Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-10
The Camp Meetings.

ms IS the month in which the Methodist
denominations usually hold camp meetings,
and hey are mole numerous this season than
LOT several years past On Friday the camp of
baltimore Circuit Methodist PToPsrln Z
church was commenced near WOODBURY., on
The line Of the Northern Central railroad. The
number OF tents - about twenty. The camp
can be reached from BALTIMORE by the Charles
street passenger cars TO the terminus, or by the
Falls road out of Baltimore.
On Thursday Shrewsbury. the great camp
meeting OF the season, will common ce in Raw
monds Grove. near New Freedom, on the
Northern Central railroad. and Will contin ne
eight days. The number of tents expected 10
De- erected Is estimated at FIVE hundred Tho
attendance of mini will be very large in
rlncmg the most prominent of the Methodist
Church 1 he erection of tents will be COM
menofd to-day. Arrangements have been made
with the Northern Central Railway Company
by whlCh the large number of persons who
generally visit this camp will be accommodated
Win i-Dspcrtatlon at a reduced rate of fare
The second camp Of the season in point of
slD- IS hat known as the Baltimore Camp, held
On Waters ground, near Reisterstown, which
commences ON the 18th instant, and will con-
nnue one week. AT this camp the array OF
tents viii also be very large, and will probably
TEA, b about tour hundred.
The Baltimore camp meeting of the Meth
oaist Episcopal Church South will begin on
Thursday, 18th instant. IN the grove of r. III.
PeLhID gton, Esq. one-fourth OF a mile from
ReiSierStOwn station, Western Maryland rail-
road The ground is said 10 have ample shade
and an abunCanoe of pure spring water
The Westminster camp meetIng, Frederick
district, Methodist Episcopal Church, will also
nssin ca the 18th, on the lands of Thomas
Stevenson. Esq, one mile from Orndorfs
station, western Maryland railroad, and two
miles tICm Westminster. Arran geTnents have
BEEN mace fo- excursion tickets from Balti-
EoTe- anc tTom all the stations OH the Western
Mary land railroad.
"A joint camp-meeiing OF stations from Wash
lngtOn, Baltimore and Annapolis, and Elk
ridse Landing and Severn circuits will COM
mence on Friday the 2lst instant, III Nr. has
Inp woods, about y miles from Annapolis
Junction, and the churches ef this city will BE-
We'll represented; nearly every station being
actively engaged at present in forming mpa-
mes. Rev. Is. Peyton Brown. of the Fou ndry
mas been actISe III getting up the camp, and has
made an arrangement with the railroad COM
paIy To take out the tentibS. and all such
should be a. the depot ON Tuesday next
The Methodist PTOtestants of Anne Arundel
circuit Will commence camp on Friday next
in the weeds OF Mr.. Rider. shout miles from
hanover Switch Oh the Baltimore railroad and
d. - expected that many of the Baltimore
churches, the churches OF the District, &c,
Will h. represented.
The Laurel Circuit of The III. T. Church will
hold their camp IN smiths woods. near the
last r1sniiOnsd. commencing on the 18th
he camp of Prince Georges Circuit, OF the
VI. r. Church. " al b. held ia TOlson's woods
about miles from this city commencing OIL the
18th.
A camp-neeting Of the NJ f. Church soutb.
Is 10 commence Oh Thursday. September I'd, IN
The woods cf Mr.. james Robinson, on the north
sice Of Tie Severn riyer, and about SIX miles
from Annapolis.
A Union camp meeting Of the a. NJ. E Zion
Church VIII jake place "a: Crystal Springs,
commencing on WedneSdsy. the 18th ms ant
Several able speakers Will b. pressu; and al
nTess ne eongrr CATION during the progress OF
the meeting.