New-York tribune., 1871-08-30
SPIRITUAL CAMP MEETING.
MORNING IN CAMP-HOw THE SPIRITS MANI
FgsTFp THEMsELyHs-THE RATIONALE OF
TIE PAITH-A FRIENDS ADVICE Spirit
TROXF.

UAyRF DE GRACE, Aug. 2.-Spirlts, as wen
q, mortals find rainy DAYS disagreeable for outdoor
worship and the peting rains which have iaileh OH 'o
cncampmcnt at intervals since wednesday very mater
ally dampen the "immaterial presences" SATURDAY
morning came dry and clear and the mediums came OUT
stron in prophecy OF the work be achieved Before the
formal circles came into operation little knots depoyeu
themselves through the grove "sprtizing wi'n Ri'.
volubity their revelations illustrated anu e"pn"o'
by reckless gesticulaton. In group, dozen shi
voiced sharp featured women hung raptufousy on 'no
utterances OF blind medium who eeemed hieu WIN '
spirits OF all the personsges in Mother Goose ITO nuns
himself about franticaly and reced an Affecting epic
about four old maids" whose SORROWS. sung through
the blind mans nose seemed to hinge on the intracia
bilty OF the men who refused TO make them Wits
Each stanza grow senselessly Vapd, yet 'io
infatuated women listened with the heartler, noSicr
demonstrations. Dropping the epieene' the Dinu man
fell into an armentave train and deafening chors
OF shreking kept time TO his denunea'ionSo Vi ha0"
Drained Christians and their humbug God
In the center OF another group grtInyisaged virago
held forth dealing shr thunder upon men ana renHon
the former as delusons and snares and the othe as III
idle dream Of soul consprators." come 10 me- tno
whole world" said She lOftily and VIII JOIN your
weak hands TO the spirit scepter Will open your eyes
10 the realm Of light will strip you Of your weak men
tality and show you the mirror OF your own ultimate
with which pleasing assurance the potent dame fell into
n species OF apoplectio selfcommunng, and ended by
breaking out in frenzied threshng OF herself the whole
performance terminating with sort of Chese
hopdance
Venerable beings moved haltingy about. too feeble 10
raise the spirit voice. but enjoying the various outbreaks
OF the supplembed mediums with inexpressible salts
faction Not the least curious OF the assembage are the
children who regard the demonstrations Of their fathers
and mothers with unwondering matureness palnfu 10
see Indeed many OF the little people are worked upon
by spirits and their outbreaks are not less wOhcerlu
than the elders.
As the sun comes up filling the place with brilliant
airy cooring the long tables spread, ana the spirit
nal host with solemn yisage march TO the feast OF the
flesh The meal ended the grand circle ssoOn aftef SUM-
moned and the moderator, mounting the lyceum' an
pouuces the spiritual process OF the day. plain tin
cow horn of dssonant sound summons the faithful, and
presently from every woody avenue the spirit commune
assemblies The gathering Is unique all the women are
very planloOkng and the men cadayerous; that i he
real Out-andOut Sprituallss. Brother lhOses' VINO
manages the camp began the formal work OF the day by
reading report from Baltimore paper OF the previous
days proceedings which was received with various ana
amusing comments by the audience.
THE MANIFESTATIONS.
Following this an excited sister bounded upon the
stand. and began personal explanation 80 vehementy
and RAPIDLY uttered that the was hardly dis
tncuishabe She indicated in substance that she was
sorry for having charged sister with lying; she hoped
that she was lady enough TO know when her friends lied
or not she should deem herself medumistcally false
to first principles" II che narrow and bigoed
enough ~ put curb on her sisters tongue. She didn't
like everybody-se didn't fancy all the spirits that
her therefore she fOrgave the sister VINO sld
bitter things In her wrath ntmated that grace was
not with her She left the platform to fall into the out
stretched OF her peniteDa wronged and wrongng
sister. This episode opened the oodgates OF reeonca
tion and various recalcrant sisters were seen Ringing
OF each other IN an
ecstasy Of repentant ardor
Meantime tbs spirits came upon the ground ana the
process OF receptiyy began In earnest In ordef 10
e in the ring several OF the women had 10 come forth IN
rather familiar disarray One supernaturaly homey
Young woman In a saternly wrapper excited the ire OF
precise brother who recommended that she make her
self more presentabe to which, tossing her curpapered
head disdanfully made Don't you think
look petty meet We'll, ef va don't then va needn't
squint at me- I'm going to put on my purtes "heh
feel Ike it. and don't feel like 1t now" Several
members were ben on enlightenins the world on
the true genesis and scope OF the spirit creed r Paiste
he OF the four old maid" legend. sa" not with his
bodily eyes tho OF the great phos0phlc religion
OF man. lie would warn the legions of narrow Chris
tian numbers that when he vital time came they would
find their God "a shaky reliance creature OF ar anu
pothingness Very much Of this OF thing Mr. Paste
favored his hearers WITH until is tiresome iteration
wore out even xhausbIe patience OF medumss and
upseemIy suggestions ina 10 him TO dry up
suggestions which eventually Slueched the lrepres-
Sihle Paiste.
Somewhat TO the surprise Of the brethren defense
OF God" was made by Quaker who, leaning upon Two
crutches vigorously, and IN sing-song fashion, de-
uounced the statements Of the wrathful Paiste and
wondered that God did Ike such mpious ingrate
Growing earnest IN his theme the speaker dealt out un-
sayory sentiments a nd set The community IN an
uproar, and under cover OF heavy fuslide OF
approving and disapprovlng comments, the
energetic Friend ret Il. Brother Moses came
forward as pacdcatC AMI demolished the Friends
arguments by system Of reasoning perfectly satisiac
tory 10 his hearers The grounds scarcely purified
a. vet he remarked ct from the flavor OF sOubind ng
orthodoxy flung among ts pure heritage by the Metho
dsts and we mus. be patient with weak brothers whose
ewes are not open the glory OF the spirit and the
truth Upon this ground, which shall Aenccforth be
sacred as the grove Of the Ark of t1e Cow
cnant there have been historical well religious
scene Here in the war with Great Britain, the British
outposts held the while the main forces. under
Cockburn fred the little hamlet OF Havrc-ie-Grace.
Here m the supreme trial Of civil war the cgons OF
that great spirit Robert Lee made their most northery
sen ON the peaceful acres the North In this very
spo the cavalry picketed so hencefoIth when 1t s
known that the first grand encampment of che universal
army OF spirituaists WAS formed here the world
will regard this as sacred ground" Singing followed
an dfashioned Methodist hymn readaped to the senti
ment of Spirit worship. The mediums are rendered
receptive and the spirits propated by music, 30 fol-
lowing these incaDtaton melodies the mediums burst
into full play In the various "specalties" Inspiration
came ppnteOusly Judging from the distorted counte
nances and agonized howls Of the select Master Reilly
was the more enerprsng however and oolted up with
an argumentave mission less destructive to the soul
bending orthodoxy Of Christians" than 10 the rules Of
grammar which were ignored with reckless impcuosity.
The mortal mouth Of Master Reilly gave The spirit utter
ance somew after this fashion Walking down through
the woods he saw two orthodox sanctimOnous minis
ters who arguing about spirituass and the one
said 10 the other, don't like such an immoral set Of
people their belief demorazes them, and We must frown
upon such heresy They will corrupt the nation and
bring judgment upon II they are not restrained"
Verify these fools are drunk with their wisdom