The New York herald., 1874-09-07
SEA CLIFF ENCAMPMENT.


Close Of the Camp Meeting Campaign
Scenes and Incidents-A Ministerinl
Wordy War-Brother Bsoie's Big Dog
Curiosities OF Pra vera PoIygiot Musi-
cal scheme for Next Year.
SEA CLIFF, l.. L. Sept. S, 1874.
Tomorrow will close the third Of the series OF
camp meetings held in this grove during the sum-
mer OF 1874 DR.. j. F. Hurst, OF Drew Seminary,
Madison, N. j., is expected TO preach in the MORN
ing, and DR.. Lightburn, OF Baltimore, Md, in the
afternoon. Tie evening Is TO be occupied by Rev.
Mr.. Boole and Amanda smith, the eloquent COL
ored sister, who Is staying on the ground and per-
haps by others. This programme however, may be
changed before the sun rises tomorrow, as many
other plans and schemes for this encampment
have been before Yesterday Rev. JOAN s. Willis,
OF stamford. preached IN the morning and DR..
Lightburn IN the afternoon, and miscellaneous
meeting was held IN the evening On Friday
morning DR.. Foss, OF Harlem, preached an able
sermon rom the words, "Ee tnat hath seen Me
hath seen the Father also," and in the afternoon
DR.. Autlilf, OF LONDON, preached, and in the
ing Rev. John Atkinson of Jersey City, discoursed
"The Personality OF Christ" from the words,
al am The first and the last; am He that livelh
and was dead and behold I am alive for evermore
amen; and have the Keys OF hell and OF DEATH" 1t
was plain. practical discourse, designed to help
the faith of believers in an everything Christ.
The great sermons OF this camp meeting had,
however, been delivered earlier in the week py
Drs E. o. Haven and T. NJ. Eddy on Sunday morn
ing and afternoon; Rev. William Lloyd, of Pough-
keepsie on tuesday afternoon Rev. S. II. Piatt, of
Brooklyn, on Wednesday morning, and Rev. Dr.
Stratton, on Thursday morning. These were
thoughtful and brilliant productions and were
worthy OF iar larger audiences than listened to
them. The discourses OF Drs. Haven and Eddy
were somewhat dry and metaphysical for the
average camp meeting congregation, but they
were withal very instructive and profitable.
There was little or no occasion lor preaching
SERMONS TO SINNERS,
for there were very few of that class,
as usually denominated, at any time present
during the meetings Hence nearly all the
discouises were directed to the establishing of
believers IN their faith. And on this line were the
sermons OF Rev. Mr.. Lloyd on the doctrine OF the
soul's immortality; of Rev. S. II. Patt on the
measure OF Gods ability to do Tor us "eXceedng
abundant above all that we can ask or thnk.n
Able sermons were delivered also by Rev. William
McAllster, Rev. Alfred Taylor ('resbyterian), Rev.
w. w. Hammond (Baprlst). of Jersey CITY; Rev.
G. s. Williams, OF Birmingham, Conn. Rev. George
Il. Anderson, OF Williamsburg, and others. But
none struck the emotional cords OF the people
like those of Revs McAlister and Lloyd on Tues
day, Platt on Wednesday and Strattol on Thurs
day. Messrs. Lloyd and McAs.er sermons
seemed to have been fitted into each other
and the latter, leading OF on Tuesday morning
Tor the first time during the meetings, awak-
enea the enthusiasm OF the congregation with a
discourse on the suferings OF Gods people and the
present and eifectual help they find III God, pre-
pairing the way Tor his POughkeepsle brother to
present the cleareSt and most comprehensive
statement of the doctrine OF the souls Immortality
together with refltatlOQ or the objections
to IT, that have ever heard condensed into one
sermon. The tide OF emotion and enthusiasm thus
aroused continued to rise and swell until WedneS.
day morning. when Mr.. PlaLt with his grand pre-
senation OF Gods ability as an Inspiration to the
Christians faith, swept as IL were every thing be-
tore him. He gave the reins to his Imagination,
and with it scared his hearers until the encamp-
ment sounded and resounded with ''halleluJahs,D -
.glorys" and "amens" from 500 or COO voices.
TEMPERANCE DEMONSTRATION.
TT WAS h1%ever y the ya real sa day or
tnere came up by the boats aoout 1,5O0 people.
From Norwalk, Conn.,, came 450; from the sur
rounding villages and farm houses there came q
lew hundred more, wno together with the num-
bers staying on the camp ground, formed con.
the morning TO DIR. Strattons able and orcble
presentation OF the doctrine OF the uncnangeable-
Cnrlst the same yesterday, to-day and for ever.'
| The temperance ladies', who nave been labor
ing 50 long % and SO iatnluIy m IN tnis cause
OF the day to set forth III their own way
the character OF the work IN which they
Sc
John Hartt, of Brooklyn, led the devOtons Tor TINS
service IN the afternoon with very pathetic
prayer and Mrs. Mary A. Johnson OF the same
city, followed with an address replete with inci-
dents OF crusade work in the City OF Churches.
Mrs. Jackson, OF New York aso spoke briefly Of
ONO. thrilled the people with her sharp wltticisms
and her fne clear voice and perfect delivery. Sne
gave some account OF the temperance work In the
West. The Rev. Mr.. BOOle and Mrs. boole spoke on
the same great theme, and Amanda smith, the
eloquent cOlOred woman, also spoke and sang
some lyhuS IN her own peculiar Style,
CCRIOSITIES IN PRAYER.
Between the preaching services from day to day
prayer meetings were held sometimes IN the tao
ernacle and sometimes IN tents. Commencing at
ive O'Clock In the morning prayer and expert
Browns tent; another meeting was held III the
tabernacle daily at nine A. NJ, and young peo
tent at SIX And BESIDE these meetings We're
held also ut the close OF the afternoon and evening
services and occasionally IN the Old LADIES' Home
near by. AT one OF tnese meetings In the tabernl-
Gle last Tuesday venerable doctor OF divinity
was. telling the Lord IN prayer what q
to the camp ground to hear the Gospel, aud IN his
intense anxiety for the salvation OF the SAID
masses he broke out IN this strain :-"lnskip is
gone away from Boole is IndispOsed (dr.
Boole had complained OF an affection OF the head
or brain that oay) we no longer hear the voice OF
Palmer or his wife. Come Thou, D LORD, and lead
us unto victory" The absurdity OF The prayer was
SO apparent tnat several persons spoke amuslngly
had Inskip or B0ole or the Palmers they
might, according to this brothers. theology, get
alOug very comfortably without the Lord. But hav-
ing no one else to fail back upon tney must now
lean on the arm Of the Almighty At another meet
that Old hymn ''rhere is fountain" &c, because
the Church has sung 1t Tor 100 years more less,
and it always seemed to him to indicate musical
laZiness. He aid not want forever to hear about
q fountain filled with blood, and singers should
consider the appropriateness Of their songs and
give something new and fitted to the experience
The Doctor had hardly taken his seat when hall
dozen persons were on their feet "pollshing him
of,n as one OF the brethren expressed 1t, and de-
tending that old hymn. SO that he has kept rather
quiet ever since.
MINISTERIAL "MILL."
On Thursday evening sort OF ministerial fight
took place IN the hotel in which, however, tongues
and not fists were the weapons used. They had
had good time with the temperance crusaders in
the tabernacle. and about haiI-past ten p. M. Mr..
TrusOw, one OF the trustees came toward the
hotel in whose parlOr he saw what seemed to him
to be theatrical performances He objected to 1t.
but felt timld about ordering 1t stopped. As he
walked away he met Mr. BOOle, whom ne informed