The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-23
SING SING CAMP MEETING.

Sermon by Bishop Janes-Sabbath Services.
The heavy rain OF last evening tended. no doubt,
to deter thousands from visiting the camp ground
who otherwise would have been present. The at
tendance however, especially from the surrounding
villages was large, and the most excellent order
prevailed
The morning service commenced with what the
Methodists term "love FEAST" which listed up to
the hour for preaching. large number related
their experience in BRIEF terse sentences and thrill
ing songs were interpreted between the speeches;
SO that this interesting exercise (which is always
looked forward to with great expectations by the
Christian beevers) did not nag In the least; but on
the contrary the tide Of religious emotion rose higher
as the witnesses poured IN their testtmonies' as to
the excellency OF religion.
Bishop James, who arrived on Saturday evening,
preached to an attentive audience f9m the nfth
chapter OF Second Corinthians, from the ninth 10
Bishop said that the passage OF Scripture which he
selected taught such doctrines as the vcarlous death
81 the Cr Jesus Christ the ss q ms
ana IN sins; the object OF His death-"that they
which live should not hencetortn i've unto them
selves, bat unto Hin which died for them ana rose
again. There was then presented the result OF the
Intervention OF Christviz. our accountability at the
Judgment seat OF Christ. The effect OF those doc
trnes upon believers was then noted IN the passage
BY the errors OF the Lord and by the constrainiDg
love Of Christ sney men 70 aNa r sagvs
| ton. The Tower OF Babel, he continued IKE most
| impious undertakings Of wicked men, not only
| proved mortlfylng failure, but brought down upon
its projectors and the curse Of Almighty
/ God. Not 40 with the tower OF Christianity. That
Is not failure; that IL perfect SUCCESS rising UP
IN grandeur aud beauty from the bloody summit oil
calvary; 1t perces the skes 1t enters the celestial
| realm. II has been assaulted with violence and
| fury aud maddenod nate by wicked men ana devils.
They have beseged 1t for more than etgntecn nun,
dred years; they have prosecuted that siege WIN al
| the purpose and power OF satanic maEnity, anu
yet their heaviest batteries have not even Jared a
Foundation and their most wantOu assaults nave not
even marred Its beauty. There 1t stands to-day as
firm, az straight as high as when II hrst rolled up
tower OF saivation, with a stairway 10 heaveL
within It, the door OF when has never been smut
II is open to-day. Although It's enemies nave mn
dered some that were entering and prevented tne
ascent 10 heaven and are now confined with the
tormcntors in nell, stl today see multitude
| crowdIR around the narrow entrance and pressing
10 aaln admittance, On, I thank God there ID con
nection between His footstoo and HIS throne; Their
IL passage way from earth TO heaven, and see 10
day mulltudes ascending-yes, ana mut'iu lI.u
desceuJinQ, The angels OF God are coming dow!
upon It-Innstering spirits to those that are ascend
ing pray that every sinner h ere over sap
SINNER here to-day rae higher upon 1t toward tina
eerna, and glorious rec0npense.
The Bishop then proceeded 70 clucidate tne uo'