National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-07
AT WASHINGTON GROVE.
SECOND DAY OF THE GREAT CAMP
MEETING.

Last evening as night drew heE saOle O@I-
tain over the tented grove, and the stars set
Ehelr angel watch over the camp, the sound OF
hGns1aer and Ratchet, which had been 0Aeeas-
ing since -saylight, died away, and sacred
quiet stole over The scene. The tired families
gathered about the tenn doors In groups, the
resting workmen enjoying the luxury Of q
smoke, while the women ehstted or sang IS
the spirit moved them.
This social pleasure was, however, Of short
duration, for ct g O'Clock the notes Of the
cbspsl han broke the quiet and summoned all
70 tie frat religious service of the camp.
As already stated, the services were con-
.ductsd by Rev. E. D. Owen, Of Union Chapel,
who arrived upon the 4:l0 train. He an
s,oupeed his text from John x:56-"Then
.Sought thew for Jesus. and spaks among them
selves ss they stood in the temple, hhat
think ye, that he wiz not come TO the feAstf
The burden and point Of the sermon was to
convince the people that Christ Will be present
AT this feast Of the tabernacle, as ne was at
the feast Of the Passover, referred 10 IN the
teTt. and thst this assurance Is strengthened
by Christ's presence ct all ages, in scenes
where the faith and prayers Of bis people were
as required by his word.
Il was q most excellent, substantial sermon,
preached with much esrnestness and JUNCTION.
At fits close about half an hour was spent In
OF Waugh chapel, made q strong appeal to the
unconEerted; be thought the religious work
might as readily begin on the first night Of the
camp a. 10 be procrastinated by fsltering
faith. A most excellent spirit prevailed
throughout the entire services.
The morning Of the
SECOND DAT IN CAMP
broke gloriously upon the grove, flooding every
spot with its brightness as the rays Of light
tn oFyn
and chased away the last trace Of the gray
dawn
The bell called all sleepers to duty at 6
O'Clock and soon thereafter songs and prayer
were TO be heard in ell the occupied tents, in
many instances the sweet melody being accom-
panied by the rich tones Of the cabinet organs
brought by many families.
Afer q hearty repast, at which porter-house
steaks, mutton chops and fresh chicken were
served In abundance, the so-disposed congre-
gated at the preaching stand, and prayer
meeting was at once put in motion, which was
varied with religious experience, and lasted
till about $50 O'Clock. Among the principal
speakers were Alex, Ashley, VIM. Burris and
Mrs. LinViIle. In closing this meeting the
presiding elder remarked that he desired all
Families to be prompt in their attendance at
public meetings at the stand. He should not
call them from their tents by special invitation.
1t was the purpose to have such gloriouslY in
teresting meetings at the stand that all will be
present. He had been much bothered with in
Quirics as 20 what "great peachers" would be
present during camp. He thought there were
great preachers here now; for God has owned
them as such by giving hundreds of seals 70
their ministry. He wanted that there should
be 10
sANCTTFICATIoN CONTROVERSY. |
II some believed they received the blessing
Of perfect love at conversion, call right" II
Abov-r AZ fhar fFToaI
as q second blessing, sall, right" Let all
agree and work in CAriEtian fellowship. What
is wanted now te-make the meeting glorious
success is the power and influence o. the Holy
Ghost.
Amer an hour Of intermission tho bell was
RUG fcr public service, and Rev. ]. Z. Amos,
OF East Washington, preached from the LIST
General Ep.stIe OF John, iii: "a, "ADd hereby
we know that lie abideth in US by the Spirit
which He has given u.s."
The speaker said that the work Of Godsin the
heart il mystery, but Is as much q matter OF
definite assurance 70 those possessing il as any
scientific or attained knowledge. The human
heart is q permanent home Of God, q throne
not to be yielded TO any rival. As the possessOr
of this home and throne God Is abiding, and in
this respect Is unlike all others. The knowl-
edge Of Gods entry into the human heart is
not attained BY education, observation or de-
Velopment, nor by the observation Of forms or
yond these, BY the Spirit which be, as divine
teacher, has given Us. Man as spiritual be-
ing differs nom man as q natural being, as
be does also from ell things material, in that
he possesses communication with God. God
gives the Spirit 70 believers IN answer TO prayer,
e remain with them ss q constant gitness
The fruits Of this Spirit are peace, love and
holiness-g glorious trinity. The possession
OF Gods Spirit Is manifested by the fruits Of
the Spirit, by power. God requires each be-
lever to shine, rejecting constantly the light
Of God within hin. The sermon was delivered
with much demonstration, and was received
Nith great acceptance;
CHMDREE's MEETING.
