The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-07

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work Of the National Committee.
METH0DISM I'm THE WOODS.
The Feast Of acknowledgements Day
OF Sing Sing Camp Meeting-GOod At
tendance and Bright Prospects-Ser-
mons by Revs. Moorehouse and Apple
gate.
SING SING, August Q, 1872.
'The desert and the solitary place shall be glad
for them" must have been designed to cover this
camp meeting feature of American Meth0dism;
for certainly very few others ever make
the woods ring with prayer and praise. And
here they are again on this venerable camp ground
inaugurating as they did to-day their annual meet
ing for 1872 A more desirable place for camp
meeting, say the trustees has not been discovered
since the pilgrims Of the Orient encamped at Elim
This grove, however, lacks the palm trees and the
wells OF water which old Elm possessed, and
from which Israel drank and was CRATE
ful There Is, however, On abundant supply Of
clear and cool spring water gathered from rivu-
let which runs at the base OF q wooded grove upon
which the encampment s pitched, and raised to the
top Of the hill and distributed In large tank by
means Of steam force pump located below. The
grounds clear and carefully laid out for the con-
venience OF all, and
THE GROVE IS UNSURPASSED FOR SHADE
and comfort. The grounds are not extensive
enough to admit Of speculation in houses or lots
and very little improvement can be made in its
topography from one year to another. If the asso-
citation had had little more territory they might
easily add little lake to the attractions or the
ground by enclosing or diverting portion of the
rivulet, which after o rain shower Is swcled to
goodly proportions. They might also lay out
little playground for the children, who with their
parents occupy cottages or tents here for many
days before and after the camp meeting proper.
But as the design Of these annual grove meetings
is the glory of God and the salvation of souls, as
the association declare, they probably don't think
that scupping and praying and boating and singing
would harmonic very well III SO small ana 30
sacred spot.
renity of this spot is the steep and rugged ascent
by which It is reached. According to the testimony
Of those who have climbed ana are cimplng DOH
hill. And the poet sung Of another road we may,
with little variation, say Of this
T Hna mtrts r spis sn 4s a%G sn asad
as they wend their way upward and onward to
THE ELysIUM OF THE FOLLOWERS OF WESLEY.
It is just half an hours walk from the steamboat
landing or the railroad depot to the camp ground,
and twenty minutes ride. For equity or rheuma-
S Ud be sn ae in Of the
vehicles that ply between the depot and the
ground. 1t will be almost certain to shake the life or
will be certainly cured. boat ride Of two hours
on the Hudson, or ride of one hour and twenty
to the jumping of place, and while the former
climb up lions HILL the latter very frequently stop
The state and to congratulate friends from whom
they may have been long parted.
ryERyrnING ABOUT THE VILLAGE WEARS AREIIa-
IOUs ASPECT.
As soon as you step OF the train or the boat Q
hack driver accOsts you with poetic rlgmarOle IN
which his own genius and that OF Charles wesley
are SO blended that you cannot Wen resist the
temptation to ride in his conveyance. The politi.
clans of the village too, have painted the demo-
cratic candidate for the Presidency very much like
Methodist and hung Ills acress ae
ing republicans, this is doubtless designed to catch
some who may be wavering and hating between
two opinions, and who, impressed with the Cnrls
tian meekness OF the Philosophers face as painted
on canvas may decide to vote for 1.-THE great ana
the street near the depot In .Tarrytown
tache put under the chin instead Of on the upper
lip. An enterprising grocer in this village has
very significantly placed the Philosophers head in
front OF his store leaning on q watermelon or
course it is not suggestive OF pumpkins or soft
heads, but Is designed solely TO- make the voters
acquainted with the head that will dispense wisdom
at the White House next year or--elsewhere.
There are very few preachers on the ground yet.
but great R many ana rge nPe o.
and Wm McAlister have charge Of the public ser
vices at the stand, and yesterday Reys. W. H.
dish and Morehouse, were present. The latter
is pastor OF village church here, and as
Rev. McAster remarked, is one Of the few
men who are not afraid to preach to
small congregations He did preach very excel
lent sermon1not very logical, indeed, but very
personal experiences and "reminiscences TO make 10
interesting to all classes and all ages His text was
Matthew xxi and part of twenty eighth veIse."Go
work to-day in my vineyard" His theme was Chris
tan work. and he discussed it under three aspects,
namely-the character and kind ofwork required of
windup, he spoke of the effect which this work
has upon the Christian toiler himself as well as
upon the hearts upon which he may operate and
the abundant fruit which is certain to follow from
faithful perssyering labor In the Lords VINEYARD
and DR.. brown offered few suggcs-
at e public TO ns ervcea and the e of Se es
dren, and the general dccorum which should be
observed on the ground during such services:
the meeting and there are about two hundred on
the ground The regular services from day to day,
at ten A. NJ, halfpast two and sevenP. NJ; prayer
meeting at eight A. M. and six p. NJ, and after
sysnas pr e a in is the
afternoon, under the direction Of some one to be
appointed hereafter. Revs; 9, H; Applegate aud
syth street NJ. Il. churches, New York, and the
Swedish Bethel have prayer tents here, anu ne,
probably be put up. DR.. Brown congratulated
the trustees and the campers on the goody
numbers present at the opening service, ana sald
that last year there were so few persons on the
ground the first day they could not hold public SER
vice until the evening and on the second day there
was not as many present as there are to-day:
Everybody seems quite pleased with the promise of
success thus given. The evening boat and trains
brought about fifty men to the camp, so that
at the seven O'Clock service there were about three
hundred persons present. The Rev. q. II. Apple
gate, a local preacher, gave the people very ex.
ccent discourse in the evening OH "the power OF
personal effort trying to do good" IL was based
on the story OF the Roman Centurion who besought
the Lord Jesus TO heal a sick servant OF his and the
marvel OF the Saviour at the great faith mani
tested by the Gentle soldier. The discourse
was designed TO supplement- the sermon OF the
afternoon, and 1t did so admirably. Az It's close