The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-07
From the Now York World
A CDLORED CAMP MEETING.

From the New York World
A C0L0RED CAMP MEETIN
Worship in she BurninS Bush-Thc
Necessity for More straw In the Alter
The Dryads and the Deacons in
Ccnncil-IsraeI in Her Tenis-Hymns
for the Ground Heckeys-Revivnl of
the Gospel Horn-Texts from loot.
eronomy-T'he Ram's Horn Blown
seven Times A bout Jeriche-The Col.
orcd Peoples Revival.
A camp-meeting was announced last
week, to commence on Thursday at Lite
tie Egg Neck, Monmouth County, New
Jersey.
We proceeded to the spot on Monday,
and found it occupied by some rural COLI
gregations of colored people, chiefly from
the shores of Shrewsbury river, with a
colonization or two from New York. The
people assembled were Methodists; and
the grove where we found them was a
fiat 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
sandy soil, but the lane 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 circle of bush
tents was arranged, with one or two call
vass structures lying among them.
There was at the head Of this oval cir
Gle a platform or stand, with a point
ed roof, looking something like Noah's
ark aground, and the stand was surroun-
ded by railing, within which plentiful
ness Of oat-straw was scattered.
We arrived on the ground at o'clock.
when the afternoon meeting was done,
and the uninteresting character of the
exercises at first disposed us to melan
choly and regret that we had ridden so
far to so little purpose.
The Rev Joel Jones, from Bridgtsn, es-
pied us, however, and asked us to join his
table for supper
The table stood in the rear of his bush
tent, aud was covered with cedar boughs
for canopy. Tho following was the
blessing asked by the Rev j. J.
For desc and oder cOmbustibles he
world widout end, and to the edi-
fcation Of the haethen be de glory and
honor. Eben so: Amen
The meal consisted of bacon, clans,
cheeseland fresh eggs, with very excellent
pilot bread. We were introduced to the
great revivalist, Rev. Horsham Biggs, of
Byberry, Pennsylvania, who told US that
he expected to preach q sermon of the
most awakening character at seven
o'clock.
dat sermon of Brudder Biggs," said
AZ Io-ao shah oo1,oA noaono oh oipnorS
already Eff he remembers it as used to
hesr it, it'll JUS make all de dry bones
put on dere boots.
There wss ? good deal of chuckling in
the straw Of the tents after supper, while
q number Of scouts lit up the circle Of
seats with great pine-knots.
The sermon commenced at z P. NJ, and
was heraldsd by the sound of tin
horn.
The following hymn was sung by &C.
clamstion:
De trumpet is blowing,
:. 49, Jog along, jog along;
And de seed de sinners sowin'
.. To do tares oh deffis CROWN.
Jog along. Jog along.
Obi come away Christian, 49,
Come away Christian.
49, De angel OBJ de jubilee
And soon salvation you shall see.
jog along, jog along.
The text was declared to be selection
from the forty-ffth chapter of Geneses,
the twenty-fourth verse: And Joeeph said
unto them, nee that ne fall not out by the pau.
Having balanced himself upon his
heel, aud lingering the hymn book with
his index finer, Mr.. Biggs said:
t.TNa Ekkl -, oea oh I;e zoo 81, -. r~,oox ~
lection. 1t don't splanify itself. Oder.
tree oder constructions mayn't set dem
selves up agin scripter.
But my bruddern, it is written dat
from de wise and prudent
Z "Derefore, propose briefly TO tell what
de tex don't mean, which will lead by de
Seye Of faith TO be)correck interpretation
Fustly,: See dat We fall not out. fly
wait till We hear suffin drap de divine in
juncshun will fall froo. Do not see froo
u glass darkly, like Dc wicked wild deere
pera-reyolvers Frank heaben dc pore
can see de scripters wad de naked eye.
Don't 20 togojn blindlike de owl, which
only sees by night for de purpose of rob
bM hencoops,, De debil always comes
like tlef IN de night Ef ye wouldn't
fall out by de way de wise apostles trod,
See. straight before You or de scripter
win be of no mo- avail dan stolen guide
board. pa
Voices in the Congregation: Oats
,! sound doctrine !" "He's close preacherr'
f,ff.Dat's evangiiical,') -, 80 ...-
& ! Moreover, in de second place: See
dat We fall not out = Dis place oh de tex
=Ieads me, my bruddern, to remark upon
do different description OBJ falls. De deb
! ill has Nary OBJ dem de pitfan, de wind.
fall, de wimmins' waterfall, de back slide
and 90 forth. Nobody falls widOut a
cause. and, in nine cases ont oh ten, in
= Temperance is what's de matter. s.l...
- "0h bruddern, see dat ye full not out
by de way. Better to 60 home upon yer
shields. Wild yer heel to de foe, and de
Sgo.Psh bsspsr ~ i've scabard, dan to fall
(Exclamations amen" "Halleloo-
jorum" "Glory!"
= s(Grsat telling in the congregation !;
cries Of "He's orfodox" Deere am no
doubt about him !" He's { chile oh de
q Lassly, ny hsarsr., fall not ont by do