The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1869-09-04

least, Of a camp-meeting, while week could b
well spent in extraordinary religious services
Not more than fifteen or twenty tents wer
calculated upon, and this number it was de
termined to obtain, if possible. Captain Chas
X. Chew, the proprietor of the EPSON estate
with generosity that does him Infinite credit
came forward and rendered to the members o
the church the free use of his woods back O
EPSON church. with the privilege of cutting dowr
whatever trees might stand seriously in their way
and of using whatever timber they might neet
for erecting stands, tents, &c. This magnanimou
| offer was accepted, and the members went Il
work, and have met with success really
astonishing.
| The camp was located in large grove o
forest trees, not over four hundred yards from
the centre of the town. The ground regularly
| ialls from the front to the preachers stand, sc
| that the whole congregation was in full view o
the ministers. To the East of the camp ground
there is an extensive tract of woodland, also be-
longing to Capt. Chew, and the enclosures Of
this were opened and its use rendered and
availed of as shelter and receptacle for horses
and vehicles. Water was abundant there being
three large springs within short distance of the
ground.
The exercises of the camp commenced on
Friday of last week, with about fifty tents
erected occupied by the following parties
Chas. A. Conner, DR.. Charles W. gladden.,
VIM. T. King, Jos. Gorsuch,, LewisJ. Roberts,
Nelker, P. News, Rev Mr.. Hoffrocker Henry
Klese Fred. Dofeld, Rev. Mr.. Wolff, Jas.
Sheridan, Uriah Carter, ST., R. G. Dunphy,
Dunphy and Burns, Is tents Chas. R. Chew,
Durus Carter, Mrs. Thomas, e tents John F.
Pummer, j. W. Curley, e tents,) DR.. ]. H.
Jarrett, John T. Ensor, John Fl. Longnecker,
Adam H Krout, VIM. H. Mittan, VIM. Bowen,
John Bolgiano, JOS. Gerbick, N. A. Shealey,
Lewis Merryman, Chas. W. Rdgely, D. G. H..
Emory Mrs. Thomas, Il eating tent) Mrs.
Thomas Il meeting tent r. G. Dunphy, Il
eating tent, German, u meeting tents, EPSON,
Il meeting tent), Providence, Il meeting tent. J
The following ministers were present during
the progress Of the meeting: Rev. Joseph France,
presiding elder; Rev. Thomas Dougherty,
preacher in charge of North Baltimore Circuit,
and Rev. A. Courtney, junior preacher, same
circuit Revs John H. Marsh, John s. Deale,
A. II. Ames. Jas. Gamble, JAS Wright, J. Y.
Wolf, J. G Fritz, J. J. F. Brunow, F. Hoffrogge,
NJ ilford Downs, Martin L. Smyser, Richard S.
Norris, Leonard Gardner, VIM. F. Speake,
Andrew J. Myers, Jos. Wheeler. R. W. Black,
Chas McElfresh, French S. Evans, G. E. w.
Shrek, Howard Westwood, Chas. Cleaver, B..
F. Clarkson, Watson Case, c. Herbert Richardson,
Jas. r. gladden., VIM. R. Monroe John II. Baer,
Robert N. Baer, Henry Slicer, Thomas Slicer,
John s. Inskip, Job. A. Price, VIM. H. Pitcher,
Samuel V. Leech VIM. A. Kootz, F. S. Cassidy,
J. G. Hagey, J. Edwin Amos. Chas F. Sheppard,
Geo. P. Nice, Thos. D. Wilcox Jas. McClarin,
Samuel Shannon, J. H. H. Lemon, Thos. Cor
such, w. j McKenney, Samuel " Blake, Jesse
Taylor, Revs. F Thomas, Regin c. Haslup, of
the Methodist Episcopal Church Revs. Jas. M.
Wilson and Joseph Bates, of the Methodist Pro-
testaut Church Revs. J. Henry Kaufman and
ID e a.
Revs. Chas. Schneider, and DR.. Underline, of
the United Brethren Rev. Drs. Zulauf and
Hengst, OF the Evangelical Association, and Rev.
Samuel Phillips, of the German Reformed
Church.
The religious exercises OF the Camp commenced
on Friday, there being preaching on that day by
Revs B. F. Clarkson, Chas. Cleavsr and Watson
Case On Saturday morning Rev. Mr.. Brunow,
late Of Texas, German by birth, delivered
very powerful sermon, from the text. "This man
receiveth sinners" Rev. G. II. Richardson,
formerly assistant States Attorney of Baltimore
city, preached in the afternoon from the worlds.
