The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-16

hor,,ood where che has instituted anu nus
c,,areo ri r school for the benefit OF tue neg
Iecfed little ones; and thus her heaa, neais,
anI hands are constantly engaged, giving
nractie,l and most beautiful ILLUSTRATOR. III. .,
,yhat i so much talked about anu so iit,ie
| ,.oc,;cetl-yiz.. wonan's relation 10 tue
| work of the Church. A church, ho"cse,
feeble, that has in it such elements ID rouie
| 20 succeed.
PENINSULA CAMr-MEETlSG.
.,d NOW about the caml-meeting at Wise's
pn;nt There was not more than twenty
five or thirty tents; but there was quite a
doe, rf schooners, yachts, and canoes. Cum
nerx the Islanders call them,) the population
Of which. added to that of the tents made NJ
any time good congregation. Inc cnil'
Ovens meetings, conducted after the fashion
of those at Brandywine Summit last year,
| were great power. Some of the people
s,id to the writer, with tears OF JOY stream
| ing from their eyes, Why, sir, your eloIF
ous children's meetings have becn the uict'iis
of bringing into the fold our whole sclloo'
At the first one held, twelve children from
EIGHT to fifteen years of age protessed con-
version, and the number was daily aug
mcn.ed 1t was delightful TO hear tnelf
simple, touching testimonies to the power 'i
Christ to save from sin. ''Out OIL the mouths
of babes and sucklinSs has thou ptflectea
praise. ''-PSalmist. Children make tne mos.
NOUS. earnest. and successful mcmpcrs Vi
| the Christian church.
For the number i'll attendance, tDc ii':e.-
III" WAS great success, one hundred pci'is
considered a modest estimate OF the huiipc'
| who were brought into the CHRISTIAN ioiu.
This will greatly encourage our .ecoio
church and give new impulse 10 our causo IN
VIRGINIA. Our fathers began where we arc
now and won their way up to the position
of first in numbers, wealth, and rcspccta-
hjlity. and the history will l>c repeated.
must not forget to remark, for the credit
Of Tie Young gentlemen and ladies CT VIZ
rinia. many of whom have no especial TREND
Ship for olr cause, that they set IN example
most worthy of imitation in the readiness
with which they yielded to request, pub
lishcd among the rules of order, that there
should be no promenading around the circle.
DuIin" my stay this rule was not once
broken. The dsSipating tendency OF the
! frivolous conduct Of the young people III
some of our camp-mcetingS in the more ecu
| trail portions of the Peninsula will surely ne
| ccsslt:tc the di~continlmnCe in such local.
ties of these delightful social and religious
| gatherings, Camden j. literally irnmpcd 10
death b> the prcmenadCr>, and another eve
min. like the last one ut 1mlochH station
ought to end camp-mcctinSs at that delight
| full and popular place until the young ScG-
| tIcmcn of Dorchester will enter into IN agree
| mcnt that they will ask no lady to rrohcn-
| ade when religious service is proceeding at
| the altar.
In company with Professor Robinson
left the camp at Wise's Point on Monday
afternoon, the last thing heard aS our car
riagc rolled lis away toward Onalcock being
the sweet chorus, There are angels hover
ing r0und," mingled with the glad holy re-
ioicingS of consciously redeemed souls,
"washed in the blood of the Lamb We
reached Iiurlcck's station Tuesday afternoon.
remaining till the close Of the camp. which.
with the exception above noted, was GOOD
meeting. Here about forty persons proirssed
conversion. The NrthodiSts Of old Dor
chester are frst-claSs people i'll every respect.