Smyrna times., 1868-07-29
From Correspondent of New York Tribune.
The Mannheim Camp Meeting.
MANNHEIM. july %, 1868

The National Camp Meeting, in Lancaster
County, Is held near the ancient Dutch town
OF Mannheim Pennsylvania Dutch. AS you
pass through the village you may see number |
OF log houses, and on the quiet publicsquare |
still stands the town-pump. On this square
Is the great house of the town, where about a |
century ago lived William Henry Stegel, some
times called Baron Stiegel. Within you may
see the parOr walls still hung with his tapes
try, and chimney places set with tiles. In this !
town is Dutch spOken--true Pennsylvania
Dutch, or corrupted German. Ten years ago,
L have been told, the English language was
seldom heard. From Mannheim, mile and
half through the fertile fields of the Garden
OF Pennsy lvania, takes us to the camp ground,
commanding beautiful view of the Broad
Mountain, on the confines of Lebanon and
Lancaster counties. The camp is pitched in
delightful wood covering several acres. The
auditorium in the center vii seat several thous,
ands, and over the speaker stand is inscribed
Holiness to the Lord" This movement to-
ward holiness, as it is called, originated among
some ''devout women, when few, if any, of
the ministers had become Interested in it
The principal writer on the subject, or perhaps
the most popular writer is Mrs. Palmer Of New
York who, with her husband, is present and
active here. AS yet but small proportion Of
the ministers of the church advocate this doc
trine. This cUnvOcatlOn being held to promote
this subject, no speaker is invited to partcl-
pate who does not advocate it, A minister
tells me that he considers the movement to be
against Ritualism, which, in the great wealth
and numbers of the Church. has made some
progress among them. The works of Madame
Guyon and of FenelOn seem to be somewhat
popular here. This meeting is a direct sue
cessor of the Nineland meeting held in New
Jersey last year 1t claims to be a National
camp meeting, and persons are present from
as far north and' east as Maine, and west as To-
wa, from as far south as the District OfColum-
bia and Virginia. have heard of some from
South Carolina and Georgia, but these, per-
haps, are missionaries to those Statcs-one
young man who spoke, from South Carolina,
was such hear of one minister preSentfrom
the Church South One brother from Maine
is called Camp Meeting John; he tells US that
this is his lSSth camp meeting, and Father
Coleman says that it is his 10th Father
Boem, who spoke one day, is in his ninety
fourth year, having travelled with Bishop AS
bury when he was in this country.
Much is said here about the Influence of the
! Spirit and illusions made to the Day of. Pen
tecost A very animated meeting was held in
the public auditorium on Monday night, such
as to those accustomed only to more quiet de-
mOnstratiOnS, if any, are painfully vehement.
! When the request was made that all present
! who were willing to cOnsccratC themselves to
God should hold up hand, it has been estlma-
ted that at least 800 responded. y small pro-
portion Of persons are present from other So
cietieS than the Methodist. y Lutheran has
spoken, and a gentleman once "A Friend, who
now calls himself "A Child of God. In one
tent, the Nereinigte Brilder, or United }rcth-
ern of this country, have had some very noisy
demonstrations, holding experience meetings
| I'm PENNSYLVANIA Dutch But | suppose they
are scarcely more than Dutch Methodists.
Near our tent, the Free McthodSts of New
, York have pitched their prayer meeting and
other tents, and seem to sympathlze wholly II
the dOctrln of sanctihcatiOn, or " the secOnC
blessing" One of the Bishops of the African
Methodist Church spoke on. Tuesday afternoon
Of how much progress has been really mad,
in goodness, we may form some idea perhaps
! from few simple notes taken rapidly at al
Experience Meeting in the public gathering
, place. When | arrived, Mrs. Palmer wa
speaking and DIR. Palmer led the meeting. Sh
urged those, male and female, who had exper
; fenced Justification, and who would make an.
progress in Holiness, to bear an active testlmO
' ny, to break the bread to others, saying
! "COme, taste and see that the Lord is good.
: On Sunday morning an able discourse was de
livered by Bishop Simpson. We noticed tn
:, remark "Ihe Spirit Of God is the spirit c
y boundless love" There have been preser
y the Rev. Mr.. Mcdonald of Boston, and tn
u Rev Mr.. Wood, authors of works upon hol
: ness, or kindred subjects. The camp meetin
i closes, as we understand tonight, or Thursda
i night, the 23d.
= TIE DRUNKARD' CURE-Somc months az
l. a gentleman advertised that he had discOvere
L a sure specific for the cure of drunkenness
= ITa would not divulpe the secret of what con