The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-12-18
A Colored Camp Meeting.

A Colored Camp Meeting.
Not longsinee, On q cool, pleasant Sub
bath afternoon, wc accompanied neighbOr
10 colOred Camp Meeting, assembled IN u
shady grove on the "Greenbush Road 'back
OF ..ROckland Tower Taere were per-
h,ps "a thousand psople present, men and
women, young aud old, at least one.half OF
whom were white persons. There was u
Oir,toa OF wagons aud horses around wide
circular inclosurc indicated and respected,
although not inclosed. An afternoon in.
ieTIuiSsiOn had commenced Just as we arrived,
and the sable worshlpers were scattered
asound the ground in groups, in front OF u
rude board pulpit, which was situated UNI
DIR the dense shade OF cluster Of heavy
llliaged trees. Some were singing, Others
We're praying, but everything was conducted
with perfect propriety; nor did We hear,
tgJm any one Of the congregation, or the
Audience, u single word at which exceptions
might be taken Ono Co!Ored brother cs-
peeially arrested our attention. He was
very old, nc said he was ''gOn' ON seven
Il - he stood IN the midst Of very large
circle and in voice broken. vet somewhat
strangely mclOdious, We thought was sing
ing frOln a printed slip, ~ Warning" in
which all around him joined with great fer
v1r. And this was the Warning" which
h. gave; and while singing it, with short
cned breath, but most affecting solcmnity.
in,ermingled occasionally with touching,
and often eloquent comments, he WIS joined
by great numbers of his "cUlored brethren"
PRESENT
"rhe voice OF Wisdom hear,
tic IA tIur, b. in time
The voice OF Wisdom hear,
BU IA time:
10 giye up every S.u,
In earnest now heZId:
fus tGc UIsht viii sOOn set in:
lie Ia Tine, be Ia time
roc the uighI wiH suOn set la,
b IA time.
The aged singers hands were irccklcd,
and "Iauk and brown" and rough, and
scanned with toll lie said they had min -
tcpd unto his necessities, and 20 those
Which were with him Tor be had u family,
bCt ny iao blessing Of God, he was able To
work siil!. IL was shoemaker, las sud,
IL a.gi suHrrCd much from illness, but hum.
ID a, Was his OCCUPATION, hc had had while
ruun; Gppu AS bench visions OF "bUiicr
j. 4, Where ti..s s'Ipuli no GEoIn s,ly. II
ala sIc', aud a.! distinctions, except Foe
! aJL, w,r' forever done Away with. IL
Nrs very c!.'ctip---y tears stood in many
su eye. JusS IS the las. verse WAS being
s,us,
I'll, Cow. l.iu', si '-"d,
isy %, I.,', is' 80 tuu-'
al. , al, un tho vcl siac, that stretched
tOVigi a., EunIIl u i,S, cam, rushing ou
Gag. train u,4u tia NV llr., und Eriu
rn "a, /. aud thc ,!,riil whist, Of ihc lJc,
Ia .i..', su.tyUyt by the distance. ccauD d
81, iuy,.y l,rousa ,hc Camp The e.,
fec. Ms meet striking Bat uow tic horn.
blew uae aScuhtls g,thcrd uruuUd ti,c
pa. ia; q i,rsunt lrIy,r WAS offered up 10y
az .luI,d hru:h,r, which, bath In MANNER
an language w,S uucNccp,ipmIb!c Il hymn
Wa. san. Ne hc.id Ia Z q! diSc1Ur~' lrum
tic t,NG, "i't not suur ly..rt, l,u troubled
We hclirNc IN @ Sl, h,!,cvc also in NJ. lnI
my FiIrr'S house are macy mansions; u
IL " r. not 50, Nuuii have told yuu. -
W. heard hut he la hI!ful iHis discourse,
which was listened o. w,th not ully not tie
eli, ',s,s, in;. rrupl,UU, bat with the UEdi
Mo Il attention OF all present: rthutc.
which Il We! deserved for We believe tIdt
IN matter and manner i; sUrrrised almos;
every Ouc who heard IL. NJ. Iac way com
lug home, we We're try ins, Ait! our friend,
To recall the air To which "THe Warming
Wa, sung We were abOut ";n give 1t up"
VII n il dashed upoL u.s.
"Aiy name twas Robert nd,
hs sailed, ~ saII,'l
~ name 'I~ds EOlcr. hiJ,