The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-10-06
SPRING HILL. ITEMS.
CAMP MEETING AT ropes,

CAMP MEETING AT ropes,
Four miles northwest of Spring Hill
commenced on Friday the 18th. Rev.
WIN. BURR, p. E., of Franklin District,
presided on the occasion, to the entire
satisfaction of the preachers, tenters and
congregations. DR.. A. L. P. GREEN was
present most of the time, and preached
with great acceptability, at ii o'clock,
Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tues
day. The meeting progressed pleasant
ly, but quietly, until Sunday night,
when sermon of great power and
pathos, by DIR. HARGRovE, the accomp-
lished President of the Female College,
at Franklin, awakened the irreligious to
a sense of their danger and to immedi-
ate action, and aroused the professors of
religion, to their responsibilities, thus
opening up new and progressive era in
the history of the meeting. Mourners
fiocked to the place of prayer, the hearts
of Christians, were made to rejoice, and
from that period on, the meeting was
prosperous. On Monday night the Rev.
WIN. Doss hadunusual liberty in preach
ing, and gave fresh impetus to the
cause, and when penitents were invited
forward, about sixty presented them
selves, and but for the crowd and jam
around the altar, there would haye been
as many more. Rev. r. G. IRVINE was
there all the time, and rendered most
efficient service, but was unable to
preach, on account of sore throat, and
serious hoarsness.
The meeting closed on Wednesday
morning, resulting in seventy six con-
versions, and about sixty five additions
to the Church.
FIELDIN HEM, ESQ.,,
81 years of age, and his aged companion,
7s years of age, were upon the ground
all the time, with their son Col. HEN
pERsoN HELM, who was one of the
campers. The old gentleman is full of
life and energy, and greets his numerous
friends with all the warmth and cordiali-
ty of his genial nature, as in days Of
yore. He has brother, still living, in
Columbia.
COL. THos. ANDERSON POPE,
whose name the Camp Ground bears,
whose age is about the same as that of
ESQ. HELM, and his venerable sister.
Mrs. CRUMP, the mother of our worthy
fellow-citizen, Di. c. e. CRUMP, who is
rather older than any of the others, were
also among the campers. 1t is astonish-
ing, with what vivacity he converses,
and with what elasticity he walks
Both of the above mentioned aged gems
tlemen, are old JACKSON Democrats.
They have been members of the Metho-
dist Church, for fifty years or more, and
have resided all that time and more,
where they now live, and it is believed
that neither of them ever had serious
spell of sickness.
THE TENTS
were new, all Of plank, built substantial
| ly, tight and comfortable, and system
atically arranged, and the shelter, is a
splendid one, lOON60 feet, well arranged
and complete il all its parts. Every i'm
provement on the grounds, shows that it
| was intended for permanence, and we
now predict, that next year, there will
he twice as many tents, as there are this
year. Blanton's Chapel will have a tent
next year-the BLANToNs, SANDERS,
BUNcIIEs, GLENNs and HUNTS will have
one, nor will Mt. Zion, with Its SOUTH
ALL. be behind, and the BAILEYs, CHAN
oilers, BADGETTs, and others, of Neapo-
lis. must and will have one, and Spring
Hill, although in another Presiding Ell
der's District, can not afford to be with
out a tent, in this beautiful and conse-
Grated grove, for the people attend this
| Camp Meeting en- maSse Here many
| of their children have been converted,
and around this spot their affections
cluster, and at this meeting they love to
finger, till the closing hour, and felt sor-
nv when twas said, "this is the last
hour OF the meeting"
WE are glad to learn that Mr.. HENRY
| REAMs, who was seriously wounded by
knife in the hand of WIN. CARTER,
several weeks since, is recovering very
| rapidly. CARTER has not yet been APP
pretended, and is still at large.