Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-22
The Howard County Camp Meeting.


NEAR ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, No. Auguss
2lst- 1S6S.-One is led uaconsciously to nse tbs
exclamation of the Psalnist chow goodly are
thy tents o Israel, - as he approaches and looks
for the first time upon grove ntted mp in
modern style fer a camp meeting. There 10
something Of sublimity in the sight, and feel.
ing produced in the heart that is rather calcu-
lated TO bring man INFO communion with his
Maker. To one who desires to cultivate this
feeling, it is worth 8 trip from Washington. or
even from some more remote place where q ID
Is worshiped in temples OF stone and brick
buIh by the hands of men. to whore b. is wor-
shipped in his own great cathedral the leafy
The people from Washington. Baltimore. An.
napOlis, Georgetown, and many other places in
this section of country. are assembling ia large
numbers, and preparations are actively making
for an unusually large and interesting meetin 2
Up to this afternoon over one hundred and
forty tents had been erected, ami others We're
constantly arriving and driving the stakes and
rearing others. These are of various grades of
capacity, from accommodating a small family
with sleeping and sitting apartments, (whIls
the eating Is done under a little booth con-
strueted OF branches OF saplngs,) to the mann
moth one with nearly as much room as n tray.
elirg circus tint. There are several of these
large ones upon the ground, in which respects
able sized community reside while here
by the election Of the Rev. Dr. L1nahan & I
the late General Conference to the Book Agency
al New York, this portion of the B1ltimOre
ton district. under the charge of Rev. d.. n. J..
b. Morgan. Presiding Elder. lie consequently
has charge Of the meeting. and win probably
manage it with the ability of On old campaigner.
He has called TO his assistance many of the
clergyman of his district, well as many out
side Of II. i see upon the ground many of the
Washington pastors, among them the Rev. Il.
Peyton Brown, Rev. VIM. Krebbs, Rev. VIM.
Holiday, Rev. Il. Newton Brown, Rev. Mr.
Neche and Rev. MIR. Laney, and from BaltI-
more Rev. Mr.. McNamara, Rev. w. I. ID.
GLENN, Presiding Elder of Winchester Dis
trict; Rev. q. q. Baker, of HaIpers Ferry;
Kew. Dir. W heeler, of Alexandria. and the Rev.
Tfiiotsten Morgan, OF Severn Circuit.
The weather has been all that could well be
desired. During the morning there was n slight
sprinkle, but not enough to retard the work of
the tent-builders. This evening also, Just before
the hour of service arri we'd, a heavy shower
came up. thoroughly saturating the dust and
puttiBg few who Were not blessed with a
waterproof tent to some little inconvenience.
II also rendered public service at the pulpit
impracticable. The Rev. DIR. Morgan, how.
ever. preached in the large GWdshi n gton
Union' tent. and the Rev. Mr.. Wheeler, of
AleXan dria. Va. preached in the large "Au.
napolis' tent; the former choosing for his text,
wit thou not revive us again, that thy people
may be glad and rejoice in thee He earnestly
urged upon ministers and people TO take this
request of the Psalmist to the Almighty, and
urge an answer to IL during the meeting.
After announcing some rules of order tor the
conduC; OF the meeting, the exercises were
closed, and people retired 10 rest for the night,
with the expectation of renewing their devo.
lions again al SIX o'clock in the morning.