New-York tribune., 1891-08-31
ECSTASY AT ROUND LAKE.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS OF REVIVAL
WEEK.
RESULTS OF THE WORK OF THE REV. rho'iN'
HARRIsoN-cLosE OF THE ANNUAL
CAMPAIGNING.


CAMPAIGNING.
Round Lake. Aug 30 (speclaD-The csis
which closed here tonight one OF the
Methodist ot "a attracted some OF the bright lghts
of the Methodist persuasion from all around ts es
borhood and even drew on New-York brooklyn, r"in
delphia and towns and villages In Msssaen"'~ -,
Vermont Bishop Newman, although MS ui''ii'' " " "
the Far West and his official residence III on''e,
IL the cncouragement OF countenance anu p''".p
ton, and on several occasions joined III
prayer and even personal solicitation to the oouo'e
in the vast audiences. The Bishop is thorousn oiu
fashioned revivalIst There also present 'lreo
presiding elders-the Rev. DR.. Graham, OF tie S"roe
district who presided during the meetings % f"'u "a
his office; DR.. Barrett Of the Champiain uis@'" % T
the Rev. ]. W. Eaton, of the Albany district i"o
star evangelist OF the occasion was the Rev. Thomas
Harrison famous twenty years ago as INC po'
preacher, and who now, at the age Oh uliS
seven years retains a slender figure, pale ii'00r
lectual face and remarkable alertness that ice'
him still greatly the likeness Of boy WIN iD' ~
is /. Harry Dunham a young Princeton graduate win
many honors who, at twenty years OF age mas 40"
the devotional exercises every morning ana evening"
Not only have Methodist ministers taken pr al .'
fervent exercises OF the week. but those OF other ue
nomlnations-the Rev. j. Wilbur Chapman OF ue
pethany Presbyterian Church Of Philadclphis lrosE
eryGeneTal WaLamakers church) the 'ScV W. ne
Main BAPTIST of Buffalo, and Father Balo"i" Dup
,ist Of Troy, a venerable minister, VINO pears thc
record OF having retained the ministry OF one S'aoi
LONGER than any other clergyman In tins secuoh' Ca
cent Father Havermans Of the same city, ana num-
bor n otlers-all of whom took cordial part III the
services The services opened In the large Aun
~, saturday of last week. by sermon lrom uio
ovangelst and were continued the sunday lolo"i"s
bv scholarly address from the Rev. Dr. Stropriuso VI
New. York: each day in turn having new Pre"oioi
with Mr. Harrison appearing In regular serihoh on0o
and axanC
service. II, -. .n
Tho methods Of the evangelist peculiar, but they
yor M once on his audiences. He talks with lmpas-
stoned earnestness, rambling vt times inoo icnn
nIscences he is full of gesticlatl0ns ana husra'hs'
he walks i'm short strides continually 10 ana io' soo
times leaning far over the edge Of the PLATFORM Grasp
ing the bible In his or holding 1t aloft Rheehg
obrupty In prayer, breaking with equal aorupthesS
into song During the period of exhortaton. when
tbe audience is passing TO the mourning or
anXiousp seats, he descends from the pulpit s'aN'
about among them with encouraging Worus vi Jumps
upon bench and over the tops OF benehes' ana coi-
tnues his fervid urging. He sways his audience "iui
magnetic effect The other ministers gstier aOouV ''io
converts and pray with them, shouting their Joy 10
God ,r im,lorng mercy or groanng forth their sor-
rows Scouts go forth into the main body OF the au-
dIence and seek new converts whom their supphcaOnS
may lead TO the altar
Some OF the incidents Mt such meetings are unique
A few nights ago two business mel OF TrOy-E' W.
IIartshorne who prominent rs an advocate IN the
campaign of 1883 for Harrison and Morton, and H. Z.
Curtis Of a large firm of collar manufacturers In Troy
bowed themselves at the mercy seat Mr. De Graaf a
retired merchant Of New York, has with his family
knet almost at every service before the altar few
nights ago. Oung woman, who had buried five chill
dren sought tiv seat and besought prayers, winch
were warmly given, shop Newman in most pathetic
vein asking mercy for her, "wh0 had gone so often
| TO the silent city with her dead" a daughter came
forward but her mother refused at once the mother
WAS urged by the ministers from the platform, and
even by the Bishop TO forward also, but she was
mmovable young man came forward as con-
vert and aid he had been EpiscOpaan, statement
that was received in dead silence for these good people
| are not proselyt 'g from their sister churches. A
sister in the CHI rc Mrs. Newton, Of Albany, knelt
and prayed most vently for two other sisters who
were kneeng al her SIDE The Bishop asked for those
who wished prayers for relatives friends to speak,
and from all directions, from tile choir aud the rear
benches there were appeals, some Of them pathetic,
for prayers for brothers, husbands fathers and sons.
During all these proceedings Mr.. Harrison continues
his eXhOItatiOns songs sung, prayers are impro-
and cries groans and h4llenjahs all continue, merged
| into a deep, honrse murmur. The scenes end finally
through pure exhaustion, the crowds disperSe, and
when the 10 O'Clock bell rings forth the streets and
avenues of the fervd camp quiet as If death had
| visited Them
| Tonight the exercises closed with march round
| Jerusalem and final jubilee.