Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-09-10
Central Vermont Camp Meeting.

The Central Vermont Camp Meeting at North
field nominally began Friday morning, but no
services Of a religious character were held until
evening, the day being occupied in pitching tents
and arranging furniture beds etc. Several new
tents were put up and among others, a cottage
by the people Of Warren, who thus domiciled
themselves at the camp-ground for the FIRST time.
Friday evening Rev. Church Tabor spoke ut the
Barre house, from II Kings xiii. 3.
The first services at the stand were held Satur-
day morning at ten o'clock, and the sermon was
preached by Rev. J. o. Sherburne, from Psalms
l'2. But few were present in the forenoon less
than two hundred. but by afternoon a fair-slzed
audience Of perhaps six hundred had come to-
gether and listened to an earnest discourse by
Rev p. Merrill Of Waterbury Center. text taken
from Acts L. s. Saturday evening Rev. George
Wells Of Waitsfeld preached
Sunday opened and continued bright and beau
tifnl, and long before noon seemingly every avail
able and possible place TO hitch or tie 10 had been
occupied by the hundreds OF teams present The
woods swarmed with life, and the enclosed grounds
were apparently nearly full Of quiet orderly people.
The seats, accommodating over three thousand
were filed seats were brought from the tents and
occupied, and hundreds were not seated The au-
dience Of the day may fairly be placed at four
thousand, and during the entire day there was
nothing TO mar the occasion OF disturb in any ap-
precable degree the sacred services. The pulpit
orators were, in the forenoon, Rev A. Webster OF
Barre; In the afternoon, Rev Mr. Cooper of
Waterbury; in the evening, Rev. Mr.. Worthen OF
Mortified. Altar services and prayer-meetngs
ipithe several tents also were had, and the day
seemed rich with promise Of good and devoted to
the Masters service
On Monday comparatively small number
were present at any Of the exercises Preachers
Of the day were Rev. Mr. Smith OF Moretown,
Rev. Mr.. Trevillian OF Middlesex, and Rev. Mr.
johnson Of Gaysville Tuesday the gray haired but
stawart veteran in the ministerial ranks Rev Mr.
Billiard spoke with his accustomed and undated
vlgor from Colosians H. $40 After his address
some elderly men were heard discussing the SER
mon, and the substance OF their remarks were
that the young men who had spoken did very
| well and no doubt pleased many, but as for them
give them the old-fashioned preaching in the old
fashioned Style that was what fed them. Tuesday
afternoon Rev. Mr. Lewis OF Topsham spoke, and
in the evening Rev. j. A. Sherburne of Groton
spoke to a large audience for the hour.
Rev. Mr.. Tapin of Chelsea spoke Wednesday
morning. taking for his text John ii: 80 In the
afternoon at one o'clock the association met in
annual meeting and considered the advisability
Of purchasing the camp.meeting grounds, but
after discussion it was voted not to buy.
Reading at the stand by Rev Fellows OF Mont
pelier, and in the evening by Rev. J. W, Guernsey
Of Franklin. Not less than one thousand people
were present Wednesday
Thursday was not pleasant as had been the
days preceding, and services were held in the
forenoon in the tents, and in the afternoon Rev. j.
r. Bartlett was obliged to complete within one Of
the tents his sermon commenced at the stand In
the evening Rev. f. W. Culver Of Windsor COM
pleted the regular preaching services Of this
camp-meeting occasion. Friday morning a fare
well love-feast was held, commencing at seven,
and by eight tents were being dismantled, furni-
ture loaded and hurrying feet took to the early
| trains those faithful ones who remained to the
concluding service.
| Rev. J. X. Bartlett conducted the singing
through the camp-meeting assisted by an able
choir made up from the singers attendant upon
the camp-meeting and most ably supplemented
and sustained by the cornet, skifully played by
W. II. b. Brigham OF Eppng, New Hampshire.
Reviewing the meeting it is pronounced by all
| as unusually pleasant and orderly The efficient
services of +. w. Gold OF Mortified as chief Of
the police force kept the grounds in excellent
quiet and decorum. Quite large number are
believed to have established their faith In the
Christian religion at this meeting, and the church
members expressed themselves quickened to a
higher sense of duty than before. Altogether
the results highly satisfactory to all interested
in the advancement Of the Church of Christ