Smyrna times., 1867-07-31
STATE AND LOCALS.

:, CAMDEN UNION CAMP MEETTNG.-Tbis
the great camp meeting of the Peninsula onJ
one 9l the largest, If not the very larpest IN
tne = hlteI States Is now in the height of its
SESSION. Inc encampnent numbers over 300
tents, number having been practaJ - 81 ~ tI
meeting commenced. The FIRST sar,non .- ,'ae rlie
PrGaehGd on Nedne>day evening last bv Reu
" Schreck. OF Camden Circuit. On irburs
gay, ReV. a. -. Davis of Wvomino. nroooLnJ
IN the morning, Rev. Mr.. Gowan. IF P;,tS- |
D9rg, IN the afternoon, and Rev. S. L. Graccv
~ ~. '",s to%n' III the evening. On Friday Rev
Dr. =. Cooke, OF Manayunk, formerly Of
SSmyrna) preached in the morning, j s wi
rs OF Harrington, in the afternoon. and Jobn
1I0ugh, OF Denton, in the evening. On Sot-
urday' Revs. j. Donans, of West Virg;n;a ~
the morning ). Coleman, of Troy Confernn'co" ."
afternoon and W. VI. Warner, of Felton, in
the evening. 'h' III
The trains from both north and south on
Saturday brought the usual tbronas SouoL ui On
SUNDAY the procession of vehicles that 6loI
INTO the grounds from a radius of t,vont, ~
thlrty miles was unequaled by anv former oc-
caslon, It Is thought. BY ten O clock tbn ~
prom'u ittleclty numbered its thousands, evarv
avenue presenting moving thrOng of human
be'ngs' Sweltenng In heat, choked with dn.t '
and tired Of limb A more tlisaprreobIo r1oao {
to many could not have been t0nnd I p'aTe tLe i
evening, however, a shower of rain f.H lin c
answer to the prayers of suffocated teutcrs v
perhapS,) dispensing crowd and dust al;to it
Ihe atten1ance upon the services was vor,. "
large however. RevsJ. s. Inskip. Of Brooky. I
IN, preached in the morning and Rev. J. w b
9od IN the afternoon. Owing to the crowd. Ii
and desire to have the services reach as r,snT
as possible, sermon was preached ontsidn n'S thyS
cncie both morning and eveninp-Rrv 4 ~
NanShlp on the former occasion and Rev NJ vi
DAVIS OF Wyoming, on the latter RITZ -
preaching IN the afternoon chihren's man,- ia
jn2 was held In the Dover tent at which Rnvs Gt
Nlts"rs. Gracey, DIR. Quigley and others made wa
aHotesSes In consequence OF the rain no ser cCl
mon was preached in the evening. Tho nsnaI OF
prayer meeting was held at the St. Paul., tent int
ia splendid canvass suillcictt 10 accommodate Hc
about '0Q p'rSons) also at the Dover tent, and
ut several private tents. At the tent of Rev -
>. l. Gardiner, Rev. Mrs InsAip sang num. 80 oo'
Der OF hymns ami mceting for the advance r;o
','eh. ol ShtlStlah holiness was held. Mrs. / yo
!" noted anger, and drew large c-owds 70 tI, Te
near her; The Young Mems Christian Asso' Sn' "a.
yIation OF the Methodist Church Of tL;s tor,, 39 "a
hed an experience meeting in their nnbi;n ="
tent, also. The members Of this Assoc;s';1UO ailO
1fe among the most Jealous workers, and their As
meetings are interesting. DO,
on Monday morning the camp was pleasant ha.
rev Mr. Smith, Of Troy Conference. nrrscb. poi
d.. 1t commenced raining little befora noo1 t.
Snich somewhat interrupted the proceeJing5 Ed
or a. tm" Kev A. Rittenhouse preached in pla
=. =, l39i tent in the afternoon, and Rev. Mr.
" God IN the evening, from the stand 'Ai
, eSterday the attendance was very LARGO bui
icy y" J.. England, ofWihnington' breach. Lar
,e morning; J. j. Pierce, of Pbila in was
he afternoon and Daniel George, of New Gas. b.
le, IN the evening. Rev. A. T. Scott, of VII Hel
= In1lng5on preached five o'clock sermons OF /" On On com
'i.2Tnday on and Tuesday mornings 0H tons
p, nc nc subject OF SanctihcatiOn is occunv;n0
llo attention of many and at most of the nHs D
ne prayer and experience meetings there Sho
ne g9odly number earnestly seeking tbaro' was
or. The number of pentents are nere.sng eaG," Sun
: '''G ''et'nS l1roGFc 'es All the exercises twel
- JI, ILiidI"clJFIAed by great esrnestness que'
"G regular aH'h'iancc at the camn ia est; cord
mated at about 100 persou,-irom five e'I, 70
'Aht TO a tent. Tho number Of transient VII d
'"' III addition thereto is estimated et fiji, into
great number 20 that there are on ,t thS to b'
y 'ounu, o nlln" the day, about 1000 pconle tenn
q ah average one day with another and
-, aoMaRNA n CIRCUIT CAMp.-Ths c,mn ,ooo. Dl
,Go GSo'hehcou "n Friday last. In ncun,ennn,oo Lion
inn. ' ~" GG"'nlen eaDp being held at the SAM on
,"n, the attendaHcs is coInnart;,,, u saihe Of az