New-York tribune., 1871-08-28
SPIRITUAL CAMP MEETING.
sprprru.1IsM on THE OFFENSIVE" THE TOMB
or MOsEsp-IIOw THE MEETINGS ARE
N,NAGFp-THE LYCEUM-SPIRIr PAINTING
AN INDIAN SPIRIT.

dox when the cGiOns OF wesley came together III " I'd"
onoI camp this year the disciples Of advanced splru
orism hold their spt-worshlp In the same eafy temples
Uayre de Grace, little community Of $500
noonIe "a I'm every sense q Southern town.
beautifully situated the western shore OF the Sus-
,,oh.rn, near its confluence with Chesapeake Bay,
tbo nIoce ofors every facility for commercial
and mercantile entrcpo which only the languOr OF its
neople and the Indifference Of capitalists hayeso far de
ied IT, The very air heavy with the angud spirit of
the place. Twice year. Spring and Fan, duckhmtins
and shing make the ucighborhood lively and create
traffic Int aside from these rather uncertain stapcs the
On has no remuncTatye trade OF any sort The water
mower IA nexhaustibc, yet there Is not vestge Of
mandatory Of any kind not even Touring mill. The
country about great fertility plants herbage grow
in Insurance and such staples wheat corn, and trult
arc nroduced at their best Tho whole necl. of land
upon which Hayrc de Grace Is situated, is covered
bv a magnificent growth Of red oak, growing
almost rs regularly in an artificial
park This singular advantage Of shade ana
cleared ground probably make this vicinity popular
for religious meetings throughout the year Tho princl-
pa grove al Oakiugon, something two miles from
town Last year 500 teni were put up for the M'iho-
di,s anl 10000 people have been es,imaed as on the
ground at one time Following the M9thoiists great
gathering OF col0red people met here ana held weeks
THE TOMB or MosEs AND TIE LYCEUd.
TIE fpiruallsts present in such large numbers
s either Of these; they not less earnest ana an
uous however ana hold meetings fun of interest and in
struction. There few none Of the great repre-
sentaives OF :ho belief present and the theories put
forth arc more advanced than those generally main
tanned by the conservative spirituasts. In fact to
those familiar with the controversy few OF the men ana
women active in this meeting will be known even
by reputc. The camp is pleasantly arranged IN th'
ccnter Of the grove. Entering from the pretty
country road one sees n long line OF white tents
1HrVr r.ri4 HIf
primitive auditorium covers large space in advance
Of tho tents ana fronting this there is rude taber
pace devoted to the working of the mediums, distinct
lively labeled in a lettering Of oak leaves, Ouf
Iyceum" The seats in the auditorium are fased per
haps a foot from the ground, and accommodate luiiy
1000 people This does not exhaust the capacity Ol INC
place however, 10000 people can rest themselves very
comfortably as congregation whio the services are
going on Directly fronting the Lyceum, or grand
stand. the line Of tents stretches out on either
hand In the center one imposing can
vas edihce has inscribed over its an
gular portal Moses in tinted oak leaves ana hereih
abides the patriarch Of the tbe in other words inc
leader I'm the flesh OF the embodied and disembodied
sprits who take part in the present meetiag The
Moses has no ulterior spiritual meaning that Is
sinply the front" name of the head of tie assembly
Toses Hull Behind the temple are capaciou7
canvas Steering tents, where the male part OF tle
gathering turn in en- massc. Close at mana Il
an imposing canvas hostelry, where the hungry
arc nourlsbed on very substantial earthly fool
Thanking the Tomb Of Noses" as the rreyerent term
Mr. Hulrs tent, come the retreats OF tho principal
mediums" stretched to the right and left bearing on
their white walls variOus Distinguishing legends, dcscrp
tive and facetous. Spiritual art Is presented where we
read Spirit pictures for sale here, but the meaning Is
not so plain where the inscription runs Bachelors
HaT-Priyate" Further on, W. & Q. Potts brothers.,
involuntary mediums, exhibit real spirit paintings"
of spirits without the slight st Li.nIn lutefNch.oh
