, 1874-09-07
Peculiar neutrality-suspicious. ---- The
6cclkers' Altar.--Strange Forms
Of Service.
Comforting tho Spirit and Curing tho
Slick by Layin9-0n Of Hands.
Significant Absence Of tho Isfs1,-
! ops from This Gathering.
a Pleasant Resort for Invalids--.E
oursions to New York.

alethodists at this sou Bitle camp-grounis, wa
oponed on tho 14th inst. Tho attendance 7ya
larger than ovor BEFORE and 100 stage. .loatls o
visitors have boon arriving daily,
lilo Company hayo spread thor GOO tents
WHICH arc ofared for rent to families Mt o rat
| lEhly profitable. Como complaints nro mad,
TINT tic operations of Tho Company anvor of
morcenary spirit, ~ visitors arc charged for tht
uso of any urticlo during tlsoso fourtcon day
fully one-half tho cost-prico Of 1t. aud oao1
branch Of trade III sold ont to q Biug1o firni, q
TINT 1t may havo complete monopoly Of 1t
Thosc ltttlo things cauHo mauy to Hpoal irrey
oro!itly Of tin "Aasoc!ation for tho promot;o,
Of l1olinosa,"
TIE ro1roE REGULATIONS,
also, arc very pocular. For example, Las
Sabbath, Judge Finch, Of indianapolis, who /.
spending tho summer hero, hatl soycro sickucsI
IN llis fanily, bnt was not pornttatl to purchase
! my mcdsolno OH Sunday or Sunday hight. Thu
Judge folt much righteous indignation at tbit
ridiculous PurlIanic decroo. The people within
milo Of lilo grounds are admitted on tic
Sabbath, on foot, only on presentation
OF pass. Others aro not admittoti
at all. However,. President Grant a,ppod
through in aomo qnlot WY last Sunday, but
d"ollors Ut Long Branch gonorally do not ret
rasBoa. Last year aolne poraona ontorcd acroas
tho 'ako from Asbury Park, but wero forbidden
by tho police to roturn; aud, on thuir attempting
to escape III the sa's,o way, tie Ohiof of polico
ordered luis mon to fire ul,un thom. Tho order,
however, WAS diaobeyed, mud afterwards dis
ownod. Tho reousnnt worBhipors from Asbury
tnnily escaped, aud wore received with loud
cheering on reaching their own ahorc On tlio
whole, tleBe Sunday sqabbloa worc not re-
gariled az 1,romotiyo of "eutiro hoiuoss,n md
tho pass-syaton was tboroforo eutabl,.hod
About oirhty m,nator. nrn y, o,to,,1a,,oo n,,o
v!a*ors arc from all SECTIONS OF t'1o country Bo-
Bidea Judge Finch, tile Roy. NIr. Gllatto, AtrB A.
A. Ice, and DIrs, Jor1an.-yo]l kuowu rosidontn
Of InaianapolIa,- ,-hayo been here also. Jnauo
Cowon, Of Charlottesville, Ind, and W. O. d.
Now Albany, Ind. .-wcll liuowu eoutIomnm. iii.
uoiu and Iowa ftrnin], aone ootiyn I'm rIicIn"nt"
THE OPENING sEAy1cEs
of tho camn-1nco,ing wcrc couductod bv tho
lsev. L. II. Stokes, tic President Of tile Aasocia
ton, wllu gayp All ub,e address. nfter n fcryon,
prayer had bcon otrorod tLat some miu,,t lGis
flo1r reoolvo sanotlfcatiop. a,ld thankH rivnn
that the groat work of holiness is reaoI,,no intn
Nil denominations, aud tl,ut m,uistpru aro spe,t;nr
Prosdont lss stoRes R said he vuu embarrassed hv
surrounding circumstances, owing to tllo grcat
Auuociatiou was cnmy-neo,iny for % tl,o nronn' m S
tion OF holiness. This Rroat nonuiation ura nj.
most all Christians. seohiug fof higher life.
peoplo aro i.ungoring for 1ightoonsnoys. Koep
by tho Word Of God. and lot there bo no % sIdo-
issuos. (Iha sontimont received response Of
nlany hearty Amens, as, ii was supposed
haye caused tue genslomen SO mnoi, % trouble Wv by
Wo welcome christia1ls % Of :. oyerv uaaI n3mo mil
tilo many young people; Lut wo a Cannot mot
permit fccreations and amusomentB 10 in
terlero with tho puruoscs of lila mert.
ing: What binders this to ba the most Won
derful camp-mcetinS over held in America?
Tho aid Of tllo men,bors IL invoked for tie afnr
work after sermon. This brings tho multit.ldou
into ths Methodist Church. When it il done.
NIL is done. Tt,oso who are sauctiiiod nro in.
vokctl to lend others into this licht. Ti,rro ,'rn
1000 ,pcoplo lloro without this blessing. LIT
lls nov, Mr, Pomoroy, OF Waterford N, T.,
followed with . ratlcr Ion,bagtio ad.lress, 1Ieis
yaa lieopipK i, back for the nrosout liz ;n'.t ~.
no cou4d mo nothing in Ills sgc without ti1o
most radical and powerful roligiot ever lot loose
nut Of Heaven, C1cation il Oh ita knees to
great godiAm that il to tako tho world. It IL
nalo to run right into tho Millennium w;tiImt
Gu Saturday, tho 18th, I
A hEEKslls' ALTAR,
extending around aud iu trout of tic stand. rms
"''
Sabbath waa beautiful day. md an inmoneo
oucourao ur 1,oop!o were ia uttc,t1anco. / |
1oness Love Feast was hold ut 4
'c1ock. 4 grcat many ono miuuto
pecchos wero mndn, re1ntmf, snmo nxncr;o"no
olativa to Sapctiilcatiuu, such as WhuiIv
anct'led fully Trusting !; Hwectly resting; aud
togothor satlailed In Christ" Another said
1hrco things to bo thankful to God for: nioua
arcnts, camp-meetlngu. and full salvation. i
There Was q good doal Of e1orIfyIue Metb-
disn, and many worry touching runnrts.
Tho llqv. AIr. pomoroy was nut forward tn
reach. Tic IL y man OF decidoI ahilitv' Int
ltlcl, OF lis sermon was 10 Iudl croI,s ILL Tia
udtonco luugi,etl aloud, 'A'' 'A'
STRANGE rul,a1s OF SERVICE
oowcd this. III also uuarly ali tho .ormonu
seacIctl Tho congregation was cal,netI in riss
nd stand during prayer, After tla. tl. IN acok. s
IL Bunctitlca,1ou woro pressed to coinn fnrwan1
I'D knoo at tho altar. TlIla tlono. Tic worshin-
~ would all kucol and siuc bymn MI
r ally In subducd tones, At tLe clnsn nf nonch
ymi,, the leader would urro them mt to m..' r,s"
i'd titus many would rclnsn Until abont i tiyo
,ng Eongs we're sung each htalJzn folJow"i hv
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