Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-27
Shrewsbury N. e. Camp Meetisg.
JCorresnondeno a Of the Baltimore SUM-


SHRKwsspRY, Aug 2e-By actual countit
lie now ascsrtAinsd that there are exacuy Eo
tents pitched on this ground. and averaging 10
persons to each tent which y small essam a ,a
the esk is nearly, IL not quite, 5000 persons.
with this number steadily in attendance, the
estimated aggregate Of people here on Sunday
The reItsioue exercises were Of q very inter-
esting character and generally participated in
by the pt ople present. The sermons were all
was that OF Rev. DIR. A. L. Gibson, of Madison
Avenue Church. in the morning, on AntAgon-
ism and Triumphs OF Christian nifty. Rev. Mr..
district. delivered an able discourse: from the
familiar and most important text, What does
1t proft man If he gam the whole world and
lose his own soul"
The "outside meeting" which alluded to
yesterday, en- PEASANT, was very interesting and
quite novelty. The scene Of the exercises was
on the outskirts Of the village of tents, where
the wagons and horses were tied mp. Some
seven or eight hundred person made them
selves comfortable here as best they could.
clinging to the vehicles or standing during the
powerful sermon, which was delivered by
Rev. VIM. Harden from wagon without
covering. At night Rev. Alfred Downs, of
Jefferson Street Methodist Church, Baltimore,
preached to the usual throng OF evening wor-
shippers.
Whilst Rev. Mr. Downs was engaged in
preaching, it was deemed necessary for the
preservation of perfect order to prevent all
prom1nading at the back Of the stand. This
produced some little enyenience to some
who really mad business in that direction, but
on explanation all went off quietly and in
perfect order. Some laughable incidents oc-
Cured IN this locality, as the persons placed
in charge of this avenue so resoluteiy per-
formed their Office that even the ministers
were forced to go round quite distance to
he other side.
Between the hours for divine service at the
stand, the most largely attended and earne st
prayer me ceilings were those hello at the Nor6
al frvvnn~ = hnI tNhe
latter Rev. John Goodman, of Poughkeepsie,
presided, and his address to those asse mbled
around him was really beautiful and touch
ing A considerable anxiety among the peo-
pie to hear him preach to-day is expressed,
for he is considered to be one Of the most elo-
quent divines Of tue church.
If the weather is propitious the sacrament
Of the Lords Supper is to be administ tered to-
morrow. tuesday, and on this occasion in
the afternoon, instead of the morning, as is
generally customary.
held when all the little ones will be gathered
together in front of the stand, and after sing
ing and prayers An address. suitable to their
youthful minds, will be delivered. This GER
emony always attracts q good deal Of attention
and IS one of the prettiesr features OF the camp
meeting.
P. 81 open my letter to say that in general
meeting this afternoon Rev. j. s. Deaie, OF
Baltimore preached very effective sermon,
based on the words why stand We here ii
day idle!" which aroused the most intense in
terest In his hearers, and as l write the child
rens meeting is progressing at the stand with
spirit. The meeting is conducted by Rev l..
II. @. Dosh. MIR. Hunter, of North Carolina,
and Rev. John E. Goodman have been in
yited to speak. Mr.. Dosh will also preach at
three o'clock.
The following ministers arrived to-day:
Revs. W. $. Edwards. Joseph r. Slit, Henry
Furlong, G. W. Miller, ;. A. Wilson, Samuel
Barnes, W. H. Halliday, and Others.
Rev. John Donahue, OF Mount Holly Springs.
Pa will ofieiate this evening. H.