New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-27
TIE FIRST OF THE CAMP MEETINGS.

ADDRESSES AND PRAYER-MEETING-" CAMP-MEET-
ING JOHN" AND HIS MEMORY-THE ENTHUSIASM
OF THE MEETING NOT YET AT IT'S HIGHT.
IRON A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEl
STERLING, Mass, June 1S.-The second day
of the National amp-Meetings opened with threaten
ings of black clouds Sunshine came afterward, but the
sky frequently overcast during the day, while brisk
winds prevented outside OF tent or tabernacle
The air too, something too cool for the greatest COM
fort i'll camping out but every train brought consider
able accessions to the company and the congregations
during the day showed great gam over yesterday
But the encampment is yet hardly fully under way
The meetings still show more OF the rawneSs OF newly
gathered assembly than OF the enthusiasm OF sympa
thetc zeal, and the preachers not yet entirely
warmed up to their work The full tide OF religious fer
yor at a campmeeting rarely appears for some days
after the start and it is to next week, when many
preachers freed from the duties Of the approaching Sab
bath, will be here and the multitude OF hearers Will be
many times multiplied that the leaders look for their
largest results As the promotion of holiness is the first
aim of the National canp-meetings, much progress may
have been made in the opinion OF those engaged In the
work, which is not apparent TO the outside observer
In other camp-meetngs where the first OBJECT Is an
nounced TO be effect conversions the success OF the
effort, judged from the STANDARD of those making It,
is more readily gagged Bat the conductors OF the Ma
tlonal campmeetings claim great results In that way
also though they that it is only to get
the members OF the church into proper frame OF mind
10 bring the unconverted TO " the anxious seat
The abiding and strenuous interest felt in these meet
ngs is shown by the number OF very aged people the
grounds There are many here over three-score-and-
t. n and not few above four-score who take pretty
active part in the and calculate "amens,"
"hosannas" and aleleuias" with much emphasis and
great satisfaction They seem TO be very happy here
where there good provision for their comfort and
where there are none Of the hardshps which marked
the primitive days OF campmeetings There is one aged
body here from istlord Conn, who has been bedrid
den for many years. and who carried upon her couch
into the which she greatly enjoys The pro-
portion of hoary heads among the ministers at THIS gath
ering gives reason to infer uncommon longevity
among Methodist preachers.
THE EXERCISES OF THE DAY.
The first prayer-meetng at $50 III. was conducted
by the Rev. j. E. Seares OF Brooklyn the topic being
Holiness" The second prayermeetlDg at s a. H., was
led hv the Rev. j. A. Wood OF Madison, n. Y, holiness
and the power and purity Of the Gospel being the themes
treated. At 10 there was general meetlng III inc
large tent OF Lauret Methodist Society Of Worces
ter which was crowded in every part Tho Rev Sey-
mour Coleman OF the Troy Confereuee took the chei
part Offering pryer re-" nf his Sermon was from
the seventh OF the fourteenth Psalm: that
Coeman IS an ged preacher simple colloqua
but somewhat loose and uncertain style OF preaching ne
turned frequently to President lnskip, apparently Tor
rucouragenent and suggestion, and was aided by ire
quent promptngs and emphatic APPRECIATION Savation
SAID Mr. Coleman, has always come ont OF ZION ana VIII
continue to do How essential Is 1t that the people
VINO are looked upon the Zion the church Of God ia
this world shall be wholly free from all their sns
When those inside the church have not the sanctihed
earaee1 tnGe toT ronssteuey among those
who called the children OF Col ana urged thelr op
cation TO confess TO the world their salvation ana TO
