New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-08

MEETING-A BEAUTIFUL DEAF GIRL-SHoUT-
ING AT NIGHT-A COLoRED SISTER ENkE-
CIsEs CHRISTIAN Observation-Disclosures
MEETING-A REMARKABLE PERoRATIoN'
ROUND LAKE, July 6.-Last evenings meet
ing advertised to be conducted by Mrs Wright, was
managed by man. who at the outset claimed to be very
modest and diffdent and then afflicted those present
with a dreary exordium Mrs. Wright wholesome,
atronly looking lady, talked with spirit and consider
able power beautiful little girl Of four Summers who
had brought doll to the meeting when singing began
Mating down doy's head and joined in the singing.
yosng girl arose, and spoke in voice peculiarly r
steal and softly modulated She turned the most mag
niacent brown eyes heavenward that ever remember
10 have seem When she had finished lady arose ana
said that the young girl entirely deaf but tha not
withsandng her infrmity, she does vast amount Vi
good When in and steamboats,, she eircuia'es
tracts and has been the means OF many conVersohs'
afterward learned that she born DEAF an' Delng c
daughter Of rich parents, had enJoyed inc oest Vi
tional advantages The bright smart young "o"an
whom had 80 admired in the morning gave her expert
enee of one especial season OF grace. Her name IL
Drake; she belongs to the Consumptves' Home, IN
Boston DR.. Ward talked about the mist the devil
throws around man told how he had once expert
enced sanctidcaton but had unfortunately joined some
temperance orders and had lost it. dark woman, on
the outside OF the tent, shouted and capped her nit
tened hands, until her mitens and larynx seemed in i'm
mnent danger. Mrs. Ward, refined ladyllke person,
talked quietly OF heavenly love.
The evening service, under the trees was particularly
loud. Andrew McLane preached sermon about the
power OF God. which contained much thought and was
the best yet preached here great deal OF inn
petuosity let loose after the preaching was over
Brother Inskp. who make himself heard over the
entire camp assisted by numerous colleagues.
There is understanding or measuring human endur-
ance here. They sang last night, and shouted and
shouted and sang until nearly IL o'clock One OF the
rules OF the meeting is, that at 10 No. ell public ser
vices shall cease We expected TO rise at o'clock in
the morning for the first service before breakfast and
five until nearly midnight one has no rest from ser
vice" Alas that of have bodies as well as souls
10 save One good woman who has been i'll refused TO take
me dicine saying she had made to God years ago
that she would take medicine but rely entirely upon
his power 10 cure The testimony meeting this morning
at O'Clock opened with John Aliens rectng one Of St.
Pauls Epstles In heroic STYLE Mr. Gray who presided
wished the people TO conne their remarks to present ex
perience and to be brief, that ell those who knew
enough to follow directions, spoke tersey and to the
point The GROWING interest OF the meeting centered
upon a Mrs. Smith Of New-York, who IL black but
comely She said one morning when she had less wash
ing than usual she took in washing she sad) she sat
down TO her sewing and to think OF Jesus There we're
three things she thought she never could forgive The
first was the riot in NewYork, the second
was the burning OF the orphan Asylum, and
the third was the stakeholder Then all at once
the words came to her, None but the pure
I'm heart shall see God and sent her down on her
and she didn't get up until she had forgiven the rioters
Then she thought about the Orphan Asylum aud she had
to get down again until she got over that. But she
TO pray long to be able to forgive the stakeholder
but glory TO God she had done This sister stirred
nm the meeting as no one else hitherto has done. She
speaks we'll and has the genuine campmeeting spirit
Mr. Inskip closed the meeting with series OF shouts
Glory TO the God Of Battles! Glory TO the God Of the
American Repubc Glory 20 the God OF the Stripes and
starso The 10 o'clock service began with scriptura
recitations from any and everybody. sermon was
preached by VIM. T. Harlowe.
From one until two this afternoon childrens
meeting WAS held In the Tabernacle From $50 TO 400
children were present, and remarkably beautiful chill
dren they are being improvement upon the average
OF the present generation. Mrs Inskp. lifting mate
and coworker for her husband, had charge. She led
In singing and prayer and had the little promise to
close their eyes, as the ground rather too damp for
them to knee They obeyed well, holding their little
hands over their eyes with grim sturdiness Mrs In
skip tried them with variety OF songs which they did Mt
sing well, with the exception Of
90 how love Jesus"
which they sang with great spirit. Mrs Mary James
dark-eyed woman. with beautiful hair, bright,
sparkng face gave the children very graphic account
of her conversion when 10 years old She has very
musical voice and other pleasant qualifications for in
teyestlne children She followed by Mrs. Cole,
who began by asking the children II any one OF them
had experienced what Mrs James had. One girl per
hans ak years old raised her head TO signify that she
had She looked II she understood the speaker The
lady then narrated account Of the first |
children's meeting she had ever held. 1t was In
the Mississippi Valley where many children had been
made orphans by the terrible calamity which had swept
away their parents. This meeting was opened with |
nrnyer Inv a boy Ave years old Mr.. Parker Followed
Mr. Cole n prayer, and had the children kneol They
ali went down their knees, even TO the two-year-od
hab,es few efficient sisters crawled around on their
knees from one 10 another 10 talk to them some OF the
boys refused to keep closed eyes Mr. Parker told the
chIIdren "A thrilling story. When the riot was In New
YORK he had gone with his wife into the country 20 bury
one Of their children leaving his Itte Doy Charley ana
bis ssfer nj hOIne. The rioters resolved 10 |
burn his house. because he was an Adolf |
ZIONIST preacher They marched In numbers to his door
M bolted Little Charley looking out OF the upper
viHdov. exclaimed In greMt fear " bis aunt. "Oh