The Dawson journal., 1883-09-13

.ybora e'er the devil finds a house of
lie Quickly builds himself chapel
there
Bl,r at this bush-arbor meeting
oronnd I didn't see any sign q
ff5e devil. Everybody was well
babayed I and looked thoughtful
md serious. Even the little chill
dren sat still during preaching,
and didn't run around and go to
the spring as usual at camp-meet-
ines. These bush arbor meetings
inst fit the time and the season,
and are an improvement on the
old camp-meetings. The country
folks can do their cooking at home
1 and 90 early in the morning and
1 stay till four o'clock, and have a
i GOOD time, and drink in and enjoy
a power Of religion. There is no
use in talking it all day and all
NIGHT too. When folks move to a
campground to stay it is a power
of trouble to fix up and carry beds,
4 and baggage, and chickens, and
& supplies of all kinds, and have to
be cooking half the time when
they get there, and inviting com
pany to dinner and bring all the
water and be worried about the
vittels and the children and every
thing. Home is the best place for
+. a family at night. lfall the fami-
" can't 90 to meeting every day,
some can 60 one day and some the
next, and then they have q good
time when they come home talking
about it and telling who they saw
and how they were dressed and
what the preacher said. [ Ike
bush arbor meetings. There is a
freedom and simplicity about
Them that just suits country folks.
Everybody can 90 there on an
eonaiitv. / see mothers there
NTH babies at the breast and lit
Il children around who wouldn't
have ventured in a church, but
e.e they can sit in the suburbs
al listen to the preaching and
oa in the singing. and if the ba-
bsgins to cry thev can get a
.5e further of, and walk round
nj disturb nobody. [ heard two
armons preached Yesterday and
aw lots Of children, but there
g-n't a sound to di turb the
aeacher or congregation. As for
ar.og there is nothing like it in
iaiy or Grace church or Beech
ca4rch or any other house. I
a good choira and instrumental
mi the swelling organ and
that IN the city churches. ltis
-iGnd and beautiful and aTtls-
caiiy fine, but the purest and
st emotions and the most loving
n Empathy with natureand human
give me the old fashioned, out
bor music Of a hundred voices at
campmeetipg. They sing with a
ve and a spirit that is catching
i 4 long before you reach the
n o0l0'S the sweet melody floats to
h upon the air and something
a Il {o9 ,r;}, 'aere nc ,'. IS love . to God and
Bi"b WI, ro, 10 man. an IN tne place cao5 TO
.,n, wv {TI 'te gong On
IA. =, i 1,.,ii W nat ~, IS It, and where
bot;c.,1 - oTeil' some writer has
sn'n,' .,,u'I. Sald 'hat 1t IS the only
ssf,,o"n ,',9 ~ upon i e2fth that Is alike
n j hIor,o ~ a"3el7 IS ana 70 men l.
y olame these good old fash
\ tin peoPle lof LOVING vocal mus
IN ''iigo Lna ol worship. Most any
pnotL;. F%s d :,I cHarm to me, but |
Il B',lIIze ,lL win old father Gil
I'm ,,;n,,o5 Gl,o 9'lu I!,,l 10 the choir when
sbErcb Jb"Ppe9 pea a little organ IN his
,cn and took him unaware,
~ 't tb;ap u up, children, kiver that
~ ',,llii cnn i, uPrme and my son,
As4 80 o,,I ori lGlu t.le music without
and he set in on
NY soul be on they guard
Ten thousand foes arise" is,''
he was fortirvipo ooo;n.+ 4so
and his angels. NV Good 'r,f
lather used to tell about a6 q old
preacher who had fbo Co. ao,aa 0,,'
ror Of instrnmanta1 i'd,, vla9 ~ so s''llio
AdD phrr.I 1900 - 4N''iN III