The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-15
GhegnteIIigstreer
Religious Miscellany.

progress LOT tue usual gathering tHlS yea
at Belleview. As for the old CastlcmaI
Run camp, it is, We presume, forever de
serted. And yet it ought to have, on
would think, i centennial benefit thi
year or next, for it was there, in the oil,
time, that the Fathers Of Mcthodi'm il
this region worshippeh. The few remain
ing survivors Of those old times have II
doubt many pleasant memories OF tho oil
encampment, and would, We presume, lik'
to "rally once again" by the waters Of tn
little stream that encloses it.
Speaking Of camp grounds and CAM
meetings, naturally recalls to mind tn
big meetings lately held by Moody AM
Sankey in London. The labOrs Of thos
two notorious persons have ended for tn
present, in the great metropolis, and nov
the papers are discussing the problem
whether they have done more good thar
harm. The Archbishop OF Canterbury
has written another letter about them
avowing still the deepest interest in !
movement hCh has been so wonderfully
successful in drawing masses together Il
hear simple addresses on the great Cos
pei doctrines, but apprehcnsive that evi
may result from the "afIcr.mGGtings' fol
confession OF sin and guidance Of the con
science. II cannot think" he says, chat
the delicate and difficult duty OF thus
ministering to anxious souls ought TO be
entrusted 10 any who have neither been
set apart by the church for this especial
oilico nor have given proof Of such u
spiritual insight as may, in certain cases,
be held to take the place in this particu.
lar OF the regular call to the euro Of
souls" The thing which has chiefly Of
Tended the English has been the visitation
OF exhOrters aud tract distributors to the
houses, many Of whom, being rude and
coarse men, have been impudGnt md OBJ.
trusive; but there seems no fairness in
making Mr.. Moody responsible for these
persons. Also piCkpOckCts and house
thieves have taken the cue, and increased
the nuisance BY plundering houses to
which they have gained access as evan
geIists. Mr.. Sturgeon thinks 1t time the
English used their prophets at home, in.
stead Of depending upon those from
abroad.
These comments about Moody and
Sanky remind us OF the accounts that
have lately come across the water about
the effect produced By the presence and
speaking Of one Pcarsall Smith, in Ger.
many. Ills case Is more remarkable
than that OF NJ, 4 s., inasmuch a4 he does
not understand word Of German. But
although all he says has to reach the
people through an Interpreter, the rClig.
iOu5 feeling has not been so aroused in
Berlin for over twenty years. Ills in
tluenco has been felt in all ranks, from
tho imperial palace, where he had long
private audience with the empress and
her daughter, the grand.duchess Of Baden
to the artisans cellars. One Of his meet
ings was held in the house OF Won DulUw
secretary OF state for foreign affairs, and
wag attended BY mobiles, distinguished mer
OF science and OF the church. His mis-
sion differs, says correspondent, from
that Of other rGvivalists, being rather tC
protested believers than to the unCOn
verted II is to lead to truCr md in
tenser spirituality than prevails, and Il
that "peOce which passeth all understand
ing" Ellis simple words, For years
have had unbrOkcn peace in my soul,
have u power" We arc told chat NJ
elo1ucnce nor learning can MATCH" Mr.
Smith has visited Stuttgart, Basel, Fiber
field, IIeidclburg, Frankfort and Brussels
and has now gone to London, but will re
turn to Germany in the autumn, and per
haps will visit Russia, where Lord Rad
stock Is again busted with eyangelizinl
work.
But, coming over from England to oul
own country, We have been interested in
reading up a little in regard to the late
general convention Of tho Young Mems
Christian associations at Richmond. Il
seems that there was considerable appre
hension as to tho outcome Of the meeting
on account Of feelings and prejudice;
growing out otslavery and the war. Some
ono writing about it says that
1.-THE slightest ill.adyiscd word then ant
there might prove a fre.brand whicl
should burn up all the good which might
come. And so, each day, there was pu
up prayer that God would guido anC
unity 1t. II ever prayer was answered
this prayer was. The spirit Of good wa,
over the meeting, and every member iel
rs II the Lord himself had taken posses
sOin Of IT, But the n. Y. Iadepcndca
makes a statement that seems to indicate
that little Christianity was snapped Of
for unity, in snubbing the only COloret
delegate, Mr.. Wheeler, who came from
the association connected with Howard
university. The committee on Crcdcntial
boggled about recognizing his, and the.
billeted him on Colored grOg.shop keep
err; then before the meetings Of Wednes
day 1.-THE welcome meeting in church an,
lHe TeCepllUIl III lle NH7OStdtIOI IUpHl
Col MumfOrd took pains to call on hin
and say, rs Christian brother perform
ing a Christian duty, that, while he liket
Mr.. W. and was glad to have the COlore,
people come and learn how to cOnduC
associations, ETC., the ladies Of Richmon
were not used to such things that the
would not understand 1t, and that Ii
would probably Ike happier not to ntten
either Of the meetings on that evening
Mr.. Wheeler replied that he was fcClin
too unwell to attend them, buthe was yer
sorry TO be told that he could not rcceiv
Christian welcome to Richmond in III
Association hall.-The Independent
asking questions, too, about u scheme
believes II has discovered at Atlanta, .
the part Of the white Methodist, I,
abandon church which has the ba,
habit Of admitting colored members, an
build another which shall have onl
white members. The Independent Ia
got into row with the Methodist paper
over, it, and Bishop Haven, on whom
calls to "see to it," does not respond.
Everything that relates to the Catholi
struggle now going on in Germany is I
interest and hero are aome interesting at
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