New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-13
NATIONAL CAMP MEETING.
rur CROWD ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF THE PEO-
PLE-sCENES ON THE GROUND.

ON Ina
rouud but at sunrise this morning the newcomers
r 70 appear all the live.long day they have con-
nued TO arrive in shoals, till wonder how the Trustees
lii end il possible to provide lodgings for the muttude
and how the restauratuers will manage feed them.
some come in little wagons drawn by the
most conservative OF raggedharnesed horses; some
- bjg numbering vehicles, fitted up with board seats
sbioped with blankets and last Winters buffalo robes:
same in stylish turn-outs. glltterng with wealth OF
shining metal some IN CARTS some in buggies some
horseback ana hundreds on foot Hundreds bring with
them their prOvender man and BEAST but other
hundreds alas neglect this precaution and rely bndly
and trustngy upon the public caterers anticipating
glorious feasts at Widespread boards and looking for
ward to the act Of degutitiOn with an ecstasy
only to be equaled by the intensity Of their dis
appointments. Here is a wagon-load Of bedding
pure and clean, from the linen chests OF q
good housewife, who from forty miles away
with her brood to spend tomorrow. Here drives up
hay wagon grooming under its burden bedeads chairs
stools, tables, and provisions. Here load OF straw,
there load OF ice and here rckety old fouTwheeled
structure creakng dOlorously in answer to the merry
laughter OF its freight Of brownaced lads and DuRom
lasses None but careless funoving youngsters would
think OF rskng life and limb in such aconveyance Win
little more sunshine little shower uponlts diisp
idated frame, it will cease TO ereak forever III 'ney
come the young the Old the rich and the poorsone
to join in the worship OF Cod some 20 look on IN o
Osty, some to enjoy the companonship OF frehds anu
some TO spend q while IN wandering W.
the beautiful grounds, to gaze upon the waIoIs
Of the lovely lake always at rest NueVuer
in the grey morn in the salow rfted gooms OF
evening to listen with reverentia awe to the eloquent
peadings Of good oOmmuninG with the Almighty,
to hear the twilight song in the family tent the evening
hymn under the tan pines signing in the breezes, and
then to sink 20 peaceful sleep with the murmur Of the
midnight benson minglng with the unwritten music Of
the wind among the swaying tree tops. All day long
there have been meetings everywhere In the evening
at the stand there crowd much larger than has
hitherto assembled here-at least 1000 people being
present Toward Of the meeting. worshipper
was borne out in state OF Inconsistencies His spirit
was TOO strong for his body and the tenement Of clay
was well nigh shaken to pieces by the convulsion Of the
power within, evoked by the general enthusiasm Of
the
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SIMPSONS SER |
MONTE LADY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND
INCIDENTS.
SUNDAY, June 11.-There was much grum-
bling in camp this morning owing to the want Of proper
accommodations at the boarding tents, which, con-
sderng the prices charged for meals conducted in
manner so economical 10 border upon meanness |
Having had some experience myself 1 can heartily |
subscribe the complaints Of the disaeced and testify
on void and honor that except at the
canteen of Fat Ande' in the Army of the Potomac
In war times, 1 have never sat down TO more !
disappointing breakfast, dinner supper than Il |
served up here by the rcStauateurs licensed by the
Round Lake Association. When you rise in the morning
at o'clock and walk out under waving trees, down
by the beautiful sheet Of that gvesits pretty
to this spot, you feel strong desire to eat When,
returning camp you tread the deweyeled roads and
breathe the fragrance OF the ripeniug grain, the new
mown hay and the white clover and drink !
in hearty draughts OF the pure mountain breeze |
Just warming under the rays Of the |
rising the longing for material comfort is by no
means lesened and you experience he althy emptiness
which you would gladly change TO condition Of hearty
fuuess You imagine brcakfast-your bill Of fare is
compete-yOur tastes simple, but clearly in
your habits, and your stomachis empty
e" Who can hold fire lnhis hand,
BY thinking on the frosty Caucasus
or cOy the hungry edge OF appetite
BY bare Imagination Of a feast y
You reach the boarlngnt. you seat yourself and call
for breakfast Your coffee e1ecrable Your steak is
tough and cold and greasy Your bread scraps, left
over from last nights neal Your potatoes and butter
and everything else are-but homo What is the
OF inyeghng against these temporary landlords At
Maltavile, mile away, there Ettle tavern, and
TO this house OF entertainment hundreds hurried to
satisfy the Of hunger ami although the pressure
great and the demands sharp and earnest and
sometimes a little insolent, the people Of the house did
well by the hungry folk, and sent them all away
rejoicing
At nine o'clock there wa loye-feast at the
stand This was attended y perhaps 5yoOo people.
The Rev. Mr.. Inskip called for reports from the
different States, and there responses from q.
Among those whose repO1s produced the most
feeling were Mrs. Mcdonald, Of Boston. and a lady
spoke Tor Illinois. Inc Rev. Mr. Douglas answered
for Canada, and the Rev Mr. Morgan, for England
At this meeting than 800 persons spoke. At the
morning service about SO0peope attended to hear the
venerable Bishop Simpson, who preached the lat
verse Of the 18th chapter d the Epte the Romans
al beseech you, therefore, brethren, by the Of
God that you present your bodies a living sacrifice
holy acceptable God which is your reasonable
vice" Tie scene about tho stand was which
never be forgotten by those who witnessed it, The
was shining brightly the birds pouring forth their
early strains OF unprecedented art the soft south wind
whispered among the branches Of tall pines and the
last faint Inurnurs OF sweet hymn sung afar out
outskirts Of the camp dying away into silence
the favOrte preacher Of the Methodist Church arose
address the people under bis charge He spoke Of the
necessity OF religion an men, the inner that
the most Darbarous feel Of something which come
only OF a dependence upon power higher, nobler
stronger than man. Ho held that it needful
for men living under the Bible 10 seek rcgener-
alton, salvation Justification sanctincaton in the
ner prescribed by the early fathers and In tic
Of the text TO present their bodies holy sacrifice
acceptable 20 God There great deal IN the sermon
that might be properly termed deuomlnatOual, but
there was much which applied tho world large, Of
whatever belief The speaker taught, in brief that we
live in deeds. years; ia thoughts. not brcas aud
shouts feeling, not Ia figures on dial We should
count tinc by Heart throbS lie lives who thinks
most feels the u0bcsi the best. Life but the
means 70 an eudthat end, beginning, and end to
all thiugs-God
To say that the produced powerful sensation
would be doing less than justice 10 It's merits The effect
OFF Will be felt for long time to by ali who were
so fortunate have told you that about
5000 persons listened 10 the Bishop There from
1900 to 1890 who could get within eaf-shOt
rUuof ruf faaFf