Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-10
The Jasszson's Woods Camp Meeti.s.

Special C1-rcsg 0't9Sfsa- Of The F.ts&ag StdTs
JACESoN's GROVE
ANNE ARu-yDEL co. - n. August Ibth, 1872.
Since Thursday the following miak1ers have
arrived on the ground: Eevs. b. PeytoG Brown,
o. BALTIMORE G. g. Baker, OF HsHiiae; ID. VI
browning t.Iikridge a. cult; L. II. ewens, OF
a2d J. l.. Wilson, OF Fletcher.
THE TRAINS YESTERDAY
E8s-ning brought up Rev. DIR. McCSuiey, pre-
siding elder, Who relieved. Rev. Mr.. NeElfresh
Of he charge of the Campo Rev. Or. John
Lasahan, who will assume the presiding elder
shss OF WashiDs.on district on the LIST of Sep
t.Las3eri L,ey. , 81 Wilson, OF koundiE; Rev
Mr.. Gamble, OF Baltimore; !. NJ. Haysock. OF
Union Chapel, and DIR. Black, OF Wesley Chapel;
in the afternoon ev. ID. NJ. Arnold, formerly
in charge of Severn circuit, VITO has just left a
camp G1eeting.
On Thursday nse-uing Rev..G. W. Johrson
of Bisdensburg e5fcuit, preached from Pro
"And he that winaeth souls Is wise"-a very
fine sermon in whie.- he spoke of-he
DLsEICCLTIEs ~ wISNIEC SOULS,
the PRINCIPAL one being the corrupt nature, OF
man, the free agency of man, aa5 .he fact tia
they are already in the power OF IKE enemy
the devil. He Also spoke of the agencies en-
spirit, the providence OF God and tie power OF
good example. He closed by speaking OF the
wisdom Of the plan, and E-ade personal appea!
30 the church 20 work fog the salvation of sin-
8CTS, and 10 TIE latter 10 embrace the present
opportunity to give their SOILS 10 God.
PEAYER MEETING.
at O'Clock G prayer meeting was heiI n: the
stand. and at 3 O'clock preaching services again
took place. Rev. NJ. +. Il. Rice, of 9th street,
discoIrsng fr0El Luke, 9th chapter, 18th Ierse:
"Ald We are witnesses of these things" Mr.
Rice il enc OF the best junior ministers OF the
connection. and thsseTmon fully sustained AiS
reputation. He said liat our testimony is SEe
outgrowth of the law o. diffusion, and claigel
that the central force Of mans nat.re was not
mental, but spiritual, and this lsW L. the spir-
itual natuEs OF man ma;li.ests itseifiJ two WAYS:
1st, in speech, and I'd in action. The things of
which man witnesses ere: 1et, peace with God.
and I'd, personal peace in all phases OF life.
Peace OF man with man is this testimony VIII Oh
n eternal and andying. Mr.. Rice closed with
an earnest appeal to all his hearers 10 possess
Eliresh exhorteS, and some tine was sper. in
pray IT.
NECESSITY OF sRLr-pzNIAL.
At eight O'Clock Rev. Mr.. West of Pleasant
Grove, preached from Luke, 9Th chapter Sd
verse. a. any man will come after me let him
deny himself and take up his cross daily and
Self-denial is voluntary act; it is the condition
OF following Christ, and itieads to personal gain.
The meeting closed with an eNh0rtat0n by
Rev. F. G. Kirby, OF Uniontown. A prayer
meeting followed, in which a serious spirit pre-
vailed.
Yesterdays SERVICES.