They show them very readily and DO not pretend
to expsn the phenomena further than to give the MS
tory Of the pictures 80 TAR as known % @ 20 t inN
Some time ago the brothers came UT yer ". ~
cuce, they state through the wonderful Pf2dueoh OF
finding sheet OF black paper WnGh uaG poll ~, ~
i'm their ROOM curiuusv marked up win bright cOlcr-
was Inaccessible TO any mortal the work was ascribcd
to supernatural influence To te,t tle intr r. tcS
apartment and awaited ,a ,,iel pfIPgr pfIPd, Ugo af hga @
Ils GiG light came upon the wall and an ny
ilo hand wrote: "1he picture is done" On opening the
door the paper fouHd covered with lines and blurred
serip;ious The experiment reps1ted several times
the spirit artist attaining greater proficiency Wtn pIao5
tce 80 that his chef dGurrC not bad Icpresentun OI
an ancient Egyptian inscription struck Hy hGhlhlhs'
The colors, though soft and delicate seem TO DE pro-
dugcd by "a specie, OF mpcTc-pdbc CrayOn AMI none or
Ts tent Is the very Srb Of the spiritual covenant and
the brothers are regarded by the less favored cNpDnen5
OF the spirits with jealous awe.
THE LYCEUN AND TIE MEDIUMS.
The camp has been In operation since wednesday 1t'
aud is now in the full tide Of revelation and demonstra-
ton Yesterday, however the elimination Of spir-
itua forces in material dspayto speak after the man
ncr OF the time and place Hundreds Of people came in
on the morning train from Baltimore and Philadelphia,
among the rest great company OF children who belong
to the sprtualists Sundayschool, they call II.
IVcculu," in Baltimore \ Lyccum also to come
from Philadelphia, but the ucessant rain prevented.
great cavaclde formed at the station, and with noisy
band at their head marched TO the camp the woods re-
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The exercises were begun by "BrOthcr Moses
Moses Hull who famliary addressed the assemblage on
the propriees 10 be observed during the meetings He
felt called upon to declare that no intoxicating beverage
nor tobacco in any form could be permitted on the
Furthermore, he warned all VINO tet the Spirits Ope-
rating in them" 10 get up and speak, and not endHng"r
a possible revelation by backwardncss timity, be-
hest which was altogether super4oms as atter develop
mcuts testified TnereupOn Mrs. H. T. Stearns, lady OF
mspeakably fluent tongue and marvellous speech, saw
H. IN an unpsy(h9ogzeI way 10 ans' iri wv Word =;
Launching out, thereupOn. in defense OF the
great principles Of spirltualisn, she declared lt
belief large enough and grand enough to cover and
shelter all Gods people" And she not without faith
that the time would when it might be called
upon 10 do ths-for Sprtualism was sweeping ike a
new life throughout the land " 4 religion that APP
peals 10 the soul" cannot she be maintained nger In an
uncertain place. The religion Of reason, whose mediums
are philosophers and whose disciples led by unerrng
instinct TO the font" From general principles the
lady branched off into gterHg generaltlcs and finally
little ones then marshaed TO the front and varied the
severely spiritual programme, by ply steal exhibition
gentleman of vigorous speech. Mr.. a. a. WheelOck an
attache OF SprItuast paper IN Ohio, reminded or
the beautiful similarity between the Spiritists creed
aud children He furthermore believed that the vast
work OF religious civilization which falls to Spiualism
10 perform only be achieved by the enlistment OF
children in the great cause The only way TO serve God
truly through the inepOsitiOn OF music, and what
appropriate that OF children Further, God can
not he served night unless the BODY j. rEh, ana under
these influences Old men get young again
An INDIAN SPIRIT.
In the afternoon great spirit manifestations were
promised and the audiences sat in breahess expeea-
tion waiting for developments. lad, Thomas Jefferson
Reilly, caught the electric spark first and was ntently
regarded by his brethren. While In the agOnies OF
"receptivty," however, he completely Obscured by
the outbreak Of a Misunderstanding parsonage in the