The Portland daily press., 1872-07-27
The National Camp Meeting at Richmond.
FRIDAY-THIRD DAY.

lnSS Tor yesterday was tne clergymenS Expert
ence meeting held last evening in the Taberna-
Gle. About 1000 were in attendance Rev. L.
r. Dunn of Newark, N. j., conducted the servi-
ces. Mr. Dunn in few felicitous remarks ex-
pressed the satisfaction he felt in greeting his
ministerial brethren and especially those of the
Maine Conference. He was followed by Messrs.
Davies, Elder Pratt, Presiding Elder of East
Maine Conference, Scamp Meeting John AL
len," Robertson, Blood of California, and other
clergymen. Singing and prayer interspersed
the exercises.
of very great interest was held under the tent.
Rev. G. Munger, one of the directors of the So
ciety for Promoting holiness, filled the chair.
At o'clock another meeting for prayer and
praise was held at the stand. The celebrated
''Camp Meeting john conducted these exercis-
es. Elder Pratt, Robinson and others took part.
AT 10 a. m. Rev. L. R. Dunn preached SER
mon of great power from Isaiah 52:1-Awake!
Awake! Put on thy strength; Oh Zion; put ON
thy beautiful garments. Oh Jerusalem the Holy
City.
His subject was the Church: her exalted pow
er; the necessity that she should rightly COM
prehend and adequately employ this mighty
power. 7ll'-. ~
off," said the speaker, she would rightly EN-
ploy the means God has placed in her hand
then, in twenty-five years, the world would be
converted to Christ. Paul could do all things
through Christ strengthening him. All things
covenanted unto Gods people are beautiful
Moral beauty is Holiness.
The speaker then dwelt upon the great dan
ger of longer sleeping and neglectng this es-
sential truth. Holiness is her mission. The
lowest grade of religion is that which only pays
IFS ola .IA.- "a,
her points of danger.
At one O clock the childrens meeting was
held in the Tabernacle, conducted by Mr.. In
skip. This meeting was largely attended, all
the children were gathered in front and a ser
vice of great interest and profit resulted This
service will, we understand be repeated on
Sunday, and will well repay attendance. AT
the same hour private prayer meetings were
held in the various society tents. The whole air
indeed is vocal with the voice of prayer and
praise. Perhaps the meetings of the most Wis.,
ible manifestations of power and which are in
fact the meetings of the whole series, are those
called after and in connection with the preach
ing. These so far have been conducted by the
President, Rev. Mr. Inskip. 1t is in these
meetings that this talented and popular clergy
peculiar and powerful gifts Coming down
from the elevated platform he steps out upon
the ground, and calling around him the clergy,
who first knelt at the alter then in his peculiar
ly winning manner with his soft and persuasive
voice he invites those seeking Holiness to
gather about and knee1 also, then he urges
the vast audience to come closely around the
kneeling group. A season of private devotion
follows, of perhaps fifteen minutes in duration,
the silence broken only by the groans and half
muttered prayer. Presently the leader with a
beautiful smile of joy lighting up his express
sive features, softly begins singing that beauti-
full hymn containing the refrain
ooh, the blood the precious blood,
OF Jesus, shed for me-"
The whole Congregation, beginning with those
nearest him, join sweetly and softly in, and in
a few moments the gentle swell increases in
volume, neither harshly nor very loud, but like
the murmering cadence of old ocean ON the
be ach-now dashing in swelling triumph as .
crested breaker, anon melting away into sweet
er and softer ripples upon the whitened
sands Nothing can be more exquisitely beau
tiful than that refrain vibrating through your
soul with tender, touching power in its melting
pathos.
The real distinctive feature of this meeting
is unlike that of the ordinary camp meeting.
Very few non-professors attend. Its aim is to
re-conUert the professed christian to a condition
of sanctifcation or perfect Holiness. '9The
blood of Jesus" this is the keynote of the
whole service.
The attendance is largely increased and still
they come. Many distinguished strangers have
already arrived or soon to come. Miss Smilay,
the distinguished lady preacher of New York,
is expected to be here on the Sabbath. A barge
loaded with visitors arrived this morning from
Bath.
The culinary preparations for caring for the
carnal appetites of so large number are ex-
cellent, and the Society's dining hall is under
the charge of Mr.. L. e. Reed, the well-known
caterer of 1922 Washington street, Boston.
The arrangements which Mr.. Reed has insti-
tuted, are most perfect The dining room con-
tains ten long tables and will comfortably seat
nearly 500. The kitchen is ample in size, con-
tanning one Of Stewards Great Hotel Ranges.
Leading out from this are-pantry, store
closet, ice house, &c. &c Everything conven-
lent and complete. You may find here every
variety of substantial food, fish, meats of vari-
GUS kinds, vegetables, eggs, pastry, CAKE &C.,
and many of the Injuries of the city table;
attentive and experienced walters, and not
lacking to help the allusion that you are seated
at some city hotel table, instead of away up
here on the blooming Kennebec in natures
groves, Goods first temples"
Sheriff Millay of this (Sagadahoc) comfy is
here having in charge the police, and as he has
a corps of efficient officers it is needless to add
that perfect order prevails