The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-08-20
THRILLING SCENE AT A CAMP MEETING

The last night of the meeting had ar
rived, the sermon Was over, and the altar
filled with pcnitent souls, humLly kncclng
and seeking for the salvation Of the Lord.
Some two hundred person were within tile
railing intensely engaged pleading with
God for an outpouring Of lis Spirit, while
without the railing of the altar, yet within
the circle Of tents, some three or four hum
dred individuals. seated or Standing, were
gazing with intense interest upon the
mighty wrestling going on in the place of
prayer. Suddenly rushing noise was
heard, when, bursting through vacated
tent, came two wild and furious horses
frightened by the glare of The lights and
the sounds of the shouts of praise and
cries for mercy that walled out upon the
otherwise stiffness of the night; they utter
" disregarded all efforts to ares, their pro.
gress, but back and forth, over the seats
and among the crowd they galloped furi-
ously onward, spreading dismay and terror
all around; cries for help and shreks of
frightened women went up from all parts
OF the enclosure except the altar where the
intensity of the seeker and the laborer as
their united cries for mercy ascendcd to-
gether to heaven, had forbidden disturbance
from'the confusion without.
10 this place the terror stricken animals
next bent their way. All along the ground,
some prostrate upon the earth, others kneel-
ing by their side, the people crowded to
perfect jam; another moment and the hor-
ses are on them. In the fury of their rage,
already have they reached the corner of the
temporary pulpit; horror is depicted on
every face, when a preacher within the desk
reached out his hand and caught the fore
most animal by the head, and his rage was
over. AS gentle as a lamb, the horses stood
until bridled and led away. The scene is
ended, no one is injured, tie people repair
to their seats, the prayer meeting remains
undisturbed, and scores of souls are convert
cd to God. Surely God was their protector.
HON. to Fall Asleep.-"T The great point
to be gained in order to secure sleep is es
cape from thought especially from that
clinging, tenacious, imperious thought
which, in most cases of wakcfuIness, has
possession of the mind. always effect
this by tho following simple process Il
turn my eyeballs as far to the right or left,
or upward or downward, as can without
pain, and then commence rolling them
slowly, with that divergence FROM a direct
line Of vision, around in their sockets, and
continue doing this until fall asleep
whichoccurs generally within three minutes,
and always within five at most. The i'm.
mediate effect Of this procedure differs from
that of any otler which ever heard, to
procure sleep. 1t not mesely diverts
thought into new channel, but actually !
suspends it.
:, "Sincs, became aware Of this, / have
ehdeavored innumersble times, while thus |
rolling my eyes, to think upon a particular |
subject, and even upon that which before
kept me awake, butI could not. Aslong as
they We're moving around, my mind was a |
blank. If any doubts this, ief him try,
the experiment for himself. wish lie
would let him pause jrst here and make
It.. venture to asslre him shat II he /
makes it in good faith, In the manner de-