Year: 1875

Total l3 27 Total II 27

 The Camp Meeting.-Our account of the camp meeting at Pine Grove last week closed with Wednesday, which, like the Monday and Tuesday that preceded it, was stormy enough to satisfy the most fastldi- ous grumblers. Thursday morning tho sun came out bright and beautiful, and the hopes and hearts of the worshippers rose with the mercury in the barometers that marked the approach of fair weather. The people began to come in from the surround ing country, and the audiences in front of the preachers stand began to increase in numbers.

 The weather continued tolcrably fair through Friday and Saturday, and the at tendance on those days was very good in- deed, but Sunday was the day of all the days Probably TO greater number of peo- pie, if ever before so many, has congrega- ted on the camp grounds, than came in from every direction Sunday forenoon. Every part of the grONnds was so choked with people that it was difficult to get about from place to place. The serm on in the forenoon by the Rev. Dr. Foss, was grand one; such as this eminent divine is wont to give to those who are fortunate enough to be his hearers, and it was listened to by the immense audience with rapt attention.

 On account of the continued storm dur ing the fore part of last week, it was deter mined by the ''powers that be-" that the meetings should be continued to Thursday of this present week, and we understand the matter is under consideration to extend the regular season of holding these meetings to ten days instead of one week, sugges ton we should think would be regarded by all interested as an excellent one. One week seems too short time. The occu- pants of the cottages and tents can scarce ly more than get nicely settled at house. keeping, before they must pack up and go home. Let the time be extended by all means, and all come prepared for ten days and a good time.

 Monday came in cloudy, and although this condition of the weather, taken in con- nection with the thinned ranks of the wor- shippers had tendency to cast gloom over the grounds, the interest in the meet ings was maintained, and the atmosphere made cheerful by the glad songs of praise, and the enthusiasm and zeal manifest in the worship,

 Tuesday morning dawned bright upon the scenes within the enclosure of the am- pitheatre of cottages, and the numbers in attendance considerably increased over those present at the meetings of the day previous, and which were quite generously augmented on the arrival of the II o'clock train on the Housstonic road. The grounds during the forenoon service were especially delightful. Perhaps as many as eight ol ten of the cottages and tents were closed, the occupants. having arranged for only one weeks sojourn in the "wilderness, , found it necessary to return 10 their homes, fact we make mention of here, not be- cause it contributed to make the situation delightful on this day, as alluded to above but because it is the exact spot right here to record it.-An atmosphere of perfect quiet and peace, so conducive to the purest service of the, Master seen ed to brood ovel the sparselY filled seats, and the ministers voice echoed and re-echoed among the trees, and mingled harmoniously with the whir and chirp of the cricket in the fields beyond. Now and then one among the audience rises from his seat and noiselessly makes his way up the aises carpeted from natures store house. to pay visit to tho book stand, eating house or some other good place; or a mother rises and lifts tc her arms her two year old, who fails to bt | interested in the sermon of the Rev. MT Townsend, and carries it to place where a change of scenes will relieve it of wha | appears to it as the monotony of the situa- tion. Three seats ahead of us sits goot and faithful worshipper nodding. hid ni( noddlng away an hour of perfect bliss while immediately behind us is damse beautiful to behold, but who insists upol I Lothario, heard distinctly above the pow erful!y expressed syllables of the preacher Aside from this occasional innovation up on the perfect attention of the audience all was peaceful, grand; yea, sublime ant those who attended camp meeting las Tuesday, enjoyed their hours of worship with an enjoyment not found amongst tn crowds that throng the grounds on the bus fest days of the encampment

 THE LAST DAY.

 Blessed with one more delightful day be fore the close of tie meetings, was the as semblage at the grove on Wednesday, tn last day of the regular series. In the earl morning the numbers seen on and abou the grounds was very small indeed, as man of the regular sojourners had gone to thei homes the day before, but the fact of it being the last day and the pleasant weathe drew together very much larger numbe to hear the morning sermon of the Rev Mir. Smith of Falls Village, than was in al tendance Tuesday.

 One of the unpleasantest features of tn entire series of meetings, so far as we hay been able to learn, was made public by tn announcement from the stand by the pre- siding elder just previous to. the sermo

 Wednesday forenoon. He said that afternoo

 would be given the last opportunity to den onstrate the generosity of the people b contributions in the hats as they were pass ed by those having the matter in charge

 This was indeed sad announcement Tn

 whole assemblage felt this deprivation o their esteemed privilege keenly,we have n 2 doubt.

 A short service Thursday morning close ono of tha ranst ci1ccaasE El,l snrias aE .,,4.a.