The New York herald., 1878-08-08
COLORED CAMP MEETING.

FERvID OPENING sERv:CEs or SONG AND SIR
MON AT cANALsIE GROVE, L. I.
The colored camp meeting at canarsie Grove, l.. l.,
yesterday was marked by much ervor and snthus-
asm. Rev Perry Hopkins, the pastor, said that In
the morning II was .'too damp 70 hold any services,
put Al two o'clock Brother Brooks drew forth An i'm
menss, long tin horn, IN shape resembling Ism
psder's trumpet, and gave forth such terrinc blast
upoa It as TO rouse all the latent religious spirit
the congregation. Tue horn, according 10 careful
measurement nearly Ave feet long, and the sound
IL produced was ike the frantic believing OF mad
bull. fhe coIored people then took up the ny mns,
wnicn the preacher "hned" them, aud repeated them
in good old Methodist style. And Win intense rap
ture they sang
When we have been there 10. 200 years.
Iriaht. shining ~ the sun
Than when we've first begun.
Then they started with renewed visor a. fol-
lows:-
One days was awaiking
Long the lonesome ODD
Ny Saviour spoke unto M
And melt my heart my love.
Many other hymns were sung ana tho Rev. Perry
Hopkins, the pastor, prea he'd the Gospel Accord
ing TO ST. Matthew referring TO the at the root OF
the tree. The reverend gentleman, who wears great
spectacles has tacc OF profound learning Ills Tea
lures are heavy und ponderous ana he speaks
with rapturous abstraction when carries
away all his hearers DE explained thai the
6ymboliZcd mankind anu the meant Gou,
who was there ready to chop on the sinful aud the
wicked. AZ this onIuous outlook the hearers moaued
aud groaned protuseiy. 'Papa" Hopkins us he IL
anectiouateiy called by his ch dren, show
how careful people were waking upon an ordinar/
carpet and yet now awiuliy reckless they bcume IN
proncnpdin2 upon Gol's he ,utiiu iootstool s.Papa
HopSins thought that The only way 10 remedy this
distressing state OF tho colored mind was for God 10
send IAN arrow dipped In IRE" straight intoehsir
hearts
DOES THE SON STAND STILL?
One OF the features 0 the afternoon was q discus
hal PA nj q q n.
the vexed qu sstiou OF The suns moving or
standing stIil Tho majority came 10 the usion
that the was, atyer all, tramp, aud moved
around grand system OF planets Al tho conc ius,0n
Of the afternoon exercises "Papa" Hopkins carefully
announced that lS,h and 49, ia OF this mon IA
the Rev. W. n. Price would lecture on "ibe Anatomy
Rnd physiology oi those Portlors of inc humun Dody
are most attractive 10 y poruiar auuience."-
In The evening the TN horn was blown again so
hnrj that all tho Ia the vicinity were startled
The singing was more hearty th.a ever, and It was
the words could be distinguished only
with difficulty. Here is one song
Sinners, are you citing ready, ready
For rtn. year Of jubilee
For we'll rise. shne ani give God glory
For tho year OF jubilee.
Another, on which the singers dwelt with special
ardor, was:-
Keep movint aong,
Satan SAYS l neea not pray;
lle'ii have my soul on judgment day.
Keep m.ving along.
Then there another which ran this wise:-
He went into the grave,
Sinner. how can you laugh. 49,
When you know you'll go to hell!
The last limo was given with special gusto Then
came another -
Beautiful Zion God is love;
Bsantni city. built above:
Bs:aa, aia ass: as.ysn 81 ssdry d.yasiIlSs whS
CAorus-satmn's wal~ing round my house.
Papa Hopkins then pre- ,chsd his sermon, asking his
alton not TO walk about, us lie da not desire
10 talk 10 walking congregat,On.