Owing 10 the large numbeTof children jdensi-
he0 With the families soiourning here the pre-
siding elder has inaugurAted series Of meet
ingE, TO be held for their especial entertain
ment and profit, at O'Clock IN the afternoon,
and placed the detanEof the meetings in charge
of Rev. MessTs. Hobbs Dad Amos The first
of these meetings was held thu afternoon, The
attendance was excellent. The sInging was
conducted by Rev. G. G. Baker, and - IS Mary
Burris presided at the cabinet organ. Adj
Sressss were made BY Messrs. Baker ana
Hobbs, The children had good time, and are
anxious for the recurrence Of their meeting.
T.M.C.A IN HARNESS.
Rev. G. 4. Hall and his corps Of assistants,
-
bert Holland, held on Fourth avenue this after
room at O'Clock the first Of the Soeial meet
fpps peculiar TO the association, ssd winch were
held In high appreciation here Ast year. After
reading chapter Of Scripture, the true mean
S,z--rJf tue text was commSdted upon, verse by
verse, by any one willingto express an opinion.
The meeting was intepspersed with singing, and
oDeued and closed with prayer. It Is under
rloo5 that Mr. RaIl viii be necessarily absent
froA camp for few days, but these meetings
NJ be eoutinled BY the representatives Of the
,<sociation Until his return.
Z AFTERNOON SERVICES.
The regular afternoon services at the stand
were held at p. m. Rev. NJ. E. Hysore
preached from Mark 1iY:s: "Shs has done
what she could" Rev. G. G. Baker followed
with spirited exhortation; after which 8 sea-
son was spent in singing and prayer.
RTLAED CHAPEL COMPANY.
The foIIowIng-naaed persons constitute the
above company, and are tented together s.
Shannon, pastor; Jas. s. Woods and family,
Geo. !. Hall and family, ]. Hoover ST., and
family, Lewis c. White and family, Mrs John
Baird and family, Chas. T. Yoder and family,
John D. BradbuTn and family, Robert B. Keep
neT and family, Nathaniel Beach and family,
Miss Rachel Garrett and sisters, Miss Sarah A.
hathiney, Mrs. Alice E. Raglan, Mrs W. B.
Evans and daughter, Mrs. A. W. RoWeu and
daughter, Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. TbOr. X. Gray,
Ars. j. L. nidwell, Mrs. Pressey, Miss Pun
phrey, Mrs. KenneT. They have also a large
messing tent on the ground for the aecommo-
dation Of themselves and their friends.
FROM ANNAPOLIS, MD.
The folloWmg-named parties FROM the capt.
tai Of the State are cGmped here to-day Graf
ton Monroe and family, J. Edward Monroe and
family, John Ireland and wife, Mrs. W. II.
GassGwHy, Miss Kate CLAYTON, Misses Eliza,
Aollie and Kate Andrews, all ladies or envia-
BE taste, dignity and culture; Mrs. Dennis c.
Thompson and daughters, Miss Phoeba ZeYely,
Miss Mary ]. Tuck, Miss Annie Z. Monroe,
Miss Susan COwsn, DR.. Walsh Tuck, John
Thomas, Lewis Clayton, Prof. Charles HID,
Harry c. Tuck, Jas. Nicholson and wife, VIM.
h. Hiss, Of Baltimore. This party is furnish
ing it's own table.
In the publication Of yesterdays letter the
following named members of the Union chapel
company were credited to McKendree: Ed, 8,
WescOtt and family, Fred. G. Linger, Mrs.
Hurrell, Mrs. Mansfield, Mrs. Mann and Ms.
Bannister. Union has larger representation
At this camp than on any previous occasion,
The following named elergymen arrived TO-
day: J. II. Dashiel, W. s. Fort, E. D. owen.
J. w. Hoover. Basil Barry, Of Rockville; T. j.
Cross, DR.. Green and J. J. McLaren.
Owing TO the very excellent bin of fare f,,r