The New York herald., 1874-08-28
SEA CLIFF ENCAMPMEMT.
Opening Services Yesterday OF the Third
Series of Meetinys-Scrmon ny Rev.
Mr. Stephenson.
SEA CLIFF, August q. 1874.


SEA CLIFF, August 27. 1874.
Camp meetings have become common and
numerous OF late that people can hardly find time
or money to spend in visiting half OF tnem Two
meetings nave already been held at Sea CHI, and
Yesterday the third In the series for 1874 opened ut
eleven O'Clock. The first meeting in July was sue
cessiul SO far as the numbers and the receipts OF
the hotel were concerned, but In spiritual fruits it
was almost failure. rhe southern bishops ana
ministers attracted the crowds, but very little
effort was put forth for the conversion OF souls.
The closing Sabbath night OF thar meeting was re-
markabe, and It's memory still nngers on the en-
campment. heard it reierred to with
admiration to-day py more than one
person in the public services. The second meet
ing, which closed week ago, was continued by
the Germans, VINO had grand spiritual time
during their ten days. Their meetings are talked
about by those who have been the ground for
the season as gatherings OF remarkable power.
NEARLY TWO HUNDRED CONVERTS
were the result OF their meetings. The brethren
who are conducting the present meeting seem IN
cned to copy their German friends little closer
and to go In for the conversion of sinners as well
as for the sanctiication of believers.
The gathering al the public service In the Taber-
nacle this morning was small. Two hundred per-
sons would perhaps be an overestimate. About
100 came up on the morning boat, but very few OF
them attended the service. The hotel is, however,
nearly as full as at any time this season; and the
genial host, Clinton, has had to "douDle upn the
guests between the camp meetings, so popular Is
Sea Cl,d becoming as a summer resort. The board
ing tents and cottages on the ground are not
so overstocked, and hence accommodations with
them are reasonable ana abundant. The afternoon
train rom New York brought up from thirty TO
fifty passengers to-day. ana the evening boat u
much larger number. There are still some build
ngs IN progress on the ground. but not much I'M
provement OF any other KIND IS nouceaple. The
\ ctat hnv IN n frQp inn hotr
grounds on the railroad, ana two or three trains
each way stop there daily during camp meeting.
This is saving OF mile or more OF travel either
| to Glen Cove on one side or to Glen Head on the
| other. During the fall and ensuing spring shore
road Is to be made all along the ASSOCIATIONS water
! front. The Tabernacle viii be boarded and painted
and made more churchy in Its interior.
THE SERMON OF Mr. STEPHENSON
| yesterday was plain, practical, common sense
| view OF Christ az an example to US as manifested
In the purity OF His love- in the humility OF His life
and In His perfect obedience to all the moral and
ecclesiastical laws OF the Jewish theocracy The text
was taken from l. Peter, II: 2l-"Leaving us an
| example that ye should follow his steps," The
| mere routine Of church ceremonies and rites
! singing, praying ana attending religious services
| viii not approve us in the sight OF God. That was
great part OF 1T at all. And no man can be ex-
| cused VINO does not try to follow Christ In all his
| personal and moral attributes. He must walk our
streets with us, SIT IN our councils and In our
| counting rooms and in our homes, and be to us an
example or holy living In every walk OF life. And
ii we VIII permit Christ 10 do this for us and with
us we shall become ike Him by and by. 1t can
be otherwise. Mr.. Stephenson showed the weak-
ness OF human intellect, Of our moral perceptions
OF our Judgment, &C., as demonstrating the neces.
slty ior such an example rs
CBRIs1's PURE AND UNsELFIsH LIFE
furnishes TO us. At the close Of the preachtnS
service prayer AMI experience meeting OF nal
an hour was held, in which the sisters took I'M
lions share Of tue labor and oi the blessing too