New-York tribune., 1868-08-14
THE SING SING CAMRMEETING.

,ovF-FFAsT PrCTURE-THE PULPIT ROLL
MARKED OCCASIONS-DR. MATTIsON ON TIE
"MARY ANN SMITH" CAsE-AN ELOQUENT
APPEAL AND ENTHUSIASTIC COLLECTION
CLOSING SCENES.
fFRoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
SING SING, Aug. 13-Ihls Is the last uay OIL
this great feast OF abernaces The sun rose cear ana
the whole landscape radiant From the eleVauoh Vi
the grove vast basin Of the Hudson Is at your iee
and the whole mountain region west OF the river rolls
a1vav range beyond range Of smooth green out
line others Of ragged and splintery rock ike torn
and shattered blOws, hardened eternaly in the
fury OF the over all this faiTyke realm tG sun sun
brush could only fling that light upon BIS canvas iitan
and Raphael forgotten with the early dawn tnee
s general stir in the camp and the tables Of the board
ing tents hrOnged at earlier hour than usual Inc
and fbe whole atmosphere is athrOb with the aspirations
OF devout spirits. The richest treat OF the whole
the ioyefeast This the climax OF camp meeting Here
all the elements OF interest at nave po peE Of he ser
mons fruits OF the prayerneetngS, the esuotes
of the rejoicing are all reaped here as harvest THIS
emnenty the case on TINS OCCASION n,H ~ ear &
showery weather this service was postponed ans RTS h
chords o t6a forest nv in vibration m The snBs
called the people the circle at oclock aud the serces
w III sgns iG 3 mass Of peSpe S a
front OF it. The speeches commenced at once and more
an average Of than four per minute. No person
who has not witnessed such a scene can form any
conception OF Its character The testimonies OF the
people and preachers largely expressed quotations
from the language Of Scripture from the hymns that
are on the lips Of the One OF scripture
stanza OF hymn, often only a single sentence single
ejaculation tells the story The tale OF forty years past
is out Of order The past must only be touched alluded
TO all The present conscious personal spiritual
ditiOn Of the speaker perhaps his experience" dur
the exception is a very marked case Men and women.
aymen and minister's speak without any distinction aud
tender youth and gray heads rise side by side Some
times burst Of song only or two sanzas, is started
and caught up by thousand tongues ana fIng heaven,
ward, ike sudden 1Gt ffom mighty fountain Flaln
farmers and city merchants the wives and daughters OF
mechanics and bankers labOrers and atinsts, all
the same level Oen TWO, three. or more people are
speaking at once In different parts OF the crowd aud yet
scandnavians from the congregation OF the Bethehp Of
NewYorh score of them have been converted during
FiHns are present Some speak broken English
not n word of it, Pastor Hedstrom gives
harsh jargOn Americans but music to their
trynen and understood iii Heaven. Pastor H. strikes up
touches all hearts and at its close the Americans in
stnctyey respond in old Old, " CoTonatiSn"-
To OF 1ia thi: n t,1f.r,i m,is.,; ,ssIS. bal
And crown Him Lord Of AL"
It seems as If the people were on fire Their faces
like sunfashes meadow The testimonies like
stream of electric sparks from battery, and
their effect is constant thrill through the whole listen
ing mass Pastor Hedsrom says this is like iron In the
messed anywhere but at Methodist campneeting. This
loyeeast will be memorable for life to those who par
ticipated In it.
The pulpit roll where many clergymen are present
and preaching has been almost constant complete list
space ThefollOwng the names of the ministers
who have preached from the grand stand the several
than Others at ALL account Of rain other
On Sunday, Aug before the meeting I. Bot
and W. H. Evans; on Wednesday, - Ba6cock, W. C. |
Smith, Livsey; on Thursday : Lawrence j. 8 Inskip
ON Saturday, VIM. Morley Punshonj on Sunday, Aug o.
Geo Lansing Taylor and John I. Newman, d. d., Of
NJ Tute; on Tuesday, Bishop James on Wednesday, Dr.
D. D. '-'''''''' ''''''''"'
When the ram prevented preaching from the stand |
there three or four at in many diff
ferent chapel tents aud crowded congregations for ALL
Some very valuable dscourses were thus preached and
much good done. Some OF the leading occasions the
stand deserve especial mention The sermon OF Mr. Foss
was deeply earnest and mastery plea for the doctrine
a living Christ the only foundation OF human |
salvation On Saturday afternoon just after a |
violent shower loo people men aud women, sat stood
on the denched ground magnezed under the sermon OF
eyan orator when few other men could not have had 100
hearers ON Sunday, the throng greater than
Of acre OF people lstended r Tay
Or, and the afternoon Dr. Newman charmed the same
sermon out OF hearing OF the first The OF Bishop
James. Tuesday one OF the most narrowing pic
DR.. Bowman Of the Church South preached able aud
ervd DISCOURSE and in spite Of ardent Southern sen
charmed with the iey Of an Abolition lovefeast, that
sprang and embraced IN tears OF JOY some of the
True religion is mighty Union" sentiment. The !
OF the Rev. Mr. Bo0le was most fearless aud noe
ND justly rebIked matters In the temporal manage
nent OF the meeting itself a deserved such repobaOu
vast amount OF serious convection Was produced by
he sermon. Dr. NattisOns discourse Heaven fell like
celestial ether upon he~Tts prepared to receive IT,
The chldPen's meeting, conducted by the excellent
irs. Wright wife Of late Minister 10 the Court
4 Prussia were exceedingly useful among the
Oung. hundreds OF whom ATTENDED. great work
vas vas a, reported by Pastor Heds,rom among M;
candnayan friends, who bad number or
ents ON the ground. After the HOring sermon u TO-
ay Dr. MattIs0n, who Secretary OF the American
nd Foreign Christian Union. related the story Of the
OHng Irish woman. Mary Smith, who was converted
and joined Methodist church III Newark, N D., and
Tho, 1t is alleged inyeigled into aud Is now i'm
risoned IN the Roman Catholic House OF the Good Shep
erd in New-Y0rk. The readers OF THE TRIBUNE are |
lmiliar with the history Oi the case. Dr. vi. made
,lslng appeal 20 lho congregation for aid in