The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-25
GOD IN THE GROVES.
MRS. VAN COLT At SEA cLIFF-NoTaINa BUT
NEW JERUSALEM.

MRS. VAN coTT At SEA CLIFF-NoTaING BUT
LEAvEs-HEB MANSION IN HALLELuIA-A
NEW JERUSALEM.
SEA CLIFF, L. l., Juno "a, 1877.
The annual gathering of the saints at Sea CG began
here Saturday evening ana was continued yester-
day. II barely possible to estimate results from
present appearances. II the meetings
full however, the Sea Gin Association Will not be 10
blame They have washed their hands OF the conduct
OF this gathering that they have appointed COM
mittee TO cooperate with the management Of the
meetings Tho Widow Van Colt is the neld
shall OF the OCCASION and the Rev. A. q. More
house her and efficient lieutenant
Sut tho evangelist could not have known
what arrangements her business manager had made
for her hcrc could be know her purposes Hence
things were little awry yesterday. Brother More
house had advertised In the secular and religious
pcrs that preaching would begin AZ eleven A. NJ, on
The arrival OF the boat IRON New York, but Nine Van
Colt started hour ahead OF time ana the Rev. Seiah
w. Brown evangelist from the Troy Conference,
had nnlsbed his sermon few minutes alter eloven
o'clock His effort was very practical discourse on
the condition the believer who bias grown cold and
careless in religious life, who ike Ephraim OF
old has gruy hairs here aud there upon niIn and no
me- roeyed Them not This was tie theme ana the basis
oi H. and Mr. Brown pointed out the characteristics Of
such moral condition and the means of correction
thereof Then followed Mrs Van Colt with IN ex-
nortaton designed to emphasize the remarks OF Tho
GRAy-HAlRxD RELIGIOUS ExrERIENcEs
y
the peculiar people Of God Alter indicating some OF
the pecui.arIl,es OF herself and the people oil hos
choice she called ON Brother Bentley, tho singing
evangelist. TO sing "whosoever VIII May Come"
while other brethren VINO were named took up a cob
do, because this was to be an old-iashoncd camp
meeting, where the expenses arc TO DO paid. Cohtnu
ing exhortat.on, Nine Van Cott remarked that she
had been searching hor heart 10 Know II
there were any gray hairs in her experience.
Sho thought was good time for others to ~ through
tho IKE process, because they were all Fastening
to eternity, and God has set before US au open door
and man can shut IL No man, she said WIN em-
phasis, can Keep US IRON entering in through the
golden gatcs the holy city II the soul ID shut out
In eternal backness because II Will not enter
The gates Of that city stand open day night and
whoever Will may enter II Is left entirely IN our own
hands TO fix our destiny Tor heaven or he'll. l am
liked: haeluahl Gods gracious voice has called aud
liked my rowing heartl But II that was all OF religion
would not give you that Tor IT, said the speaker,
swapping her fingers. God ucss you the more re-
Igivn you have the moro you waat and the more you
VIII desire the conversion Of sinners. l love
specification. and, what Is better, ENJOY II, she
who .suiler" rcIgion-who "enduron it. but who do
not enjoy They perpetuaily climbing the noun.
p r.sss &c. of ss
that sapctication that sets sleep. but do like
There kinds OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES that COOS
~ Ound grumbling at everybody and everything, add
another that Is cheerful aud happy, and lnat sings all
day, There q cato that stands. not ajar, but
..open wido.n want, said Mrs. Van Cott sanctih-
cation ana justification to go hand In hand like twin
SHE WANTS TO pg SOMETHING.
can't sing ION, to be nolhing!" tor want to DO
something was sanctined thirtecn and u half years
ago in old Duane street cOufcn, aud have known IL
nil along anu If live IL, OOo years, as expect 10,
shall know II still. Tno matrOnly evangelist then
went speak OF her large family Ia Newburg,
N. vi 200 chiidren--and very tonchlngy described
the conversion OF an aged man and his happy death
seventeen days alter. What pity II rs that many
good little boys and girls oil the sunday school story
books do young ana so many old sinners lew days
after they become saints IL has suspicious look,
i ana IL Is unjust neod their example.
THIS transformed sinner went away joining the chorus
| Of tho angels, who came altor HIM sinsing-
/ am coming. Lord;
/ Coming now to thee.
And this song, or rather It's chorus, she asked the
auaienco 10 sing 10 the words-
| A charge TO keep have,
1 A tod to gl0riiy:
A soul to
Aud III IL Tor the SKY.
At one o'clock Brother Bentley conducted a service
young people, aud two 7. ~ Mrs Van Colt preached
| again on . iavorite theme OF hcrs:-
| Nothing but Leaves"
And to illustrate her subject she gathered up q hand
ful OF fallen leaves from the wood. Holding them up
before the audience she cried out:-Nothing but
and eternity draws near Nothing but leaves and YOU
resting false security Nothing but leaves
Jesus wants fruiti God converted my soul thirteen
years ago, haelujahl Don't you ieel Ike saying
"Anonl DrothcrYn Inc brother appealed to did, ana
sand 1t. God has planted HIS great love my soul
| and hate stu win perfect hatred don't want,
when my Saviour comes, to give Him DoLaing but
| leaves,
CHANGED MORAL CONDITIONS
was once IN your position, she said TO the audience
but was not statistical Tor the immortal cannot be
satisfied with mortality. Mrs Van Cot then went
somewhat into dctaii 10 describe men who pay pew
rent and attend church, but wall not pray IN public