Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-26
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
CHURCH SERVICES YESTERDAY. Rev. Geo.
A. Smith preached, in Christ Church yesterday
morning There was no service there at night
Rev. DR.. Little preached in the morning in the
Baptist Church, which Church was also closed
at night. st. Pauls, Grace, and the lst Pres
bytcrlan Churches were closed during the eutlI'c
day. All the other churches were open, the
puIpits being filled by the resident clergy. The
congregations were small. The following is a
report of the work done during the day by the
Young Mems Christian Association THE
mission Sabbath school on the fish wharf had
an increase in the lumber of scholars, and
full corps Of teachers were at work. and the
hearts of the latter encouraged. The aims
house services We're OF the highest interest, the
committee out in full force, and there was
large attendance on the exercises The Jail work
again encouraging to the hearts Of the full
band OF workers at that point. The open air
meeting at the canal baslu was largely attended,
4 full corps of the committees were on hand.
and their hearts gaddened by the interest mani
tested in the exercises by the assemblage. The
open air exercises at the corner Of Fayette and
King streets were exceedingly interesting. lu
view Of the previous announcement that this
meeting would be discontinued, the attendance
1t the comuienc tment was small, but after a
short time large crowd gathered as if By a
Simultaneous movement, apparently but mo-
lncnt intervening between very sim gather
ing and larger audience than has heretofore
been in attendance. The addresses were pc
c!liarly earnest and stirring. The presence OF
tie Master was felt by his servants and if the
seriousness OF the audience may be regarded as
IN index, they also felt the Divine presence.
There was cause for abundant encouragement.
IA, my mo fba ba frSt
ever held in that locality was, to the surprise
Of the committee, a full corpse being at work,
rxccedingly we'll attended, and the greatest
Interest manifested in the services. Ihe Sun
day prayer meeting in the Baptist Church was
fully attended, the services of their usual inter
|, ting happy aud impressive character, and an
address FROM Rev DR. Little, added, by its pecu-
liar fitness to the object of the meeting, an addi-
,ion.l interest the exercises" This meeting
will be held ucXt Sunday in the I'd Presbytcrl-
an Church. .-. .'.'E= T
TEACHERS ISsrITUlE.-A large body of
teachers and others, including several from
other counties, met at the Council Chamber,
this morning, and were called to order at 900
hy Superintendent Carne who occupied about
ten minutes in an introductory address fle
lrirtiy stated what he considered to be the OBJ
rct> OF a Teachers Institute, and the plan on
which this one would be conducted, and, after
Il quiet reproof of those who came late, (for he
said teachers ought to be models of punctuaity,)
he expressed the hope that all had come eager
to learn and with hearts ready for their work Ii
there were any who did not love their profession,
they were, indeed, hirelings, and the sooner they
changed it the better for themselves and the
community.
Mr. VIM F. Carpe then presented, in very
att 10 nhnnptlo
sounds. He argued forcibly that the difficult
ties of our alphabet were best surmounted by
the plan he proposed and gave excellent illus
tratlonS.
After brief recess, Benjamin Hallowell took
the stand, and for about an hour delighted the
audience with practical address on the teach
ing Of Arithmetic; not the best he said, as the
newspapers had it, tor he claimed 20 such
credit, but the best he knew. His illustrations
We're very happy and his explanations lucid, as
can be well understood by those who have
heard him.
After another recess, the Superintendent in-
troluced Hon. J. Ormond Wilson, City Super
ucudent of Schools in Washington, who spoke
until l2:40 on the importance of teaching the
clements, and particularly Penmanship, we'll.
He explained the formation of the Spencerian
letters, and Insisted that tcay child in school
cr"hl be taught to write we'll
The Institute then adjourned until p. 10.
At a. m. to morrow, MIR. Carpe will con,
,inuc his subject, and Mr.. Ha>lowcll will lee
turc on School Discipline.
CAMP MEETINGS. "A camp meeting under
the auspiccs of the NJ Z. Church South will
commence at the Fauquier White Sulphur
Springs on "Wednesday the 18th inst. aud end
on the 9th of September. The o., A. NJ.
r. r. will run traius regularly so that prompt
connections will be made at Warrcnton Station.
At Warrenton, stages will be in waiting to con-
vcy visitors to the camp ground, distance OF
five aud ahalf miles for fifty cents. MIR. 5. j.
Saunders, formerly Of this city will have ele-
giant accommodations for boarders On the
ground, the fare for board and lodging being
$40 for ten days, the length of time the meet
ing is to last The.railroad company will issue
half fare tickets over their liue, good during
the meeting. 4 special train will leave here
Saturday evening the 3lst inst, pass Manassas
Junction In time to take on passengers there
and make the trip to Warrenton, atfording an
opportunity to all who may desire 1t to at
ttnd the meeting Hacks will run between
Warrcnton aud the Springs every day at low
rates. Visitors can obtain round trip tickets
at any station on the O., A. 4 NJ. Railroad by
paying one fare.
\ camp meeting of members of the NJ. +
Church, will comu,cuce at Hollands Factory,
three miles from Piedmont Station o., A d |
VI r. r. on the 9th ofSeptember.
The NJ. f.. Church camp meeting at Piles
Woods, about eight miles FROM the ferry house
IN the opposite side of the river, was numer-