The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-08-27
Owensville and the large Union
Camu Meeting.

One of the largest ana most interesting
religious gatherings ever assembled in this
part of the State, was held in the Southern
part of Gibson county the past week. A fair
and youthful and,-w doubt not-beauti-
full correspondent gives us the following in
teresting account of Owensville and her
visit to the camp meeting. We are fattered
with our success in, eliciting the latent
and modest talent of our female readers,
who have become our correspondents of late
some of whom put our masculine letter
writer's to the blush. After a compliment
to the Journal too fattering for us to insert,
Mollie writes us, go that although have re-
sided in or near Evansville all my life |
have been wholly ignorant of the beautiful
location of the well laid out town of Owens
vile. Almost every dwelling in it, either
brick or frame, is built in the most tasteful
manner. Some of them would compare ia
vorably with the fine residences above Main
street, in your city. There are four church,
es; the Methodists have fine commodious
brick. The Presbyterians and Baptists have
each a fine frame edifice. There are also
two large Touring establishments; one
large four story woollen factory something
that Evansville ought to have) which is in
full operation; the town has some half
dozen retail dry goods stores, and three or
four groceries. There are several buggy
and wagon factories, all doing a good BUSH
ness. The country around the town is un-
dulating enough to prevent it from being
muddy in winter The soil is exceedingly
fertile. The crops through the section are
not as good as in our county.
We had the Observation-Disclosures to bepres-
ent at the Union Campmeeting, held about
four miles from the town, on the road leading
to Evansville; and we must say We never
were at a meeting of that description where
such perfect order and decorum were pre-
served among SO vast a concourse. The
most marked attention was paid to the
preaching, and deep interest manifested in
all the religious exercises. The meeting
was held in new encampment in an ex
tensive grove of large timber, whose thick
shade was scarce penetrated by ray of the
sun. The camp was built so as to form
square, with an area of two or three acres.
At night it presented a magical and beauti-
full scene. The lights were formed by filing
glass tumblers with oil, and placing a large
taper in each and suspending them to the
limbs of the trees. These would burn near
ly all night. Hundreds of these scattered
through the dark avenues of the old origi-
nal forest. filled with wandering crowds of
well dressed people, presented sight as if
some city had, by magical power, been set
down in a primitive wilderness | never
felt before SO forcibly Bryant's beautiful SEN
timent, "The groves were Gods first tenn
pies; ere man learned to hey the shaft and
lay the architrave, and spread the roof
above them; ere he framed the lofty vault
to gather and roll back the sound of anthems;
in the darkling wood amid the cool and ST.
lence, he knelt down, and offered to the
Mightiest solemn thanks and applications
In these hallowed scenes, when the hymns
began, and the music swelled out from a
thousand voices and was echoed and re-echo-
ed thro' the innumerable avenues of the deep
woods, itseemed to me that no worship in the
grand old cathedrals Of Europe, with their
"lofty vaults to gather and roll back the
sound of anthems" could equal in impress
iveness and sublimity, the devetions of this
simple rural population in the bosom of its
own native forest, with no roof above them
but the vault of heaven, and no architecture
around them but Gods own handiwork
The impressions Of this meeting will 90
with me through life, and | trust, not
lose its impress in heaven. Hundreds of
hearts have been purified, and the true OBJ
jects and purposes of life made more mani
fest and the thoughts of thousands elevated
and spiritualized by this religious gather
ing. The meeting continued for nearly
week with undated interest, and finally
closed on Thursday evening. On the Sabbath
there were more than four thousand people
on the ground-all appeared to be deeply
attentive to the services. On that day, the
Rev. Mr.. Corwin, of California, preached at
IL o'clock. There were present the Rev.
Mr.. Hight of your city; also the Revs. Walker
Turner and Cavanah of 0wensville--Daniels
of Princeton-Brinkley ofPoseyville- Schra-
der, of Mt. Vernon, and several others with
whom was not acquainted. Everything
connected with my visit left most delightful
and lasting impression, except the clouds of
dust we encountered on the road, which
has nearly ruined "my love OF summer
bonnet" which, after the foolish fashion of
dressing in ones best to 20 ito meeting" I
was obliged 20 wear, though was sure it
would be ruined by the service.
MoLLIE.
EXECUTION AT HENDERSON The ex-