The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-09-01
COLORED CAMP MEETING.
MouNDsvrLLE, August 20, 1874.

AN EXPERIENCE MEETING
and there was very lively time for I
while. The colored brethren and sister
are very enthusiastic, and what they do
at all they do with a will. They sing and
shout until they make the grand old
woods around echo and re.echo with the
sound.
Rev. W. @. Wilson, pastor Of The
Moundsville NJ. K. Church, preached tc
an attentive and appreciative congrega-
ton at 1890 o'clock. The sermon wat
well received by the colored brethren.
think, Tor my own part, that Bro Wilson
did exactly right In doing as he did, al
though some Of our most jealous brethren
seem to think differently.
RRv. DR.. RRILEY
Is TO preach for them Tuesday afternoon
September 1st.
Rev. Lawson preached in the afternoon
but as | was not present can make nc
report Of the sermon.
Many colored brethren and sisters kept
coming all day and by evening quite q
crowd were present. The meeting in the
evening was well attended. At least
twothlrds Of the congregation was COM
posed OF white people. A good sermon
was preached snd.two exhortatlons fol.
lowed. Service was continued until O
late hour.
SUNDAY.
This Is the great day. The people COM
menced coming at about Z o'clock A. NJ,
By 10 o'clock there were more on the
camp ground than there has been at any
one time during either meeting. have
heard various estimates as TO the number
present. lam satisfied that
AT LRAsT 5000
arc present. The forenoon services were
conducted by Rev. s. W. Wilson, who
preached good sermon. His theme was
sanctification, He divided the subject
into three heads-viz-irs nature,
method and condition. Each division
was well handled and he gave his views
in plain straightforward manner. But
we think, he is old enough TO know bet
ter than to preach such q long sermon, at
least TO an audience 30 uncomfortably sit.
uated. No sermon should be more than
an hour long, but when a man breaches
an hour and hall, it is simply worse
than useless. The afternoon service was
conducted by Rev. Lawson. He preached
a very passable sermon.
His theme was the offices OF Christ.
The audience was very large and atten.
tive during the sermon, but as soon as he
was through the white portion Of the
congregation dispersed OF their own &C.
cord. This created such confusion that
the preacher was forced 10 dismiss the
congregation, or rather to givea recess to
come on again at the ringing ot the bell.
With all respect TO the folks who did this,
and 1t was great majority Of the white
people in attendance, l think It was very
poor manners. No doubt 1t was done not
but I contend that we should
show the same respect to them and their
service as we would expect them to show
TO US and our service, and which they
really did show to ours during our entire
Another thing. AS this is the
colored folks camp meeting l think they
are
ENTITLED TO THE FRONT BEATS.
Now instead Of this, during the fore
noon services, many Of the colored folks
we're forced 10 take seats lar in the rear,
and this afternoon 1t was but little better,
A request was made by one Of the white
brothers this morning, that the front seats
would be vacated, but no attention was
paid to 1t. ! am aware, also, that the
colored brother officiating at the stand
urged the white brethren and sisters to
come forward and take just the best seats
hey could get, but this was no more than
good manners, or rather a showing OF
respect and good will. contend that
We had no more right to crowd in front
ol them than they would have had to
take the front seats at our meeting.
One Of the preachers said from the
stand, "Come on forward white brethren
and sisters, we are all OF ono common
family anyhow"
HOW Is THIS FOR CIVIL Rights.
The day Is very dissgreeable on &C.
count Of the dust which is now about six
inches deep on the streets, and as the wa.
gons are running continuously, 1t Is al
mos: sufocatiDg TO pedestrians. Dust
and watermelons predominant in Mounds.
vile to-day. There are melons all along
the street. Melons from town to the
camp ground at almost every step, and
on the ground there Is great supera.
bundance of melons. No wonder some
one Of our Washington, Pa, friends made
use Of the expression
-MoUNDsvGLLE AND wATRRALRLoNs.
1t Is surprising the general good order
We have had during the day. have no.
ticed considerable number that acted as
though they had been drinking something
stronger than water, but no rows or any
disturbance Of any account whatever has
occurred 10 mar the general harmony.
My impression Is that great many more
came today through curiosity than ior
good. The general appearance Of things
outside Of the inclosure and in the town Ia
more like Fair than meeting for the
worship Of God.
MONDAY.
This morning / noticed that nearly all
the white people, who remained over Sun
day in their tents were vacating them
This leaves the camp ground almost In
the entire possession Of the colored folks
The white police force Is still on duty
and will continue until the close oi the
meeting. The boarding tent, occupied
by Messrs. Osborne s Dorsey, is still in
good running order, and we hear all
speak in the highest praise OF tho good
meals that are served to all, both white
and black, who favor them with
call for the satisfying Of the
inner man. The services Of to-
day are as follows: Prayer and exper.
ience meeting at $50 A. N, public preach.
ing at 1880, preaching in the afternoon
and evening, Some Of the preaching Ia
very highly spoken Of, especially the ser
mon OF last evening. II was preached by
Rev. Sellers, Of Charlestown. The au'
dience tonight Is very small compared
with the congregation Of yesterday, In