The Grange advance., 1874-07-01
ST.. PAUL CITY.
RED ROCK CAMP MEETING.
Large Attendance Yesterday..Con.
tinuance 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
,the-wise have attended. Yesterday
owever came on cool and dry though
.ue clouds early in the day were
threatening in appearance.
The trains leaving here in the FORE
Roon and the steamboats, were. comfort.
ably filed and by 1O1z A. NJ, quite a
large I rowd ofworshippers had gath.
cred. There were prayer and speak
ing mes ;tings early in the day in which
more Ian usual interest was mani>
tested. At 10H A. n. the sermon o!
the day fwas preached by Rev. DR..
Reed, Missionary Secretary of the NJ.
E. Chu] ch in tue United States. He
was followed by "Sister Smith"
colored woman from Western New
York who seems to have the "power"
to hold and interest an audience bet
ter than any other man on the grounds.
The meetings in the forenoon were
pronounced unusually interesting and
good order and attention prevailed al
Enough high wind rendered it impos.
sible for all to hear.
About P. NJ the Belle Of Ia Crosse
left the levec on her regular trip TO St.
unuis, and many persons avaiied them
~ S>:c W. VnVt1,r W n
ceA>:h the grounds.
A special train also we'll filled left at
$50 p. NJ and again at $3.50 P. NJ, and
tie Osceola made trips al day to and
from the grounds,
About 3 2. NJ. q meeting was organ
lied in "Ccntenary Tent" which was
crowded to overtlowing.
Mrs. Mind of Wino1e, addressed the
meeting here, while at the regular
preaching place meeting for children
Was in progress.
At3p.M Prof. Johns, of the Man.
ka,o Normal School preached an elo.
uuent sermon on the "Evidences OF
Christianity" and ''Sistcr Smith" then
conducted prayer meeting.
In the evening the sermon was
preached by Rev. Charles Griswold, of
Red Wing, after which there were in
.a7est!ng prayer meetings in various
tents, continuing till bed time.
1t was announced yesterday by Elder
Cobb that these meetings would con-
:inue till noon on Thursday and that
the last end would be the "big end Of
tie meeting"
There are large number of the
Methodist people from various churches
camping on the ground, and more in
.erest 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 lit was the first red hot Methodist
- :4eeting 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 1913 a. m. to-day,
and she will continue to contribute
what she can in the way of inter.
est this week. She was born
in glade in Hartford coun.
ty, Maryland, in 1887, While
she was yet young her parents pur-
chased their freedom and that of their
i've children and removed to Pennsyl-
vania. She says she was "converted
n 1856 and wrestled with the Lord in
The cellar of her house, and finally
off victorious, and was sanctifi &c
N 1865" Since that time she has beer
laboring successfully among the peo
ple of her own race, and has addressed
.arge audiences in various portions o
the country.
eAu is peculiar and las magnetic
power to interest and hold the etten
sion OF an audience. Those who hav'
not heard her should not miss the op
portunitY to do SO at the camp grount
this week.
TIE Hutchinson family have pitched
their tent and will have charge of tn
singing exercises
"A riding school, for both ladie'
and gentlemen, has been established i,
this city,the conductor Of which vii
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