Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-10-26
cAmP-MEETINGs.

ANY one familiar with she history Of
Meshodism can have 30 doab' 81 tho
early usefulness of eaup-gneetiugs, tn
bringing religious Influences TO bcar With /
power on a sparse pepalasiop, On and
those uaaccuslomed to Sabbath worship. ]
Bot in communities where religious priv
ieses are abundant, j, seems quite need.
less to contione such meetings, and many /
jadicions mea regard them as minister
ing more 10 religious dissipation Than 70
spiritual profit. nr. Charles Cooke, Of
the Philadelphia Conference, writes the
following account of one he bad just at
tended
The great "pjeaie' is over. Ii COM
menced on the lst and closed GA the l0ih
inst, within two miles Ct US The
ground belongs 20 chartered company
for the sole purpose Of holding such
meetings. We had probably not less
than three hundred and tifly tents -
lOthers estimate from Eve to six hundred.
Bat ] think four hundred Is a figure
sufficiently large. Fifteen thousand per-
sons we're on the ground on Sunday
From twenty-five TO thirty sermons
were preached, and il is reported one
hundred and City persons pTofessed to be
born Of the Spirit But how this item
was ascertained l cannot tell For my-
self saw bat few who pIofessed TO
have met With change Of heart, and
not great many who even desired il.
The order maintained in such a crowd
was remarkably good, and the preaching
from first to last equal to any ever
heard q similar meeting. And set !
doubt If there was not far more harm
done than good.
! have not lost faith 10 eamp-mee,ings;
but it is many years since have had
! much confidence in these permanent FIX
tures. Let them be itiuerant, aud mere
neighborhood affair, and continue four or
i've days, and these all betweenthc Sun
days But look at these great mammoth
E concerns 0ne man gets tile privilege.
Cor bouns, 10 feed all the horses and
G there Is bis pound he and all bis en-.
u ployees spend ten days among horses
q without hearing a sermon Another il
S ALLOWED for 4 similar consideration, io
f keep a bread-tent and there he remains
p nigh, and day, with a crowd around him.
o taking 10 dimes and pennies, and hand,
e ing out ice cream, cakes and cigars, OIL
j whatever else be Is allowed to sell; ans
], he never is in prayer-meelipg MOI
j. hears a sermon Many others hayl
, their depot for horses and carriages
e where drivers are heard from their seat
> shouting. 10 for Dover !" Just oi
y for Camden" slaugh,er's safe line 7
!, ete.
's Bat let Us c5me within the circle
& s. The alter, It is misnamed. is fulI
a. Some three 81 four persons seem to b
seriously pfaying for salvation, Will
y perhaps some individual Of no repula
4 ton, OF a yery defective one, is standin
on The seat prepared for different pui
s. pose, haranguing tie people, who 8
n. know bis auiecedenis render bin ur
a worthy the position be has assumed
le Bot let Us 20 to a contiguous yiliag
aad whai a scene The tayerns are fuI
y, the bar has au overwhelming pairoaas
!, Brawls are not unusual. loud talking at
y swearing are common, while the spa'
l. between The encampmeug aud tbs villas
n Is a regular raee-eround. Tha, son
ii good is done, ] doubt no,. bat that q
!. Influence 90 the church OF ihe eommn
i ity At iargs is healthy, have No reast
Va torbelieye. Born into the Kingdom
u, Christ, a. trust waa, al a eamp-mes
"a ing forty-six years ago, and having y
a messed and felt gheir blessed effects Of
ca sinee. am reluctantly driven to belle
,od that such a. ] have lately seen Do .
do promote lhe interests of the church =
leh rebound 70 the glory Of God. Elsewbs
, ] they may be useful. ] trust they are.
.,h- This is severe" Gays a Meshoa
editor, - bst she criticisms merit the
.eaiion Of al wbo are concerned 10
sagerinaeadsnee u oar esmp-Eneesias
laos Foa PEAcn 1args.--I
.a * roa that aeesnuiate area