The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-06

rrsssioa ssss ana promsnsds al round before the
orcIs of the open tents In ths Of ths Tents ill
round the tables fires and cooking OF
tbs tsnt people There several ne large tents where
basrers may get their meals and place to sleep, for
trine In these tents also prayer meetings held
h Tho Intervals Of the regular and At night
late hour You are not expected to sleep much at .
Dnring the sabbath yesterday there were perhaps
Lass than from eight to ten thousand people the
grouod Of all CLASSES castles sizes and colors II
day OF cash business to the hack drivers. though
drssdfal day upon horse hesh With 9 company o.
seven gsntlsmsn from Colemsns constituting hach
loads visited thu yesterday after dinner
The road presented continuous line both WAYS of al
of vehicles and vsters As we neared the prsm
sss tables little tents open on the road
side all along OF refreshmeuts of all kinds including
sguardisnte horse cakes and penny
The merchants at these tables to be driving
brisk trade In their small wares IL appeared be
sort Of carnival along the road aud not unsquenty
Top heavy reeied out OF the way to make room
To the right Of the enosmpment the woods, over a
ltrgs extent we're literally filed with horses carriages
and their attendants When we arrived, the afternoon
services were at the great stand ana the psope
Ss Large ss a
ing and eating with clusters here and there In tne
closure or in the tents chiefly OF young iades ensasea
1t was gala day with the negroes or to be more po-
lite, with the coored people Tor oses man 20 ns A
negro So then. 1t day or jubilee 10 tho eoiored
people The road approaching the sacred was
happy Ms day long The great scene OF attrac
ton revival meeting To the left OF the white
epeampmeut divided from IL by guley arroyo. aud
on distinct hill, the encsmpmeut Of the solored
people with their stand for the preachers and
closure Just In 'front.' for the mourners which called
the altar; and beyond this the for the
congregation, the same as far as they went, the
arrangements of the white folks.
The clamor at this division Of the encampmeut at
tracted large attendance Of white spectators and your
reporter among the rest When we arrived, we re.
maj ksd nj Wsr al dOxe In or
the stand with white brethren among
them supervisors Of the proceedings The altar
filed with OF colored c0lored
brethren and sisters encouraging them fight through
to the blessing Outside the altar the The
wonder were several hundred white persons looking
with infinite interest 1t the Of excitement within
with most capricous fuctuation according to the spirit
OF the hymn or the prayer.
ons Of the colorsd ministers the stand led OF in
prayer and In exposition of his style and Of the
In which he sustained by the cooperation of the
crowd In the altar give short extract nearly
we can reso.ect his earnest and have doubt
MS honest aud sincere appeal TO the throne Of
oh, Lord Jesers, blessed Master, down jos now
Oh! &C me-: (Amen Glory, Halleujah! shouts and
Experse oh Lord expsrss dc clouds o hypo-
easy som de- souls Of desc people Give dat lessiDg
come down! [Amen oh. my God, stir up de hearts Of
thu pssple! Excitement rapidly augmentins j
d. oS % glory glory
great rspidty BY several female voices, with deaf
Or shs Is well s de-
blacks well whites and carry de Of Calvary
al over dc camp ground (Amen, by hundred voces
and to de city OF Washington GLORY brother and
to Georgetown, and to Aledria; Ooh, pour down de
stream Of de mighty powsr) Yes, and to Baltimore
and Lord in dy mercy spread de rainbow Of salvation
even to Philadephy. (Oh, gory-every whar, Lord =
sheep to Dc house Of Israel Ay-ows whsw &C. yar.rah
boo hoo. hos) And, Lord wild mighty power, stand by
ana u ns
aud de snow has done coming (bess dc Lord) and do
lightning dome flashing, (come down. blessed Mas
hsarts OF de lahswarm) and de yehquake has done a
numbering, Gest now, come now; shouts and amsnsl
and de has done a shinin, and de moon shall |
die OUT (amen and de shall be rolled away (gsry)
dan Master when de eternal worlds fire. de trum
pat Of Gabriel Is sounding den let us 20 straight nm TO
de jubilee Of salvation he scene here was positively
fearful to look At and the crowded of Africans in
the alter wrthed in their ecstasy, If suffering the
Alter the prayer hymn sung in the fullest en-
thusiasm, bsginning-
"Oh how you a-brsth-a-ren?
On! now have you been 20
And terminating in chorus of loud and repeated halle
lu1ahs! The alternate singing aud prayer main |
tanned as usual for several hours but unfeeng
white man. as the proceedings on having commit
ted disturbance Of the peace by insulting the Worship
pers in the altar, it became necessary presiding
white guardians Of the meeting to dismiss all white per-
persons whatsoever from the premises saving the guard
established to hold the coored encumpmept free from
Intrusion OF the whites for the residue of day. and
every day thereafter Of the meeting. This right
because there many white disorderes', proving
ON the grounds whose chief object appeared to be
mock and insult, aud create fracas among inosn.
sive blacks who to great extent poweress to de-
TEND themselves. IL right then to protect them in
tneir worship Of singing and shouting from dstubur
ance
Passing then obedience to the Just requirement of
the managers from the colored congregation to the
larger, more finished and imposing .naampmeut of
which the former is but appendage were seve
prayer meetings progress in the larger tents while
In the rear of some others the wsrs taxing
soctsble cup OF tea with good trimmings you may
rely upon it the people at camp meeting
lnna and rfr
always come In for q share.
whsn night on and the fires were lighted on the
the tents illuminated all open TO the brilliant ho
low square and the
Or, In other words, the katy. dds were ch!rrpiuQ
throughout the forest with their numbersss nces
SAINT voices and when groups Of beautiful FORMS the
sound OF the trumpet from the preachers, platform
moved down from the tents to join the assembling con-
gregation for the evening sermon and when far on
high the bright stars glimmered through the rustng
foage OF the oaks the evening breeze whispered its
music there among the twinkng leaves--wnen the
night came with these attractions the scene wxs
indeed picturesque and poetca reminding Of the en-
campments OF the ancient sraetes they journeysd
through the wilderness to occupy the promised land
Mormons and their nightly encampmsnts among the the
valleys Of the Rocky Mountains they upon
Their own hook, to possess the land Of California
After the night sermon returned, aud the account
We have given will answer general idea of pro
eeedings from day to day The novelty the change the
very mpressveness Of collection Of families tented In
the woods to worship God has something an sist
bic charm about it, which viii make a camp meeting
popular In face Of obstacles and
We yet hold nasxiby these opinions that
excitement Is not the essence OF reiigon-that ncohs
rent exclamatons are not beautiful the
homage OF grateful heart-that camp meetings, In
TACT rather weaken than strong hen faith OF the
popular mind IN the truths OF Divine revelation and
that especially such meetings held
70 large towns and Cities the evil than counterb
ances the good that lie done
individually, sort OF a hickory Methodist-we
We're raised in tbs churchwe prefer its discipline to
that ofsny other church. it lie emphsticaly republ
SAnnwe owe muoh to our Methodist family associations;
but the best method render them the best return
ior al TINS We hoi to denounoe aud discourage first
eno last IN season and out ofseason the holding camp
meetings Tor religious purposes, in bvrhood OF
popuious towns and cities being drawback to re.
Hg'on ana burden TO the church. w.
WASHINGTON, Sept 1, lSA7