BLESSED are the poor in spirit" At night. Rev.
j. R. gladden. occupied the stand choosing for
his text the words, "They that hear shall live"
On this evening heavy rain storm passed over
the ground, and was thankfully received. The
congregation were driven from the main stand
to the meeting tents, where the exercises were
kept up until late hour
Sunday was beautiful day ; the rain of the
night before had laid the dust and cooled the at
mosphere, and from early dawn the people were
vending their way TO the camp ground, until the
throng present was immense. We never saw as
many citizens congregated together, and the
ministers present freely admitted that there were
more people present here on Sunday than there
were at either Freeland's, Waters or Aberdeen
on the Sundays on which those camps were held
The lowest estimate of the number present places
it at 6 OOO while somecontend that l6 QUO persons
were on and around the camp ground during the
day. Some idea of the throng present may be
gathered from the fact that before twelve o'clock,
by actual count sixteen hundred uehicles had been
driven into the woods adjacent TO the camp. The
doube-decker cars running from Baltimore were
thronged at every trip, about sixteen hundred
persons reaching the grounds by these convey
ances. There were five sermons preached at the
main stand on Sunday, three 10 English and
two in German, the latter being necessary to ac-
commodate the large number of Germans present.
Rev. Mr.. Brunow, German, preached at % o'clock
Rev. Dr. Ames at IL /; Rev. John s. Deale at
3 Rev. Mr.. Fritz, German, at 81 Rev. Robt
A. Baer at u. All these were powerful sermons,
and were listened with great attention by those
present.
On Monday there were three sermons preached
at the main stand, by Revs. S. V. Leech, MILFORD
Downs and Mr.. Kooutz. There was also
childrens meeting at clock, at which Rev.
john H. Marsh preached. The number of persons
present was very large, but no comparison 20 the
attendance on Sunday.
On Tuesday another large crowd was present
Rev. Dr.. Inskip, celebrated as revivaliSt,
preached in the morning, his theme being
Christianity superior TO the PHILOSOPHERS" AT
the close of his sermon the Sacrament of the
Lords Supper was administered to about three
hundred applicants, thirty-ive of whom were
ministers. The occasion was solemn and i'm
pressve one. AT 2 o'clock childrens' meeting
was held, and addressed by Req. Job A. Price
In the afternoon Rev. John Fl. Baer, a veteran
in the ministry preached, and at night the Rev.
Thomas Slicer, both to large and attentive
audiences.
On Wednesday, Revs Messrs. Speake, Wheeler
and Hagey were the preachers, at morning,
afternoon and night. The sermon of Mr.. Hagey
was powerful one, and at its close very interest
ing and satisfactory services were held in the
meeting tents.
On Thursday, Rev. Henry Sicer, the "old
war horse of the NJ E. Church, preached to
large audience, and so effective was his discourse
that at the prayer meeting which succeeded it
the altar was crowded with penitents, several of
them being gray-headed men. In the afternoon
Rev. S. V. Blake preached, and at night the
Rev. B. F. Clarkson. We 60 to press early on
Friday morning, and cannot therefore, give an
account of the closing exercises, but will do SO
next week.
Notwithstanding the immense number of peo-
pie present during the progress of the camp,
there was not the least disorder, and it is rather
a remarkable fact that there was not one word
ofreproof or complaintspoken from the preachers
stand during the whole meeting. Several police
men from Baltimore were present, and the sheriff
of the county was in constant attendance, but
the services OF these peace officers were not re-
quired at any time A very effective Board of
Managers, consisting of Messrs. VIM. H. Mittan,
O. P Merryman, Chas R. Chew, James Sheridan
and Durus Carter had been appointed and the
rules adopted by these gentlemen for the govern
ment Of the camp were strictly observed, so that
their was no need of interference from any
quarter. This excellent conduct certainly explodes
the theory of certain gentlemen of the city, who,
when it was talked of holding the great
Shrewsbury camp here, strenuously opposed it
on the ground that "all the police officers OF
Baltimore city could not preserve order" The
grounds were brilliantly lighted with portable
gas and by ire-stands. Messrs. Dunphy & Burns
and Mrs. Thomas had charge of the eating tents,
and furnished excellent fare to all corners. Over
four hundred persons dned at the tables of Messrs.
Dunphy & Burns on Sunday. The ministers
present generally lodged in EPSON church, in
which beds had been fitted up for them.
The number of conversions we have not heard,