, 1866-08-23
TIE ChMP MEETiHE.
Sixth annual Gathering nj Dcsplaincs
Station-0rcn Air Worship iu the
pAxi-1ane~.:rA.--- ur tiic
Graund-0rcnins
Exercises.

The Sixth Animal Camp Meeting OF the Meiho-
dist Elisconlians OF tho Chicago District, COM
menced yesterday iu The grounds nj l,csp1aincs
Station, on the main lis,e OF the Chicago t. No.+
western Eaisrond, abort sixteen miles from Chi
cago, with fuller attendance ah:n Inns ,aar:.r1
the oEcring Dag Of the Camp Meeting In any pre-
Sions yenr. while II woull have been mitch larger
but from tho Fact ihat ahe running time Of The
trims wuuld seem 10 have Leen selected with rs
little Ti:w 10 this purpose as possible. Between
loon There Is no fraiG ont 10 The grounds, au t,es
arc almost too far away 10 be rcart.d by any oher
kind cf conveyance from this city tiaa The rail-
The camp meetings Of the ch,rnso district hare
always been lletc6 Tor tho txcc1leNcc Ut their
he eSq a!a an e
ttlyes Which lavc made some Of those meetings so
odions In III. East. Undoubtedly great number
Eu Tor Ens tbfl: bnt lisious trrtiCe and 1lcillf
worship the deity there or elsewhere. Nut evcu
ihesc behave themselves. willie cesonaliy GONG
different nrc impressed with their need Of saliva
t,ou, ard the hearts Of the rcpentent softcned by
ihc stirring appeals there heard. While 1nany
have questioned the yAlHe Or pcrmauencc Of the
impressions there prodnced, il IL scarcely to be
doubted that occasionally, u least. tue word
rreaellcd and prayers oscstd 4se blessed TO tho
coed Of eoE1s, and II rr consider the Wurtb Of
Single .sonl as weighed in tho balances Of The
Eternal aellnst tho valnc Of any nle7e human en-
dcavor. the advocate Of the camp mceIins viii
ard Tie 1RSot oflove. ....' .
NJ as 'sass u @ The question q eonEetsion ont of
exercises Of thu occasion strengthen his hauds,
corarm his faith. and awaken fresh zeal in the
cause q h!s dsine :1a>1e. Tic fervcmcy os which
thereafter, suieiening TIL: aaections, and 4ninat-
iEs him fl Ills laoeTs y tht more nsosais corner
P!.asan. ara proaiablc 10 60 aa' at3 thc ield. a.
did tho loIy ones Of old. and there, with the high
| canopy or Heaven forming tire domc Of tic
i iiai1ess al atses % on every a side. % viii thc sre:a
| swatd fer ioor-thc whote fcur1c thc work OF
,i:c srcnt architect Of the unfycrte-a hou>c not
with The Mos, High, aud 70 feel that, uncncoscd
BY s;oac walls. n',surrouneed ~ o;hss Hines Of
alsen from lle Fseat ass cf i,ia1i "
| tie celestial throne as '.Onf Father"
And the rart associations are even moro hallow-
Cd ih?n h9sf Of Tic pss+Gent q lime TIE sftts as-
Coek, and ii the worship Of all Inc ancient patIl-
er "a and psse Snias vi ihe softy as sess. az S pi
r!aaSc, The children of Israel knew no othor, ii.
bcIt ,heir tabernacle was covered to pfesesve tsc
Solomon lad "5uI,ael bousc,' @ sci ,ho open ais
n Sas o sSs pv:
psescnee sonchsaftts }n theIr WardcEinss, was
sas ts sn,se Of ;.pi,s!al command in the
I'm the ntsccnth day Of the seycnth month, whct
ye have caih.tcd IN The fruit o! the land, II shs!
dNell IN esoths seven days; al ,hai arc israeiic
shall dwell in booths. That your generations
may know that made the children 81 Israel Il
II sns an ape
Tie records Of tile Christian Church arc full q
interesting history q open sis worship: John Il
! iis disciples from ,Ee mountain sup, ly Tho va,
side, IA tic gardens, u*ing the Temple for lit
S1ar tha1 o. Tns Ar1,i
! 1nuliitndcs IL tue fields aud market places, ~
the carly Christians when persrcnlcd Ged 70 L
hsla 81 &c feo
Church lad los' It's tritnal power In m acsesss,
: Of worldly prosperity. mud hunted OUT tao+e "!
pcrsecrird ones deserted The co,-cctatel pile Al
: tnt1t them an a!ser tn thG solitary rlaces; A.
when Wcslcy nnd Withheld SCI ont Mt Oh ~ fheas i M nt
The sl1cei. md IN the i1elas there cachcd 10 III
kha saS ~ a'
10 the heavens, the strain uuhEokcn f'y roofs nv
Z 4 with human haEds, their view un!ntes3esed VI
7, The cnmp ms*tlng etands thus on hl.h sroun
Y ,:ie authorized ~ = longer and more connest
ii eefyanec of the church: il is backed By I
cssiy Viii, the isaeli,e. ~ ID iIias iIe siasrnes1,
It was inaugn:a.ea IS ! usage of ii. Christ
10 Church by Tia divine founder rr:rciuatcl l,y
L. AposIcs. sanctidcl hy The sn4erlnss Of t,lc n,
ag Tvs, md ropulat1xed hy tho carly aI:.,ho:
ID. r.eacicre. Will, such history the ailvoca!e
IT'S | The clm1 Elce1lnE need nor 1eaf tAc snett OF
10 scofjcr. Or be east dosn because many undoub
MI Chri.tians donbt thc p,opftety o. haldsng
Use gatherings. especially where tas psoseeoinSs
.c ! Conducted 60 dctotouSIy as IN ialcHSo,
Inc The catnp;;pr r,ouui occupies soaac III,
aot nctcs, nSl the lots are laid ont with resnr,
h1e / uniformity AZ r,nrl, ~ ro.s1b1c. There ar
"a present .ome hftse,sht len ooratJ tents q he
lhe Of these lots iron; on main circle OF twenty
"a: n diameter, ard arc reached by four avcnu
I'D Wesley, Thompson, Simpson and Asbury,
lea 1lrst named bcinc Tie main entrance. In fea
In this circle fa anotker circle OF ring OF twenty
ur- width, from which tic avenues ralEate. On Il
areuucs there arc also lots, thirty ibet front. s.
! al nj Of which hare already been occupied. In
an dltion to the many pretty houses erected on
500 grounds last year, tcvcral new ouce have I