The Grange advance., 1874-07-01
ST. PAUL CITY.
RED ROCK CAMP MEETING.
Large Attendance Yesterday..Con-
# linuance this Week.

Large Attendance Yesterday--Con.
# linuance this Week.
Tie unpropitious weather during
the opening days of the Camp Meet.
ing at Red Rock last week doubtless
- deferred many from going who would
otherw have attended. Yesterday
oweyer came on cool and dry though
NE clouds early in the day were
threatening in appearance.
The trains leaving here in the FORE
aoon and the steamboats, were. comfort.
ably filed and BY f1o15 A. NJ, quite q
large I rowd ofworshippers had gath.
cred. There were prayer and speak
ing mea a,tings early in the day in which
more I'll an usual interest was mani,
tested. At 1011 A. N. the sermon OF
the day yIwas preached by Rev. DR..
Reed, Missionary Secretary of the N.
E. Chu] |ch in tue United States. He
was followed BY ''Sister Smith" q
colored woman from Western New
York WHO seems to have the "power"
to hold and interest an audience bet.
ter than dny other man on the grounds.
The meetings in the forenoon were
pronounced unusually interesting and
good order and attention prevailed al
though high wind rendered it impos.
sible for all to hear.
About p M the Belle Of La Crosse
left the levee on her regular trip TO St.
Louis, and many persons avaiied them
selves of this pleasant opportunity to
reach the grounds.
A special train also we'll filled left at
1870 p. NJ. and again at $3.50 P. NJ, and
the Osceola made trips al day to and
from the grounds.
About 2 P. NJ. a meeting was organ.
lied in "Centenary Tent which was
crowded to overtlowing.
Mrs. Mind of Winona, addressed the
meeting here, while at the regular
preaching place meeting for children
was in progress.
I At 3P. NJ. Prof. Johns, of the Man.
Skato Normal School preached an elo-
Squent sermon on the "Evidences of
= Christianity" and ''Sister SMITH then
conducted prayer meeting.
In the evening the sermon was
preached by Rev. Charles Griswold, of
Red Wing, after which there were in.
teresting prayer meetings in various
tents, continuing till bed time.
1t was announced yesterday by Elder
Cobb that these meetings would con-
tinue till noon on Thursday and that
the last end would be the "big end of
tie meeting"
There are q large number of the
Methodist people from various churches
] camping on the ground, and more in
terest has been manifested by the peo.
pie in attendance than at any previous
meeting ever held at Red Rock. One
gentleman on the train last evening
said "it was the first red hot Methodist
- meeting he had attended in many
years." Those who really enjoy these
exercises are anticipating the best part
of the camp meeting this week.
'Sister Smith" was announced to con.
duct the meeting at 1015 a. m. to-day,
and she will continue to contribute
what she can in the way of inter-
eft this week. She was born
in q glade in Hartford coun.
u, Maryland, in 1887, While
she was yet young her parents pur.
chased their freedom and that of their
five children and removed to Pennsyl.
vania. She says she was "converted
;ni656 and wrestled with the Lord in
the cellar of her house, and finally
lame off victorious, and was sanctifie ed
in 1865" Since that time she has been
laboEing successfully among tho peo'
ole Of her own race, and has addressed
.arge audiences in various portions o1
the country.
seas.is peculiar and has . magnetic
power to interest and hold the *atten
tion OF an audience. Those who have
not beard her should not miss the op
+ portunitY to do 80 at the camp ground
. this week.
Th6 Hutchinson family have pitched
their tent and win have charge Of thu
singing exercises. q 3 ers.s-s :: ~s-s
Il "A riding school, for both ladie.
j. and eeuti(msa, has been establlshed ID
sthis cityths ooaductor Of which viii
F5ke you}e children into his olasses
bd Win bleak horses to tho saddle 70,
his patr4s.