The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-08-27

this country and better times in Europe
Dealing With a Sinner at Camp
Meeting.
At the door of tent we found two
men engaged in wrestling" with q
third, with a middle-aged woman, pale
and rigid, standing near them. The
sinner was kneeling on tie ground, with
his arms on the seat of chair, and his
head upon them; the officiating saint
knelt beside him, with one arm around
his waist. The prayer was given with
an expression of great fervor, and will
believe that it was solemnly sincere ;
yet it consisted mostly of stock express
sions, with a sort of gasp at the end OF
each, as thus q quote the exact words)
"Let him not be cut down ali Let
him not be a withered branch-ah Let
him not be a barren fig tree ali Let
him turn and. be saved-ah Let him
blossom and bear good fruit ali ! o,
come down and help him-ah !"
The sinner meanwhile was immovable
and silent. Finally the prayer came to
an end, and as there was no result,
another and singular application was
tried. The second saint q call him so
technically, for the sake of convenience
took up the strain of prayer, while the
first loudly approved of every sentence,
slapping the sinner on the back as he
did so. I give the following portion
literally:
Second Saint-Our poor brother needs
help.
First (slapping the sinner on the
hook Trina lord I fFUa
Second-He has several small chill
dren.
First-True, Lord true.
Second-He has lost his wife.
First-True, Lord true.
Second-He is the slave of his APP.
petites.
First-True, Lord true.
Both-Pray, brother
Sinner Tin a melancholy voice)-I
can't.
Presently the man turned around and
1 caught sight of his face. The express
sion upon it was curious mixture of
fright, bewilderment and helplessness.
l doubt whether his nature was sensitive
enough to shrink at hearing his con-
dition revealed to the circle of curious
spectators. The praying brother rose
to his feet and breathed hard, as if ex-
hausted; then, turning to the people,
he exclaimed elf all the sins of the
world were packed upon the shoulders
of this poor sinner, OR upon the shoulders
of William 81. Crockett, the Lord could
take 'em off % I suppose some of tue
by-standeTs must have smiled, for he
added with great energy: I" Yes, you
laugh and make fun of me, but the day
will soon come when the Lord will laugh
at you and make fun of you" Then,
not very consistently, he protested his
deep, entire and tender love for his
enemies, his desire to take them to his
bosom, and especially to make them
like unto himself-that is, saved, glori-
fed, and happy. During all this scene
the women stood by the tent door, pale,
grave and rigid. [ saw no signs of
moSking or unseemly behavior. There
was a general curiosity among the peO-
pie, but quietly and respectfully mani
tested. Judging from the great canvas
diagram should guess that the most of
them were confused rather than en-
lightened. AS I did not hear the preach
ing, cannot report upon it. The sin
gle scene I witnessed was not edifying
but we cannot Judge of it unless we
could get glimpse into the depths of
that bewildered soul. The fact that
men of his class are so much Oftener
impressed in public than by private
missionary work points toward the ex-
istence of a peculiar aura which may be
developed at will by the promoters of
these meetings. AS phenomena of hui
man nature, they deserve much more
study than they have hitherto received.
-Bdyard Taylor.
CHINESE IMMIGRArIoN.-The grand
total of arrivals OF Mongolians at this
port since the year 1862 is 113, 074, of
which number 108, 902 were males and
4,172 females. In the years 1868 4 and
1867 no Chinese females came to this
coast, and only one such arrival is re-
corded for theyear 1866. The greatest
number of Chinese arriving in any one
year since 1923 was 49, 1868 in 1928.
No reliable date is at hand to present
a comparison between the arrivals and
departures, but the number of Chinese
who return to their own country per.
manently is comparatively small. A
very large portion of the Chinese who
come to this state belong to the lowest
caste, and their system of bondage
holds them here with firm grasp. OF
the large number of Chinese women
now in this state there are few who do
not subsist on the wages of sin, and the
narrow confines to which this class of
beings has been restricted in this city
are reeking with filth and moral pesti-
lence.-SGp Francisco Gail.
A PERUVIAN REvoLUTIoN.-The last
attempted revolt in Peru was more
amusing than alarming. Leading about
sixty men, an adwenturer named Are
valo captured the towns of Islay and
MolIendo, and then coolly compelled the
railroad officials to convey him and his
followers by special train to Arequipa.
Arrived at the outskirts of that import
ant city, the deIuded band were at
tackled and dispersed, their leader being
fatally wounded in the encounter. Alb
surd as many South American revolts
are, this seems to equal any of them in
the extent of its aims and insignifcance
of its results.