The New York herald., 1874-08-04
SEA CLIFF SAINTS REST.
Grand Finale to the First Camp Meet.
ing Of Is74-Scenes and Incidents.

SEA CLIFF, L. l., August 3, 1874.
Contrary to the expectations OF many persons
Sea Cin camp meeting closed last evening amid a
halo OF unexamped glory, so that this morning II
is the chief topic of conversation In the hotel and
around the grounds. 1t Is the almost universe
opinion tnat the final meeting was the best that
has ever been held on the ground. General Inskir
preached new salvation" sermon from the
words "BehOld, now Is the accepted time; be.
hold, now Is the day OF salvation" Three classes
were embraced In his invitation to accept the
nrer OF the teXt-namely, Christians who wanted
"full salvation" or sanctncation, apostates or
backsliders who desired restoration, and
sinners who wanted justification or par.
don TOR their sins. The Tabernacle waA
well filed and 1t was estimated that at least $500
persons were present during the service. At the
close OF the sermon the front seats were cleared
for the "snners" to come forward as seekers OF
pardon and those who desired "a clean heart"
were invited up on the preachers platform and to
such seats as they could find among the mourn
ers" The scene and the occasion were what IL
described as "a grand halleluIah time" There
was good deal OF
SHORT, PITHY AND POINTED PRAYING
done, and the brethren and sisters were kept
within the limits OF specific object for prayer.
The result was general gathering forward Ol
those who had any desires d-ward, and when al
ten O'Clock the meeting was formally closed about
twenty persons stood up and for the first time
confessed their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ,
while many others who had sought the blessing OF
sanctifcation acknowledged that they had OBJ
tanned It.
But the meeting did not end here. Those who
were so disposed left the Tabernacle and went to
their respective places OF abode, while hundreds
remained to pray and be prayed for until the mid
nignt hour arrived and prudence dictated a cessa-
OF remarkable "power." The people had been for
more than an hour praying earnestly ior ''tne bap.
is lnterchangeably denOminated. They iad also
sung with much feeling and faith the chorus
V1 %.a: III s. Inn wsps 9 shs
The fre came, and one after another, here and
there throughout the Tabernacle, fell under It's
iorce, and the vast edice was filed with confused
sounds OF prayer and song, OF groans and rejoic
inRs. Hail q dozen or more AZ this time entered
into what they call
and one or two Sinners awakened by this mani.
testatiOn Of divinity, were converted. For time
fae Gnns o. ne audience ran III ngn and
would have continued singing and praying until
morning But the way for these grand results had
been prepared by the previous services OF the day
meeting at haipast six o'clock r. NJ, which Con-
service. The 'experiences'' were Of marked re-
ligious character and were uttered by the lad or
lasse OF twelve fourteen years OF age as well %
by the matrOn OF lorty and the man of fifty or the
grandpa or granddame of sixty or seventy. Many
Of them win be remembered long by those who
heard them.
In the morning subscription was started to re.
move the debt OF 5000 or the Old LADIES' Home,
and about $500 was raised The project was car
r1ed forward In the afternoon, and the balance OF
the entire amount, less about $500, was taken
up Mr.. w. Ii. De Pauw, OF Indiana, and 'Uncle"
Daniel Drew, who have been on the ground, gave
respectively $25 and $40 publicly, but at the close
were announced as giving $500 each. These con-
venient friends were generally supposed to be the
gentlemen named But hes ides these Mrs. Adams
Started the scheme with 500; Mr.. ID. @. Weeks
seconded the motion with another 500; DR.. Rich
ardson and G. y. Leigh "bOosted" 1t still higher
with another each, and a few modest .friends,n
who did not care to let their names be blazOned
abroad, gave similar sums and the balance OF the
amount was taken up In lesser sums OF $685. $40, IS
and dOwnwards. Dr. Corvell offered as his dOna-
ton to pipe the Home and supply 1t for one year
with "solar gas-an offer which is estimated az
the equivalent Of 5000 or $500.
THE FIRST BORN BABE AT SEA CJIPF.
Theihappiest man on the ground last nirhr and.
this morning was German named Steen, whose
daughter brought forth son-sne first birth at
Sea Clin-in honor OF which 5ne Young hopefn is
TO be named ''Cir' amoIg his many titles vet to
come.
The encampment to-day wears comparatively
asserted look, though the hotel still contains some
nifty or seventy-hve guests, and the cottages and
tents occupied increase the number on the grounds
to about 800. The boats tyward to-day were
loaded with tired out camp followers, MANY of
whom, nevertheless, VIII be here again at the end
OF this month, and VINO, meantime, VIII attend aT,y
other meetings within reasonable distance or
New York. The Germans Will open camp mere ON
the l2tn, ana when they have cleared out another
English meeting Will be held. Mr.. Inskip and most
OF the other c1ergymen VINO were here have lett
the ground and gone to visit encampments else
where. ~--~-