The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-17

they have never met, and the Doctor remarked
that the last he heard about him was his acceptance
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Church on its knees and then the Church on its feet,
the ends of the earth. Rev. Mr.. Lawrence preached
In the evening on the abiding priesthood Of Christ,
because Of which He is able to save to the utter
most them tnat come unto God by Him; and he
earnestly invited the people to believe and be saved
Between the sermons prayer meetings were held ct
the preachers stand at which In the afternoon ten
conversions were reported besides others In the
thursdays Services opened as Sundays had with
charge Of the meeting in the absence Of Pr.
q '0s statement that he had no doubt that
Sundays iove-feast meeting was as near
on the Day Of Pentecost, when the Holy Ghost was
poured out upon the people, as anything could be.
He cautioned them, however, against undue excite.
A CAMPAIGNING CHARACTER
known as "Unce John Simpson," who made
series Of jumps from his seat to the preachers
stand, and after exhausting himself then finished
his circus operation back again to. his seat:
such a nonsenslcal exhibition. Which would most
certainly be attributed to religion rather tnan to
sixty years Of age, and this specimen of physical
acting he credits to the account OF sanctifcation
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sentient beings would. seek it and make fools
Of themselves A colored aunty, also well
stricken In years, amused herself and the
young people by practising the same antics. But
her zeal was tempered with discretion and she did
Another colored auntie, black as the smokestack
OF rebel privateer, got the glory In her soul SO
nightly that while retaining her seat she would
and give shout Of 'glory" or "halleluJah," 30 as
to give the vast some indication Of the
tons and not the rule. Most of the encampers be-
haved themselves as they should-like sane Chris
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bound" and Intensified the ardor Of the people bya
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the vineyard of the Lord. The discourse was thor
oughly Scriptural ana full Of .aiaa
For instance, John the RevelatOr was described as
banisned to Patmos, the Blackwels Island Of Jeru-
Jesus There he was breaking stones or quarrying
until his fingers became stubs, and he was glad
when Sunday morning came, when he betook HIM.
boulder, medirating about his home in the skies.
The door was left ajar, and ne looked up and In,
pen cannot adequately describe. The preacher
then raised the faith Of his hearers by illus
Of ali their alfiictions, and when he ceased to
speak Sammy" .Halsted and his praying band took
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preached q. very able sermon on the Saviour's
conflict with the powers Of darkness and Of
and under pressure OF the spirit which it
inspired the praying band took hold again
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ter. The meetings were continued In the tents
until midnight with slight Of about
night. That intermssion was to allow the
camper to march around Jerusalem" as
ters leading, all the people make the circuit
Of circle between the first row OF tents and the
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mean Q great deal, but 1t is now meaningless
formaiity which tickles the fancy OF the young and
lions and its antiquity. The covenant hymn was
sung and several others, closing with the doxology
PRAIsE-MEETING POETRY.
One OF the most interesting meetings held on the
ground was praise meeting In 'front.' OF the police
tent every afternoon at six o'clock. There were
Of Sergeant Lefierts. They were good Methodsts,
and guarded the encampment as they do the city
devoted Christian men, and daily prayers were
offered that the Commissioners and the entire
police torce Of the city might be converted to God.
at some OF those meetings 1t was almost impossi-
bic to keep the musical talents OF the multitude
within bounds, and they would drift away into the
went along. The following is q specimen brick -
lido believe, without doubt
little more faith In Jesus
The Christian has a right to shout
A little more faith in Jesus.
Chorus-All want, all want all I want
Is q little more faith In Jesus.
The devil Is mad and am glad
A little more faith in Jesus;
He lost the soul he thought ne had
A little more faith in Jesus.
When Jesus speaks He speaks sweet
A little more faith in Jesus;
says, Children, have you any meatg'
"A little more faith in Jesus, &C.
There was another whose burden was that death
had robbed somebody's mother and church and
people by taking or good father, and still another
which declared that the writer or singer would be
ready and waiting When the general roll is
called. These pieces had from ten to forty
verses OF such STUD, without poetry or sentiment,
and the singers lungs could hold out he might
add forty TO them, without pausing a moment In
his course to think. Such, then, was the begin.
ming, continuing ana ending OF the camp meeting
OF 1872 on Sing Sing Heights.