Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-16
NEGRO CAMP-NTEETINGs.
Preachers Dwell on the Evils of TurI
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Preachers Dwell on the Evils of Turn
ing People Loose in the Woods.
BALTIMORE, May 15.-Bshop A. w.
Wayman presided to-day at the African
Methodist Episcopal General Conference.
Rev. }. b. Stansberry presented an appeal
in the case of c. Fl. Green, which was re-
terred to the Committee on Appeals.
Green was accused of immortality and
suspended by the New JERSEY Annual
Conference. The principal subject before
1t was the discussion in regard to the
commencing of camp-meetings bY the
General Conference.
Rev. ID. Z. Roberts opposed camp-meet-
Ings, however we'll conducted. Out OF a
great number of speeches very few were
IN favor OF Recommending camp-meetings.
Rev. l.. J. Conpin said that the Confer
ence would not like him to speak of the
various immoralities that were practiced
at camp-meetings. 1t was difficult to
control the people when they were sur
rounded by the restraints of regular life.
but 1t was impossible when they were
turned loose in the woods. He was also
opposed to camp-meetings on the score of
expense. He said that in one "a hours
last year the cOlored people of Baltimore
mad paid $4,000 to one railroad company
in this connection, and that, too. when
some of the cOlOred people were asking
charity. The people who had been con-
verted in the woods were not often seen
in church afterwards.
Rev. Andrew Brown. of Georgia. said
that they might have had immoral camp-
meetings in Maryland, and speculate on
them, but they did not do so in Georgia.
He illustrated his remarks with anec-
dotes that produced great merriment.
Rev. Henry Strickland, of Georgia. was
not in favor of specializing at meetings
or those places where people got drunk,
but for the regular, Old-fashi0ned camp
meetings he claimed a future.
Rev. ;. Z. Hopkins, of Georgia. said that
he had known ministers to make $1,000 in
a day apiece on camp-meetings, and this
too in Georgia.
Rev. J. L. Lee, of South Carolina, said
that camp meetings were held near Spar
tansburg in that State, and that there
were six wagon loads of whisky on the
grounds during the entire time Of the
camp Ministers and elders were among
those under the influence of liquOr at all
times. a young man was murdered at
one Of these-camp meetings. He thought
that camp-meetings had outlived their
time OF usefulness, and the amendment
offered by President B. T. Lee, of Wilber-
force University, was adopted refusing to
recommend the holding of camp-meetings.
but allowing them to be continued.
Rev. 5, F. Mitchell read telegram stat
ing that the African Methodist Episcopal
Church in New Haven was about to be
sold,
Rev. Robert Seymour, Of California.
offered to be one Of twenty-five people to
loan the church 800 for ninety days.
Rev. J. B. Stansberry, pastor of a
church, stated how he was unceremoni-
ously hustled from the pulpit of his
church into the street and informed that
the congregation was done with the Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal Church. The
church, it was said, is in danger of being
carried into the Methodist Episcopal
Church by some of its members.
The report of the Committee on Educa-
tion caused long discussion.