The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-26

cherry Of brsuess men, wealthy laymen OF the church,
Who voluntarily spend week every year 10 oenens tooso
who wish 10 spend week IN religious exercises 70 o"
lures great cathedral The arrangements for The ma
II the meeting this year were more sics .a
they have heretofore been nerant showmeu having
been strictly proh bited from exhibiting within the enco
sure. We perceived that the canvass palace wnnn con
tanned ever 60 many hundred poan 40 ,hs mn,oe
der-a sight Of which could be obtained oy me payment
of quarter of dollar-was vacated ana me ec
his telescope had vanished into thin air. On reaching
the another fact was patent ma ney that there
had heen slaughter of the nnocents pretty large
scale for the first object upon which optic nerves
we're exercised the sight Of host of decapitated
heads of egotstc and melodors ROSTERS who had
slain for the purpose Of supplying the tables OF the
boarding tents (Which were located in the outer
h o. Of sabs{sna .nS cSoise
This superstition was confirmed when, after q hurried
chronological nation Of the Uranium Of Of these
heralds Of the morn behed gentleman Of unusually
dark colorin short black republicanstng at Of
the tables closely studying the anatomy Of one Of the
as much zest as the Little Giant deolished the CLANS
at the Rocky Point bake the other day Leaving the out
skirts Of the we proceeded short distance
board, and wendell way along that arisocra-
tic thoroughare saw crowd, and heard noise and
Of gross suky looking elderly man, who glasses
singing or rather roaring out some wreched doggere OF
verses the FIRST verse commencing
Ihave listed in the holy war,
Content TO suffer soldiers fare
II takes valiant soldier TO march the
he assisted by avery plain looking spinster who also
wore huge pair Of glasses, She volunteered to sing
while he disposed Of bs enlistment papers to those who
were foolish enough buy them It is be hoped hA,
the good of The committee will prevent in future
the vending Of these pous ballads in the
So long Is such miserable stuff il ought
not to be called thrust IN the faces OF members
poets to surpass them in the comprehensveness and
deep religions and poet al sentiment of his sacred lyrics
perience, so long will Wesleys incompatible Collection
of hymns be laid aside This innovation justified by
those who say that these ballad rhymes highly ap
preciated by thousands Of their flock and this Is So
1t would appear out Of place for the representative OF
secular journal TO offer criticism on this point Pro-
ceedng little further halted to listen TO the inco
herent remarks Of curious looking genius who evil
IDENTIFY little light in the upper story. BE abored TO
prove the alsy Of the univerast iath BY asking the
dwell among thieves pirates, robbers murierers and
all the worst characters that lived earth9 He
for the great rain storm Of Wednesday in this wise
"f," said he, "the rain had not come down after
ed he people would have forgotten the discoarse and
would have wandered into unforbdden paths; but In
stead Of that the rain prevented promenadng;
the tents and thus argued the they were
brought reflect 1t was as it, Continued the disciple
of Paey "God had said Inskip, P help you out; I'll
drive them and the conscences Of sinners
will lead them renen" He was sorry 70 say that the
transform had the contrary effect for he noticed in his
meapderirgs around the grove that the people were
laughing, Staging and with AminadaS Sleek groan he
added--and dancing.
with one Of the members Of the committee who politely
gave the programme Of the exercises that had taken
place Up Friday On the frst four days Of the
encsmpment there was preaching from the main stand
the speakers being the Rev. Messrs lnskip, Fletcher,
Weston and Or. Williams, President of the Missouri Uni
versty. On Friday morning "love feast' held, at
which several Interesting statements OF religious expe
rience made. AT bali past ten Rev Mr. Poisat
preached discourse the fifty. third chapter Of
Isaiah followed the afternoon by the Rev j. Searles
pastor Of Wle street church, who preached powerful
and eloquent discourse, his subject being Christ, the
Of his remarks he affirmed that the rejection Of
Christ was the greatest crime Of which man could
be guilty in this world; that the sinner who
rejected the Saviour would be damned forever and that
God saved men without condition he would be saving
him brute The speaker, in eloquent terms, de-
scroed rising Of those who received Christ 10 moral
purity both in this world and the future world aud con
cluded BY narrsng the particulars Of bis own CONVEX
the audience remained perfectly quiet to its close Tue
effect produced by the discourse was very as the
sequel clearly Mr. eaes bears strong
sembance the Rev Mr. Corbt both in bis looks and In
his style OF oratory, with the exception that Mr.
polished, and not gescuate vigorously Nr.
Corbit, who appears creating quite sensation in
Europe az the present time AS soon as Mr. seares had
church folio yed him. giving one the most thrilling
and pathetic celebrations to the 'unconvered"
listened to- The vast audience, numbering at least live
thousand appeared 10 be in tears while be enumerated
several remarkable incidents which came under his own
personal supervision while aboring in Philadelphia The
religion prodused q profound impression. She
at his church one evening, when he urged
upon her personally the importance OF attending
10 her souls salvation but she dsdsinuy replied when
questioned, CHATS none OF your business" few days
Afterwards she taken III Unexpectedly, and when dy
ing remarked in agony, TO her mother az am lost, am
lost He subsequently learned that she kept company
With young man who was fond of going TO balls, and
that while attending OF these entertainments
racted cold which resulted IN her death She sent for
Joseph and her dying words to him were, Joseph am
going to he'll, and shall charge nay dannaion 90 YOU
effect upon tne young man that reason orso0x Its
throne and he soon died a raving maniac When Mr. 10
skip gave the invitation those who desred get re
gion there general rush 10 the front part Of the
stand whereupon OF the most extraordinary prayer
meetings which has been held on the camp ground for
many year was :omcLced and kept up I'll ten O'Clock
II stated that y conversions took place before tue
services were concluded DE-. Williams then preacned
from the words Exercise yourself unto gotl ater
which the prayer meeting resumed and kept up VII
midnight when the exercises were cnane the presd
ing elder having announced that "ove FEAST would be
held until they finally dismissed the worshppers. Mr..
Bangs conducted the preliminary de Totiona exercises
and narrated the circumstances q Jus conversoa,
the lamp meeting early in the week misrepreseued the
language which the presiding elder used He called the
Tribune that he mir Bsngs) advised people TO growl
during public worship, which was unanimously pro-
nouncsd untrue The venerable gentleman charitaby at
ributed the statement 10 nsprint adding that he had
attended camp meetings for the last my Two years and
never recommended people TO shout only when they ret
happy could not help IT, Mr.. Bsngs appears to be
very blunt determined and yet kind hearted man. In
deed in The language OF OF the leading orators 10 the
church. s'be is the mob est Roman Of them ALL
Rev Mr. Richardson related his experience In the love
feast the gist OF IL being that when young man. he
"dug his divinity his knees" and not from books;
but Judging from hs dguned micn and eloquence OF
press on he have cultivated his powers with more
than ordinary perseverance,,
Numerous thrilling and remarkable conversions were
narrated. Among them may mention that OF an
Ignorant young girl apPcllaton given by herself
She eaG that 81 the time Christ converted her sue
was unable TO read. and yet the OF Jesus
abe understood before she learned 10 spell BY dnt OF
close app Ion she able TO read the h bic, and
wherever she whether At the wash tab or handling
the broom, she Was happy all the time The truthful
ness the artess simplicity the tenderness and the cor
recnees OF her language produced great impression
upon her hearers while she speaking aud wien she
resumed her the grove rang with shouts OF Goryb
God ~ Similar results followed the statement Ola New
h. N he nlUn a