The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-08-16
[From the New York World.l
A COlOred Camp-NIecting.

A camp-meeting was announced last
week, to commence on ,Thursday,at Little
Egg Neck, Monmouth County, New Jer-
sey.
We proceeded to the spot on Monday,
and found it occupied by some rural con-
gregations of colored people, chiefly from
the shores of Shrewsbury River, with
colonization or two from New York. The
people assembled were Methodists; End
the grove where we found them was
fat piece of scrub timber, lying a half
mile back from the stage road.
For much of the way there were only
dwarf cedars, rising from the hot and san
dy soil, but the lane which we took led at
last into piece of scrub oak, with sill
yer poplar or two giving shade to an open
area or plaza, where a circle of bush tents
was arranged, with one or two canvas
structures lying among them.
There was at the head of this oval cir
Gle platform, or stand, with pointed
roof, looking somewhat like Noah's ark
aground, and the stand was surrounded by
railing, within which a plentifulness Of
oat-straw was scattered.
We arrived on the ground at o'clock,
when the afternoon meeting was done e,and
| the uninteresting character of the exer-
cises at first disposed us to melancholy
and regret that we had ridden so far to so
little purpose.
The Rev. Joel Jones. from Bridgton,
espied US, however, and asked us to join
his table for supper.
The table stood in the rear of his bush
tent, and was covered with cedar boughs
for canopy. The following was the
blessing asked by the Rev. J. j.:
"For desc and oder combustibles be
world widout end, and to the edifcation oil
the haethen be de glory and honor. Eben
so: Amen"
The meal consisted of bacon, clans
cheese and fresh eggs,with very excellent
pilot bread. We were introduced to the
great revivalist, Rev. Horham Biggs, Of
Byerby, Pennsylvania, who told us thai
he expected to preach sermon of de mos
awakening character at seven o'clock.
"Dat sermon of Brudder Biggs,' sale
Mr.. Jones, "hab sabed oceans OBJ sinners
already. Eff he remembers it as 1 used
to heer it, it'll JUS make all de dry bones
put on dere boots
There was good deal of chuckling il
the straw of the tents after supper, while
a number of scouts lit up the circle oi
seats with great pine knots.
4 The sermon commenced at p. NJ, ant
was heralded by the sound of tin horn.
i The following hymn was sung by ac
iclamation:
De trumpet is a blowin',
i Jog along, jog along;
And de seed de sinners sowin'
To de tares OBJ def is growin',
Jog along, jog along.
Oh! come away, Christian,
i Come away Christian.
De angel oh de jubilee
Is runnin' up upon de tree,
And soon salvation you shall see.
Jog along, jog along.
The text was declared to be selectio
from the forty fifth chapter of Genesis, ,th
5 twenty fourth verse: ''And Joseph sal
/. unto them, see that ye fall not cut by tn
, way
e Having balanced himself upon hi
y heel, and fingered the hymn book wit
: his index finger, Mr.. Biggs said:
Y ''De littleness OBJ dis tex is its great OF
5 lection 1t don't splanify itself. Oder
wise de meanin', amt SO clar, dat two c
t tree oder constructions mayn't set den
S selves up agin scripter.
"But my bruddern, it is written d'
false prophets shell arise, which is hidde
s from de wise and prudent.
5, "Derefore,I propose briefly to tell wh'
! de tex don't mean, which will lead us b
s de eye of faith to de correck interpreta
: ton.
"Fustly: See dat ye fall not out. IF J
e wait till ye hear sufin drap de divine il
d junction will fall froo. Do not see fro
is a glass sdarkly, like de wicked wild del
d opera revolvers. Frank heaben de POI
: can see dc scripters wild de naked eye
! Don't go to goin blind like de owl, whie
1t only sees by night for de purpose of rol
y bin hen coops. De debil always com
y like tief in de night. IF ye wouldn
fall out by de way de wise apostles tro