Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-17
CAMP MEETINGS.
The Closing Days at Washington
Grove.
THE SECOND SABBATH.
Especial eorr,spouIsye, Of Ia .y,ar1


sired. The religious interest was fully sustained
and all the devotional meetings were well at
tended, showing no abatement OF zeal.
SATURDAYS SERVICES.
At half past ten O'Clock g. m. Rev. DR.. Ames,
of Frederick City, occupied the pulpit, aud
reached from the 4th verse of the 5th chapter
OF Epbe slams. DIR. Ames is one OF the able men
OF the denomination, and his sermon com andei
great attention, from its clear logical reasoning
and earnest appeal TO the unconverted.
AT three o'clock p. IN. Rev. SIR. Hedges, of
Annapolis, delivered an excellent discourse
from the 9th verse of the 18th chapter OF Mat
thew. he is one OF the workers here. and is
always ready to take part in the exercises in
whatever manner may be necessary. He Is here
with a large number OF his charge, and their
appearance Is like that Of large and happy
family.
Between the afternoon sermon and that de-
hyeTed in the evening, the train arrived from
Washington, and we began to see what was
coming on Sunday, for there was a large crowd
on 1t, and every camper who had a spare "lying
down place" found use for it, while every mat
tress at the big sleeping tent was occupied by
tired and sleepy pIgrims
Rev. Mr.. NJ singer delivered the evening SER
mon from the text 4" pray thee, have ms ex-
cused." he is well known in the conference as
very earnest, practical preacher, and his ser
mon on Saturday evening was fully up to his
former efforts, while the Congregation was much
larger than that az any other service during the
day. A large number came for ward for PRAYERS
and several expressed a hope in Christ. The
exercises were kept up till nearly eleven o'clock
and the colored people we're deprived of their
usual glorihcation nesting, for as soon as the
benedictlou was pronounced the bell struck,
drowning out the hymn which they had just
commenced.
WHISKY SEIZURE
About the close OF the sermon, word came %
the Office that fun was brewing somewhere and
some OF the .cops" put out to see what they
could see. About half way from the camp to
the depot, out from the thorOughfare a little
way in the underbrush, they discovered some
thing that smelt like bar-room, and, captur-
ing 1t, took 1t up 10 headquarters, and found it
to be quite quantity of genuine "buy Juice"
of the killing kind. 1t was in care of colored
man, but as they had no evidence of any sale,
lated themselves that they had plucked the
blossom before ii had come to fruit in the shape
of disorder on the Sabbath.
SABBATH MORNING.
A glorious, clear, bright sunlight Sabbath
morning, and with it came a multitude. Three
trains, OF Elk cars each, as promised By Major
kosntZ, arrived within fifteen minutes of each
other, all laden with human freight; while from
up and down the country came the gallant
beaus and gsily dressed lasses in hundreds, fill
ing the large circle With mass of human beings
OUT ON FOUL.
While a large crowd at the depot were in
waiting for the up train, some needless young
men got ball and started Off a lively game on
the south side of the track. Messrs. Wiilett and
Mitchell assumed the role Of umpires with a
blue ribbon as uniform, and put them all out
on foul before the first inning was scored
Nothing like promptness in such matters.
THE SABBATH SERVICES.
The regular Sunday School lesson was taken
up at the stand at half past seven O'Clock in the
morning, and large Sunday school was held
until time for other services.
Rev. b. P. Brown by appointment occupied
the pulpit at ten O'Clock, and previous to the
sermon a collection was taken up under the
superintendent of the presiding elder, who
said, "There Is no use wasting words about this
matter, we want the money, you have got it,
now let us have it, that's the best way."
Mr.. Brown took his text from the 35th chapter
OF Genesis, 10 verses. The sermon was good
one, and gave the most direct blows to sin and
sinners yet given. Dancing, intemperauce,
gambling and Sabbath breaking got a sledge-
hammer pounding without mincirg of words,
and the heads of families were warned of the
consequences of allowing their children TO
indulge in any such fOllies, and particularly
were they cautioned to set no EXAMPLES In such
directions. The sermon will do much good.
AT three O'Clock p. m. Rev. IL. A. Clea Gland
commenced a sermon which occupied nearly
two hours in the delivery. 1t was from the
words found in the 18th chapter of Luke ani
i.th verse. lt was splendid effort, worthy OF
the reputation which he has already earned of
being one OF the most eloquent and brilliant
clergymen in the Methodist church. His fame
has already been established at the Faundry in
Washington, and his host of friends will have
no occasion to fear any damage to his reput4-
ton from the effort to-day.
The presiding elder, Rev. w. F. Speake,
preached at night for the first time since he has
been out here, although he has been on the
stand at every meeting and taken more or less
part in al he exercises. He selected As his text
CHAPTER OF Proverbs, and his sermon was very
attentIvely listened TO, being earnest and i'm
pressive. The usual season of PRAYER folio wed
and large number OF penitents came rgard
to the altar, more than at any pre- yious m 3eting
and quite number were converted; the totai
number OF conversions now reaching abOut
seventy. 1t was not till after eleven O'clock D.
n. that the camp became quiet.
BESIDES the preaching during the day, other
religious meetings were held in various PORTIONS
OF the grounds, the Y. Nj. G. A. taking charge
of several. at two O'Clock p. m they held a
very large one by the wayside on the road at
the edge of the camp.
AN IMPROvIsRD BAR-RoOM AND TWO ARRESTS
While Mr.. Cleaveland was preaching at the
stand meeting of a very different Kind was
going on in the Office tent near by. From in
formation received the police became convinced
that liquor was being sold somewhere on the
grounds, and they went for it. 70 a thick, bushy
retreat between the two springs they came on
complete set-out for a bar. A champagne
basket which answered for a trunk, contained
a cash box, glasses, tools for mixing drinks and
other paraphernalia of q bar-rOom while on the
ground, clancy in case of sickness" were six
demijohns Of different sizes filed with liquor.
Two men were in charge, who proved to be
John Clark, county constable of Washington,
and L. Smith. Both gave aliases, but they were
easily identified. CLARK begged the of cars mot 5ot
to take him up TO camp, and laid down upon
the ground and seized hold of a sapIing
to anchor himself, but it was no use.
all their tools and stock, and Henry Harris, a
magistrate, was hastily summoned, and the
men arraigned. Witnesses swors to seeing the
bar in operation, and parties drinking and
paying for liquor, and after the evidence the
magistrate committed them to the Rockville !
jail. Sheriff Edward IL. Waters took them in |
charge and gave them an opportunity TO furp- |
ish bail, but they refused to do it. Clark said |
he was going to JAIL he would not take $50 900 |
for his chances; he would sue for damages for |
false imprisonment; he had been arrested aud |
dragged through the camp by parties having |
no authority, and he would show them what he |
could do and 80 forth. After he had refused TO |
furnish bail handouts were put on him, and he |
WAS linked 10 MS companion. Then five MN !
utes were spent in trying to coax the Sheriff to
remove the irons and not disgrace him by
marching him through camp in that manner, |
and several of his friends who were around |
joined in the entreaty; but a very large crowd
were outside of the tents, and it would be an
easy matter to hustle and shove the officers and
release the prisoners, the appeal was not re-
sponded to. Clark was armed with q pistol |
which was taken from him when arrested. The
officers finally started for Rockville with the |
two men, and whether they concluded to give
bail or not when reaching there, Is not known
Clark told your correspondent that a party of
about fifteen of them came up here to have a
good time, and the liquor found was brought for
their own purposes, and was not to be sold, aud
then said he only sold one bottle to young m an
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