The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-08-14
Richmond Camp Meeting.
SEVENTH DAY.
reported for the Press.l

RICHMOND, Aug. Ii, 1873.
A fresh train of thought was suggested to
many upon awaking this morning The can
vas tents that for over week past have been
our shelter. are to be ''struck" to-day, and to-
night the multitude now here will sleep each
one at their own home.
Last evening very interesting prayer meet
ing was conducted by Elder Pratt, who also
led the 81 o'clock morning prayer meeting to-
day.
The exercises at the o'clock conference and
prayer meeting to-day were especially inter-
esting. Elder Pratt, who presided, got warm
ed up into the ejactelatory condition and the
amens that issued from his lips were hearty
One heavy built d-faced elderly gentlemen
seated near the centre of the tent graduated his
growas from the indistinct mutterings up to the
most positive explosions, "Bless God" "Amen,"
''Glory to God,' YES sob Lord" and SINH
lar expressions flowed freely from his lips
The time was up for adjournment to the stand,
but nobody seemed to want to go. SIT is too
good to give it up yet awhile brethren" broke
in elder Pratt while his broad face expanded it,
self into luminous smile. That's So"
"Amen," "Glory'' came from all quarters and
a fresh tide of enjoyment began to swell. "Oh
how sweetly m resting in Jesus" said a sweet
faced sister in tones scarcely audible eve
got a taste of power glory be to God brethren"
These and similar expressions, with a few STIR
ring camp-meeting songs thrown in by way of
parenthesis, made up the general features of
the meeting. Very few of those odd conceits,
SO common last year, which people of average
ability under high emotional pressure will
sometimes throw off, were given.
One brother said for years he had been troub-
led with dyspepsia, and friend told him to eat
carrots and he would be cured; but, said he. 81
got holiness and that cured me better than
carrots.
AT o'clock an excellent sermon was preach
ed at the stand by Rev. Mr. Brown of the East
Maine Conference from Heb. 6, 1. Perhaps a
thousand people listened to it.
At24 o'clock p. m. Il sermon was preached at
the stand by Rev. Mr.. Field of Orrington, from
Heb. 11:5, on the duty and privilege of the
church to be saved illustrating his subject from
both the Old and the New Testaments.
During the interval between the morning and
afternoon meetings, prayer meetings of unusual
interest were held in the Society tent. The one
in Pine street tent WAS designed for the young
people and was under the charge of Rev. Will
bur Waterhouse. The tent was full to over
flowing aud the meeting intensely interesting.
Rev. d. H. Hannaburgh at the same time was
conducting tue childrens meeting in the taber-
nacle.
All during the day people were busy taking
taking down tents and making preparations
for departure. The dust has something to do
with causing people to be glad to get away
from here. Yet they will go with regret after
all. Many pleasant hours have been spent here
andundoubtedly to some they were hours of
profit as well
Mr.. Howard, the polite agent, estimates that
six hundred letters have been sent from here
since the meetings began
Mr. Reed, the caterer, estimates that he has
served 5000 meals. When it is remembered
that we are half mile from the depot, in the
woods, and all the supplies come from Boston.
some idea can be had of the proficiency of this
gentleman in his special department Mr.. B.
f. Washington, the head waiter, has been in
defatigable in his exertions to please the pub
lie.
Several pocket books were lost to-day, an
iioonoon7n' VI WHICH WAS maae from the
stand.
Elder Pratt has had the management of all
the public meetings and it is the general arin-
ION rna5 ne has succeeded splendidly in it. Very
few distinguished visitors from abroad have
been here and it may be just as well that it is
SO. Maine people may like the high pressure
exhibited last year, for an occasional feast, but
hardly relish it for regular Doses This meet
ing mas been very pleasant and profitable one
to those who came here to worship and will
doubtless leave its influence for good on many
hearts. The evening service consisted of a
prayer meeting at which farewells were uttered
There are few who choose to remain quietly
here for week or SO longer, camping out. 1t
is certainly very pleasant place for such pur-
pose.