Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-07-23
RELIGIOUS TOPICS.

Mrs Mary Mcgredy died at the residence
of L. G. Gerry, Esq, in Port Deposit, on
the 18th ult., in the Goth year of her age.
She was the first convert to Methodism in
the village of Port Deposit, and there being
no church there until recently it was her
habit for many years to walk to the
church at Hopewcll, three miles distance,
throughout the year without regard to sea-
son, not only on Sunday but to all the class
and prayer meetings.
The National Camp Meeting, near Man
helm, Lancaster County, Pa, commenced
on Tuesday, July lith, and will continue to
the 9th. This meeting is called National,
chiefly because, having been called by the
advocates OF the doctrine of holiness or
Christian perfection or entire sanctiticaton
OF church members, believers in this peculi-
ar doctrine will be present from nearly all
States OF the Union. Though it is held un-
der the auspices of the NJ. E. Church, all
Evangelical" Christians are invited to be
present and participate.
The woods of twenty-five acres in which
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north of the paved walks of the borough of
Mannheim and one mile and a half from the
depot OF the Reading and Columbia Rail
road, and is admirably adapted for the
purpose.
About the middle of the month of MAY,
labor for the preparation Of the ground COM
menced, and has been continued 10 the pres
ent, in having the underbrush removed, ine-
qualities of the ground filled up, circles and
avenues laid out, preaching stand and man
ayers office erected, seating for about 1000
persons provided, public boarding tents
built, so that now good accommodations for
the attendants is pro gided.
Up to Saturday night some three hundred
tents had been put up, and by Tuesday
the day OF opening-four hundred or over
were erected and occupied. Many Of these
tents display taste, convenience and COM
fort that those not accustomed to camping
would think impossible. Most of the tents
are the army hospital tents, sold by the gov
ernment at the close of the war. A large
number of prayer meeting tents, as large as
a good sized church, are erected at different
points between the inner and outer circles of
the camp, in which meetings will be held;
some of these are made of boards, but mostly
OF canvass The camp is laid out, first in
two oblong circles-the inner circle for the
congregation, surrounded by a street or
avenue, named East and West Front streets
the outer circle surrounded by street
named East and West Pennsylvania Avenue.
These circles and streets are cut by avenues
radating from the centre.
Five large boarding tents, capable of scat
ing some 5000 people at once are erected,
where good and substantial meals are furn
ishcd at reasonable price. The price of
board as fixed by the committee is 81 for
the ten days of the camp, or 81 per day for
less than seven days. Single meals so cents.
A regularly employed police force is en-
gagged for the preservation of order and en-
iorcement of the rules. A night watch is
also employed. A portion of the woods has
been set aside for the care of horses and We
hicles, and ostlers employed to take charge
OF this kind Of property. Hitching to fences
or trees will not he allowed.
From " ilmington to Lancaster, via. the
turnpike, between the two cities is com
monty called 10 miles, and is probably more,
while Mannheim is several miles beyond Lam
caster. Driving then is out of the question
II this weather continue