The weekly Anglo-African. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1859-1861, 1859-09-03

ties in which we severally find ourselves.
A better knowledge of this present life,
and better livelihood therein, win enable
us not only to guard against the many un-
due advantages too frequently taken of us
by the wicked one, but will allow us bet
ter preparation foran hereafter. We must
preach to our people not only to seek
peace and happiness above, but to seek and
have some of it here below-here, as it
may be had, in this life. This, too, is
Christianity; indeed, it is its very essence.
We hope the several elders and brethren
having charge of these yearly meetings will
improve upon this hint, and if possible, act
upon it. A day or so taken from the usu-
al exercises and devoted to the hearing of
such men as Frederick Douglass, Rev.
Henry Highland Garnet, W. w. Brown,
DR.. Pennington, W. w Watkins, Rev J..
T. Holly, and others, whose especial bust
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them in these matters, would produce sig
nal benefit.
In further illustration of the camp-meet-
ing of to-day, we clip the following from
the New York " Times" 1t is graphic and
to the point:
THE cAMP-MEErING AT FLUSHING.
Flushing annually about the month of August,
ENJOYS, in its immediate vicinity, camp-meeting,
which is regularly gotten up under the auspices
of the colored people from various religious socie-
ties in this city This year the meeting began on
Friday last. and is advertised to continue until
next Sabbath, if the good work should prosper.
The branch of Zion Church, under the minister
al charge of the Rev. VIM. Bishop, are the imme-
date patrons of this years meeting but there are
present delegations from the Bethel, Union, and
other churches of colored Methodists, both in this
city and from the villages Long Island About
twenty tents are pitched upon the ground, which
is a pleasant grove situated about two miles from
the Flushing Railroad depot on the line of the
Jamaica Plank Road. Yesterday being "a great
day. at the encampment, the grove was visited
by large numbers of people, colored and white, in
about equal proportions, to witness the peculiar
modes of worship adopted by these out-of-door
meetings, and, the sequel proved, on the part
some, to have good time generally More than
four thousand persons, it estimated went
from this city yesterday over the Flushing Rail
road from Hunters Point, a majority of whom
visited the camp-meeting. Every species of We
hcle was put in requistion to carry people to the
place. Farm wagons, hay carts and furniture
wagons trucks, stages, and carrioes, as well as the
smaller description of conyeyances, filled the road
and kept the dust in lively motion throughout the
day. The rules of the meeting forbade the
selling of liquors within the Enclosures of the
ground but there were tents and booths scattered
on all sides, many of them lining the avenue lead
ing to the ground where every kind of refresh
ments were offered for sale, and were purchased
by the dry and hungry multitude with avidity.
Barrels of cider stood on tap in the tail of rick
ETY. wagons, fanked with piles of gingerbread and
mincepies, and lager-bier, bottled soda, fruit oys
tiers, abundant on every hand A large number
of the tents on the ground are used as boarding
places where meals are dispensed at so cents EACH
and those interested are evidently making profit
able business of this feature of the enterprise
One woman, who had two boarding tents last sea-
son. made $500 clear of all expenses, and this year
the same person, with an eve to the main chance,
has three boarding tents in full operation on the
ground, all of them well patronized. In the rear
of these tents, which are placed in a semi-circle
abont the preachers stand, are stoves and other
is of the most substantial kind. Judging from
observation, however, there must have been intox-
cating liquors in considerable quantities secretly
dispensed upon the ground, for towards evening
several fights occurred about the eneampment
which were evidently traceable to this cause.
Thus far the spirit of the meeting is rather dull.
The groups of colored people who gathered
around their tents yesterday, to chant their pecu-
liar melodies, were the centre of attraction to
crowds of white people, who appeared to take
great pleasure in listening to their singing. The
Rev Mr.. Jones, from Philadelphia, held forth dur
ing the afternoon, and being an intelligent man,
and agreeable speaker, was listened to with con-
siderable attention. At the close of the afternoon
service the road was soon tlronged with carriages,
and people on foot, returning to their homes.
Such was the rush of passengers that they were
obliged to place seven passenger and four bag
gage cars upon the Flushing Railroad, in order to
bring the people to the city They all arrived in
good time and without accident.