The New York herald., 1871-08-21
SING SING CAMP MEETING.
Large Accessions from the City-A Sisters z
perience Among the Breakers at Ocean
Grovo-An indian Speaks in Met
ing-Rev. DR.. Crawford Upon
Making Home Happy.


camp meetings seems to have renewed her youi
and looks as buoyant and fair as her numerous pr
geny. 1t must be confessed that the establishment
the Long Island and Ocean Grove meetings hs
seriously affected the Sing Sing meeting. host
leading ministers ana aymen, who have achieve
great spiritual victories upon the sold battlefield,
are now hghtng the battles OF the Lord IN o,nt
latltudes. But now tnat the meetings referred 10
other places have tcrminated such old campalc nci
az General lnskip and ms staff may turn up ner
neX5 week ana rally the forces In such a skilfu
manner as To rout the enemy and produce a shout
the camp.
one OF the many interesting experience meet
mgs held each day conducted by Mr.. App,egatt
Vice President OF the New York Sunday Scboc
Society, VINO Is an iuleiigent and earnes, layman
Among the speakers this morning was the wife Of
well.known minister, who is particularly happy u
seizng upon material things and common occur
rences TO impart spiritual instruction. She spok'
OF her bathing experience at Ocean Grove; how
being timid she hung on 10 the rope, and by re
naming In shallow water she was scratched ant
became very tired. A friend who was in deep water
invited her To "cOme out, assuring her that II was
splendid" She accepted the invitation, he promls
ing to take of her. When the big waves came
all she had TO do TO let go her feet and trust IN
ner friend ana IL was ''perfectly splendid" After
wards Jesus talked with her and SAID, ''Ihars Just
what want to do with you; want to take you be-
yond the breakers" Sell-abandonment and trust In
Jesus was the secret OF peaceful and happy Chris
tian life.
This unique talk was the keynote OF the service.
The other feature OF interest was the recital OF hd
conversion by AN Indian, VINO appeared 10 be AN
rnorant and Wild IN aSe woods Jesns fbess his nretr
name y stopped so low as to save HIM; he converted
m inside a sand and out through @ n ana ,nronsh Some
laugh and occasionally to give glory to God III
ia Raw Dr Prow ~
from the stand that the committee resolved 10 close
The grounds on the Sabbath, that they woufd not
morning the sacrament or the Lords Supper would
be administered and throughout the day social re-
llgous services would be held IN the tents.
The preacher OF the morning was Rev. Dr. Craw-
ford, who gave the audience a sensible and prac,i.
thy house in order for thou shalt die and lve.
In his exordum the speaker said that often meu
families frequently found themselves IN poverty who
SUI posed they were rlch They mad nothing to do
informed in peSara to tem No @an had rrS Ste !"
leave his business involved Even the coinmonest
AFFAIRS OF lie ought TO be conducted In view OF the
cease. He called upon broker the other day, and
after waiting while ne emerged from his private
Orfice and Observed 81 was waiting 10 make soma
men0randums. | never depart from my Office
without leaving my affairs in such condition tnay
them" Arrange your temporal affairs, SAID tho
Doctor, and make your Will. Set thy house
in order, that the members Of your house,
hold may have ali possible happiness and
comfort. Make everybody III your home happy. Re-
SO Kind, so tender SO loving, so confidential, that
everybody shall feel tree in your presence. Labor
for ana surrender rights for harmony. DO anything
but sin that your home may be happy. Count nd
price dear, no sacrifice great money squandered,
to make your house o Bethel where peace prevails,
ana elevation OF every member Of the housenoid. IL
was painful to think OF the number Of children who
ateiy ruined They had not been taught how to i've
and never had confidential relations with their pa
IN New York presents wonderful example OF ad-
min,stratiOn, yet there was detect IN hs policy.
lie VIII never raise up man able 10 conduct his
machines, not men. rhe household ought not to ba
ing wnat to do He heartily endorsed the
ought to look forward 10 the time when they wOuid
oe the happy wives OF noble and faithful husoands
mens that VIII lead them to Deautiiy lie; but il yas
terrible fact that few miles from New YORK there
were hundreds OF men and women who went rom
Christian homes, hoping to do well, 10 he snip1
wrecked and ruined, because IN emergencies thae
was cOnversIng with gentleman Interested in the
Midnight Mission, who called MS (the preachersS
beautiful in her wretchedness When eeteen u years
OF age she was married TO grand young man. Her
she Gzn se 81 81
wealth she cheerlullv entrusted the admlnls,ra-
,nnas,sd ,iEn OF n her oe estate to her husband Ha
profitable business: but in 1851 the property
was all swept away and they were reduced TO pow
erty. The husband was so mortified that he soon
died. She was left widow at thirty with nve
children-a proud-spirted woman devoted 10 her
children; but such devotion would not feed her
family. In her resentment she turned away from
friends, and, descending step by step, she became
drunKard and vagrant. she reels through the
streets OF New York now and spends hall her time
IN the Penentiary. 1t is great mistake, continued
Dr. Crawford to suppose that woman Is less
worthy the love OF a high minded man less nkeiy
10 ad0rn domestic life, less likely TO be a iHthul
WHe and m0ther, because she knows how TO sup
port nerSelf NO house In
every one born INTO 1t Is not as early possible
other of setting ones house in order and dweis
with emphasis upon the Importance of recognizing
Soas % law IN & hns conduct oI the household and OF
II the houses Of Chrslendom were seq IN order the
lated. In conclusion he spoke OF the brevlty OF Ie
and ITS uncertainty as motive to his hearers TO set
their houses In order without delay.
Kew. Or. True, who, quarter or O century since.f
was considered shining light OF the Methodist pull
pit. addressed the assemblage. The shipwreck Of
Acts, was hls theme. The great change IN Pau's
lfe was accounted lor BY himself when he SAID that
this 6lasphener such an humble, loving earnest
believing heroic follower Of the Lord, 1t muss
superior to the awful tempest by winch hG
was surrounded, this religion would make ali wh0
life, and In the hour when the roar or the eternal
breakers was heard II would give consolation and
gion OF metaphysics, and evolved In his own cnarac-
terstlc style several theories respecting care OF
God over the righteous. The first was that the
creator In contriving the universe managed that
the forces or nature acted In harmony with the
moral world The second was that certain mOrat
aspects OF our character and moral efforts
wheels within wheels, which work together Tor the
good OF The righteous. The third was that put forth
by Dr. Chalmers when the cholera was prevalent in
Europe. All infdel quarterly" ridcuied the idea Of
setting apart day for fasting and prayer aud saId
that " would be more wise to make proper sanitary
regulations The great Scotch the0logian replied
that he believed In sanitary regulations,
but he also believed in prayer; that while
not doing violence to nature God could use it
TO accomplish his designs. The fourth
theory winch he preferred 10 any Of the preceding
ones, was that God. who knew the laws OF nature
perfectly, could use them IN every case and teach
his people to them to erect benencient results.
No miracle, In the historic sense OF the word, was
TO save Paul and his companions from
;hpwreck: but an angel appeared TO him IN q
vision, and after lts departure the passengers ana
rev proceeded tO 10 their duty, ana were saved
so every believer who trusted In Jesus and observed
lis directions would be saved In the voyage Of life
appearances would he often against gOod people,
,ut they should remember that they were In the