The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-04
THE MT-cHoDIsrs.
me Al"ni" EA110NAL CAMP MEETING.
- Ground at Urbannn, Ohio-Address
\ = Of Bishop Morris.

'"0 ~" - Ground at Urbannn, Ohio-Address
Of Bishop Morris.
uRBANNA, August !, 1871.
The camp ground presented quite an animated
appearance on this the first day OF the eighth ma
tional camp meeting. Tue busy workmen have
given way 20 crowds OF gayly dressed ladies and
Dlack-coa.ed ministers. The cottages are many Of
them elegantly furnished, and about The porticos
thereoare TO be seen fair ladies' and their admirers
dscassinr aas too often the outlines OF an earthly
love. Here and there the black bonnet OF a mother
In Metnodsm lends the sombre effect OF suggestions
Of other than terrestrial subjects The immense
auditorium is surrounded by its half hundred
cottages, while peysnd, on the undula,lng
slopes Of green-carpe!ed woods, the white forms
forest trees. shows what charms art can add to
even beautiful natural scenery. Then, too, is to be
seen, small artificial lake. rejecting for the first
time the forms OF the giant forest trees upon its
bosom: The camp ground Itself is situated near the
garden spot Of OHIO. The writer has visited the
most noted agricultural! regions, both east and west
under equal cultivation to the praries ana valleys OF
Champaign county. Urbanna Itself has no rival in
wellshaded avenues and tasteully-arran.ed
The venerable Bishop Morris, now beyond the
aotted span OF human lie was present and con.
Quoted tho opening service to-day. When this old
father In the Church called upon the multitude to
which was to write the failure or success OF the
meeting every heart could but feel tnat no better
counsellor than ne, the senior bsn0p OF the Metn0.
dist Church in America could be heard in order that
camp meetings might have tine same influence in
leading the Church upward to higher life that
these meetings had half century ago III establish
ing the Methodist Church throughout the United
States. s-$as%
Whatever may be our opinions OF the proprety Of
reviving The supposedly exploded doctrine OF sane
tlcalion no one can doubt the ability or goodness
OF the gentlemen who have the movement in
charge. Rev. John Inskip, who conceived the idea
| OF using the camp meeting to impress upon pro.
fessed Christians The Importance and necessity Of
seeking greater holiness heart Is himself
| ing example OF what one man, thoroughly in ear
nest, can do IN lmpressing his own ideas on great
| niultitudes OF people. With but ordinary culture,
and not much above the common in natural ability,
he, by extraordinary earnestness OF manner and
| whole-soued devotion to what he believes to be
| right has won the notoriety and with many, the
name OF a great preacher.
| The attendance to-day was about three thousand,
but the committee do not expect the Outpouring OF
| the people which mas been witnessed at the other
national camp meetings until Saturday OF this week.
Let me close this by the statement that perfect
| good order everywhere observable about ali these
meetings is compliment either TO the character or
| the people attending them or the able management
| OF the National Committee.