New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-16
CAMP MEETING SEASON.
THE CLOSING SERVICES AT ROUND LAKE.
SUCCESS OF THE Neutrality-suspicious. AND MINISTER'S
PREsENT-sERMONs DURING THE wEEK-ME-

ROUND LAKE, N. Y, July 13.-The great
froternal meeting at Round Lake closes tonight far
its services Is concerned though Ne sraggers will con-
tinue to hold meetings till tomorrow. when the
overloaded will carry of unsighy piles Of baggage
andits weary owners, tents will he struck special mail
and railroad facilities discontinued and those who make
Round Lake their Summer home settle down to tho en-
joyment OF the peasantcst rural retreat imaginable Tho
spirit OF fraternity which the projectors intended WAS
more clearly expressed this the last day, than at any
other time during the gathering Fraternal Meeting"
was called together at the stand at O'clock The meet
ing was openedby Bishop James with little address on
the Fellowship OF Saints and the reading OF letters from
the Rev. d. De Vgny OF MOrrisania, Rev. DR.. Bates Of
Baltimore, Bishop DOgget Of Richmond Va the Rev.
Dr. Sargent OF Virginia. and the Rev. Dr. Lee, all cx-
pressivc OF interest raterna feelings, and regret
that circumstances prevented their attendance. The
Rev Dr. McFeren Of Savannah then spoke in behalf OF
the NJ f. Church South, Church of 81 conferences,
bishops and 100000 members; a Church which at the
close of the owing 10000, found that the money
In its treasury worth nothing, had gone up the
spout rose from the depth Of its poverty and paid the
whole rather than "rcpudiate." Previous to 1850 a
great work had been done by it among tho coorcd peO
pie 125,OOO OF the members being Of that race, and at
the close every church built for their accommodation
was made over to the African Church. the Rev. DR..
Green OF Toronto had yet to learn that Methodist people
throughout the world not brethren and told OF the
union in September last of the different Methodist bodies
in Canada, Wesleyan" New Connection Old
Canadian Conference and that Of Eastern British.
America" Bishop Harris considered il peculiar honor
to represent the great NJ f. Church. whose purpose
to sinners and build believers whose records
year show increase OF 100000 souls and which
.has now membership OF 100000 and carries on
noble and successful mission work in China and other
parts of The world. The Rev. Dr. Drnkwate? editor of
The Methodist Protestant described the body of this
only 50 years old with A. conferences 1000 minis
N nnpt and = NJ ohm
erty three institutes of learning and official paper
RELIGION AMONG THE BLACKS.
Bishop Jones (colored) of the African NJ. f. Church
said that the history OF his was known If that OF his
church. which left the old John Street Church 30 years
after its foundation, in 1920. was not. 1t has now
1000 members and five bishops Bishop Logan, bet
ter known the King of tho Underground Railway
having gone home" =" We all MchOdsts," said this
speaker: "we have not enough to be anything
else; our minds cultivated and very poor
keep up the Old customs OF mourners seats and the
rest and WI pitch right in dare say 1t strange
lockers on but results prove that God understands us
and gets along with excellently. God has given us
hearts that love body whether they love or hate US
We have old to settle though we naght have
we are poor ignorant ard dependent Manifest your
love with smiles and sometimes give us little lift
The Colored NJ T.. Church Of AMERICA, youngest with
the biggest uame Bishop james said was representedby
Bishop Miles who spoke in much the same strain His
Church organized In 1870, and has lG conferences
900 preachers 50 900 members, bOokhOusc in Louis
vile, and paper, edited by W. 7. Churchill,
slave Two sites for colleges have been secured, and he
offers to make after the first person who will give
81 900 toward its foundation. The African Methodist
Episcopal Church and the Protestant Methodist
Episcopal Church not represented. The Rev. DIR.
McFeerer stated that Bishop James was the one con
Meeting link of all the various branches and Round Lake
the attracting force which is drawing all together Dr.
Clark of Savannah then read resolution to appoint
similar meeting next year. signed by ali the bishops and
most Of tho ministers present, and responded to by
an almost unanimous vote OF the audience.
THE BEST sFRMONs.
II has been difficult to keep account Of the persons
arriving and departing in such a fucuating multitude
Among others here Edward Jones, editor OF me
Lar Erangeyid Of Brooklyn, stephen Barker OF New
York Gen g. NJ. Bowman, X. II. whitney and Dr.
Crooks &C. &c. Bishop Jones, who preached on sun
day evening gave picture Of the condition o. the col
ored population at the south in manner which would
have done honor to any white orator The attendance
this week la, exceeded that OF the first The congre-
cation drawn together to hear Bishop Foster ana Dr.
Newman on Thursday exceeded the utmost seating ca
pacty Of the ground and 900 people were supposed to
have been left at Troy for want OF car accommodations
Bishop Kavanagh had an inmensc audience on FRIDAY
afternoon, and. if possible, still larger one followed
Bishop Wiley OF Boston through his mastery
argument on the testimony borne to Christianity
by experience. To compare different preachers
/, an ungratefal task. Every sermon delivered
has been good in it, way those OF the Canadian brethren
were slightly long and tedious perhaps, and few OF the
country preachers rather vociferols Bishop Eos
.er's sermon was the most powerful II one might Judge
by the sympathetic burst Of weeping, which shook the
whole audience, at the pathos of the following: HOW
awfully obscure the great unknown to be explored only
by faith We go down the river with our loved Ones
and see them pulling loose from the shore. moment
and look around and they are gone All Is darkness
we cant see can't find them any more W" Try 10 cali
them back to say enc more wore to touch them once
amin to get one kiss but they are gone, an awful
emptiness has swallowed them up and we pray in agony
for some rift in the cloud, spiritual vsant to tell
us II pechance they bayo seen them IN the dcpths
of space if indeed they stand before the throne.
Bishop Bowman quite enrapret his andiencc bsnop
Andrews, sermon very logical. anu Inc Kew oyrus
d. FO,s gave most tOucngy p0cilcdi auui'Ss blsHoP
Kayanarh arrived with the prestige 81 being hiSt ear
b spe kerr but his irst sermon was soou ~ LUG
OF an audience who declined s!ttng stu I'M
der the nction OF Tremendous sncT N cene X'
deemed himself in clear scholarly oi9i -; ", u,
N" Mctropoliian Ch,ch al Washington. Is the finest
orator and finished scholar that has appeaied spoh
inc stand Ii would he difficult 10 decide when was
the finer, his address before the missionary hNeLoS
where he describe d. from personal Inspection the ciI az
,ei ,av at,rnoon's sermon on They that have
wa.hcd their and made them white ~ the blood OF
,nt What a man possesses, but what hc H. conditions
everlasting life the speaker drew picture Oh le er
wide open before his hearers nultitJhes OF Nioh III
their auXRty TO '.enter in arose, forced ticf way
,rnugh rho vast audience, and knct before the stand
amid the mingled prayers cries, ana songs or taosc
breihIon skilled in what Is technically caled aitar
WORK" .
A MEMORIAL SERVICE.
The memorial service OF saturday morning was very
solemn and affecting, aud gave peculiarly grateful IN
prrsson OF the brothery union and family love IN which
these Methodists are bound to one another. The td
HYMN. "On Joriaus stormy banks" &c, w"s sung,
tho nr NaVym tE..t
third psaln was read and original hymn OF the Rev.
nr Initnuo MAS sung from printed sips. Bishop llar-