New-York tribune., 1871-07-12
SEVENTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

| T,GERNEss OF THE PEOPLE TO GO FORWARD
AND" RECEIVE THE BLESSING MRS. BOARD
MANS SEASIDE EXPERIENCE-HOW A METH
oDIsT TURNED TIE GUNS OF THE BAPTIsTs
UPON THEM.
The number of people on the ground to-day
Is sensby smaller than for any three previous days
! The meeting this morning at five o'clock was largely
| attended The Rev. l.. r. Dunn presided. A woman
who had received blessing, but in doubt as to
| its being the kind she sought comforted
by the passage of scripture, II ask fish win he give
| you stone :" A German, in broken English, wanted
| this blessing. described the room in which he
was when converted like flame of fire. He felt as
pure and happy angel in heaven" Another man
said he had had devil cast out OF him. 1t was love OF
alcohol But he had such wall of darkness about him
that he did not whether he saved or not. One
who had milesfrom the battlefield Of Antietam
spoke with eager yehemence. The request was made
that "all who wanted get into the pool should
come into the altar" They bounded from
| all quarters OF the Tabernacle, with eagerness.
The spontanety OF this movement was remarkable.
After prayer, those who had "receyed the blessing"
were requested to give testimony Thirty more teti
fed one woman asked for prayers for the conversion
Of her only son-a she had left in this world II he
should be converted she thought she could 90 to heaven
bodily r. Pearsal smith OF Philadelphia said that one
moment OF complete conservation would do more Tor souls
than years of struggle. AT the beginning OF the morning
service Elder Inskp warned the people against inor-
might be misapprehended. 1--WE may shout and weep,
but not laugh in our glory" Among the requests for
prayers was for editor grown gray in sin; for
layman whose wealth and culture are in advance or
his piety" Father Coleman preached about sanctlfea
ton for that matter all the preachers do One hears
OF little else. Chaplain McCabe sang ballad. Ihis
afternoon at l O'Clock, spirited meeting was held
i'm Dr. Boardman's tent. Remarks were made by IL
Pearsau smith and DR.. and Mrs Boardman. Mrs Board
man. TO illustrate her religious experience, said that
once in very great unrest she went TO the seaside In
going in the bathe she tried to hold to the ropes
but could not. On the second day she tainted. on
| the third a (strong took her far out, lifting
her above the breakers, and obliging her TO be
entirely dependent upon him. She had been
brought up to believe that it was not right
for women to speak in church Only within few months
had she done So The Lord put the words into her mouth
He kent her very resfu She had no cups and downs"
Mr. o. Blennis consumed the largest part Of the hour
Among the requests for prayers read prior to the preach
ing this afternoon, for the President OF the
limited STATES which elected hearty Amens one for sick
child ON the ground for the members Of the press
The sermon this afternoon was by DR.. Levy, Baptist
divine He dwet upon the little we know Of John the
Baptist who spent 80 years in the wilderness and two
wears i'm the dark prison Of Herod. He preached SELF
denial and yet there strong fascination about his
diseourses In sorrow, friendlessness, and by
painful DEATH he closed a lie OF s useIuiness
Dr Levy gave something OF his own ekpereihGis'
Ne described his exertiOns for mny years n the pulpit
| my constant complaint was o, wretched man that
ami who shall deliver me from the body OF ts dean
Mr. Purdy Methodist revvalist, In February last was
holding meetings in the Methodist Church. near NINE
He described as rough coarse man, & ou' 1v nov
deem him the sweetest, gentlest of men, was uheas!
and asked myself what makes these people so haPp3
NV heart gan to thirst and yearn for TINS
Nv Church without dissenting voice, consented 20 hs
coming TO preach for week lie dn so, captu,vI p
our ons and turned them against us. All hlght long
Iaid awake with my new-found peace The Holy srlt
root me in His arms and cOmfOrted me. he VINO hau
ho1"ra heen INV reprover wac my comforter was
sIeenless and my friends became anxious about me-
aid Ia Jesus Let me sleep and straightway stPt
NH late me xt morning intensely satisfied win
cod to-day and that has been the case ever since
Dr Lew il a fluent speaker with an agreeable voice
aJ .rcolient eHunciatiOn. Dr. Eddy Of Philadelphia
dpyereI a remarkably fine address at the close oi DE
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