The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-18
SCENES AT THE NATIONAL CAMP
MEETING.

Annually or oftener the Northern Metho-
dists have a camp-meeting. 1t is wonder
full meeting. So far as we know, a MIR. In
skip always manages. lie is sort of mill
tary clergyman or clerical martinez. ms
year the camp-,necting was held near Sea
Cliff, Long Island. We copy few para
graphs from letters from that place published
in the Cincinnati Commercial, and dated
July S, Q, and 10:
A rather unusual gathering was held yes
tertiav afternoon. Ii was called the business
mems meeting. Remember. Il business men :
meeting on entire sanctfication. And YET,
WHY not Ii was held In one OF thc largest
prayer-lneeting tents, with Il. Pcarsal' sml,h,
Of a glass factory, with headquarters III rhiE'-
delphia, I'm charge. Mr.. Smith is l'reSb!-
terrain, but so far aS national cami-inccnn%s,
with their specially, Is concerned. makes II
yery-mrci,.at-hornc Methodist. lie opened
the meeting bv rccitng. and commenting
beautifully on, the twcnty-third Ps'tlm. IN"
attendance was very larSc-inostIy OF "eii-to'
do, middlc-agcd men OF business.
By request. Mr.. Smith spoke rather length
jly of his personal experience. When | lai
been ten wears in the Presbyterian Church.
said ne. i'm relation similar to that OF Il local
preacher in the Methodist Church, one morn
Ing in my stlldy--for usually spent from 81
TO 81 o'clock there every morning. saw for
the first time very clearly that might put
Christ between me and temptation i'll such Il
way rs 10 have constant rest. was III Il
large business. l had written and spoken
sy,inst entire sanctitica.ion, yet | am now
convinced this was what needed and what
| received. With Il couple of thousand IN
my employ, and among them all the time,
at first questioned whether to say any thing
about it. But full confession saved me
Christ kept me. You may ask, Did ever
fail of being kept: Sometimes. ! rcmcm-
Der once: will mention it TO show how was
led and saved One morning, returning from
study, | found Il workman had badly spoiled
all nv plans OF the morning. | tor tie III
slant neglected to put Christ between me
and the temptation, and - hurried up to
him, and in a liasty MANNER demanded what
he had done. and why. used no language
that was wrong. but only the manner was
Objectionable. I'm an instant felt the wrong.
and, to Christ contc>sin- it. applied again /"
the blood of cleansing. and in IL moment was
restored. II WIS IN easy thing TO seek the
man, confess my ha>tinc,S. and ask his par
don. This was i man that had long prayed
for and instead of this incident >ilmi'lln"
him, God so blessed it to him that III Il
little while | was privileged to lead him
to the feet of Jesus. | was never more
happy in my life than four years ago, when.
suffering from the Iaundicc and beng alone,
the whole burden Of our business came
on me. On returning from Mannheim |
found the men on one of those terrible
strikes so dreaded by business men, lis ii
ARRAYS them in antagoniSm to those
whom they would not antagonzc. The year
previous we had made nothing: thc men
were now making four. five, and six dollars
per day. II was impossible TO accc,lc to their
demands. | was held up rs the hypocriti-
cal preacher grinding the tccS of the poor.
&c. Some of the men in my employ were
excellent Christians. and we loved each other
AS brothers. They had years before sworn
to Il league to conform their action to that Of
the league, so were bound. | called them
into my study, explained how impossible it
was TO make the concessions demanded; told
them | syInp,thZed with them in their posi-
ton, and could see no way out of Our diff
cuItics but to pray. We did pray, and before
we rose from our knees wc had the ;l>sllr;lncc
that our prayer was answered. Three days
after the league met and gave our men leave
to make what terms they pleased with their
employers. So | have ever committed my
way unto the Lord. and he l;,s kept me i'll
perfect peace.
There are In this land and cunning tide
OF human care ana crime.
With whom the melodies abide
OF the everlasting chime:
Who carry mus In their heart
Through crowded street and wrinsu. mart,
PLYING their daily tasks with buster feet.
Because their hearts the sacred melodies repeat.
ButtcrShcll, Of New York, said his great
east mistake in business had been trying TO
manage with God. He did not always take
the will of the Senior Partner rs final Had
been Il merchant for forty years. and his most
successful years had been those when en-
tirely consecrated To God.
Others spoke, but the interest had only
begun, it would seem, when the bell called
to public service ut the stand.
KNOXVILLE NATIONAL.
Rev. Mr.. Inskip read to-day Il letter from
presiding elder in Tennessee warmly urging
them to hold the National c:lmp-nccting i'll
tended to be held in the South within tn"
bounds of the Knoxville district. lie All
nounced that to IN almost certainty it would
be held there in September, and pressed upon
those present the necessity of helping the
National Association by their mc,ll>, andal>o
togo themselves whenever possible.
Holiness" said ne, "Will reconstruct
quicker and better than anything else can
Let Us take the meeting, then. and show
those men the power Of pure love-
From appearances here il is likely good
many from the East may 20 there. l'riana
Will develop what western sentiment there is
on this subject.
The weather continues beautiful, and all
meetings, private and public, are well attend
ed. In the smaller meetings YOU hear some
OF the most remarkable things that are re-
lated Oh the ground. To-day. in one, Il man
arose and said: A few years ago | was a
lost man. They talk of John Allen us the
wickcdcst of men. believe was worse than
he. mention il not because am at all proud
OF my sintulncs>. No! Every remembrance
OF It shoulders me. | speak of it TO the praise
OF the grace that has saved me. l was guilty
OF almost every crime you can mention.
hid been arrested and thrown into prison,
and there lay wrctchcd, miserable, and dc>-
pairing. Unr day there came into my cell Il
sanity woman. She asked to BE allowed to
pray with me. was Il Catholic. and did not
want her prayers. But she got down upau
her knees and prayed with great power.
The tears rolled down her cheeks like rain.
tried to stop her, talked roughly to hrr.
made noise to drown her voice, and did |
everything ] could to discourage her, but |
she prayed on, and at last conquered me. | |
fell on my Knees prayed for myself God
heard me. Far away is | was WAS not be-
yond the reach OF mercy. o, hllclujlh. | |
was saved saved! saved! l was saved from
Romapism, saved from ruin, saved from TO-
bacco, saved from sin and hell. To-day |
am saved. Glory TO Jesus. He is mighty To
save"