New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-17
E1TION1L CAMP MEETING.
A MEETING OF WOMEN ONLY-sTRICTURES UPON
DREsS-ANXIETY OF MEN TO GAIN ADMIs-
SION TO THE WOMEN's MEErING-CLOsING
SCENES.

A MEETING OF WOMEN ONLY-sTRICrURE' UPON
DRESS-ANXIETY OF MEN TO GAIN ADMlS-
SION TO THE WOMEN's MEETING-CLO5ING
SCENES.
ROUND LAKE, July II. The wOmen's meet
ing last evening called TO order by Mrs Annie Wit
tcnmyer - pleasant Unlocking, well-lressed lady, who
edits a newspaper in Philadelphia. Mrs Wright of New
York was voted into chair The ladies requested
by Mrs Wittenmyer vote ladies should 10y rails
ing their hand" The meeting opened with prayer by
Mrs. SkidmOrc of NcwYork Mira. Wittcnmycr delivered
an address She did not propose to occupy much time,
as she anxious TO hear from the mothers. There
never was time within the history Of the church when
there such opening for women 70 work Hitherto
women had been a negative element in the church and
conservative element in society. They should now
become aggressive. She attacked. IN strong
terms, the vanes and fashions Of women,
their rils and 1ounces and furbclows, the manner in
which they deck out their little children, "besashed and
bcrufIed" She knew children who could tell you all
about the latest fashions bat could not repeat verse Of
evening prayer She could not wonder at the pitilul
smaness OF wOmeHs work when she observed how they
spent their time. Poor children were KEPT away from
Sunday because of the rchlydrcssed ones
When the heart brought right she believed there
must he great shedding of frppercs. She knew dress
was not religion "A might lie in sacli-clOth and
ashes and yet have But she had been forced to
this alusiOn by beholdng the toilets Of " Christian
women in church. There "more money
IN the unCrCumclsed ears OF women tnan IN lhtH
missionary boxes" Mrs. 5kidmore succeeded
her. aud referred TO the foreign missions.
Mrs Mary James. in view of the vast responsibility
resting upon women, and thCir weakness, felt
comfOrted with certain passages of Scripture in
dicating the of strength. she thought that
mothers should receive their children with thanfuncss
as so many herfages from God lady who announced
herself having been Missionary alluded TO the very
unwhOlesome manner in which women dress Of its
effect upon the health and upon society She begged that
they would adorn themselves with modest apparel and
not gold costly array She referred to tendency
among ministers wives to Oycrdressng. Mrs. lnshp
related one incident in her Californian experience. BY
expressing interest in man, standing near the en-
trance of the Tabernacle in San Francisco she found that
be had been blessed with a Christian mother. His
memory revived the means of his conversion
there and then. Since she had been on
this camp ground she had found a woman whom
she believed to Dc that young mans mother
The meeting was remarkable In many ways No one
could have failed TO observe the general appearance OF
Intelligence Of the assembly. few men were now and
then caught lurking around anxious for admiance to
the meeting and TO hear what they had been distinctly
told they should not hear Alas that men should be 80
curious The sacramcnta supper was spread in the
open air at 1880. The night calm. Thousands or
people were seated quietly under the trees Mr.. Inskp
made some preliminary remarks. The communion ser
vices were solemn and impressive. beautiful hymn
composed by the Rev Mr. Botome for the occasion was
sung. The meeting closed with the usual march around
the enCampment, producing weird and picturesque
effect. SO closed the Round Lake Camp Meeting with
all its sweetness. its SORROW its trUmphs, its fantastic
its solemn phases 1t will be happy remembrance
for thousands. Among its converts are numbered q
children. The trues hearcst sympathy has been prof
fcred in ways and measures will not be soon for
gotten by those who guided by various motives, came
together beneath the trees OF the forest and msum