Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-07-28
FOR The Heraldl
Camp Meetings.

IaISe HulhDef Ol society tents oi
The ground Every charge repre-
sented on the camp ground shoult
have at least one large tent, if pos
sible, where the members can hole
their prayer meetings together, I'm
der the supervision Of the Pastor
and every such tent and societ,
should be a center Of influence fol
the promotion Of the work of Goo
as connected with that charge and
neighborhood. A convenient size
and shape for society tent is
20 by 30 feet. Any preacher who
is willing to put forth any consid-
cradle effort, can get up a society
tent among the people, unless, in
deed, there be some most extraor-
dinary liindrance.
To effect tlis, let the necessary
number Of families furnish each a
piece Of factory cloth, just such as
they will seyerally need for use af.
forwards. Let each lady divide
her cloth into tcn-yard strips, and
mark each strip as her own, There
must be cloth enough for twenty Of
these strips, allowing the cloth to
be a yard wide, in order TO con,
struct double roof. On a given
day let the ladies meet, and run ten
breadths together for the first roof,
and the remaining ten for tue sec
ond.
The construction of the tent will
proceed substantially in the same
manner as that Of the family tent,
described in our last article. The
ridge pole, if the tent be made just
20 feet wide, mustbe II feet higher
than the caves. A ~
AS to the propriety of having a
boarding tent on the ground, that
must be decided by circumstances.
Generally, l have no doubt, it will
be found conducive to the ends of
The meeting to have such a tent,
provided it he in suitable hands,
ocated on the ground, and wholly
subject to the rules of the meeting.
There should be prayer in tire
boarding tent every night and
morning byone of the preachers.
8. Itis a convenient arrangement
often made in some places, that a
society, after providing the tent
md their needful convenicnces for
odging, to hire some person to
BOARD the company at SO much
lpiece. In such cases the said per
ION can generally provide meals for
,ther persons, and if there are a
considerable number of tents hay
ng such arrangement on the
round, the necessity fora u separate
'oarding tent is obViated. This is
the more fortunate ar
but it is manifest that
he adequate provisions should be
nade on the ground in some way,
or the due sustenance of such as
nay choose to attend the meeting
l. Eoary membep OF the Church
an contribute something to the
interest Of Camp Meetings. A
housand eXpedicHs must be sup
'osed to have been adopted by the
ewish families anciently, when ev-
ry family Of all their tribes must
ither appear or at least be repre-
ented at their Feast of Tabcrna-
les. And who can tell what
oundless blessings would come
pom our Israel, were all our mul-
piled households constrained by
cal for God to represent them
elves in some way at the feast, and
those who cannot attend in per
on would plead with god daily and
for His blessing upon the
IeetIng.
5. The spirit with which individ-
ais and societies attend Camp
lettings has much to do with their
wn profits and with the general
lccess Of the meeting. Remem
sr from the first that the object is
holly a spiritual and salvation
resent salvation, purity for the
lurch, and pardon for sinners =
hese are the ends aimed at on the >
mp ground. They are co ordin- ,
e in Gods method; what is done G
II one is done for the other :
therefore, fix on these; cry to God y
II the amounting spirit upon your. !
Vn soul, and labor and pray with
hat grace yon have, and whi t !
)u can get, for the salvation of {
e lost around you. i
Again, on the camp ground as
the army,and for similar reasons,
ere must be general head, The a 4
rcumstances must be extraordin-
u indeedlt9 rentler it all proper c
at that office should devolve in 9
" other than the Presiding Elder +
the District If his health per. :
its he should oversee the prepa- !
ton of the ground. \
Secondly, he should be present
Id order all the services from first
last LT EEK4ElD f..E&r
Thirdly, he may very properly
sociate with himself such breth- T
Il as he sees fit as advisers; yet |
should put himself where he be
ngs-in the very fore front Of the >
,ttest battle. @|"l {