Smyrna times., 1868-08-05
STATE AND LOCALS.

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CAMDEN CAMP MEETING Almost o,.o.
- interest of public nature is, for the timn Lc
|. ing, aDSor3ed In this camp meeting. with
J. minority OF our citizens, though this interest
q not as manifest as on former occasions
q me chcampment this year is hardly 50 lorc
= as last, there being about $40 tents. Srvnr,
y OF them are two stories, however, five. we bo
Q HeVe'J there being rivalry among some of th
). Dover tenters to have the biggest and fines
o one on the ground. Mr.. VIM. Walker EXCEL
en tlllS particular Ills tent is two stories, will
nhe moulding cornce siding all blamed na;ntnJ
PapGrcd inside and everything as neat as nan,
dwellings. - "0"' "S hiaIlS
", ne exercises were not commenced mt;
"euheSday evening, when prayer and exor
tatlon meeting was held. Rev. Mcssrs I;rbt
bourne, Sypheld, Davis, Gracey, Cooper and
others, taking part. The exercises arc nnJnI
the management of these ministers, and VIII
BOARD OF laymen, constitute the Board ot
Inc meetings were entered upon on Tbrrs.
day, the usual zeal being manifested fnr tbo
work, Rev. j. ID. Curtis, of Wilmincton
preached the first sermon that morning at ten
heV' a. B Quigg, of Chestertown. preached
Ihe afternoon sermon, and Rev. H. Sandcrson
formerly OF this town, preached the rvnn;nn
sermon The prayer meetings were well ato
/
On Friday morning an experience meot;rc
G Vas neiq; conducted by Rev. A. Goodman, Of
o mI"ce EninTGhi, Wilmington, to further the
FELTON,, preached the morning sermon H''f; o. U'
-1r. Tracey, OF this town, the afternoon scr.
mo mon and Rev. }. j. Pearce, of PhiladcIphia
the evening sermon. A rain shower IN tLn
evening was thankfully received ~ '''o
On Saturday, Rev. Mr.. Goodman nrcocbod
the morning sermon, Rev. II. w. Todd of
iDrehtOn, the afternoon sermon and Rev. ID r
lhomas the evening sermon. The inAux ofI
Visitors was greatly increased, they coming in
~ ;alee numbers from various quarters. The
trains brought over 2O0O.
On Sunday, notwithstanding the throa+onod
lnclcmcncy of the weather, the carriages can,o |
pouring IN from all directions within radions
OF 81 miles, and by 10 clock the usual tbrong
was pushing up and down the wide avenues nf
the encampment, in one great mass Of bumon
reStieSsness' The dust was entirely subducJ |
by the showers OF the previous evening, and
the clouds obScured the sun, rendering the dav
remarkably pleasant. The crowd was estimaf.
former years. ''U' VI
The exercises commenced with an cxneri
ehce G meeting at clock, conducted by Dr.
Qulgicy. Quite number testified to tbcir
complete salvation in Jesus. One brother
Sald he telt that in Jesus he had complctc
91.aVlour and was astOnished that professors
1ld not recognize it when converted. Another
Said ne iet for years after his union with tho
nurch his leanncss was advised to seek Sane. {
lncatlon lie sought, and when the bic, sine I
'ame he merely recognized an enlargement
lpon regeneration. This testimony was oh '
ccte9 10 as an argument against the "sccopd !
work or sancti6catiOn. A sister tcsti6nd /
hat this religion which first filled and maJo v
ler soul happy had kept and sustained bcr t
midst all the Affections of life and. turning a
o o hey' Mr. Wood, said she did not understand a
mat " ne meant by sancti6cati0n, but the love a
u Jesus made her feel she had home in hro- t
en, where she expected to live forever. They p
ontInued one after another to bare tcstimony +
ntll all hearts were melted with tenderness f
M gladly joined IN singing, Praise God from 4
'hom all blessings flow. p
Inc three great sermons Of the dav voro q
reached by Revs. Drs. I1odgsOn, Bartine and o
'ooKman' as announced in our last. The dis. S'
curses were highly commended, esnecioll,, CT
Dr. Hodgsons. Notwithstanding the IaraSs
rowd, including all sorts and conditions of
len' the order on the ground was excellent. /
amden, however, presented a sad snoctaclo IL
was the place of concentrated vice and do. Il
auchery: All day long great swagrcr;nn H Il
rowds of drunken men were hanging ronn5 OF
AZ noCel anu whisky booths erected along the o.
rects' presenting scene more akin 70 a W
orSe race or prize fight than Sunday oath. is
ring. Several fights were participated in by it
le 5 crowd, and to see men wallowing along the tn
ueWalk was not uncommon. Some men, de, OF
'rmlhed TO make money, act as if law and III
mp meeting cannot exist together; we tbint 1t
le citizens OF this staid Quaker town should ra
@ch % them her Wholesome lesson to the contrary, W
On Monday Rev. A. Atwood, of Ph;la co
reached in the morning; Rev. S. w. Tboms. in
=; same anne city, in the afternoon, and Rev. Dr. BY
i Heavy rains fell Monday night and ycster- -,
~ morning; on the latter occrsion il came in d.
rrTents.o Proomenading was suspended exec excent dl
bare footed children, dressed to suit the or. he
sion. Most Of the tents turned the water, but ST
me of the slumbcre:s were hustled ont earIv ho
the morning bedraggled and mad. a Rny ad
r. Durall preached in the st. Pauls tent At III
,h and Rev Rev; J.: L. Poul.On of North East, Md. nu
the Dover tent, atsame hour; Rev. Mr., Mai. til,
*, OF Elkton, preached in the afternoon. md da
". DR.. Bartine in the evening. ~"N Th