Smyrna times., 1869-07-28

CAMDEN CAMP-Thisc celebrated camp meet.
ing commenced on Wednesday evening last,
the Rev. j. B. Mann, of Wyoming, preaching
the opening sermon. The encampment num-
bers about as many tents as last year (3O0)
and is laid out on the same plan. There are
sixteen avenues radiating from the "circle,
and the tents are all numbered and named, as
usual. st. Paups tent, Phi!a., is on the right
of the stand, from the entrance, and Union,
Wilmington, on the left. A bell on the left of
stand rings or rather sounds the calls for ser
vice it can hardly be said to ring, but the ham
mer makes thud that answers the purpose
On Thursday Revs. G. w. Prettyman, of Wy
oming and VIM. l.. Gray, of Philadelphia,
preached. The latter, with Revs. j. Hough,
of Miington, and A. T. Scott, of Wilmington,
preached on Friday, and on Saturday Revs
Mr. kittenhouSe, of this town, Mr.. Crowell,
Of Oswego, New York, and L. l.. Tompkinson,
of fredericksburg, Md, filed the stand. Up to
this time the attendance was slim, many of the
tenters not having arrived until Saturday morn
ing, But the trains brought the usual crowds
and by dawn Sunday morning the long string
of vehicles came pouring i'll through cloud o.
dust that was almost binding, and by ter
o'clock the large woods was crowded with hun
q dreds OF carriages, if not thousands, and the
leading avenues OF the city OF tents presented
one restless mass of moving humanity, Strollin,
too and fro, each individual snufing, sweating
fretting and almost sitting in the dust whicl
) his own restlesSness created. Any othe
place imaginable, almost, would have bee
more pleasant than this, but this was cam
meeting, and the hair-oiled swainS and tn
, Flora McFlimseys were resolved to make tn
, most of it and take the dust as it came. Th
tentcrs prayed for Monday and rain. The sci
vices were well attended, through most of tn
day. Rev Dr. Chas. Cooke preached in tn
morning, Prof Bowman, of Dickinson College
in the afternoon, and Rev. S. W. Thomas, {
Philadelphia, in the evening. Miss WitteI
S meyer, Secretary of the Ladies' and Pastors
u Christian Union, Phila., addressed the chile
: ren, from the stand, after dinner. On Monda
d Revs. j. B. Merritt, Of Chestertown, ThOs.
b Martindale, of Snow Hill and j. w. Ly branC
Of Phila., preached A rain refreshed the 81
l. journerS in the afternoon. Rev. Bishop Jane
a preached Tuesday morning, and Rev. Alfre
l. Goodman commenced service in the Afternoon
r but heavy rain storm scattered the audlenc
Preaching was held in the large tents in ii
evening. This morning the camp is delight
tt and large attendance Is expected So far Il
g meetings have accomplished but little in Il
III way of conversions, though there is much ca
. nestness on the part OF many r>hippers.
tendency to social enjoyment seems to be t
< ruling inclination, it is said, with the majOrit
ge Among the tenters are representatives Of ne;
" all the Protestant denominations, and the
n seems to be liberal Christian sentiment Go
i order is maintained on the ground, but the us
al debauchery was noticeable among the OF
side crowd on Sunday. Whiskey stalls a
CT restaurants beyond the managers jurisdictiC
"a reap their harvest, among others. On Frid
morning the meetings close.