The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-28

back axd let God do His work Presently, Sad ths
speaker the Blacksmith began 70 wink prayer o.
ns S 1:, rs:s
"broasht down the house" and the snseuaasm mani
Tested By tho more exctabs portion 1t w worshippe
AS soon n exercises al The main ssad were brought
70 close me audience separated % engage in prayer in
the signal was given 70 clear the ground when those Der
sons who had tents the ground repaired 70 them and
the outsiders wended their 70 the village OF course
the kindness of professional brother would have been
compelled 70 gaze upon tho scenery OF the Hudson all
had comfortable nights rest After he and his joysl
companions bad returned from the camp ground they
paired to the bar room, and commenced 70 recount their
adventures on the tented fed They entered minuteIy
into an examination OF the statements made by those
who participated in the exercises, aud a. many
they pointed out the apparent inoonsistenCes
in the stories Of the brethren and sisters with much as
s tut ne Ia e they were sddrss and the mem
than his comrades, enivened the by singing dty
which he had learned the camp ground last line Of
behest was promptly complied with by the bartender
who supplied the company with spiritual power the
shape or sundIy drinks Of brandy and water very differ
ent element from that invoked by the encamped worship
pers.
1t is needless 70 add that when left them to commune
win sCmnus ihe Invisible spirit was rapidly stealing
As the great rain storm on Wednesday interered with
puOuC eXerC6c6, prevented
attending Friday was the great day of the feaat At
early hour In the morning vehicles Of all descriptions
crowded with men, women and Children lined the road
and made to the number throughout the
day, 90 that tn the afternoon not lees than twelve thou
sand people were on the camp ground together Every
class representative merchant and his Clerks the
farmer the neonanc the politician the fast young man.
and, In short, every class Of mind and character
blended ose!her ao,dng rare Opportunity for the stusy
and vany much intelligence and ignorance witnessed
a. can be seen at such convocaton The morning
Nathan Bangs discoursed Christian Love- after which
hour spent in Glove feasr-that is, the members
ladies' and gentlemen who spoke expressed themselves in
terse and appropriate language, while the speeches Of
many Of the iterate were udcrous in the extreme For
example, when female was remArking that she stood
upon the Rock, crsxy kind Of genius vocierated "Hod
fast, them, and after brief interval he jumped up like
excairning "Im alive YET, bless the fordI Glory! Hal
lelu5ahr'-and disappeared ministerial gentleman
kingdom Of Portugal. Abiding in conclusion to small
matter Of business, he informed his hearers that he
bad published work-prfce twenty five oents-which
gave them knowledge of what God was doing in the
Catholic church, and he vanished. Another curious look
ing Individual inquired he might not get in word edge
had na sHd
converted he was the boy One Of the Lords nobility
s sa he had vsss s
I hope 70 meet in bright glory and she dis
septsmsn Sbo strangely The eccentric %sie
The young man who delivered the thrilling exhortaon on
the previous evening related anecdote OF brother
who wrote down his experience and kept Ia his drawer
terrible storm overlook him ON his journey and finding
that he hadn't his experience he rode back hastily and
going TO his drawer discovered much TO his chagrn
that the and had eaten Ii all up he wanted an
experience which these destructive animals could not get
at matter Of business Was then disposed Of namely,
collection was taken up to deffay the necessary ex
penses. awe want" said the presiding officer zone
hundred dollars this morning, and you give ii to US
do you call them (he reverend gentemans command Of
language failed hip At this junoture-he meant their
portemonnaies) They got out their "What do you call
thems and poured the filthy lucre into the hats Of the
congregation taking az his text the 18th Of the 10th
chspter of Matthew "And say unto thee thai thou art
he'll sa So a0ca w Oua my and the
rating his theme he gave some statistics showing the
rapid growth Of the Methodist church in the United
the Methodist church was begun, with a member,
ship Of less than fifteen thousand and since then they
,ba. period to the present and they continued to in
crease in the same ratio for the century, in hun
million ministers and eight hundred million members WV
There was an interval Of an hour for dinner, and
svaled myself OF the opportunity Of seeing what
be seen on the ground. perceived In the distance
crowd assembled around Individual, and on approsch
Ing close to him found he venerable colored gentle
man rejoicing IN the euphonous name Of Brother Dummy
he stood opposite his tent with bundle OF ballads in hts
hand and While be entertaining the bystanders with
bredren Sisters we're pitching into the edblee
with vengeance. While coored brother was waving
large piece Of green corn trlumpnanty brother Danny
was waving his ballads 10 the breeze and expatatiug
upon the value of tract which he had for SALE entted
Be in tms tor which he charsss n,g usp.s per COPY
oratory the shorthand art must be brought into
to snatch at least few of hs choice asngs from obi
Won. Brother Dummy spoke as folio 1s:-"Now be 10
time; don't let the devil make an infdel of you, for
If you look into Dr. webger's big dictionary he will
tel You the meaning OF the words atheist aua
deist The Church and State full of inadeity, win
lew exceptions, but won't lead and women astray
IN tell you ali ito be in time' went among white
n an tied Ouak
sung my BE in time to him. he then sang With me,
and the old Quaker preacher said nothing about it, you
see he was determined 't0 be in time.' As was
turning from the Northpor camp meeting, met good
sister on the boat Said she TO me- Be'sher Danny pm
years ago. How Carefully she kept her BALLADS and
while giving vent 10 this exclamation, bro her bunny
and asked her che would Ike TO oe IN sgme You VIII
gtve," continued he, $500 year to man to 60 abou,
tract into the hands Of an inde Sroihe D. was bus
engaged In putting hts "Be in time' into the hands OF
young men and madens while they were industrousy
livery Of his oraton ne looks at it and then hrcws
away At this junc,ure Of his address, hts nan
him ten cent piece, "for said he, "the devil
good deal OF capital out OF cent One OF you Nigh
s in md 9oa Sa You
cents instead OF five, you would say brother Dummy
cheated me ccs Of cent This the way professors
religion keep their conscences clear and Paul says
the Hebrews, Make straight paths TO walk in nsutng
the action 70 the word much TO the portod
ns bearers ne nen varied tue exercises and gave u
sing, after which he addressed young man, observns
how he abored fifty years to prove TO people
mercy WAS FREE Inc modest youth put his hand into
copy Of "Be in Time" Brother D. sang another dit,y
the chorus TO which "Pm glad salvatons free bn;
before he concluded the last line Of his customers In
terrupted him by asking him the price Of hts Be IL
Times to which query be promptly replied and resumed
singing "Then let songs abound" while he was
changes suddenly hating at the words "were marching
through Emsnuels land" TO say, Good bless you, sir
and here's your change" BE In fime,' Nadam,n OBJ
IN Thar had
him her i've cents for copy, "s good q sermon as yo
have heard preSioua the Camp Meetln1O he than In