New-York daily tribune., 1855-08-27
CAMP-MEETING At sING-sING.

pal Church, a. siDg-Sing, was held last week with
more than ordinary success. About leo tents were
pitched in the grove two mics east of the village, and
on Thursday it estimated that not less than 10000
person present. The greater portion were from
the city, but the country was largely reprs sented.
Tie frst sermon was prelched on Monday afternoon
by tie Rev. VIM. c. Smith. On Tuesday there was
preaching by the Rev. Msssrs. Foss, S1rrels aud
Gorse. Prayer meetings were held before, between
ard after the sermons, excellent meetings we were
told, at which there some conversions. On
Wednesday the exercises were con inued with great
mani estaiions OF power the sermons were by Or.
Bangs and the Rev. J. S. Inskip. On Thursday the
Rev. M King preached in the morning. in the after
noon and evenir ii too rainy for outof-door
ship. On Friday, we visited the camp ground. Al
though the trees still dripping, and the ground
and benches were quite wet, still prayermeeting
was being held in the grove, and several Of the breh
rem al sisters powerfully affected. Hymns and
feryid prayers altemated in rapid succession. One
cid lady specially received such strong manifesta
ton that sle threw back her head ard arms and as
she sang
Do M you ny Jesus couingi'
To- ked up through the INTERVIEWING branches into
the ky as though she verify heaven opened and
Christ descending. Her voice was completely broken
by long shouting but still she shrieked out Glory,
8 glory. high and shri, above the loud prayers OF
the brethren and at times several If them were pray
ing at once, and above the amens, she glorys, the
and all the shouts that wee bursting from lips t,emb
ling with intense, delightful fervor. gray.hared
man, while singing happy hymn Il the tune
Of Uncle Ned, was wonderfully worked upon
that he clapped his hands first on his own
head and then ON the heads of two equally
affected brethren in On eestacy Of enthusiasm. A
dark haired woman stood near by, and as she
sang. the flo wing lines of her face grew more
and more graceful, a soft sufuson overspreed
her eatuIes sweety passive; it seemed tha her hos
was heaving beneath the influence of some celestial
spirit and that Der singing ohy the echo Of the
heavenly harmonies she was hearing. Son hand
bell wss rung'a at the preachers stand and the multi
tude gathered in from the tents and were seated.
HYMN was read by one Of the many ministers present
and sung by most of the congregation. After prayer
which was offered amid grand accompaniment of
haeuiahs one Of the ministers, who had during the
prayer watched the people very closely, then an
nour ced that cole ction would be taken, and il was
done. Another hymn was sung and again the offered
incense of human voices hoated up through the green
arches into the overarchng blue. Then the preacher
gave his text" Almost am persuaded ,o be Chris
"tian"-and delivered powerful sermon, contrast
eminent Christians, such as voliaire and Bishop
Hedding. The heart Of the sinner narrowed by
the e srfu prospect before him. and the Christian
eladdened by the certainty of peaceful end. The
meeting then separated, those who had been
most deeply affected going to some one of the
seven or eight prayer-meeting tents. Most OF
the prayer.meeting tents were oblong Like
the rest. but the one which seemed to be
blessed 10 the greatest extent circular.
About the ceura pole twenty or thirty men who
were most enthusiastically engaged in singing, pray
ing and shouting Among these Isaac j. Oliver was
CONSPICUOUS for the fervor of his responses aud the
epioyment which lie seemed TO experience. Outside
If dis circle boards were fixed to make as nearly
g circular bench as possible. Outside Of this bench
kpeit the " mourners those who were mourning be-
cause of their sins. Most Of these were women and
four or five girls with most benevolent earnes,ness
held the heads of such as were go much overcome as
10 reouiIe aid. Opposite most Of the kneeng women
brother knelt also and poured in.o her passive ear
words of consolation and hope. Outside of these
were The lookers-on, the curious the worlds people.
Occasionally the spirit would manifest itself TO one of
these 80 powerfully that she would be compelled 20
ioin the kneeling chce. young girl was thus led
forward hile her sister looked increduousy. She
vas labored with by piOus young man, out Before
she had experienced thorough conviction her beau
came and took ber away None of her friends were
Nous. ard she said she could not give them up.
So Wien he came she resisted her hrst serious i'm
precision, and her earthly love proved the
stronger An English girl after long fstiog and prayer
then succeeded in obtaining the sweet assurance she
desired. Her waiIing and her groans as she knelt
there in the straw had been most agonizlng. Sympa-
tlizipe brethren and sisters had from time 70 time
given her what correlation they could, bu. the over
whemiDg gconvctiou ihashe must be deliyeie from her
SINS and ihstshe could not lay long and heavily upon
her, AT last it came, happy smile played upon her
counterance quiet pleasure seemed to be nesting in
her heart when the meeting wss over she said tha.
she did not feel quite full that she did not feel much
as many people told sboat feeling bu' we give her
own words: IL feel as if | could hy over the 'odse."
Instances Of such lofty exaltation were not rare.
In another tent Chauncey Shafer, the Hindoo can
dda.e for District Attorney was taking leading part
Some Of the sisters participated here in prayer end eI-
horta'ion and two boys were under conviction One
Of them was in the arms Of his brother, who
seemed full Of hope and trsst. NJ. Shafer
paved and eAhortei with great unction, AMI
sAer little time left the tent
AT dinner two mothers in Israel were speaking OF
Mr.. Shcftrs exemplary pieiy, and one Of them said
that she had heard that he would swear. INe otaer
though, II could not be, bu; ever be had used pro-
fame language i, mus; have teen some time when be
had backsiddeD.
Tie prsver-meetincs were again broken up by the
rireipg Of bell at the preachers stand, and again the
seats in front we're occupied. Many however could no
hear or al least made that for going out 10
10 VA IA. he