Strive for the saving OF others But some, he said,
would learn by foolish, extravagant ana fantastic way
nv silence The professions OF hafheared IrOes
sors of religion the greatest obstacle Ill the way or
hav en6raced Christ were described and attractions
these present the world were set forth he spoke III
te doctrine that entire sancticatiou accompanies con
version ascrbng ITS origin To Znzendorf ana the Mora
vians and denOuncing their belief and practice. lie
said bitterly that he willing to have fellowship
with men draw their doctrines from brigham louhg
get their principles from sucn source
Mr. InskIp followed in "A strain somewhat similar
claiming that 1t is reproach AMI disnonor 10 Aetnod
ism thai it's chief declares tnat MethOdlsts 40 not
understand what entire santiicatl0n Is sorry
time he SAID for sven Sac11 ~ mnp 'e eary d
fined aud thoroughly understood IN the Church ~ were
hetter for some men If "a milestone were hanged about
their necks and they cast in the than that they
should tread upon the aspirations OF true ey as they
try 10 do After exultan narrative OF the Misses
moctinSs and opposition he, with some feow-aDor-
ers I'm the AMI Slavery movement had met with III the
wears ago. ne spoke OF the strenuous oppo
sItjon which the "eOne-outers," as they were called
had since the assertion OF he doe,rne 1i ente
sspeheat9n He repeate. ~" issSGpc: of line National
Association should get up campineeIng VI ne,r OWL
anu S and every good work He afterward denounced
most vigorously the spirit OF what was called LDera
G IsafSinss the woga and said that It peril
~ Protestant cnurches than did Roman Catholicism
After his address, short lime was spent ~ pa!
tent the Rev John Allen OF Maine beginning 'ne s Set
vices which afterward led ~ the Rev D. Lu,kih
OF Maine. The afternoon general meeting at o'clock
was held In thegreat canvas Iabernacle OF the Asso
ya.Iing high wind much impeded the progress OF the
exercises and shook tue big enl Violently lhe service
Was therefore made considerably shorter ,han ~ would
| otherwise have been The following song written Tor
the National Camp Meeoes OF tins year oy the Rev;
| DR. Il. Bottome OF the seventhave. NJ L. Chureh oi
| New-IOrk, was sung:
| In The glory Of YOUR Master We herad Of His
| Go firth 10 SHINING .piesdo with every tongue shame
AAo CrSs~Ter Chi. marching Glory hAleluiah
See they rise With sanss . tss :cs' ere, 1o. abroad
The. ws, the standard lifted high the standard vi oar 6pd
Oh tell them love that hoNs az bOaods as TIE Sea-
| az ne living opened to atone fes you and me-
| OF an uternost salvation salvation iuu Anaieei
Neer her in your onward march prey with The fo'
B fall IdmgSa 1. Ills ne 10 ,e ' . e'S Ssrs Sw
Oh y hopes your loya hearts and true
70 holy daring and to me- .s. iu
| PRAYER was offered by the Rev. c. l.. Eastman OF
| chhrestown, Mass "Camp-meeting John Allen re-
ced the fourth chapter Of the second Epste TO I'm,
| o,nv and preached from the 18th verse Of the AL
chater OF Revelations: And the spirit ana the prlde
say Come Aud let him that hsaren say Come ,, Ana mo-
INN take the water OF life freely HIS sentOrlan voice,
that battled with the wind ms ilvey mannet ara al, an
own words kept audience pretty well In accord
viii aged preacher Taere are n many hys inc ne
crtnfn OF the Physician. the Lord Jesus christ
for Inc cure soul and this Is certain IA elect A.
,.tcr l. Dofept sake BODILY thirst, 30 mo grace OF
"a ia p6werfu 20 satisfy the spiritual needs and long
inys az man Its simplicity and purity are admraoly
adaned for all Tue healing held out IN the Gospels 80
smie haf many are prone TO overlook IT, The preacher
proceeded 10 illustrate the cleansing power ahd he sus
tanning buoyancy OF the grace OF oon a na ~
the results brought about ny inc meetings. io' '' NV
| motion OF holiness '
10 the evening the sermon wac given by the rev j. a
! Lansing OF Nashville.