Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-08-01
CAMP MEETINGS.


ihiS proinisoS W pe oho Vi 'ne "i Beht e"iil
meetings ever heiu IN ''iis country AS soon as
arrived on INC grounu' my auehtioh was airecl-
Gu 70 lne large NUMBER Oh tents erected, anu GU
riosity prompted me TO count them, which was
very aiihcuit 70 10 on account Oh tner sltiiarlty
ana conpaclness' l. howeVercouhtea zoo' some
OF winch are iafge enough ior several meuium
sized tents compute the number oil those who
inhabit these tents at eight for each, which
think Is low estimate, anu we nave o popull'
ton OF 1000 SOULS besides transient goers and
corners, which are by far the largest portion, and
you have some conception OF the vast number OF
people attending the meeting.
Quite large number of families are here from
Philadelphia. Their part OF the ground is dlstin'
guished by their snow white tents, In striking
contrast with the more substantial board tents Of
their nelgnoors. one large cent belonging TO 81
fauls M. f. ohurch, OF Philadelphia is used as Q
meeting tent ana is capable OF holding Thousand
people. Besides this there arc other large ones
usea ior siiniiar purposes Win inc usual number
oi boarding tents, whlch are SO Indispensable on
The ground is laid ont in avenues with strects
running ot ripht on,lcs onnronr;otolv nomod oe
ter some eminent lender af MetIodsm Each
tent Inns its oppronriate number and the name n,
thu occnnant IN tbo end az tbot No die,oui,y
need he cxnerienccd in andino any nloce in.
ouired FIR
The frat eyerciscs vera hela IN "Wednesday
evening. when Rcv Mr. scb.nc. os Camden
Crc,lt preached the initiotorv SERVICES and From,
which VIZ NAV 1,to tho oo,or,opoo,,o,,t ~ tl,o
camp.
This morning. scryices ,vero copducted hy tle
Rev. A. d. Davis or wvomipo and tho or,e,.
noon eyerciscs Inv Tho Row Mr. WoC,oyop ~ t,,o
Pittsburg Conference Nucl interest was mani.
tested in all these exercises. md ms tbc meeting
progresses the feelinp of earncstness increases
Rev. s. L, Graccy of Smyrna. prcoohcd This
evening from Ephesions 5tb chan,or and 18Th
verse. to large md attentive conereoat,op after
which PRAYER meetings wcr. hold In 81 panI,s
tent and tbot NJ ,,,n yo,n,, ,ro,,s c,r,s,;o Ass,
citation nj smvr,o ,r;,,, ,nar,,oa ona as.aa,,an,
success
will endeovor IN ros, Won ,ostoa .s no ,,oo.
;,r ,,ror,.ossns H., g., A.
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CAMDEN, DEL, July 90, 1867.
The Camp Meeting is still increasing in interest
and numbers AT ~ o'clock the trumpet sound
cd Tor the Inhabitants of the temporary city to
arise from their slumbers and prepare for the di-
Ties OF the day. Immediately the quiet Camp
became scene of hustle and activity. The
smouldering embers arc raked from the ashes and
soon the smoke of hundreds of fires Is seen
Slowly curling over the tops OF the tents and up
amongst the branches OF the towering forest
AT y O'Clock the trumpet is again sounded and
Immediately the scene changes: the noise and
hustle of the Camp becomes stillcd and from
nearly three hundred tents and two thousand
voices arise the sound of praise and Thanksgiving.
The people are engaged in their morning deyo-
tons. How impressive is this hour Sweet hour
Of prayer Then quite change is made in the
programme; and the vast concourse Of people
are partakine of their morning meal tle vo;ces
of singing and praise have ceased for short time
and the clatter of dishes and other articles in tbe
culinary line Is nil now that breol,s pnon tho :;
lence Of the camp Soon these noises also die
away to be succeeded by an outbrcal, of nroyer
coming from the different larce meet,ng limits
erected in different parts of the ground. The
people have met In PRAYER meetings. nc ncrallv led
by some leading local preacher class.lcoder n,
cxhortcr, while in the large PHILADELPHIA tent
vast concourse of peonle have oonurcootod and
an experience meeting is in fnll onerotion Hero
the hoary-hcaded. the mildlc.oocd and tl,c youpo
are telling their fellow travellers To ctcrnitv If tbe
kind dealings and mcrcics of an oyer-ruline Prov.
idence; and those who arc mere lookers-on ore
convinced from the feryent manner in which thev
engage in this mart of (hri,top ,vorsb;, thot to,
are earnest in the work, and enjoy 10 t,e f,,los,
extent what thew profess. Presently tho trumnc,
again sounds and the congregation is summoned
to meet for public worship. large audience
now assemblies to hear the preaching of the word
One of the rules of the Camp allows only one
person to stay in tent as tent-keeper. during
public worship, except in cases of sickness This
admontory rule necessarily brings a large au-
dicncc together.
The venerable Rev. DR.. Cook, now stationed in
Manayunk, conducted the religious exercises this
morning, and chose for his text the 3sth verse OF
the sth Chapter of LIST Kings, from which he
preached powerful discourse with a very mark
ed eneet.
Aieer inc morning services thc AUDIENCE us
persea LOT aihher' !nc trumpet agaih sounucu
w ~ ocioch' anu 'he auuichcc Vsaih ''ssenipeu
H,S.s n',.as.u ~ iunues' n'en VI, wv .
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W. - onu,on, in'i'uo'pni'' "i'ei mui'n '.i3
e,inH '',u ih'.fossnS p'ayei-ieu.iiis M"9 nT ~,
icu ~ hev' a. y. Davis' oi WYOMING in'
evehii's Sersiccs were coluue'eo ny 'nc nes'ono
iioush, oi Denton circuit, VINO preachca iroh
inc l'th verse Oh inc otn chapter Oh heVeli'iohs
Pr'yer-meetns ioilowed ana inc exercises o
inc second aay closed. Inc WOODS aurihg INK
evening, hghted up ny It's numerous caihP-hre
erected on square temporary platiorms'apout
ieet nigh from the ground, presents picture 81
beautiful and impressive that no words OF MINI
can July describe 1t.
The services OF the evening nave enaeu, TN
signal is given, and the evening prayer is hear
all over the ground; the fires are going out on
by one, the people are wrapped in the arms
Morpheus and your reporter has sought hi
place of retirement. IL.
CAMDEN, July 10th, 1867,
As time rolls on the camp meeting grows large
and larger. On Saturday a great moving mass {
neople bepnn to pour into the woods where tb