The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-19
(Corresp ondence N. y. Tribune.]
NATIONAL CAMP MEETING.
NINTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

Jewelry Believed to Interfere with Sanctifca-
ton - Conversational Meetings - Prayer to
Avert the Riot in the City Interest Attach
ing to the Young Folks Meeting.
ROUND LAKE, n. Y, July 1.-THE rain
last night intertered with the regular order
of exercises. At the o'clock meeting this
morning, the Rev. Mr.. Lawrence, of New
Jersey, made fiery speech, and eXhorted
the people to sweetness. He said some
straight. Mr.. Little stated that five years
ago he was saturated with rum and tobacco
and every vile thing. Mr.. Munger said he
had Il little girl who was cripple, and it
was his office to carry her up stairs.
She was not content to rest simply in his
arms, but would say, "Papa, want to touch
YOU" and would reach out her little hands
to his face. just so was it with his desire
for JeSus-he wanted the touch of his pre-.
sence. A sturdy, seafaring, sunburnt man,
who spoke with proper emphasis, said he
had a burden on his heart. He quoted
pointed texts Of Scripture in regard to
gold and costly apparel. The Rev. Mr.. Lee
related that he had once been to the Pal
mer prayer-meeting, and had heard wo.
man, who was richly attired, and with
costly rings in her ears, give glowing ac-
count OF her own sanet'fication: After
the meeting he said to her: Sister.
harmonize." She said that she wore
them for her eyes. He replied that
if his eyes needed to be treated through his
ears, he should wear something less notice.
able. A man who said he believed in quick
work wanted all should rise who were in
sympathy with this talk of putting off jew
elry and fine apparel. All arose except
two. 1t was noticed that many who had
on rings ut the 5 O'Clock meeting had them
off at the meetings later in the day.
DR.. Boardman holds at least two meet
ings daily "for instruction." 4 Young
man this morning said he had found it a
difficult thing to rest. He had the habit of
picking himself to pieces of jumping up
every now and then to see ii he was all
right. DR.. B. said that Christ was Won
derful curer of bad habits. He cured hab-
its Of whisEey, of opium taking, and He could
cure that of unrest. The young man said
that he always supposed he must fight his
own battles. The Doctor said that was just
his trouble; he should let Jesus do the
fighting for him. An old man wanted to
tell chow lucky he had been in this mat
ter" "Who gave you the 'luck:'" was
asked. Il was going to tell you," he
replied; 81 couldn't count three after
I believed before I got the blessing"
The regular s A. M. meeting was con-
Quoted in the Tabernacle by the Rev. Mr..
Boole, Of New York. Father Jennison,
whose besetting weakness is tendency to
utter TRADES against women, arose and de
livered himself of the same old harangue
as before, in this fashion: 60 Woman aud
the devil turned everything upside down
in the beginning. God had given to woman
a special gilt for influence that He had
withheld from man. But Satan had got ]
her ear early in her life, and she bad kept
up her Wlckedness ever since. tell you,
my dear sisters, the devil hasn't left you
alone yet. Satan refused to smite Jobs wife
because he knew she was one of his best al
lies" He closed with beseeching his dear
sisters to lay off jewelry and fashion. J.
Pearsall Smith, a Presbyterian layman from
ing God for the positive spirit of the meet
with Jesus as to forget all about sin and the
dealings of the devil. The positive thing is
Christ, 1t is living out OF sight or sin !; that
gives the soul full rest, and, what Is still
better, the wonderful energy of the Holy
Ghost. In referring to excessive demon
stration, he said that when the soul was
completely filled with Jesus holy calm
rested upon it. All was strong and poised.
Jesus was always quiet. When he raised
the dead he simply spoke. Being busi-
ness man, Mr.. Roole wanted to be told how
this religion served in business. Mr.. Smith
said that in the midst of business, sur
rounded with work and workers,
the blessing had come to him. Sometimes
his boat tipped to one side, but as the rud-
der was al right he was soon up and oil
again. The surface was sometimes agtated,
but the calm within was undisturbed. His
rest had come from obedience. He found
it now as easy to praise God as to breathe.
The thought of disobedience was frightful.
He was listened to with the greatest inter-
est, as be always is, and one can give but
faint idea of the beauty OF his speech and
manner.
The 10 O'Clock meeting, held in the open
air, was opened with an unusually long
season Of singing. Singing here is quite as
essential as prayer. One man somewhere
in the suburb of the congregation, who evil
IDENTIFY failed to appreciate the fitness Of
things, every now and then threw OIL
lusty "Amen," which was painfully in
congruous. After the singing, Mr.. 1nskip
| remarked that the fare to the Urbana Camp
Meeting from New York and return, via
| the Erie railroad, would be $IS.75. He
| urged everybody to 60 who wanted to see
| most beautiful country and meet with
wonderfully hospitable people. He said he
| had been in the midst of wonders ever since
he had been in this business, which &C.
counted for his frequent use OF wonder
full" and wonderfully" One of the
wonderful things this special blessing
had done was to open the pockets
of rich men. By 1t the heart Of Brother
Remington had been strangely warmed,
and beside his munificent giving to educa-
tional and religious purposes, he had just
given 81 600 to pay off the liabilities of
little church at Mannheim, Pa. The OPEN
ing prayer closed with recital eta of the
Among the requests for prayers was one
| for the city Of New York-that there might
be no conclusion OF Urangemen with The
Romanists; another for my husband a
Catholic"; tor a Congregational minister; in
behalf OF nlssionsry work among the Catho-
lies and Indians in Canada, and for numer.
Gus husbands, wives, sons, daughters. and
family relations generally. These written
requests are held up, while the congrega-
ton stands In silent prayer. The Rev. DR..
Porter, Of the Book Concern, pre- cached,