New-York tribune., 1871-07-12
NATIONAL CAMP MEETING.
SIXTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.


hearing each others experiences. The only drawback
TO these sessions is the apparent inability Of the speak
condense what they have TO say Being limited 10
threemnute speeches. by far too many of them use up
two minutes and half in unnecessary prehmmafles'
Now and then gets up all loaded ana
primed, with aim assured, fires straight at his
mark says Amen" and is through. One scotch
Presbyterian said that he had once obtained sanct-
cation, had lost it within hours. Another had
found himself obliged to give up croquet, having been
convinced that Satan urked In balls and mallets' An
old-fashoned man declared himself saved from head
to foot" II man struck him on one cheek ne couiu
give him the other and God bless him all the way
down to the end Of it, one had been prayern from the
OF. to 80, and under conviction all the time'
As autobographies seemed to be getting too common
Brother Eddy said he should not enter upon the arh
meea geographical. historical biographical account
OF his experience He might say something about the
grammar Of 1t. II of the active kind indicative
mood possessive After his conversion, having
cut the last andne and showed out he shouted TO the
mOon TO the stars and to the very stones for JOY But
he it afterward being tempted TO keep still about IT,
But God had set him up In business again. and now ne
was hidden in the blood OF Jesus"
The D. m. service characterized by peculiar
interest. An old-fashioned melody was sung with
power and grandeur rarely hears twice in
lifetime Some remarkable requests for prayer were
read by Mr. Hughes wife beloved for an iDebriate
brother lust recovered from derum tremens; for an
Episcopaian melancholy man, who has not spoken
TO a human being in four years. Another remarkable
feature OF the evening the experience OF the Rev.
Mr. searles given by himself. He took text, May
the very God OF Peace sancufy you wholly"
This doctrine holiness known in all the churches
The belief OF it in the Methodist Church. however was
peculiar in respect brevy of the time in which
this blessing may be realized Nothing less than entire
sancthcaton comes up the Bible standard Both the
Old and New Testament teach IL. He never knew any
body TO be sanctifed at the time Of conversion. The
text suggested partial sanccaon at conversion his
blessing ia sought upon the basis OF justification by faith
After conversion he had entered the ministry ana had
from time TO time sought this higher state he
finally settled down to the conviction that he
had made q mistake IN suppOsing IL 10 he an
attainable condition, and that conversion comprised all
looked upon Perfectonsts honest but greatly mis-
taken in He believed the substance Of all
10 be reclamation state OF backsliding. He was
thus led 10 critcse this matter seyeray and the word
" sancti1cation" becameSery unpleasant TO him. lie
was conscious however of need in his own soul God
blessed his work abundanty and that tended TO connrm
him In his theory For the past year he had been con-
scous possessing large degree OF the carnaI nature
He tried 10 fight and still stick to his theory
During remarkable revival in his church last Winter
he had prayed much, for he felt MS founda'
cation giving way. He resolved 10 follow Gods
lead in all things. IL proved 70 be III the direction
California with cafnp-inetunR h,-oclhtlou' hwy
started on the 9th OF May and mustered at Omaha The
mountains told him thing store for him, but
the devil kept him shy or sancticatlon "heh ne en-
tered the tabernacle Sacramento Brother lnskp
shouted All hail, New-York Brother Searles. come
this way" The cordial greeting comfort TO him.
He did not know what a cold shoulder might have done
He resolved 10 DO just what was proposed
He went down on hs knees seeker.
He con,ecrated himself TO God deliberately.
Brother Inskp asked such could say Jesus their
t.ttff fa falf
that there something more than that in sanctca
ton--" There's more than faith. friends; don't stop
there" He PRAYED and waited, and wresed and
PRAYED. length he felt his soul going-movng What
an experience was! He felt that he must have the
gospel Of peace. He felt that he would rather die than
fail OF the blessing. Then he felt himself going down,
down. until he was nothing and all he said Jesus,
Jesus. He felt Gods powshare go Through his heart
aud root all sin out Then he felt himself filling up,
and he knew it was the baptism OF ire. The brethren
spoke low-he could not have borne more. Now, bro
tbers sanctifcation the grandest word IN the Bible
He never knew the meaning of the word Brother be-
fore Il s suggestive OF Jesus and heaven. He could
not xpress IT, The bond Of brotherhood rOrmedsn that
far away land can be broken Could his brethren
wonder that lie exhorted them get this blessing He,
himself was the happiest man they ever saw He be-
sought them 10 he men for God wholly -ancthcation
was tbe only thing II alone would the Church IN
the conflict with the devil and Romanism.
He was listened TO with profound attention. The
silence was perfect all attention being absorbed by the
story so simply yet 80 powerfully narrated The Sunday
morning lovc.feast" held in the Tabernacle on ac-
count OF the threatening aspect OF the clouds The Rev.
VIM Mcdonald presided There were hundreds OF peo-
ple desrous speak and but two hours 10 do II IN 10
have 10 en- gineer such OF soul,-ch variety ot
temperaments--was enough TO appal tmid man. Mr..
Mcdonald said that 10 save such precious time
he hoped not once 10 hear from anybody
A.
,ea only of the present Those Iwho wish To TESTIFY
will raise a hand" The Tabernacle was nIed' ana
everybody seemed to have hand up TESTIMONIES oe-
Gan some very brief and others going of into the 40
wears ago" style. II il always interesting 10 "a'ch Ar'
McDonad's face 1t is most exquisite interpreter OF
what ia said and this particular morning II expressed
variety Of thoughts. Many testimonies like these ol'
lowed: " Christ has made my he,rt white rs snow
Praise the blood of the lmb;' salvation by love Is
the greates' live not hut Jesus hNeth "i'hih e'
feel no Gro oss-curTcnts in my breast; am ~ inc
feet of Jesus, clothed and III my rlSht mihu;
81 am abiding under the shadow OF the aimghJ
wing. and find sweet rest" 81 am conscious
OF this mortality dying daily, 0nd the -ftual rslhg
daily" It used to very hard to get up for Jesus IL
vos like a resurrection Now difficult TO sit DOWN
For 23 years was the valley. am in II now bnt IL
il on the mountain top" d" My motto is Holiness happ
ness Heaven" Last night Christ saved me rom secret
and practical inidclity;" 81 feel IKE pure
stream Of water slstff Shiilh H'4' '""' ~
had wondered why Christ dld not 'ah'.h!
when He converted. Then she coi'luerc0 '"''
Jesus had not made the blind man to see al one touen.
At first he saw men ~ trees walking and aier"ard
with perfect vision She elapped aud stirred up ne peo
pie to demonstration ~ usual MI McDohau o'sHo"
them not 10 clap II might do for pollicai demohs'"
tionreligous people should behave differently. wo-
mnu said she was converted in Presbyterian SCHOOL
house baptized In barn, and sanched IN the "oouS'
Mrs Inskp sang a very sweet melody.
A Roman Catholic woman lay on the grolhu III 'h
agony Of prayer, pleading for the Catholics 'hrS'
can save even the Catholic the burden OF her cry