The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-20
ATRIPTo MoUNDsyILLE.
First Day ofthe Camp-Meeting-Num-
her ofPeople on the Ground-Minis-
tiers Present Order Of Services for
To-Day-Appearance Of the Ground
and Matters I'm General,


Yesterday was a calm, still day, when
nature was seen in her happiest mood,
seeningito smile and pronounce bless
ing on all the children of men. The sky
was softly blue, with great white clouds
floating along, and faint whisper OF
wind seemed only the more to make
nature manifest to the senses. Reaching
the, Wheeling depot about $40, We
bought ticket for the round trip to
Moundsville and back for fifty cents, and
was soon rushing along on the Baltimore
and Ohio r.. r. Through the heat and
smoke and dust of the city, down past the
mills, with here and there green
meadow on one side and in the distance
the beautiful hills on the Ohio side, with
the river flowing between and on the
other large, rough limestone rocks, ris-
ing high, and we are at Benwood. The
Riverside Furnace and BenwOOd Iron
Works throwing up great columns OF
smoke and affording glimpses of men
hard at work. The bridge, with its solid
arches, stretching across TO Bellalre,
where we see new buildings and signs OF
thrift everywhere. At Benwood the cars
halt moment; then with sudden lurch
that makes one grasp the back of the seat
in front of him, with clang and chatter
and bang, s'grumble and rumble and
roar the cars rush on the next six
miles so fast Their" is hardly
time to get settled and crticise ones
neighbors, only to see the two girls in
front have wendrorls quantities of jute on
their heads, and much resemble Dickens
Pegotty in the want of buttons on their
dresses, that worthy parsonage being
tracked by her buttons, as she lost one
every time she laughed. We observe
one Young man en- route for camp meet
ing with buShel basket of provisions
and roll OF oil cloth in hands, and II
backing brush in the back pocket of his
coat, and are just getting ready to see
how many more things he carries when
the cars stop and we hear MOundsyille
Shrieked in our ears.
When we step on the platform we sec
nothing but hacks, wagons and monde
script vehicles, and are almost picked up
and carried to the camp ground, SC
anxious are they to get lis there. The
ground is about mile from the village
on Il good road, and soon the white tents
can be seen through the trees.
When we enter the grounds, walk un-
der the grand arches formed by the inter
twincd branches of oak, poplar and
maple, the spirit Of the place comes over
Us and we think, verify,
THE groves were Gods first temples"
The ground is beautifully laid out, all
underbrush cleared away, and in rs per-
feet order as possible. The arrangements
for water are perfect, there being -four
pumps in good order, and all the other
arrangements for comfort are good. The
enclosure i'll which are benches to ac-
commodate several thousand persons, is
laid out in the form of asquarc, there be-
ing thirty-two cottages, most ofthcm two
stories. around it. On one side a the
preachers stand, and near it, is Il neat
two-storv white frame cottage, which
was presented this year to Rev. F. Ball,
Presiding Elder of the district. Outside
of these beautiful buildings are two other
rows, there being over one hundred on
the ground.
Thorc are two large boarding tents
on the ground, ut which meals can be
obtained at fifty cents each, one provi-
sion store a barber shop, photograph
gallery, and meat and milk wagons go
around twice n day. Besides the board
ing tents and provision store, no one Is
allowed to keep stand, wagon or any
place in which to sell anything, and the
committee regulate the price of board,
and also the price Of transportation from
the village to the grounds. Any driver
of vehicle charging more than twenty
five cents forfcits his license.
The entire day yesterday was taken up
with unpucking goods and getting set
tied there being no service until even
inc. The cottages were NIGEL V fitted up,
most of them being carpcted and fur
nished as costly as though they were
settled abiding places. Little children
were running around, and the spirit of
peace and content seemed settled down
upon everybody. We recognized several
people from Wheeling. Several families
from Farmont were present, and three
from Monroe county, Ohio, Up to yes
tcrdav afternoon at four o'clock, the min
listers present were Rev. F. Ball, Prcsid-
ing Elder of the district; DR.. G..
Martin and j. McKcndree Reilly,
of Wheeling; Rev. Shaw, of PitSt-
bureh Conference; Rev, Dix, Of Mar
shall; Rev. Priskcll, Rev. w. G. Wilson,
Rev. J. II. Gordon and T. b. Hughes.
The first sermon was delivered ut seven
o'clock hist evening, by the Rev. Ball, on
the Necessary qualifications for the
conversion of Souls" the discourse based
on the tenth and thirteenth verses of
the ffty-trst psalm. The Rev. w. G..
Wilson will speak this morning at half
past ten, and the Rev. Prickctt Mt three
this afternoon. There will be preaching
three times each day and many intcrmc-
diatc services. Just outside of the cot
tagcs is pitched the tabernacle, n large
tent which will accommodate five hun
bred people in case of rain. Capt. Sho-
walter is chief of police, and the grounds
will ut all times be kept free from all
tumult and disorder. Something OF the
order desired to be kept may be judged
from the first of their printed rules, which
reads: "Thc entire space within the
circle of tents will be regarded MS the
house of God.
These grounds were Incorporated last
month. and We feel convinced no pains
has been spared to make them as attrac-
tive and comfortable as possible. For any
one who wants to get away from business
for little while, to spend the time agree
ably and protitably, we know of no bet
ter place to 90, and hope many Of our
citizens will avail themselves of il.
LOUISE LOCKWOOD.
BEFORE SQUIRE CHARNOCK.-EaSt
Wheeling has added another neighbor-
hood row to those already credited to
that part of the city. This time Miss
J,rr;o ArrnStrnncr made COmDlaint be-