Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-09-02
LOCAL NEWS.
Camp Meeting Mt Tolson,s

Camp Meeting at ToIson,s.
The camp. meeting IN Prince Georges coun.
", Md. under the auspices OF the n Z.
church, was commenced on Friday on Toll
sons ground, about six miles from the T. b.
road. The ground is about * miles this side
Il SurrattsvIlle, and quite a number OF visi-
tors TO the camp ground yesterday took occa-
SION to pass down the road to see this locality
G. historic and tragic renown. The camp Is
hela IN the same beautiful grove occupied tor
the purpose last year. 1t is an excellent posi-
ton. well shaded in a healthful locality and
with abundant water within two hundred
wards.
The following preachers are on the ground:
Rev. S. V. Blake. Presiding Elder; Rev. M.
Holiday, of Baltimore; Rev. James W. Davis,
OF Gorsucn chapel, Washington; Rev. B. N
Brown, of Foundry church, Washington.
Rev. Grandon Smith, Of Charles County Rev.
Mr.. Ferris, OF Uniontown, Rev. Henry P
West, preacher in charge; and Rev. j. T.
Hynes, junior preacher.
Among those rho have tents on the ground
STE Mrs Elizabeth Beach. OF Ryland chapel,
Mr. Columbus Beach, of Ryland chapel, Mr.
Josiah kidwsll, do, Mr.. Thomas Coxson, do,
Mrs. Mary Swami, do ana Mr.. Van Rory, do
Mr. Frederick Allen. of the county, has q
large boarding tent on the ground and there
are a number Of sleeping tents.
The colored people also have several tents
On the ground, and preaching stand in the
rear Of the white stand. the camp meeting
rare. There is large enclosure Tor horses on
the ground, kept by Mr.. Henry Tolson. The
following board OF managers have been ap-
pointed: Francis Tolson. j. v. Piles and John
Frye.
The camp was set On Friday. and ia the
evening there was an interesting prayer.me
s1g at the stand.
On Saturday morning Rev s. V. Bake, Pre-.
{ ding Elder, preached an earnest and able
sermon from the text, ssknock, and it snail be
opened !" At O'Clock p. m, Rev. MT. Holii-
day. OF Baltimore. preached from the text,
Take heed therefore lest from the spirit OF
uubelief you depart from the living God, At
night Rev +. T. Ferris, local preacher, Union
town, preached upon the leprosy Of Naamon.
This was followed by prayrr-meeting, con-
quoted by the Presiding Elder.
coucourse OF people present. perhaps 5000
persons, including numbers from Washington
city. There was an impressive prayer meet.
Ing in the morning at the preachers stand,
opened by Rev. Grondon Smith. OF Charles
Circuit. Rev. B. +. Brown, Of Foundry
church, Washington, delivered q very able
discourse IN the forenoon on the second COM
ing of Christ. After the collection was lifted
the large assemblage was dismissed for the
dinner hour by bsnediction by the Presiding
Eluer, :. V. Blake.
In the afternoon an excellent sermon was
delivered by Rev. James n. Davis, of Cor
such Chapel. Washington, followed by an ex.
and prayer by Rev. j. Hynes. of Prince
Georges Circuit At night the preaching was
BE- Rev. M Holiday.
Services were held also at the colored stand
by y. Brown, OF Piscataway, and others.
The order maintained thus far has been ex.
celient, ana the camp is very pleasant and
agreeable one. No conversions are Reported
as yet, but many are inquiring.
The meeting will be continued until Thurs
day or Friday of this week.