New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-05
GREAT MEETING on MANSFIELD
MOUNTAIN
Correspondence Of The ". Y. Tribune.


MANSFIELD MoUNrAIS, Aug. 20, 1859.
Iwrite YOU from the summit Of Mansfield, the high
est peak in the Green Mountain range. congrega-
ton OF nearly 2OOo persons, men and women gathered
from both sides of the range assembled the
Nose, engaged in religious worship. Atthe Halfway
House on the eastern side over $50 carriages loaded
with passengers, from two to twenty each, arrived
before 10 O'Clock, and on the western, some 80.
Thence the people came up, many on horseback, but
the greater portion by Walkers express. Inc
accent is not difficult on either side A dozen are
present who have seen over seventy Winters, one of
four-score and an old laiy of seventy, who rode
horse twenty.sx Yeas old. Verify longevity is the
inheritance of the Green Mountain boys and girls.
Before noon We had all arrived, and found comfort
able arrans ements made at the "Tiptop House, to
supply the wants of and beast. After the repast
the ople climbed to the top of the Nose from which
one OF the grandest aud most vast and varied scenes
to be enjoyed from any spot in our Eastern country,
Mount Washington not excepted, was spread out be-
fore the eyes Of the great and joyous multitude All
eazed with delight on the magnificent panorama.
The day was cool and clear, except a eight, smoky
haze, common in our climate at this All along
the west far off to Montreal the north and the
hills hey ond Lake George on the SOUTH the eye fed
tself with beauty. Lake Champlsin, silvery, belt
Ike, broadening narrowing, slightly curving, studded
with nnumerable islands and islets, was mapped in
the vast plain as il looked. The Adirondacks rose
proudly beyond. All lesser hills dwinded into
The apparent level bounding the lake. As one ascends,
the earthly distinctions disappear
On the east the lesser hills Of the range were, some
Of them distrgushable and also, granite hills of
New. Hampshire; such as Monadnoc kearsarge, San
spee, Moosehilock, &c. The White Mountains were
wrapped in haze too thick for our vision. But the
rough and ragged SUBMITS Of the range of which this
is the highest such az Camel's Hump, Killing
ton, Pieo, Block Winhall, Bohers field, &c, stood up
proudly, north and SOUTH and Ascutney from the bank
Of the Connecticut.
After admiring the vast, sublime and beautiful land
scspe for while, the multitude collected in slight
depression few RODS from the highest point and were
called to order by the Rev. Mr.. Baou Of Montpelier.
An anthem, :" How beautiful upon the mountains"
&C., admirably sung by the choir of the Unver-
sast Church in Stowe. A devon. and appropriate
prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr.. TilotsoD. An-
other hymn having been sung i. was announced th.t
the Rev. Mr. Balch, formerly of your city, would
preach q sermon. Mr.. b. read the 10th chapter of
Isaiah, and selected the 9TH appropriate to
the OCCASION and the character Of his remarks: so
Zion, that brnges; US good tdirgs, get thee up into
" the high mountain; Jerusalem, that bringest good
tdiDgs, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up be
not afraid cay unto the cities of Judah behold your
"God."
The speaker began by saying, there is something
" grand beautiful, inspiring, suggestive In mountain
" scerery.' He then proceeded 10 give an impress
Give description ofmany illusions In the Bible to moun
tains. Lebanon and Tabor graphically described
a. they stood in the grandeur ard subimity of their
surrounding scenery, and Of historic "reminiscences.
Reference Was also made to the temptation the SER
mon, feeding OF the multitude the transit uraon as
censon &C.. and also 10 Zion in contrast with Horeb,
and Sinai. These noticed in reference to their
physical grandeur and beauty, the poetic descriptions
and prophetic Susiors of revelation, and the devout
impressions made upon the minds Of men. Early in the
history Of religious worship boJt their altars in
high mountains, aud wen, up there u pray. Jove
dget Ia Olympus aid tue MUSES. on Parnassus. The
Pyihis placed her tripod high above the Criseau sea-
on The side Of the rlouctan near the Catsisn spring
and al over the Ola ord found the relics of
terisl work produced by religious feelings and lofty
ideas Of the high destiny Of man.
The speaker here passed. IN rapid review the char
acer OF Christian truth a. element Of thonght pro-
gress ard power in the earth, all tending raise hu-
mauiv to the high plain Of universal knowledge viz
tue, aoc salyson. La very easy AMI Iorcble manner
he brought out the peculiar eIcelences of the Gospel
IN their high moral preeminence, above al human
philc sophes theooges and traditions and eloqueuty
defended its superior csms upon the attention aud
ceptapce Of 81 men. For an hour the immense con-
gregstion gave ceyout attention, being profoundly
interested 10 the appropriate remarks Of the speaker
wLO brought HE sermon to conclusion by an spostro-
phe 10 the complete triumph Of Christi sni,y when
the mountain Of the Lord house shall be established
" in the top OF the mountains aud be exalted above
" the hiils. and al nations tow unto it,
Tie Vermont Convention Of Uniyersaists ha, been
IL tesson two days in Stove, AMI been largely stteni.
ed by preachers and people-32 of the former ard 800
OF the latter being present. Sixteen Uliyersal,s.
preachers and three four of other denominations are
present OF the mountain. scene more novel and
e1haIsting has rarely been witnessed il any OF the
EXCURSIONS oi ne pre-en. or pset seasons.