The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-09
SEA CLIFF CAMP MEETING.
MINISTERS PRESENT AND PAsT-sPoRTING,
PRAYING AND PREAcHING-THE STORM KING s


SEA CLIFF, l.. l. August l. 1875.
After days respite and breathing time between the
Holiness Convention and the regular camp meeting the
latter opened here on Tuesday evening very nauspi-
ciousy. The number present at the opening services
was by actual count $50 Four presiding elders how
ever here conducting the exercises. Many minis
tiers run up and down for a day but take very little
part in the proceedings OF the clerical fraternity who
are or have been present since the opening noticed
Rev Ichabod Simmons Of Brooklyn, f. D. who preached
the opening sermon to the heroic few who braved the
wind and storm to venture out to the Tabernacle.
The Rev. W. II. Parker of London, Ontario preached
on Wednesday evening sermon on the apostolic meth
DDS of preaching contrasted with modern methods His
discourse very good historical essay in part and
excellent exhortaon in part The Rev. John Johns
OF Thirtyfourh street Methodist Episcopal church. New
York. preached in the morning sermon for adaptation
and funcss of divine sympathy unequalod by any that
has been delivered on the camp ground this year. His
exposition Of the Scripture lesson Song of Solomon ill.,
something exceedingly rich and fruitful of religious
thought and comfort. II reached many hearts in the
small audience 'Fear not, little flock, it is your
Fathers good pleasure to give you the kingdom. 2"
These were the chosen words upon which he dwet in
his discourse and he introduced many touching Illus
tratons into his theme from the domestic peculiartes
OF sheep and their treatment On Thursday morning
THE REV. DR. MLEY,
OF Drew Theological seminary, preached claSSi
cal and slightly metaphysical sermon on personal con
secraton-' beseech you, brethren by the morcies of
God that We present your bodies living sacrifice holy
acceptable to God which is your reasonable scrvicen
The Doctor showed very beautifully the relation that
exists between full conservation and full salvation,
that those who listened TO his able analysis and expos-
ton Of tho text could not fail to be satisfied that ho-
is not that ohimerca thing that some Of It's advo
Gates represent it to be- And Dr. Crook Of New York,
who followed with an exhortstion, emphasized this
point Holiness is not talk but work. not profession
80 much life E0y Dr. True o Esy R William M 6
stead W. Ross DR.. Stephenson, Presbyterian minis
ter from New York; DR.. Du Puy, Rev. I. Sto-
phenson, Of Glen Cove; Rev A. d. Vail, A.
C. Morehousc, J, W. Douton, j. s. Willis. G. X. Mar
shall, ST Louisi j. Pegg Jr; W. H. Davis, I. y:
Ware Ware ! b Merwin, d b. W Platts and some Others
mostly from New York have been in this
encampment Presiding Elders Crawford and Ketel, Of
Now York and Sing and Fletcher OF Brooklyn are here
experimenting
Having had much talking to up to this time and
many meetings TO attend the presiding elders have dis
penscd with the afternoon service and give us preaching
morning and evening only. Besides these two preach
ing services at half past ten A. NJ and hafpast
z. N. daily, we have morning prayer meeting at six
O'Clock for the early rsers another at half past eight
A. ~ for tho later birds, chldrons meeting in the
Tabernacle at half past O'Clock 7. NJ and a PRAYER
meeting at four r. NJ So that while the preaching
vice is omitted We are not lacking for mooIngs.
THE cII-DRESs CHURCH
is in charge Of Rev Mr. Vail and the prayer meetings in
charge OF Rev. A. G. Morehouse and his brethren except
the carly morning meeting, which the sanity Sammy"
We have had almost continuous rain and wind
storms here from Monday until Thursday, when the
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good brethren hero in their anxiety to get the people TO
up from the crowded city to the beautiful air and
scenery Of Sea Gill; have talked little about going
sending to Washington TO bride '0d Prob to give
them fair weather Besides washing down the hills
pretty thoroughly and cutting deep gulleys in several
places the only damage that tho storm has done here
Is cut very gore out OF the innocent flag that
loats from the great Tabernacle that it reads now
| THE earth Is the -" II is
SIGNIFICANT CIRCUMSTANCE
that this Gag should have borne to the breeze for four
! years such transparent falschood, and now, at
| ments in the name or God and religion going
! forward He who holdeth the winds in His fist
/ should cut out His own name from that flag and
| let the gap be hllcd up with something else truer
to the character and conception Of the place There
probably not less than 300 persons living less
permanently IN this cncampment, and yet 1t was hard
TO get 300 Of them together ut any service until yester
day Sea CliG is something like Washington, d. e., in
its cOncepOn-t Is a city Of magnificent distances and
when people get bhcir material entertainments near
hand they hardly TO walk half mile TO the Tab
ernaole service What with bathing boating ashing
driving around and other pleasant pastmes the young
peoples minds diverted from spiritual concerns. II
always taken for granted that the old folks at camp
meetings converted, 50 that all the Gospel ammun-
ton must be expended on the young But here the
young keep away, and the fruits Of preaching at loas
in conversions are not seen We had an interesting
yacht race here yesterday, conducted by some Of the
young Of this place and the vicinity Half dozen
yachts engaged and tho distance was fifteen miles
in the bay described In three circuits OF five miles oach
THR NEw RAILROAD SEA CLIP.
We likely 10 have branch Of the Long Island Rail
road bore by the fall The railroad company president
and engineer were here couple Of days ago going
| The ground with committee Of the Sea C1 Associa-
] ton The branch will cut in of the Locust Valley
| branch at a point between Glen Head and Grcenvale
and the distance will be about two miles " can be
| completed in sixty days II the right Of way can be
secured and Is believed there VIZ be no difficulty on
/ I'M, Int Two Of the property have agreed to
Give il through tncr grounds and the others will prob
| ably do 50 when Ghey have boon Consulted Whcp
i anishel this road will be great roof TO tho tmld
who in tho storm Of last Monday, feared they to
be tisd w for the nshS1 Whiisstope The captain Vi