Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-08-08


Editor of The Methodist Home Journal. II was |
powerful effort full of fire and energy and carried
conviction to scores of sinners hearts Scores
are forward at the anxious bench crying for mer-
Cyl and rs the rain Is descending from Heaven or
copous showers to make glad the parched earth, |
so is mcrcy-like n heating stream flowing to the
penitents heart to the washing away of all sin.
The Rev. Mr. Conway preached In the large
tent in the evening to u crowded congregation
his sermon was followed by powerful exhorta-
ton by tile Rev. 4. d. Davis, at the close Of
which about 10 persons presented themselves at
the altar to receive the prayer of Gods people.
The meeting at this tent was kept up all night
with unabated interest and at this writing, on Fri
day morning at O'Clock, is still in progress. My
next letter will give yon the closing incidents of
the camp. II.
SMYRSA CiHeulr, August ID.
In my Inst promised 10 send you the closing
scenes and incidents Of these Camp Meetings,
but owing to the heavy rains which fell during
Thursday night and Friday morning, the Camden
camp broke up on Friday morning, without any
thing to note of special interest.
At my last writing, meeting was still in opera
ton, in the large Philadelphia meeting tent,
which was kept up until the Anng of naon, hut
with much diminished audience, and hourly
growing less. Still the meeting was of very
interesting character, about scyenlv-aye souls
having been converted since il commenced with
in twenty-four hours.
This Camp Meeting has been productive of
much good over 200 souls have protested the
forgiveness of sins, and accepted Christ MS their
Saviour, since Its commencement; believers have
been strengthened and built up In the most Holy
Faith.
Without any special exercises, usually observed
at the closing of Camp Meetings, on account of
the wet condition Of everything the Camp grad
ually dissolved, tents became vacated and empty
in IN almost incredible short space Of time, and
where noise and hustle and activity but short
time before prevailed, nought but silence soon
ensued. The great Camp was ended the peo-
pie were on the journey homeward bound; not
only to a temporal home on earth, but to the
Christian, home beyond the confines of earth,
mansion prepared for the faithful, eternal in the
Heavens, whose builder and maker is God
iwould be doing injustice to tho managers and
the able and efficient committee having charge of
the arrangements of the camp were to close
without honorable mention of their successful
efforts TO have everything arranged with scrupa-
lous exactness and order. On behalf of the many
thousands of those who attended this Camp
Meeting would say to them, Well done good
and faithful servants"
| The absence of bad behaviour and misconduct
during the meeting Is mainly owing to the vigil
lance of the managers. Some few cases of THEY
ing were reported, but nothing compared to what
might have been expected in SO large 0 gathering
of people. The absence of intoxicaton was par
ticulary noticeable. Very few if any came on
| the ground under the influence Of liquor. But
the camp is over, and the noon train is taken at
Wyoming by your reporter for Blackbrd Station
where stopped and after short walk arrived
| at
SMYRNA CIRCUIT CAMP MEETING.
This camp, under the charge of Rev. Rev. VIM.
b. Gregg, has been going on for little over q
week very successfully. This is the second year
a cainp has been held at this place, and we might
naturally conclude that owing to its contiguity
to the Camden Camp 1t would this year have
failed off in numbers and in interest, but such has
not been the case Last year with no camp near
1t there were 30 tents on the gronnd this year
with the largest camp in the country held within
20 miles, there are AZ tents on the ground and
the number of people in attendance bears the same
proportion, with large increase in the number
of converts, but there has been great falling of
in the attendance of ministers who appeared dis.
posed to 60 to tho largest camp, and while be.
tween Az and 30 ministers were present at the
Camden camp, Rev. Mr.. Gregg was on more thar
one occasion left solitary and alone, nevertheless
ut times during the camp able assistance was rem
dered by Rev. Bishop Scott Rev. A. I. Scott, Rev
Geo. A. Phrbus, and others, whose names have
been unable to obtain.
On Friday afternoon Rev. Mr. Gregg preached
u strong sermon, which had powerful awaken
ing Influence upon the congregation. In the eve
ming, Rev. s. l.. Gracy having just arrived on til,
ground, preached from the 18th chapter of Matth
cw and the Sth verse. +" And the foolish said unto
the wise, give us of your oil for our lamps ar,
gone out" The sermon was followed by brie
exhortaton by Rev. VIM. d. Gregg, when show
or of rain coming on the meeting adjourned to TIN
large tent, which was soon filled to Overlooking
and the mourners bench crowded with anxiou
pcnitcnts. The rain having ceased, the meetin.
again assembled in the enclosure in front of thu
stand and was kept up until the morning hour
when the rain commencing again so furiousl,
that everybody took refuge in tents, the meeting
was continued until nearly daylight, and Will
the rain descended in cushing torrents, the spri
descended upon the people with great power an,
made it night long to be remembered
III the morning the ground and every thing wa
saturated with rain, and still IL continued to fall
thereby interfering with the usual manner o
closing the camp on Saturday morning aecorln,
to previous announcement.
) Eight days had been spent in very pe,,sali
and profitable manner in this beautiful grove
much good had been done, souls had been con
yerted, and evidence Of the stately stepplngs q
the Redcemer's Kingdom were seen on ever
hand. During the intervals between the showers
til. people formed in circle around the ground
and with singing and rejoicing, bid farewell t
each other, and promised if they met no more o.
this side Of vast eternity, to meet in the mornin
!, of the resurrection, singing the song of Nose
$ and the Saints forever. So ends these two camp
IS of which have endeavored to keep the nunero,l
d readers of the COMMERCIAL and TnIBuSE poste
G from time to Time and fearing am already tress
is passing upon the limits allowed for my lottings
1t must close. H.
ADMISSION To THE CEMETERY.--Iu conscquenc
| af complauts made In tha Dirccffrs nf tho Wi