The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-27

NEW IOl
matsria.sm or innddity 70 such IN extent a. this
preacher ~sald haw Us suppose. Noses and the
Psalms sill reaa In their synagegues every Sab
BATH and thtugh Tiny don't make much Of the
prophets peir ancestors did 1900 years ago. they
have still sde anchorage for faith in the Writings Of
Noses and Ovid
II government land 81 an aero and good whs-
key 81 bottle thereis o nice arithmetic 10 md
out how man! acres-townshps, trees aud al-hAve
been swallowed by who have died landiess and
homeless wisin the last thirty three years Ii that
should Provo difficult let the past year be sub
ssituted for to lifetime aud give the result lntox-
caton has bkruped In fortune, In character and IN
health and sen carly graves many who would have
been the brightest ornaments OF society has broken
hearts OF tahe and mothers OF sisters and wives
IL has filed ourponsen,arics, poorhousss and orphan
asylums and turas,ed largo number Of victims for
the gallows. II ks introduced living skeleton into
almost every family and its overthrow must be com
passed. but not Without Christianity For he who
would do battle agaast niemperance without tho aid
OF Christianity Is IS devoid OF wisdom as he who
would forostwithout arms TO fell the
trees thereof
A REVIVALISyS HOME AND HABITS.
Miss Sarah smils. the sody and sloquen. Quaker
Evangelist has quietly resting al her home IN
Saratoga during thesummer. Dr. Theodore l. Cuylcr.
Of Brooklyn, has been summering at the Springs
and recently visited the home of this lady. He de-
scrbes her home Ind habits very pleasantly In the
Euangelst from which we extract
Yesterday l madsa pleasant pilgrimage to the Ex-
celsior Spring and % MISS Sarah Smiey's cottage OF
"Elm" which ych hard by IT, The Excelsior water
Is pleasant unto he taste, and tho walk thither is
under pines and honlocks, and over path as soft to
the tread velvet moss Miss Smiley is busy occu-
pied upon the vouao which has cost her several years
OF thought and labor. 1t entitled ''rhe yulness Of
the Blessings Of tho Gospel Of Christ" aud will be
issued by Randolph this fall There is room for
wise book thetrue doctrine OF higher Christian
lifo for this land ana England have had surcit OF well
meant crudttca
The meek little woman who Is weaving this work has
come TO DO the best known woman perhaps, in
America she dwais 10 o1sey cottage Ina, snan-
ness but in the bright colors OF geraniums and Pc
tunias and volets instead Of nonotonous drah A
socable bird has built It's nest her door and
bcvy Of squirrels have dOmestcated themselves IN her
yard. These guests have come to live beside her
probably from having hoard that Quakers never allow
firearms and dwell N peace with and brutes. Miss
Smiley insists that tho squirrels are Improving under
her daily culture bu. she conlesses shat wnSn sns
around from their holes they only SIT up on their
launches and whisk their tails At her. ! have known
human pupils whose nature was about ms hard
TO change as the squirrels under her moral tuition.
But the picture OF good Miss Smiley amid her flower
beds and birds and squirrels reminds one OF pensive
Cowper At Oney sitting In his arbor and surrounded
with bis tame hares.
THE CENTENNIAL CAMP MEETING.
CLOSING SERVICES YRsTxEDAY-HI HIGHER LIFE
BooRIsHxEss VERSUS LOWER LIFE MEEK
Nxss-spIR1TuAL RESULTS OF TIN DAYS
PRAYER AND PREACHING.
OCEAN GROVE, Nj, August 20, 1870
The great centennial camp meeting at this place
closed this morning with eacramental service, In
which several hundred persons participated Ten days.
stretch the religious rack 10 not such pleasant and
precious experience after all some persons would
have believe it to be- Nor Is It conducive TO spr
tuality and growth in grace as many suppose. Indeed
on the contrary from what have here during
ten days satisfied that the number aud charac-
ter of the meetings tends dsspate religious thoughts
and TO make tho worshippers merely "goody formal
sants' as Wesley would call them. Nor
cau It be otherwise. Hero ut halt.past five
A. NJ. congregation gathers In . tent
for service Of hour and hail. in which "hgher
lilo" aud lower life experience il combined, and tho
latter class Of Christians urged to come 10 the
higher plane albert far discover, the advan-
tage morally and spr ituay, Is the side OF those
Who travel on the lower plane Of experience. The
most suprsmely egotstical and seconeeited persons
whom have met here are those same ''hsher liie''
professors IL takes them TO say the rudest and mos,
uuchrstian things 10 those whom they consider spirit
ually below them Even common politsness seems to
forsake many not all Of them soon they got up
on this .'highway OF holiness" As example, let me
cite little incident which took place here few days
ago Al one OF those higher life meetings couple OF
young lados sought the experience concerning which
much Is said and written and SO little known They
stumbled down In the straw" TO use the common
phrase here and OF those sanctincd fellows, with
ruddy checks aud sunset hair and beard approached
to give the necessary counsel 10 enable them 10 lay
"u,S on the ladies' boor burst out IN
guage substantially as follows:-"lf you will
TEAM THOSE DEVILS TOUR
and arms and neck you will please God better and got
the blessing What do you want OF those devils
there? Take them or and cast them away. How
you serve God and nsmmonr" Another he ordered to
pluck the flowers aud feathers Of her and
cast the devils away II she wanted The blessing. Quo
OF the ladies, with more Christian meoknsss than this
fellow manifested, told HIN THAI she did wish him
~ be her judge, Tor sho would not like 10 DO his
/ understand that he has tho most unsanctihcd
temper that Tell to aLy mans lot and OF course
this reprooi ried him the more, SO that he raved aud
created u little commoton around gentleman who
was treated SIMILARLY and 10 avoid scandal aud con
troversy pocketed pair OF Objectionable sleeve but
tons. THIS holy brother was put undar BIT and curb
and must have left the camp ground next day, Tor
have not him since.
Another sancuaed brother on tho morning OF tho
sixth day suggested the formation work league to
visit ali tho Tents and cottages the ground 10 in
cure alter and talk with all the unconverted
uusauct,ted occupants As soon no had down
q "higher Iie'' sister and declared that the
best thing TO do 10 sit still and the sal
walton OF God let the Holy Spirit work and let
people simply entrcat Him TO do SO. Aud thus from
day 10 day contradictory experiences were gwen and
suggestions made aud comparatively lttlo practical
work for Christ or HIS Church accomplished. AT
nine A. NJ three prayer meetings were IN full blast
every day Al half-past one I. N. holiness meeting
was held by q Mrs Lzz'e smith, and at two ?. n.
three prayer meetings wero again In running order
Add 10 these preaching services at hapast ten A. H.
and three and = quarter to eight 7. NJ, with prayer
meetings again at hafpast six =. ~, and frequently.
though not always, after the last sermon, and you
have a day occupied with religious duties, allowing
barely prepare and eat the regular meals Of the
day.
THIS nothing more than religious gormaudzing, as
dispcasing to God, believe ms physical guttony is
There time allowed to read mark. learn or IN
wardy digest whatever spiritual 1000 had been minis.
tered between and another during the
days Tho