The New York herald., 1875-08-23
WORSHIP IN THE WOODS AT SING
SING

WORSHlP In IHE WOODS AL SlNG
SING.
A MEMORIAL DAY FOR THE DEAD-sERMoN BY
REV. GEORGE L. TAYLOR.
SING SING August % 1875
Once again has this old camp ground been made to
ring with the 'halleiahs and gorys of the singing
and shouting Methodists of New York Away from the
din and cater Of the great city; away from the fashion
able resorts which are crowded this time by the
denizens OF the metropolis; here in this quiet restfu
grove gathered this afternoon, before the grand
stand, about three thousand people, while another
thousand or so walk around the place, and
JOY themselves best they To-day is accounted
great day Zion here but greater and more glorious
time is anticipated here tomorrow. There is
great lack of ministers here, and the
only reason l have heard assigned is that
they are all away at their churches to-day. But they
were not here on Wednesday other days since,
so that that reason hardly sufficient, especially
many Of them be found summing themselves the
beach Ocean Grove Sea Cliff or elsewhere. Besides
those ministers named in previous letter there are
now or have been here the Revs f. Tinker OF Goshen;
J. ~ Burger who preached here last evening" Rev. Mr
Bancroft Rev. Mr. soillen, of the Swedish Bethel
ship New York; Rev. Mr. Gddcn, the venerable Father
Reynolds Pastor Hedstrom, c. G. Keyes, T. W. Chad
wick Brother Petersen, OF the Swedish church, Brook
lyn George Lansing Taylor who preached here this after
noon; Rev F. A. Soul6, of the Troy Conference and
Presiding Elder Crawford, who superntends the
ngs This morning there great gathering in front
OF the stand but instead of preaching memorial
service was held for Drs. Eddy, wakeey Goodman,
Messrs Ross Cornell Halstead, Mclean and other old
pillars OF this encampment deceased. This
service finally transformed rather degeneratcd,
into love feast which gave
A or MACHINE TALKERs
chance waste time, but to say nothing either TO
profit men or glorfy God. Some of them sung
down here as they have been sung down, most likely
hundred times before and will be again. if they live
long enough. They belong to class who talk all
day and say nothing and the camp meeting gives them
a chance to get OF something that relieves their own
minds, while IL burdens others.
After dinner the people gathered in the prayer tents
OF which there are sx-Pcekskill Sing Sing New York
City Mission, the Scandinavian and in which the
Christian temperance gather Prayer meetings
were held in each and conversions were reported
notably about dozen in
THE scASDIyAvTAS TENT
where deep soIemnty seemed to rest upon the pco-
pie There shouting unusual noise among
them, but the Holy Spirit seemed to be present in
power and in salvation The emotions OF the worship
pers stirred and there very few dry eyes in
the congregation In the City Mission and Duane tents
two persons entered upon life Of faith and like re.
suits arc reported from other tents While these meet
ngs were progressing the children neglected
They, too had a meeting in tent, In which Mr. c. c.
North directed their exercises and he and others made
short addresses and told moral anecdotes The
gan 10 como down usual, and arrangements wero
made to have preaching services in the tents but the
shower came and went, and half hour OF
sunshine followed, which made it pleasant
N hold yica nj Tho and
quarter to three instead oftwo p NJ, IL had been
announced Here then, at that hour Rev George
Lansing Taylor delivered discourse designed to settle
the faith OF doubters and to mpart comfort TO the
despondng those whose friends have left this world
for the invisible land. His text was Matthew, xviii A.
'Iord, it is good for us to be here"
Whether there be such a form Of existence rs that
which we call spiritua-something invisible TO our
eyes and which escapes the search Of natural science
and yet truly reality the physical unyerse-s
question Of great importance every OF u.s. But
II is OF greater importance whether the great facts OF
the universe lie in the spiritual rather than in the
material, and whether live more in the spiritual
than the material Let us see what the testimony of
the Bible is this point The appearances Of God are
put here as being frequent and numerous all along tho
history OF the Church and OF the race Theophines
they are called II Is hard word, but it means
THERE HAVE BEES rnEorHryEs
besides tnOse rccOrucd IN the Bible, all these
pearanccs Of the Deity lind their climax IN the trangru-
ration OF the Lord Jesus Christ There have been other
transguraons, but this the manifest of the
superiority Of the spiritual humanity over
the material This TRANSPORTATION Is the climax of the
ministry Of the Lord Jesus Christ earth I'm His in
fancy there difference between Him and any
other child Of man. hut when lie baptized a theo.
phinc came upon Him like dove When He had that
temptation and conflict with tho devil IN the wilderness
in which He showed that He had The moral power r..
sist the devil and that any other resist him
| likewise He received divine help. When He from
\ the dead He invisible to human eyes, and al
His ascension there outburst Of glory
/ which affected His clothes, which, are
told became whittier than snow some men tell u'
there are no facts correspond with this story II Is
an allegory they say which designed 10 show III,
relation OF Christ the dead Others, again, say h,
disciples in ecstasy and thought they saw al
that they said they aid And there are few wilt
think this Transaction appearance 10 The nne
life OF these men But many more, all along the ages
have believed aud will believe that this was
vERfrABLE REVELATION
The disciples with their eyes and heard with thei
ears and there facts to correspond with the sens
OF sight and hearing Now there IL much IN this s'or!
that should make MS hold ~ this idea. What did Chris
take the disciples up there on Hcrmon iorY The!
we're not IN any ecstasy when He took them ul
there and whon they down they not dlnercn
from their follow disciples Christ told them not q
diyugo what they saw and heard that mount unit