The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1865-08-11
SAINT PAUL FRIDAY AUGUST IL, 1866.
A c0l0RED CAMP MEETING.

COLORED CAMP MEETING.
Worship I'm the Burning Bush.-.The
Necessity for more Straw i'm the Al.
tar...The Dryads and the Deac0ns
In Couneil..Israel in Her Tents.
Hymns for the Ground Heckeys..
Revival of the Gospel Horn--Texts
from Toot.eronemy.--The Rams
Horn Blown Seven Times About
JerIcho--The Colored Peoples Re-
vival.
From the New York World, Sd.
A camp meeting was announced last
week, to commence on Thursday, at Little
Egg Neck, Monmouth county, N. j.
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 q
colonization or two from New York. The
people assembled were Methodists; and
the grove where we found them was q flat
piece Of scrub timber, lying half mile
back from the stage road
For much of tho way there were only
dwarf cedars, rising from the hot and
sandy soil, but the lane which We took
led at once into piece of scrub oak, with
silver poplar or two giving shade to an
open area or plaza, where the circle of
bush tents was arranged, with one or two
canvass structures lying among them.
There was at the head of this oval circle
platform, or stand, with a pointed root,
looking somewhat like Noahs ark aground,
and the stand was surrounded by railing,
within which plentifulness of oat-straw
was scattered.
We arrived on the ground at 5 O'Clock,
when the afternoon meeting was done,
and the uninteresting character of the ex-
ercises at first disposed us to melancholy
and regret that We had ridden 80 far to 80
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 Rev. J. j.:
For desc and oder combustio es be world
widout end, and to the edifcation of the hea-
the be de glory and honor. Eben so: Amen.
The meal consisted of bacon, CLANS,
Geese and fresh eggs, with very excellent
pilot bread. We were introduced to the
great revivalist, Rev. Horstam Biggs, of
Byberry, Pennsylvania, who told us that
he expected to preach sermon of the
most awakening character at seven
O'Clock.
"Dat sermon of Brudder Biggs," said
Mr.. Jones, "hab sabed oceans of sinners
already. Eff he remember it as I used to
heer it, it'll JUS make all de sdry bones
put on dere boots
There was good deal of chuck lingnit
estraw Of the tents after supper, while a
number scouts lit up the circle of seats
with great pine knots.
The sermon commenced at Z p. M, and
was heralded BY the sound of tin horn.
The following hymn was sung by accla-
nation:
De trumpet is . BLOWN.
jog along, jog along;
And de seed de sinners sowin'
To de tares ob def is CROWN.
Jog along jog along,
Oh! come away Christian
Come away Christian.
De angel OBJ de jubilee
Is turnin' up upon de tree,
And soon salvation you shall see
Jog along, jog along.
The text was declared to be a selection
from the forty-fifth chapter of Genesis.
the twenty-fourth verse: "And JOSEPH
said unto them see Mat gre fall not By the
Uay.'
Having balanced himself upon his heel.
and fingered the hymn book with his in
dex finger, Mr.. Bigg said:
De littleness of dis tex is its great objection.
1t don't specify itself Otherwise the meanin'
amt so clear dat two or tree oder construc-
tions mayn't set themselves up agin scripter.
But lmy brudderen, it is written dat false
prophets shell arise, which is hidden from de
wise and prudent.
Derefore, propose briefly to tell what de
tex don't mean, which will lead us BY de ey
of faith to the correck Interpretation.
Fustly: See dat ye fall p". out. If ye wait
win fall troo. Do not see troo o glass darkly.
liked wicked wild dere opera revolvers. Frank
heaben de pore can see de scripters wild de
naked eye. Don't go to goin blind like de owl,
which only sees by night for de purpose of
robbin hen-coope. De debbil always come
like tief IN de night Ef ye wouldn't fall out
BY de way de wise aposles trod, see strait be-
fore you, or the scripter will be of no mo-
avail dan stolen guide board.
Voices in the congregation: "Dat's sound
doctrine!" Hes close preacher!" "Dats
evangelical!"l
Moreover, in the second place: "See dat
We fau not out!" Dis phase of de tex leads
me, my brudden, to remark upon the different
description oh falls De debbl has MANY OBJ
dem de pitfan, de windfall, de wimmins wa
terfall, de back slide, and SO forth. Nobody
falls widout cause, and in nine cases out OBJ
ten, intemperance is what's de matter
Oh! brudderin, see dat ye fall not out by
de way. Better to gohome upon yer shields.
wild yer heel to de foe, and the gospel banner
in its scabbard dan to fall in de march.
(Exclamations of "Amen!" SHallelooio-
rum!" "Glory!"
TGreat feeling in the congregation cries of
"Hes orthodox" Dare aint no doubt about
him I" "Hes chile Oh de lam!"7
LASTLY, my hearers, fall not out by de ,oov.
Here / would add dat de tex don't say, "fan