The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-09-08
County Matters.
The Camp Meeting,

Inc ramp meetfnE.
Since the Reformation there has prob
ably been no time more i'm need of real
religious zeal and experimental religion
than Mt the present However much we
may boast of our high civilization, 1t
has its attendant evils. Its tendency is
10 inculcate individual pride, formality
and superficiality. These dwell not in
the heart OF tho true christian. Religi-
Gus revivals are as necessary TO move
the hearts OF christians as to convert sim
ncrs. Camp Meetings perform n great
work, and We trust they will never
again be given up. They are being held
all over tho country now, and none has
done more good. i'm our knowledge, than
the one at Hurricane Switch 1t COM
menced Thursday night NJ last week by
a sermon from that "Israelite I'm whom
there is no guile" Rev. r. G.. IRVINE.
The next morning ut o'clock, Rev. JAS.
w. NICHOLS, of Culleoka, preached an
excellent sermon; at III o'clock, Rev.
A. w. SMITH, the ale and beloved pas
~
beautiful sermon on the worship OF
God at , O'clock the venerable JOHN
RAINS, OF Nashville, preached n good
sermon, and at night Rev. II. H. RAN
soH, preached.
On Saturday morning at s. o'clock,
Rev. u. Il. GAHNAwAY, preached, fol>
lowed at III o'clock, 10y Rev. Mr.. MABRY,
OF Tuskalooss, an able and accomplish
ed divine mt :; o'clock, by Rev. WIN.
DOss, enc OF the profoundest thinkers
i'm the conference and at night by the
incompatible DIR. A. l.. Z. GREEN.
On Sunday, at o'clock, DIR. A. G.
HArGooD, the great Sabbath School
man. preached, and at ii O'Clock, DIR. A.
j.. p. GREEN, z. f., preached 10 proba-
bly, the largest congregation ever assem-
bled in this county. II was good SER
mon, and great good was the result.
At ; o'clock, Rev. JAS. A. ORMAN
preached, and at night Rev. J. II. PLUM
MFR. a large number were converted.
On Monday, at 8 O'Clock, Rev. Mr..
MACK preached powerful sermon, ard
at ii o'clock, Rev. \. G.. HAYGooD, ID.
D., delivered a real Christ-like sermon,
Ii was the very essence of true christi
anity. At 3 o'clock, Rev. Mr.. RANSOM
again preached, followed, after the in
PERMISSION of a song, by Rev. GOLDMAN
GREEN. At night, DIR. A. l.. Z. GREEN
preached the funeral of Mrs. JOHN Gill
LESLIE, daughter OF Esq. L. A. BURKE
Twenty-four persons were converted
up to Monday evening, and about twen-
ty joined the church, a prominent law
yer OF this city among others.
CAMPERS
A large number of comfortable houses
are built near the shelter under which
the meetings are held, several canvas
tents are pitched, and every day large
dinners are brougat i'm wagons aud car
riages by persons living in the immedi-
ate vicinity. Visitors are well cared for.
The Spring Hill people take great in
tcrest in the Camp Meeting, and large
number remain in camp during the
Rev. II. G. IRVINE. Pastor of Spring
Hill station, take charge of the camp.
The following persons have camps -
w. l.. J. WILKES, Mr.. JACKSON, +. J.
MOORE and JAMES \. CoCHRoNE, JOHN
s. PERR., Rev. A. T. GooDLoE and J.
r. BUGG, LEWIS AMIs, Rev. Mr.. WILL
LIANs, JOHN CHEATHAM and J. S. Cow
DEN, Rev. w. II. WILKES. The camp
crs belong TO the charge of the following
ministers: Rev. II. G. IRVINE, 1 camp;
buck River Circuit, Rev. r. GoGDIoE,
pastor, 2 camps; Rev. JASPER NICHOLS,
of Culleoka station, five camps.
MINISTER'S.
The following is a list of the preachers
present at the Camp Grounds at various
times during the meeting: Rev. A. l..
r. GREEN, p. E, Rev. A. G. HAYWOOD,
u. d., Rev. WIN. III. HUGHEs, Rev. WIN.
boss, Rev. JAsrER NICHOLS, Rev. Mr..
GASSAwAr, Rev. Mr.. MABRY, Rev. 4.
W. SMITH, Row. JOHN G. Bolton, Rev.
]. ID. PLUMMER, Rev. j. G. RICE, Rev
II. q. LINN, Rev. GOLDMAN GREEN,
Rev. Mr.. LOCK, Rev. DIR. RANSOM, Rev.
JAMES A. ORMAN, Rev. JOHN S. WILL
EAMs, w. III. WILKES, Rev. J. G.
VOORHEES,, Rev. J. y. MILNER, Rev.
Mr.. RAINS, Rev. 4. T. GcoDLoE, Rev. j.
b. HAMILToN.