, 1876-07-15
LAKE BLUFF.
--- - = dSa $500

TMH LAST UhT.
Tho Lake Bluff Can,p.Nfecting Ia over, and
Honday has come at last. For eight dnys u
perennial Sabbash has bloomed in tho woods,
and with tho looscning Of the strain thoro
seemed to come feeling Of relief The good
people elung to tho traditions Of the Institution
until tho Inst moment, aul when Thu1sday
night tho meeting WAS declared closed, tho dec
1aratton was made Mt tho conclusion Of tic most
intense meeting yet held OIL the grounds. They
hated TO glrc up. Tho week had been Allc1
With promises for the future, and with the
Spirit 50 strong upon them, 1t appeared M
cnmp 60 plontcously blessed, and wander out
from tia holy Influences. But tho time had
come, and at midnight tho Tabernacle was
cmptlcd slowly, and tho period Of woodland
worship WAS OYER
As thu dark went up from tho Garth, md tho
light stgcamcd down from tho etats tho wor-
shippers gathered under the canvas for
TIE CLOSING K1ERCIsEs.
There were no etragglers. Tho fronts Of the
circle Of tents were thrown buck, and all
came slowly out, and bent their footsteps to The
tollfug Of tho bell. FROM tho raytne cnlno
young and old, fresh from secret prayer. Tho
bluit yielded Its alorcrs, aud the water Of tho
lake came III with b Sigh, rs the young people
turned away.
Largo audiences have gathered In the Tabcr-
naclo since the opening Of the cncampment, but
none larger than the ono that participated In
the loye-fcast that night. The congregation
were more subtlued thanthcy Ind becn. They
wcro Us earnest rs ever, but less demOnstrutlYu
perhaps thAn bofnre. Thu prayers were fer.
vent, md tho testimonies were uttered In low,
SOLEMN voices. TIE hymns took . sad tone, and
thu fn11Etc Nsntl IN rlbff ftnnr 10lty1
ERyc way to more nlournful, swcctcr airs.
Among tho other worshlpcrs wcre several col.
orcd men, who c!lnc IL quietly aud took thelf
PLACES on ono silc:: They Joined In the singing,
had learned at ca,np-mcctngs away oil in The
South. Queer, odd tunes tlley were, ahsl The
words sounded strangely to those accustomed
to tho smooth, easy-runnsg efforts tacy aro w.
| custOnied to.
Why don's you do as Peter did,
A+walktnK on tho sent
lie th[owoa bS!h y ! aftas y, abose hls head.
rhsn rcincn,ber she itch md rsnen,bsi the poor
And remember the bond and thu feae,
And VIXEN you are done remembering htound,
| Thcn, good Lord remember H1c.
II ! could stand whore atosc. stood,
| And view tbs landscape o'cs.
Id throw these lrRs as fast 40 could, -
| AMI III 20 fur tile nilk.whsc slore.
Then remember tho rich and remember the poor,
| And remember the bond and tho ffoe,
And when Ju1 arc done remembering around.
Then, goud Lord, remember luo.
There WIS no waiting on tho part Of the meet
lug, but, as soon - tho opening prayer Was I'm
isGed, they caniu forward rapidly With
| THEIR EXPERIENCES.
~ bare BEEN greatly blessed, /" testified one
nand wnnt to renew tue scsylc0 Of my 3laater
OIL help me to labor faithfully, for Aim.,,'
"Now am prepared to 90 home and mec
my trials With renewed faith, exclaimed lady
"for know God loves me, and do not fear.
Said MI elderly laly, whose volcp had beer
often heard at the Conference meetings, II.
feel that rGligon llas awectene1 the bittcriles
Of my life. II has becn my comfort In a0rros
aud trouble, aud nm willing to live or dlu III
der tie bloolstained banner 0f Christ.n
An old man said, ~ GU, cruclhcd In Christ
nevertheless live not !, but IIe in me-"
Ono Of the coloEea tnen stood up and 1ooket
around. lie md hls brethren had enteret
heartily Into tho general services Of the even
Ing, but not Que IT them had offered to TAX
any prominent stand hefore tho congregation
HI looked around for 9 moment, aud thcl
epoke: VI su glad to meet with my Hlcnd