Yesterday morning at o. clock prayer meeting
was conducted by Mr.. Burrows, of the Foundry
church. Another prayer-meeting was held at
So O'Clock, led by Rev. T.. ID. Owen, of Waugh
Chapel, and one woman from the western part
Rev. b. Peyton Brown occupied the stand at
10y O'Clock, and preached from Deuteronomy
23d chapter and Dist verse: ..When thou shall.
vow a vow unto the Lord, thy God thou shalt
surely require it of thee, and it would be sin
in thee" He first spoke of the vow, which is in
the nature Of a promise involving truth. Vows
are our voluntary actions, and we ore held re-
sponsible for their fultilment. God hsd made
promises towards man, and had kept them; and
because he had kept them, man was preserved
nyNI md for tbn |,,ns
his vows. He alluded to the vows aud promises
made by different characters, and urged that it
was the duty of the Christian to live closer to
his God, and the sinner 10 no longer put of the
great work of saving the soul.
INTERESTING MEETING BY THE Y. NJ. c. A.
In the tent Of the Young Mems Christian As
at two o'clock Ior the benefit OF business men,
and quite a number attended. The mseting
so interesting that those present left it at
the close in favor Of holding others Of like char
acter.
At the same time Mrs. Linvile-a lady who
has the knack OF interesting children-held a
meeting tor the children, and in converse
tiOnai way edited them for some time, leading
them III some familiar tune when they became
restless, ami thus kept them in good humor.
A FINE SERMON.
At three O'Clock Rev. X. W. Block, of Wesley
Chapel, occupied the stand, and preached one
of the finest camp meeting sermons ever listened
to- from 2dCornthians, : tn chapter and 1st;verse:
8 Having, therefore, these promises, dearly be-
loved, let Us cleanse ourselves from all hlthness
OF the flesh and spirit To! .ecting holiness i'm the
rear OF God. He Il j. IL ct the Corinthians
as having been corrupt and what God had done
for them, and then asked if God could not do
for the Church now what he did for the Corinthi-
ans? He urged that it was the duty of
Christians TO attain holiness. He would not say
whether using tobacco was SHINING or not, but
would leave it to every ones OWE conscience. He
urged that TO attain hOline they should be will
ing to DO their whole duty, and not rest satisfied
with any less; not allowing others who they may
D L 10 sh.sr
ter them rom their duty in this respect.
THE SERVICES LAST NIGHT.
After preaching, severa, prayer meetings were
held in the large tents and the Young Mems
G. Kirby preached from Acts xvi, 30th and 3Ist
verses: " And he brought them out and said,
Sirs, what must do to DC saved? And they
said Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou
shalt be saved and thy house." After stating
his object in preaching to be that souls might be
converted, he preached one of the old time
gospel sermons. Rev. Samuel Shannon, of Ry-
land Chapel, followed with powerful exhorta-
ton, and prayer meeting followed, during
which one person professed religion. at 10
O'Clock all retired, and soon the camp was quiet
and still for the night.
EXERCISES THIS MORNING.
AZ O'Clock (rather a late hour this morning,
the bell rung for rising, but only few late
turned out previously. Shortly after, prayer
meetings were held at several points
The meetings in the Christian Association tent
b
G. A. Hall.
There is no booth on the ground but a pine
board inscribed
"BARBER SHOP HERE"
indicates that Butler is shaving and hair cutting,
and the cry from a solitary boot black, "Shine
your boots" is welcomed by a few fasadious in
dividuals.
The STAR is looked for with great in
interest daily. Everybody reads it, and life in
camp would be almost insuppOrtable without it.
The campers are looking for large crowds To-
morrow from the surrounding country, as also
from the cities on the regular trains.
Rev. DR.. Newman is expected to preach on
Sunday, when, Notwithstanding reports to the
contrary, the cars Of the Baltimore and Poto-
mac railroad will be run-two trains only leav-
ing.
Last evening an additional supply of lumber
was received on the ground and seating was
again arranged.
The name of Winn Chapel was unintention-
ally left ont of my former letter. They have a
company Of over 80 boarding with Brother
Jones. T..
AN INGENIOUS Rum SELLRR.-The following
story il told by the Boston Journal The rigid
enforcement of the prohibitory law adopted by
some OF the cities and towns of this state Occa-
siOns some remarkable DISPLAYS of inventive