, 1866-08-27
THE CAMP MEETING.
saturday 1svcnlnE-A Night in tl,c
WOptt%-Tl&C Is1crclscn YcntcE<lny-
| A Largo Attcndaucc-Th Sc-
rfous and Ludlcroux.

The attendance al the Camp Meeting now be-
ing held Mt Desplalncs Station, WAS yesterday
very largo onc, lae management having arranged
Tor tue running Of trains 10 and from thc city.
Our reporter staid oil the grounds all through the
night Ot Saturday, anxious to note the way In
the .acaErc recommendations furnished, as COM
pasei with tic number In attendance.
saturday evening, alter the sermon by Rer. MIR.
tic ministers laborrd long md eafsnnestly fos tae
conversion OF sinners. Aurotcsston OF 1atth WIS
made ly several, mud. npon tl,e cali Of itev. Dr..
from, that evening; Lynn after hyn,u was enng by
the multitude, aud for IN hour or morc the weeI.
ing aud cntcnt sinllczs knelt on tho ground smit-
Tic scrne wls on. not eooI to ic forgotten. The
shone bright aud clear upon the heads Of tho
kncclins .worehippc1r, and iond hallclu}ahs were
"a1nens-' Of those who felt tho necessity Of lhc
II was pas, ten o'clock ere this meeting adjourn
p1aycrs offered, In almost every iast on ths en- On.
ca1nptnent. For long time thereafter, numerous
persons we1e seen t11nlllHg tl4rongh The woods,
not friends In the ground wcre Obliged to geek
come shelter from the cold night air, and various
were tho DEVICES rcsorted to TO obtafn covering
reporter noticed several roos,ine among tlis
hranchcs Of trees. With army blankets spread over
thciu; otllcrs made bct. oi straw, in which they
from The trees, Indian fashion, ID
one Of which was noticed an old nlan,
who roeiea, not by the ''suo.t Of the wind
Is 10 and fro while the old gentleman laJ appa-
1cnt]y unconscious ii his silent sescnadc, a lew
walked 10 Desnlatnes station to the hotel, oaly 10
eps IT ioas
road b,iagc. rendered etill more dangerous bs the
dim and uncertain Light q ,hc moou. Another
warmth By crowdins aronna The enbtrs OF camp
fire, md one OF tttgm substituted for blanket
over him 4 copy Of Frank 1eslic's cAlmnty C1r.
even il that. In .ho1i, TIC sofi ziis os So1nl
was luxnTy and essn SONG were loalh to sry and
slccp on tic sop ot 5ail H., fence. as the ''boss
AT earl, dawn, yesterday, people were ont o
cnts looking Eot muci. reflcshel from. the nights
''rcst+"' and all complaining Of the hardness O
It would be gool idea 10 commit breach Of tllt
10 liz upon, but the police themselves fnrcd ol
material, and scarce better than night watch
mans fayositc tfour-etep.
Anon GANG the sound Of prayer and voices sing
Mctl1olis&e, blending with The iWitering and car.
olling Of the birds nnong the trees, making ii o
scene which to some might call up thoughts OF
s Sc %
| full lay. while those under sanE thelr hymns un
Of The lc Inasso sonss;ss e
and smoke wTcatlscd md cuElcd from d hundred
fires. while white and black cooks bnsied them
eclyrs ia preparing Tue morning meal. The sonut
Of the bell frum the boaE1cEs tent was the sigma
fur q grand rush III thai direction, as . want o
amazingly. nntl cup nlter emp Of coffee was swat
!Sws3 Mhc sDno q r. The hungry ones like Olive
About eight O'Clock crowds began to conc It
nom the "rnral dtsiftcts, y some on fooi aud som
seen, IRON The fashionable carriage and handsom
lsflaass.ea farm wseSn Of .he country. T.S;
prss e heef hBsts
The aide Of thc woods set apart for receptacle 10
vehicles tn homogeneous vatirly. One could er
horfcs gaily hntncerca, alongsldr Of farmer
!he si!y would be PUZZLED 70 ind whsro he b.
h!tchcd ht* buggy, ~ dozen OF similar patter1
seTc ranEsd a!engsldc his own:
inely hc.,t q, ,amuscnasut aud tho having Ola 200
sonsgg Sg sSSa; .ae 1a %a. "si yeps y.a rS Fns win
ftsChc, Mingled protniscuoaeiy Will ihc counir
I'D II b. lhoms.pan @ p' aad sowhas.: D,inty ycun
ssseas mske Sos e. .o a 81
s. IT,, ~ sssss'es 'qas Sas
ihsl .'barE hair which had caN.ed them 50 usuc
eolicitudc At t'lclr toilet. Tho country hi
Mhosc rosy. checks eonirasted !a.oran1y. VI,
G r. s :9 sSsS 'ss nsf To- s II ss SsH Ss
% VA: r@si!hcE @ . irlnx nor = bnneh {
haps ,helr drcss. was ono houShs.
tended school ani saaSoica on ihc o!d foll
farm. Children In arna md CHILDREN In Dah
catFingcs wrtc also plentiful, and a few OF thns
blld and drto.,ned solic!torr ri charity, who Al
tcsrcc ever seen but nt snch places, wcre se1ltn
thclr woes. III all, there must hare been fsam tr
to aftccn thousand people on tho ground duttn
AtSo'eloek tho sery,ees Of The day began wi.
she laEpa. area was cRllrrly allied. Pcittinns &
mercy, md the singing OF hymns, occupied It
e oasa an j. sl Thse s,n, IN eaeasqt a psy
pioneers q Me;hodi.m il tbts CONT
. bfoihcE fostcF. ono Of tho Managing CommIttc
reg nhaneia! statement Of the necctpts N
dI6buftcuents OF the Entampmcht during the IL
| two ycnso. The totn1 reccInfs we!o siated 10 /
, LOU, while tho expenditures were "a aI0. i
ssS9s seass r G5 b Ss
western 1!ailroad Company, and tho disbprs
. Inelte included The cost Of Tie camping oround
! with all the improvements now existing upc
them such as the cost Of buildings, lights, road
| committee was appointed TO take Ir colcetft
| to dcffay the Indebtedness, md DR.. Eddy ma.
| an earucat appeal for all to respond Noesotty
s1ounds Would bs forever ore nee fnon expenses
} any gtcat nmourt. The collectors announced,
t!Ie result Of their lahors, hesum Of $3.50 not b,
t the amount required.
During III. Tine ,he crowd received larce a
Chicago, and the constant arrival Of thoeee- In,
diRtely surrounding Desplainee. Az tho concl
s!on of The collection, u kss. 7: u; Eddy. D. D,
/ sfQm John. I'll. il Now Is the Judgment OF u