New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-18
The ROUND LAKE GATHERING
INCIDENTS OF THE MEETING.

ROUND LAKE, July 16.-Once more have the
tribes assembled beside the beautiful little sheet Of
water called by the indians T0rendahoca, 10 carry on
worship and do their evangesc work under the
shadows of the forty-sx varieties of tail trees which
form the grove the bluff overlooking the lake The
enoampmen has lost OF its unique beauty the cot
beautiful In their proportions ana their open
door-ways inviting and their hanging baskets rock
work fern and other rural decorations even more abun
dant than they at the writer's last vlst TWO years
ago. Many cottages-some OF which might moro
properly be called residences, have been built and the
same scrupulous is expended in keeping out OF
sight every stick, straw, whatsoever might Offend
good taste. A circntous passage has been cut
among the meadows which connects Round Lake with
lily pond supplied by springs at its bottom ana
because OF clearness Of ts waters, called Crystal
Lake The row both of these lakes and through
the narrow passages forms the regular evenings amuse
ment OF who do attend the grove services for
be it understood. all not Israel who of Israeli,
and there many OF the Sous aud daughters OF the
prophets here who for of these things at
least for boating fishing and playing croquet
The mineral spring also becoming feature, and many
here for healing Of the body rather than the
SOUL may down at the Spring House making wry
faces glasses OF yellow water whose anal7s3 proves
il to contain the same ingredients as the Congress
Spring Saratoga, with the exception OF carbonate of
iron and the addition Of bioarbonate OF Lithia
The gathering tribes this summer is decidedly
Camp Meeting pure and simple it is complex anair
made I'M of an denominations and convpnedfor variety
of purposes The programme gives three DAYS OF gen
spiritual meetings two OF evangelisc work. three
OF temperance talk and three legitimate Campneetng
days. Among the advertised speakers, although OF
course no programme was fully carried out, one
notes the Rev J. Weaver d. D. Bisaop OF the Church OF
the limited Brethren from Dayton OHIO the Rev. T. De-
Witt Tamage Presbyterian, Of the Brooklyn Idber
nacle The Rev Edgar NJ Levy. d. d. (Baptis0 OF Phia-
aelpha Dr. Charles Cults lkoiscopaD, OF Boston; tine
Rev. Dr. Newman, OF the Metropolitan NJ. T. Chnrch
the Rev. Dr. J. B. Thompson reformed of Catskil the
evangoists Z. P Hammond. 5. b. Earle, Thos Harrison
ana Chaplain Meade The temperance people both men
and women present a goody array OF names. the whole
being rnarshaled under the leadership Of Francis Muir
phy and Annie NJ. Wilton meyer, President or the
National woman's Christian Temperance Association.
Tho meeting which is under the general superlntend-
RevT NJ Piatt BROOKLYN began on Tuesday
july TO- with Love Feast in the morning and ser
mon on the guidance Of the Holy Ghost by Dr. Steele in
the afternoon followed by ny address By DrEddy
on The danger Of grieying the Holy Spirit" The audi
the first day well as on the next msrnns,
when Dr. Levy Philadelphia preached, were compare
lively small, but when in the afternoon, Dr. TalnaSo
took the stand IL was u speak TO one of the most
densey packed audiences gathered in the great audi
torum al Round Lake Mr.. Talmage's subject was Ell
for ithe people" and that Of the Rev g. L.
Taylor WHO preached ia the evening, 1.-The soup'rl OF
unsanctihed habits" There or two disap-
poin ments on Thursday and Friday, DR.. T. l. Cuyler,
Dr. j. B. Ives and d. Geo b Pentccost failing for vari-
GUS reasons to make their appearance, but the missing
links were well supplied by the Rev DR.. Newman, Dr.
Hughes and the Rev. 7. NJ Platt.
Friday was of the "Evangelistic days" OF which
E. p Hammond was have had the care but as he did
not arrive til evening train, REGULAR sermon was
preacaedin the moingb by the Rv. George Hughes, and
the afternoon was divided between speakers, Mr.
u. allah D-f.p nd Mrs
Erwin, Of England. Mr.. Hammond spoke on Friday
night and Saturday morning besides conducting child
rens meeting hours Ong, at which lie exhibited his
wonderful powe holding the attention OF vast crowd
OF little olks, and still greater one OF Dig people, ana
had the general direction OF inquiry meetings."
which followed all the services 1t rather curious
sight bythe-by TO see the various in which this
personal hand-to-hand work carried at the
same time by the different denominations, according
to tloir own methods. Round the stand might be
a group o. mourning penitens, brought forward
to the altar" and prayed by multitudes
OF jealous Methodist "brctAren" down the aisles one
won d come across Christian workers kreeing the
straw by the side OF some man woman brought up
under less demonstratve customs who wishod so mucn
that he OF she could become Christian" on the out
skirts pleasan aced ladies enleavoring to per
su le thong atless boys and girls remember their
and Mr. Ia nnOnd was everywhere stir
ring no Christians to WORK, asking the most pointed
questions and especially urging the little ones to come
70 Jesus" Mr. Earle preached Saturday afternoon,
and Chaplain Meade IN tho evening, and after the ser
mon the singing and talking kept up 10 late hour
But let not any one unused to camp fe suppose mat
he has exhausted the round Of greetings when he has
attended the three which held daily at the stand
traetcd as they are At every evening the great bell
rings and muttudes Of early rsers flock to the little
tent ON the side avenue, overlooking the lake.
where an early prayer-moeting Is held I'll
breakfast time. Then at 8, old DR.. Palmer
and his wife, better known by her lifelong name
OF Landlord begin their Holiness Meetings." held
all through day except when interrupted oy the reg
ular services These always largely attended
and consist Of a succession Of testimonies the grace
W hch saves the "uttermost.' DR.. Palmer has the
grace OF continuance large degree, and these
meetings never flag in attendance, interest or cnthnsl
asm At $50 a N. the "Grace Astounding" meeting be
gins in another side tent and here come Christians IN
every stage OF progress bringing their various needs
stating their difficulties asking and receiving advice
They are led by the Rev. S. NJ. Patt the Rev b. M
Adams and j. Summons of Brooklyn MIR. Grant, an Evan
ges and Others generally the place OF meeting
thoughtful and better cultured Of the ana
ence. There is chidreD's meeting every da' at the
Of UnlOn an CHRIST, the of the Union Evan
eestic Society, under whose this Camp-meeting
is convened nut during the days denomlnated eVaxei
istic" Mr. Hammond called distnctively The child
rc's preacher" has taken charge over hundred OF
the children are sald 70 nave been converted During
the Temperance work also Mr.. Frederick smith, sccre-
ary Of abe Eng ISL Banh OF Hope whose cholr OF thou
sands Of trained children nave been e1hlofed I'd the
Crystal Palace and otneT places IN England rs 10 take
every afternoon OF noise and At is TO
be hoped, work. The Rev Thomas Harrison young
greater than its accommodations, surrounding the small
open tent all directions, and us duration Is unlimited
hours great annoyance OF your Correspondents ana
otncrs The Immediate vicinity. .,,
Sunday o. the great festlvaday OF the Oc-
clsiOn. An immense multitude came 10 Tue encanp-
fNa nlgl.f fha FaIM