The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-19

4 BEAUTIFUL DAT AND BIO CROWD-oUAINT
xxPERIENcEs PREACHERS, PRESENT AND
PROSPECTIVE.
Not less than twenty.ave hundred people were on
the camp ground at Merrick yesterday, large pro-
portion Of whom went out from Brooklyn on the
morning train. All the villages along the southern
road also supplied their quota, and the farm
ers around brought their families In all sorts
OF vehicles. II was o motley gathering, and
though . few scores promcnaded the grounds during
the hours Of service contrary 70 the rules OF the
soc,attop, they oil pretty we'll behaved. More
than the ordinary share Of camp meeting frtations
we're carried on, however This number Is about half
what Morrck has usually had for a Sabbath oopgre-
CATION other years, when tho trustees have had to
throw ropes around the circle to keep the promenad
srs from disturbing the worshppsrs. But. as one Of
the officers Of the meeting remarked, the other $500
we're never OF any boncAt TO the cncampment except
to mako up the crowd.
ANXIOUS FOR A TEST OF RELIGION.
A "sunr:se" meeting WAS held yesterday morning
In Eighteenth Street (Brookyn) Church tont and
the evening before cottage prayer meetings we're
held with much intsres. Al tho regular prayer
meeting on Saturday evening Brother Rsmscn ted
the people how long no had been profess.
ing goodness and then wished somebody TO
test his religion. A minister present thought
this q strange proposition and stated. aud
added that Christians possessed power OF God In
their hearts. Al the public prayer meeting ut the
stand yesterday morning one OF those camp menting
SHORES, Who travel around and never happy
except when in an atmosphere OF excitement, was
sung down bv tho congregation. to bis infinite dis.
gust Dr. Lowerie varied the exercises in his meeting
by asking tue people rccte passages of Scripture
instead OF long drawn experiences" nall century
old Tho morning sermon yesterday was preached by
Presiding Elder Graves IRON John xvi, y, and
Jude XIV Placed together tn0se texts show
nrs,. the aoiy Ghost coming 10 convince
Judgment; and second, the Lord coming At
Inc ono OF the world TO execute judgment upon all
aesa Tss nrss actual &c. and re-
laics facts Of our present condition. The other
speaks Of human destiny-what men are to expe.
rienco by and by. Ono 10 the nature OF
promise; the other OF Threatening. The has
passed IRON prophecy to history tho other Is largely
prophecy stiil but only awaits ihe progress OF time
10 become experience DIR. Graves enlarged on the
difference between The two kinds OF conviction, and
urged his to accept the lrst rather than
aud be compelled TO take the second.
TIM DoLLARA
A collection OF $3.50 was asked Tor At oil the public
services but u WINS almost "a painful nm operation 10
draw dollar out OF the pockets OF tho people as TO
draw teeth. The basket collection In the morning
in The ai,srnoon-siOO to mike Elder
Graves lite member OF the Camp Meeting
$si. About $50 more came ai,srward. but large
part tho $3.50 yet TO be raised. Inc wet weather
Of the pas. week has Kept me CONGREGATIONS small
OF the congregation. In tho afternoon Dr.. Lowe.
RE, OF Cincinnati, prssched sermon on entire sauct
ncaton 70 congregation fully As large Ms the morn
Ing one but much larger number OF persons walked
about the grove tnan IN the morning To catch these
the Rev Mr. McNichoi, OF Un,oudaic, took stand In
the pavilion and dscourssd to three or Tour
hundred straggIers And even then other hundreds
were q OF reached by either OF tho preachers
KBi IGioUs ExPERTESChs, socALLED
In humorous point OF view no 'expereoces" at
camp meeting furnish sod Tor fun. IL takes all sorts
OF people to mako a camp meeting as well as world,
ana some OF them are very crude ana quaint Tncy
relation to Christian experience Yesterday afternoon
while the cnIldron's meeting was in progress AT tne
preachers stapd, where letter was READ from M,ss
meetings conducted In Eighteenth street tBrook
Iyn) aod Rockville Centre Church tents One good
brother, who, rs he afterward acknowledged, mad
had crazy spell on hin, shouted anu
yelled until no became a nuisance TO others
VINO reproved MIN. AZ tho hrst opportunty he
jumped his feet exclamiug In the language OF the
Psaimist, "Wby do the heather ragcY" then he gave
aa% mus @ae"osnS The spirit" fnis vas followed
with bit OF experience" winch was, ~ substance,
that he had bougn. farm and had paid $3.50 on ~ ou
could another $50 no prostratcd with
sick ness lilo thought HIS chances Tor attending
camp meeting we're slim, out he recovered In time 70
over, which he told his vile would Keep MIN day
and u night at Merriek camp meeting As he tod
no, discover what they ans at Nor could they
where tho experience" came In. Another was on
the Concy Island TRAIN which ran on the track lew
evenings ago and prascd himself that he fclt as calm
there did at csmp meeting. Tor he iet thstJssus
was with him. lie lost his hat but no thanked God
That he saved his head. This was 10 him an evidence
that Jesus eau save through AMI through" yes .
responded apother, and all around the corners, TOO
sermons have been preached curing the week oy
Revs. J. Simmons, OF Brooklyn; ID. W. Tnurston, OF
Syracuse; George A. hubbcI, OF bridgeport, ana
others There were present ON tho ground ycsterday
some OF those named, together with Rsvs. NJ ~.
Buoli, A. ). Frsncis, s. seaman, y.
Fuller 4. X Terry, X. g. Putney and others.
Tue preachers stlli expected ana announced are ::
For this afternoon, Bisnop Faows, OF the Reformed
Kevs Alexander Mclean, Of Tsrytowp, ana george
r. Kssd of Stamford fIate of Breoklynk and On