The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-23
TEUToNIo CHRISTIANS IN CAMP.
OPENING OF TIE GERMAN CAMP MEETING AT
SEA cLIFF-How THE CLFFITEs SPEND
THEIR TIME--A MURDERoUs REPORT.

OPENING OF THE GERMAN CAMP MEETING AT
SEA cLIFE-How THE cLHF1TEs SPEND
THEIR TIME-A MURDERoUs REPORT.
SEA CLIFF, July %, 1875.
The German camp meeting opened here last
night under very favorable auspices and with
promise of increased numbers between this and
Sunday. Like sensible people, few churches
dubbed together couple of years ago and pur-
chased Tour very nicely sheltered lots In tne east
end OF the campus, so that hey pitch every year
on their own ground and form q circle of living
tents, with the prayer tents as the centre There
are twenty-five tents grouped here and
about dozen q little further south. There are
twelve or more ministers on the ground, repre-
sentlng churches In Elizabeth, N j.; Newark
Morrlsania, Melrose, New York, Brooklyn and
other points convenient. They preach well and
they pray better. So far as have been able TO
observe they are more earnest to have sinners
converted than to have a good time for themselves
Hence they preach Christ, and HIM alone. Last
evening Mr. Beser addressed an audience OF be-
tween 200 and 500 persons on the TRANSPORTATION
OF christ. lie showed the Fathers love ana the
Saviour's love for the race by incidents and illus
STATIONS from she lives Of the apostles, aud also
rom army life during our late war; and at the
close OF the sermon prayer meeting was held
until halfpast nine O'Clock r. NJ. the ''aaru
was nearly ned with penItents aud with church
members seeking heart purity or ntness for the
work before them. notice, In striking contrast
TO the English-speaklng campers, that the German
young people very generally attend all the meet
ings and take part In The services. They sing
Justify, and not only with the spirit but with
understanding also, for there are trained singers
aud musicians among them and the different
parts OF the music as IL nOats away OH the even
ing air sound very much Ike
A FIRST CLASS CHORUS
notice also that IN their meetings for prayer or
praise or experience there IL no tagging and wait
ing one FOR the other til as in some tber meet
inTs that | have attended, mere and elsewhere tue
service becomes wear and tedious, and the people
dull and uninterested. The ministers seem TO
study to touch the emotions OF their hearers and
to win the sympathetic side OF their natures to
Jesus Christ. For instance the Rev. Mr. Gesirch-
ten devoted three-quarters OF an hour this after
noon to an elucidatl0n of John tue Bapusts excla-
nation, "Behold the Lamp OF Coo who taketh away
the sins Oi the world.N lie referred 10 the typical
lamb offered by the Jewish high-priest as one
without spot or blemisn, and showed the relation
Of It's sacrifice TO the putting away OF the SINS OF
the people. He then transferred the d6A to Jesus
as the Lamb OF Goo, sinless and pure, and yet He
who knew no sin was made sin Tor u.s. This service
was also followed by a prayer meeting. In the
morning the Rev. Mr. klamme, OF Elizabeth, N. j.,
preached an excellent sermon, and in the eve.
ming the Rev. MIR. Stahl, or Morr1sania, dlscoursed
For the FIRST day the meetings have been well at
tended and the interest Is excellent. Besides the
ministers above named there are present Rev.
Messrs. Yost, Of Second street; Grimm, of
FOrtleth street churches, New York; Quatlan DER
| Waltbus and others. The programme OF services
! opened yesterday morning with prayer meeting
! In the Morrisanta church tent at eight O'Clock,
preaching 81 ton A. NJ, prayer meeting again at
hafpast one p. M. in the tent ana in the Sea
/ Cliff chapel led by dlnerent ministers; preaching
! again at quarter to three p. M, followed Dy
! prayer meeting. Again at quarter TO eight r. NJ,
! preaching, both preceded and followed by prayer
meetings. SO that the day Is pretty well filed IN
with religious services Of one sort or another. A
! chdren's service may possibly be edgcd In by
and By, but ~ the children very generally attend