The New York herald., 1871-08-03
CAMP MEETINGS

Tho Eighth National Camp Meeting at Ur-
bRnna, Ohio-BrOther InsSip On Hand with
Eis Great Tabernacie--Prs pa arntiOns Tor the
Entertainment Of Saints and Sinners hree
Hundred Tents Pitchcd-FOur Hundred
Ministers Expected.
URBANNA, Ohio, July 81, 1871.
This place Is now assuming temporary import
ance by reason OF the perpatetic National Camp
Meeting being about to sojourn for while In the
wilderness near Its suburbs. The Eighth National
Camp Meeting, under the generalship OF Rev. John
nskip, Is about to render vocal with praises tract
of forty acres oak woodland situate Two and one.
nalf mics fIom this city.
THE GREAT TABERNACLE
has been pitched, and 500 tents prepared for the
OF both sinners and saints. We
wish 1t to be understood that this is the tabernacle
not the small affair employed at Round Lake, but
the one which was pitched this very summer under
THE VERY SHADOW or TIE TEMPLE
OF the poygamous saints at Great Salt Lake City.
Camp meeting days had gone by, 1t was supposed,
the necessity for SUCH gatherings longer existing,
until the National Camp Meeting movement gave u
renewed impetus to the subject. Many regard them
as good substitute for the fashionable watering
places. Men OF moderate means so regard them,
and probably, all things considered, camp meetings
in tie future will play an important part In the
socia world, aS they did forty years ago Ia the re-
liglous world.
socalled, have Tor their object The sauctflcaiion OF
believers. The doctrine OF perfect holiness Is TO be
pressed. Rev. Mr. lnskp says they shall decline to
argue the question as 10 whether such holiness be
atiainabe, Tor such holiness IS commanded In the
Holy Bible. Besides, to an "outslder' IL seems that
the doctrine with the explanations and excep-
tions with which the reverend committee accom-
pany IT, is not SO diillcut TO accept as ut first ap-
pears. Thus explained sanctifcatlon Is nothing
more than seeking for holiness
The committee have made arrangements to secure
large attendance at THIS meeting, having adver-
tised the a1air, under pretence OF correspondence"
III all the leading papers 0l the country. TWO hotels
nave been erected on the grounds, Win capacity or
'feeding'i two thousand persons per hour. MIR.
Watson, OF the Hewrle House. Cincinnati, 0hio has
provided for lodging 300 persons. There are about
ONE HUNDRED TENTS AND COTTAGES
on the grounds, erected in former years under the
auspices OF the Urbanna District Camp Meeting. Add
to thls about Two hundred tents canvas and you
have statement which will give you an
iaea he 81 n The @ are we
shaded, and supplied with water ny SIX good
wells and four springs. shops. booths, groceries
the general entertainment The meeting proper
opens August l and Will continue ten days, and
mttee. Forty acres OF woodland have been
enclosed though hundreds OF acres of virgin ior-
ests adjoining the camp proper can be used ior
'htChingn anu other purposes. IL Is expected tfat
FOUR HUNDRED MINISTER'S
will be in attendance. The meeting Is under the
control OF gentlemen OF Methodsllc proclivlties,
though bv no means confined to persons Of that
sect as IL Is expected that several gentlemen OF
note who preach l0reordnatIon ana immersion doc
trine Will assist In conducting the services.
The tabernacle will accommodate With seats,
about three Thousand persons and the Old staId OF
the Urbanna Camp Meeting has been eria.ged to the
SIX THOUSAND PHRsOrA
can comfortably Crowded the mons are neither
long nor duly hear the Gospel at nee The preach
ing Will be conducted from thes @ two stands and
Will be sufficient for all that che bse to hear doubt
less. The attractions OF the gr ounds and surround
ing country VIII oraw an immense concOurse o.
people, and doubtless much good win be done dur
ing tue meetings.