The New York herald., 1845-08-14

The Camp Meeting on Long Island.
FARMNGDALE, Aug ii, 1915.
The E,enrng and The Morning Of Monday, august
I'm, being the first day of the ,ceek, and also the
first # our Camp Meeting, -show,ng ,chat the
Lord nth DONE and what man hath left nndore
nth asprinkting Of other things appertaining to
this wodd and the nert.
Being for the present in active cooperation with
the faithful collected in Camp at Farmngdale, we
desire to speak becomes our position, with meek
hess, and devoutness Accustomed TO a variety OF
Occupations, to NIX among manhood promlscuous-
} TO be all things TO all men, In accordance with
te injunction of the Apostle, 1t seems good that we
hould forget, as much as possible, the carnallty,
knd frlvolty Of the ordinary pursuits of life, and
hdapt the style of our correspondence, and the tone
Pt our thoughts to the pious employment we are
bow engaged in, as chronlcler of the great efforts
Ihat are to be made in romantic corner of wood
here at Farmingdae, 10 convert Sinners and spread
talvaon as far as mortal men can do II.
Thus tar there has been little done IN the work OF
lhc MASTER more than the necessary .prellmlnaries
Hhe tents pitched the ground laid out, and about
I'VE or three hundred ot the faithful on the spot. No
toubt we will have refreshing season from the
presence OF the Lord, he was conslderate enough
10 send most cooling and tructifylng shower this
or OF the rivers Of mercy that to flow to his people
III the aforesaid wood, during this week. Perhaps
he farmers in New Jersey and elsewhere, may pre-
llmptuously | imagine that the blessed ram OF this
morning was intended for them and perhaps the In
labtants of New York may be profane enough to
hy that it was, at least permitted to lay the dust and
lnean your streets. Now all this Is irrelglous; we
pus tell them that they do not see things IN spirit
hi light as we do out hereOur atmosphere, physl-
sy and mentally, but above all spiritually clearer
M thpirs and matter TO be called IN
qSstlon that the rain to-day was special interpo-
siton OF Providence in favor of the parched and
thisty souls that thus far the way to heaven;
a conaderable distance when viewed with the eyes
OF taih; although it be only thirty one miles from
New ,ork.
AS said before the tents are pitched, and that in
snug corner, truly. About eighty are already
erected. On alghting from the carriage on the rail-
rod, at eleven o'clock, we observed numerous
asemblage of wagons standing ready to convey
passengers and their luggage to the ground. About
hf an hour served to transfer the muttarlous effects
fNm the railroad cars TO the rustic wagons and ther
w ell into the line OF march IN westerly direction
over passable but narrew road. The first half mile
lsevel; at the end of this gentle hill occurs, rouno
which the path extends, and leads, at the end o
aiother half mile, into an oak wook. Ihe site i
really well chosen hemmed IN with gentle hills OF
three sides. and completely screened by the foliage
Of the trees from the suns rays, it is as tranquil
phce as can be found, no matter how tar from the
blste of the highway the search be made. A cleal
space of about an acre is encompassed with tents
in the form of hollow square, as near as l coult
Judge; the central space Is covered with TEN
porary seats of plank, and affords accommo
dation for perhaps near three thousand per
sons sort OF covered stand, OF wood
is erected at one side OF this square plot, TO
the convenience OF the preachers, exhorters, ant
other leaders OF the gody movement. well OF md
ding water is within the lines, so that coplous sup
Div OF this necessary at hand-a fact think
worth noticing. Old John Wesley, our great lead
er having declared cleanliness to be next to godll
ness -.
In the forenoon, there was nothing going on i'm
portant in spiritual sense-yet, not having dined
" disposed, glimpse Of snndry cdna9ys FeTs. aer9%
tons that were going on, were by no means barre
Of interest for US; truth, the creature comforts
had glimpse of here and there through the halfope
tent doors, or coming smoking hot out of the cam
kettle, as it hung over the fire, made us, for tn
moment, to forget the truth that man does not llv
by bread alone. Between stumps in the ground an
other obstacles in addition to the attractions for
keen appetite alluded to, ourfeet and our faith wer
tripped more than once, and if it had not beeI
for our guardian angels and the prospect of shar
of an excellent clam pie for dinner, we might hav
been now of the unfortunate class OF backsliders, bu
praised be Jah, we have passed through thus far
alloyed by the dross OF external things
Straw is IN great request, and a useful article j
is as substitute for carpets. In almost every tent
is proiusely spread on the ground, and pons groups
of our people scatter themselves thereon in all sorts
OF pOStureS. In one corner you Hdy OOSeTNe TIT
deyout head Of the family intenty engaged in prayer
while his wife is washing the tea cups, and the Int
tie ones sitting standing, or on all tours, are kicking
up a rumpus in the straw SO boisterously, that tn
good mans mind must be far elevated above tn
things of time and sense, otherwise he could not
on with his prayer as he does. Here and there
about the tent doors, other groups are gathered con
muning of divine concerns and the anticipated Wis
of the season of grace that Is by all accounts surel
to occur this week. but what precise day tha
e. he borya han rnaI.la IN Iaar
although we made earnest inquiry OF on
deeply skilled IN such matters, and only receive
for answer, " the day nor the hour no man knowetf
no not even the angels in Heaven"
Pursuing our stroll over the camp-ground we ha
the satisfaction of meeting many fair and goodl
damsels, endeavoring to amuse themselves In thel
new, singular and sequestered abode. They die
indeed, seem to be at lossfor occupation, and wer
it not for inconvenient excess OF natural modes
ty an agreeable interview might have been our wit
these excellent damsels as IT was, we had the sal
sfactlon OF a look of appreciation from more thai
one or two, which was intended according to o!i
spiritual interpretation, to encourage our progress
the work of the Lord, that being OF course the ex
elusive employment Of all here. Thanks be t.
these pious maidens let us hope that their gra
cious demeanor may enable us to WELD the swort
of the spirit, and the bucklcr OF faith as expert
y, as did the carna, fleshly. valiant, but protan
knights of the Red Cross, use their weapons whel
stimulated to heroic deeds by the very thoughts o
acknowledgements in the good old days of yore and ais
let us hope that since it has fallen TO our arduous 10
to be the chronlclers of this encampment 1t will no
be deemed an impious or irreIgious compact wit
Satan, it, while we raise at least one eye above al
subunary concerns, we reserve the other IN orde
to fulfil our temporal avOcations, and be enabled 4
observe with accuracy the scenes around us. AL
ready we have noticed some features of a charac
ersiic description for instance, we have remarked
and reflected on il good deal, that while camp-ket
ties saucepans, and coileepots there is
u common kettle orpot to be found within the lines
Now this may appear to many too trivial TO be no
tced and IN fact the most of people would pass
over, unseen altogether. Hence we claim SOM
credit for our acuteness in being able to and
count for this curious fact. Let me tell you, then
that tring as it seems II is an unqnestionable proc
OF the purity. the exemplary morality, the punctl
ious regard for propriety that prevails among on
brethren, who are so disguised with the conduct O
the whole race of pots and kettles, sine
the time their notorious progenitors abused and az
Piled terms to each other of so naughty characte
as is unfit to be repeated by decent lps-so disgust
ed are our brethren, we repeat, with pots and ket
ties, since they backguarded each other. that thes
compliments are totally banished from chrlstal