have any sdes) falling per-
pendlcularly to the ground; judicious arrange
ment, because persons inside can walk close up to
the edge of the tent without STOPPING. An enor-
nous pole, 62 feet high stands in the centre, and
the whole is secured by stout ropes, stays, chains
and tackle enough 10 rig good sized brig There
are six square doors made in the canvass very
similar to those in the tents of the lsraetes. With
IN the tent there rough boards made into benches
forming long rows; broad aisle down the centre, to
separate the lambs from the goats, and aisle
on each side to separate the wise virgins who have
their lamps trimmed ready for the "Second Ad-
vent" and awaiting the midnight Cry' from the
foolish virgins. These are tolerably low, and per-
sons with long legs cannot long Sit on them without
Ia nr nth nr,la
pulpit is TO be placed the south part of the tent as
the ground gradually slopes in that direction. The
reason that chains used for the lower part instead
OF stay ropes is, because when the Millerites held
their great Camp Meeting at Chiokapee near Spring
held, Massachusetts, some mlschlevous unDelieving
scoundrels put oil Ofvltro the ropes and destroy
ed them, thereby endangerlng the lives of all who
were In the tent. Such thing however, the breth-
rem say cannot happen again, because in addition
TO the chains they have a wel-organised watch
and police, selected from the faithful. The cere-
money OF erecting this stupendous tent has occupied
nearly the whole of the day, and the stretching of
the canvass over the ropes and securing it, only
finished about o'clock this evening And when
say that there are seats for 2OO people within the
tent, and that 1000 persons can comfortably stand
between the seats and the edge Of the tent, must
dismiss that part OF the subject for the present be-
hevlng have given a good idea of its magnif-
cence.
You can form no idea Of the excitement this
Camp meeting has created in this very orderly and
sober little town or city. 1t is the universal subject
discussed mere. Inc truly beautiful women who
assembled at the dinner table of the Mansion House.
and other hotels talked of nothing else but the tent
the end of the world, the 23d of April, how much
they wanted to Mr.. Miller, and to hear what
he had to say for himself, and to learn what
his doctrines really were. The same was
the case at every house ! visited Mothers and
wives were oil exactlng promises from their hus
bands to take them down to the tent to hear some
thing about the midnight cry. Unmarried bellies
were teasing their beaux to do the same with
them; bright eyes, (and Newark is proverbial for
bright eyes, rosy cheeks, poung cherry lips, beau
tlful and substantial forms, nmbe tongues, and
re ady wit, IN the women)-brght eyes looked
brighter at the prospect of hearing about the mys.
terry of this much-talked of midnight cry, and Dip
ping into the secrets of the Second Advent; and
consequently there will be such a congregation of
beauty at this Camp Meeting when it gets well un-
der weigh, Mr.. Miller will never see again. until
ne reallses the wonders OF the Second Advent
To-day there has been little or nothing done on
the camp ground besides erecting this tent, and
some ten or twelve smaller tents for the accommo.
dalton of the brethren and sisters and those of the
faithful who feel disposed to sleep upon good straw
IN canvass house, cold frosty night in Novem-
her lBy the by, let me advise all worshippers
from New York, to come well clad for it is uncom-
monty cold on the camp ground; although it is true
several OF the tents have stoves in them
The camp ground now presents the following ap-
pearance