, 1865-08-22
THE ANNUAL CAMP MEETING,
OpenIDE TO-moffoSy-.-Dcxcrlp Of
tlie GroNndb-Costs, &c.

Tomorrow "wednesday the grand annual Camp
Meeting Of the Methodist denomination in this
section Of The country, will open It's sessions in The
new grove near Desplaines Station. This new 10.
cation it one Of unusrl beauty and possesses many
advantages never before enjoyed these oceasions
Majestic Trees cast their cooling and grateful shade
upon and about the ca1Dp fne stream Of running
water unnkca He1odious music through fts confines
tic ground e en1Gently rolling 10 be dry and free
rom The monoony Of entirely lcscl land, and close
by The camp are deep End ehady thickets, where
an1tous eonls may retire for uninterrupted prayer
or meditation. spot combining more natural ad.
$anlases and conyenitrcies than this selected
II would be almost impossible to find, and
nd p1cparstion which taste and c1pcienoe
could euggtst- To the pious, asking the favor OF
the Divine Being in the presence Of His nob1st and
may nay be summed up ii lbe lender tfuia Ia; aGod
IL Love" and who, without realizing the reason
therefor, Geek in the rprin'lne o! lfe the eoten-
to philosophers who wish to study human nature
during The working OF its most inienee and nnre-
strained passions; 10 artists who glenn rich tenem
blcan1 hete;-in tho. 70 every one Of or citizens
this camp meeting cnnnot but be in the highest de-
g1ce attractive and interesting: 1t has BY eome
are not fhose best adapted 10 ihc implaniius ana
culture Of true religious feeling, and much has been
said Of .'ncTo1s P1oedasion O. excitement" as the
fsese Ss as ens Il ssse Hsss ss
aepi1cptic epidemics." We have not
camp meelincs tom these charges, indeed, there
are transactions al every camp meeting which We
do not desire 10 attempt TO excuse, but this mny be
poa p s.fnl devotional feeling, srire from base oi
tue religion, md tlas hypoqisy is tar more rare
among he participants therein thxn among eome
whose chiei a it Is to transact their appfoaehes e.
and communications with, the Lord, according to q
syrtem Of 1igid etiquette Of their OWE inrention
se people o. 117as1 T 1es1e sy
times theee lead item almost 10 the borders of cx
ccs.. where those dieposed to maliga q ridienle
as md them e saiy s sasn!d fataes hDaos
them, end OF which thcec eoalled czcesses are but
the sUrface Indications"
We understand that the eri1s attendant upon
mosf camp meetings. Of the presence Of lewd char
aess, sue Of tnso1ieating liquors near the borders
aa iae lSn e. sin L o I'd ss sI1 sk ss sss ess I
ct sistiors down Immediately afthc gate or the
sss5,ss !; e. ss opening asy VII, Be chiefly
the ntghtst degree impressive: hey. O. H. Tifany,
eTamlne Of each fueceeding dsy Vii Sc announced SS
@oaeps nc W Se a ;o1 ssho:s aRl RihSs aso t.
tzeit tcnts or remain overnight on The e7ounds
The grounds are laid out IN circular fofm; circle
Of two hundred feet diameter. In which the cIer-
ctEea WIu be held, il enclosed By the tents. Twtn.
tysx Of these are ranged round the enclusure each
ioptirg thereon eighteen feet, and running back 10
depth Of sixt5 feet; they sha cut e i've avenues,
sach forty feet wide. a street tRent5 feet wide
:u1rounds these boothp, and outside Of tnis are
NhGs formed In wing ehspe, with twenty foet I
font The speakers stand Is locAsed On the south
ids Of The central enclosure. The place OF the
anxious scat i" ls not stated; It will probably be
ftched directly II trunf Of the pulpit.
ne clip Tue following from t6e Providence Rft:,i