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Show Camp Meeting. The onmp meeting, meet-ing, agreeablo to previous announcement announce-ment opened on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. The audience was not large, not nioro than one-fourth what tho tent would hold, and was composed of all classes of citizens irrespective of sect or creed. After reading a portion of Scripture, singing nud prayer, the Rev. J. S. Inskip, in a low remarks, gave an explanation of the objects of the National Camp Meeting Association; Associa-tion; and said they had come hero on the invitation of a Christian minister, Mr. Pier wr nresnme. to assist him and the society of which he wa.s pastor, pas-tor, in their labors in this section. Said they had not come to make war upon anything but sm. Their object and mission, as stated, were as a general thing as broad and liberal as j any person could expect. The llev. gentleman then gavo as his text, 30th and 31st verses, lt chap, of the Acts of the Apontles; from which he discoursed dis-coursed pleasantly and forcibly, stating tho propositions, the arguments and line of thought usual to the preachers of his church. Mr. Inskip is a clever and forcible speaker, and appeared to interest his audience, which, by tho way, was somewhat restless, occasioned doubtless by the heat, which, inade tho tent, was intense. At the al ternoon scrvico a discourse was delivered by the Rev. Win. McDonald, Mc-Donald, the audience being about the' paiuo as regards numbers as in thej morning. I In tho evening there was an im-i mense audience, probably not less than four thousand were assembled inside aud omeido the tent. 1 The Rev. W. H. Boole preached, j taking as his text, 27th verse, oth chap. Daniel. In consequence of the great heat the midday meetings are abandoned for the present. Tho services yesterday commenced at S:30 a. in., and consisted of a prayer and espcrienco meeting, the attendance beiog rather small. |