The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-12
THE CIRCULATION OF THE DISPATCH
rs LARGER THAN THE COMBINED CIR
CULATION OF ALL THE OTHER DAILY
NEWSPAPERS OF THE CITY.
NATIONAL CAMP MEETING.
Fourth Days Proceedings at Round
Lake-The Doctrine of Perfect Snnc.
Extraordinary ReItEt tous
Excitement.
Correspondence o 1.-The New York Tribune. ]

iOn-EXIraOr0inary Religious
Excitement.
Correspondence o'the New York Tribune.]
ROUND LAKE, N. Y, July THE daily
ministers meeting" held in the Taberna-
Gle, was very largely attended last evening.
DR.. John S. Mitchell, fine looking yete-
ran, said that he had been member of the
Methodist Church for three years more than
half the history Of the Church. He was no
croaker about the past. He believed there
was more genuine vital piety in the Church
to-day than at any time during the past 81
wears. MIR. Willis, of the Seventeenth-Street
Methodist Church in New York, told how
good woman, who had been instrumental
in his salvation, subsequently became in-
sane, which calamity so appalled, him
that he shrank from excessive religious
feeling and demonstration. But two years
ago, in coming to camp.meeting, he felt
unusually "drawn out" Upon arriving
here the light broke, not like that from be-
hind summers cloud, but like the rising
of tie mornings sun. DR.. Graves, the Bap-
tist Evangelist, said le could neither un-
derstand nor explain it. He was converted
twelve years ago. He had preached earn
estly, had seen sinners converted, saints
blessed, and churches built. In the mean
time no church OF Christian had said aueht
to him on the subject of sanctifcation. He
had read nothing about it. He remembered
TO have heard man say fifteen years before
that "he had not committed sin for ten
years." Six years ago he (Graves) felt
such a longing for something more Of
the Spirit, and such a lack of it,
that he told one Of his deacons he could
not preach, that he was not f5 to do so.
He talked with his friends, but found their
condition was like his own. At length the
longing he had felt became intense. He
was miserable. He went to DR.. PalmeI's
pray meeting in New York, where he
knew people had freedom in speech. He
told his condition there, but lett it as bar
rem as he went. On his way home, he
thought Of hS.treasurcS. his idols, his pas
sions, his pet sins, and resolved to yield up
all. Next morning he awoke at 5 O'Clock,
found his pillow wet with tears, and the
tears still streaming down his cheeks. Sud-
denly a light passed through the room and
out of the window. 1t seemed space, or
path Of light. A remarkable passage Of
Scripture flashed through his mind. He
arose, and dropped on his knees. I"
He went into his church the next Sun
dav, and his preaching aStonished the peo-
pie. He has preached differently since that
day. All through Mr.. Graves's account the
congregation was hushed to the most COM
plete silence. His manner OF speaking was
uuiet and simple, but carried such con-
viction of sincerity that it produced most
profound impression.
John Allen came forward in his martial
wav. and said that he would talk as well as
he could, but TIE newspapers called him an
| L" eccentric old man." "Never mind the
newspapers, brother" shouted somebody.
well, I'm happy old man, anyhow"
| he added, which fact nobody can doubt
who once has the opportunity TO hear him.
The Rev. Mr.. Mains, of Connecticut,
the best-lookipg young minister here,
arose to say that he was selfish. He
was seeking gifts; he was ambitious for
Ch,ist. The day had been beautiful. He
was very peaceful, but he wanted the gift
Of power. The S O'Clock evening service
was held in the open air, and was conducted
by Mr.. InSkip. Imagine few thousand fer
vent people sitting under the treesona a beau
tifl night and singing grand old hymn.
OF course some middle-aged sisters sang
who have cracked, diScordant voices, but
failed to seriously mar the general harmony.
Would that some Christian brother or Sis
ser would labor with them on the subject
Mr.. Hedstrom, the well-known American
owede, prayed in an impetuous way, not
forgetting the "poor Scandinavians bound
at Salt Lake by strange superstition" A
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taken by ministers on the stand, and the
people joining in the chorus.
Secretary Hughes read requests for pray
er. 1t was desired by two young men by
three sisters in the Roman Catholic Church,
the last of family OF ten; Dy two Uni
yersalist preachers; for mother and sister
in Mormonism. The prayer to cover these
requests was "silent prayer" the con-
gregation rising. Seekers for pardon, or
justification, or sanctitication, We're then
asked to "kneel at the altar" Ministers
went from the stand and knelt with them.
A prayer in verse was sung-softly, sweetly,
upon its pathos. The effect was most i'm
pressive and solemn. At length, Parson
Inskip remarked that, as God must have
blessed some one, he wished they would
make it known. One young woman arose,
and, throwing up her arms, began and
continued to Shout "Bless God!" in an
almost breathless ecstacy. A man from
New England arose and declared that he
found it an exceeding difficult thing to keep
living Christ in his soul in his native place.
He had to keep up arunning ire OF prayer.
He had followed Brother Inskip in his mind
in his recent journey across the plains, ana
had asked God to continually bless him, for
he knew Sodom would have to take it. At
this Amanda Smith, the colored sister, lift
ed up her voice in a triumphant shout.
Amanda's voice is singular, and is at once
recognized. a man arose, eXclaiming, "I
am brand picked from the fire -Four
months ago was drunkard! But Jesus
has redeemed me, and I must tell of it
whiskey, tobacco and all, the blood of
Jesus has washed out of me-" "Short tes-
timonies" followed, consisting Of single
sentences expressive Of religious feeling.
g., cto Smith SnoEps NJ u
BILE was the length of time it takes to do
this great work. but heard Brother In
skip ask-God bless him l-Glory to Jesus,
too l-low long will room be dark when
YOU take light into it? Another trouble
with me was, how to 60 to work to get it.
He said, when you're tired and 60 to bed
at night, you don't wonder how you'll get
to sleep. and it is just so with this bless
ed experience. When Jesus comes in he
makes everything all right, and there's no
use tretting about it."
The O'Clock bell aroused me tbls morn
ing to the early service. l soon found my
self in the midst of great multitude. The
Tabernacle was nearly filed. Mr.. Little,
of the Water.street Mission, sang ballad
with great spirit and feeling. Miss Drake
delivered herself Of some apt illustrations,
which enriched her clear, sharp sense. A
reformed rumseller from Poughkeepsie, n.
Y. said that when he was selling rum he
coIldn't read his Bible. It condemned him.
lie hadn't read it for two years prior to his
conversion. He had since kept temper
ance house for twenty years. and sue
ceeded. After prayer, during which "the
blessing" had come to many, the eXclte-
ment Was very great. One strong, weather
beaten man, who had apparently been
crushed with his misery, breaking out INTO
sobs and groans, suddenly arose from MS
knees in joy. A woman, unusually blessed,
seemed unable to terminate her expressions