The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-08-28

1 sssS - s~es"NSN ts"f~~sS sAAsS' -
seems rather irreverent, to be sure, but
the old fellow means all his covert satire
fos -Sanaticism and hypocrisy, not for
genuine religion:
SAiNr NrcKALAs HorrEL.l
August. IA, 1857.
Eadytsrs Of Ue Sssdsy Time: IL
! I returnt yesterday from Skoharry
county, whar hev bon Witnessing the
ex,rordinery and frantick capers Of relid-
lin turnt out to grass. In uther wurds,
Ivo ben to see that specious Of the roo
raj elefant called . camp-meetin. It
was all moo to me. never hevin pardissi-
pated in wun Of these preechin and
prayin bees afore. I persoom thar was
about Eve hundred sinners on the camp
ground. and mebbes fifty or sixty saints.
or less. kwartered in tents or shanties.
The sinners, as was informed by wun
of the watchmen of the camp. he'd cum
to be born sgen, and the saints. l spose,
attended as a kinder relidjus aceoosAeys
to issist in that myrackalus operashin.
The preachers, as was material. ockypide
the best shsnty on the ground and this
hedkwarters Of holiniss was amply pur-
wishined to stand weeks sege from
the enemy and all his imps, which Was
material also. the laborer bein wurthy OF
his hyer. Skrimmaging with Satan at
ninety degrees of Farinheat in the shade.
is blazin wurk and as thar was four
sarmints, six hims. two sans, and
twenty-five prairs got off doorin the day
and mite was on the spot, line willin
te admit that these hevinly bush-6ters
airnt thar grub aud the colleckshuns,
witch was frequint. The mummy, hows.
ever. was for the salvashin of the can
nyballs of Madagascar, who is liter
lilly starvin for Bibles. and hes resenty
ben compelled to etc two misshinnerries
| in order parshilly to crafty thar pious
appetights ontil the arrival Of cargo OF
the bred Of life. In coarse. onder setch
suckemstances contribushins was libral,
and I hope when the savidges gets the
Bibles and Testymeuts it may do em
good.
The ruff pine stand in tho senter Of
the camp was filled doorin the hours Of
wuship with indiwidyals in black suites.
white chokers, and strait greesy hair.
All thar faces peerd to hev ben sot arter
tho same pattern--eyes thrown uppards,
mouth corners pulled down, and gen.
eral expression as Of they was ondsr
the gallus. he'd bid adoo to thar trends.
and was goin to be turnt of in the full
expectashin Of an everlastin brile.-
They dident feel that way, line awar-
kwite the rewarse but appeerinces is
so desee,ful! .. r.
Well. these speciments Of the salt of
the airth TUX it in turns to preech and
pray and sing. ontil they'd all he'd shy
at sin and inicke.y. Thar princypul
tropics was onquenchable fire and brim-
stone, and the varus modes Of applyin
the same to tho squirmin poppylashin
of the lower rejins. Sum was deskrib.
ed rs swimmin on lickwid combustables:
sum as feedin yorashisly on red-hot-
coles. and bein everlas,inly refused .
drink Of water to cool of with; and
others a. bein continually surrounded
with flames without bein consumed, like
one Of Herrin9's salalasnders. All the
time this was goin on, them a. he'd cum
to get relidjun. and was bound to hev
Iit-speshally the wimmin on the frunt
setes.-kept screeching Glory |" "Hal-
Ilylooyer!" And the hotter the preech.
or heted To6t, and the more airnestly
he declared that they were al bound in
that direckshin. the more they yelled
Glory !" "Gloryg'
Arter getiin throo this interestin part
of his discoarse. the minister genrally
went in for the new birth. upon witch
the females who had hollered '::glory"
and "hallylooyer" over the fre and
birthstone passidges. began to grons and
siths. and pray 70 b delivered. ~ ef
they was in the greatest agenny. Sew
ral drapt of the benchis aud was carr;d
lin kicksn convulshins into thar tents and
shanties. whar they afterwards received
spiritual consolashin from the brethren.
When they cum out Of the 6ts. they WAS
considered as hevin experienced reid.
jun. and bein in . fair way for the new
birth.
| Not bein trubbled with emmy simtums
Of the prsvalin spiritual eppydsmick. ]
kept my wether eye skinned. and watch.
ed what was agoin on along the outskearts
Of the camp. as well a. the inteeryur.
While 20 doom, I seen = good menny
brethren and sisters wandering of inter
the bushes. whar they sumtimes remaa.
cd - much as an hour-prayin I per-
SOON. Also wunst or twicst lookt in.
ter the shanties whar young wimmin
just convinced Of sin was recevin relid.
jus instruction from the preachers. !
never seen setch brutherly luv-it was
truly eddifyin.
AZ ] was ridin to the ralerode stashin
in the mornin, renectin on the marciss
Of Providence, aud comparin the
preechin and the prayin in Skobarry to
tho mamma in the Wilderness. ! cum up.
on board nailed to tree BY the rode
side. having this inskripshin:
"THIs Is rHS WAY TO the
"SCAMP MEETING"
] tuck quick larf. thinkiu to mysslf.
chars msnny troo word said in jest"
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