The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-18

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wesley Grove Camp-M.etIne.
Correspondence of the Baltimore SUM-
DogsEY's STATION, August Is, 1874.
The gathering OF people here to-day from
every section of the State, and from Virginia,
perhaps can be most definitely described as
multitudinous.
Standing upon an eminence early this
morning commanding view of the different
roads leading 10 the ground. thick column
of dust marked for miles the course of the
Washington and Baltimore turnpike, with
thinner sheets of the penetrating particles
leading to it from the many byroads, all con.
yerging in one vast cloud, banging over and
around Wesley Grove. Various estimates
have been made Of the number OF. people on
the grounds to-day, ranging from five to
twelve thousand. 1t is difficult to arrive at
u proper estimate when so many are con-
stantIy moving about, but Judging from the
capacity Of the seats, the area Of the square
in which the pulpit is erected, and the num-
Der of people moving about, not only in this
grove but in the adjacent woods, it is fair to
say that there have been during the day
about
EIGHT THOUSAND PERSONS ON THH GROUND.
They came lot only upon the trains, in We
bicIes OF every description, and on horse
back, but the paths across the fields were
lined with pedestrians in single file, all
marching to this common centre. It was q
notable fact that as large as the assemblage
was even outside of the circle dedicated to
divine service to the groups wandering in
The woods, there was no boiserousness or
levity. Tue spirit Of the altar seemed to
peryade the place, and the prayers ascending
there, like the pebble thrown into the lake,
carried their receding effects to the limit OF
the grounds: There was more than
ORDER AND DEooRUM,
there was courtesy and poiteness. and ex-
change of civilities and of conyeniences
among strangers. Eager as the vast crowd
was 10 hear the justly renowned preacher,
the Rev. W. w. Walker, there was no I'M
ce.emonious crowding, but general effort
on the part of all that others might be COM
Portable, and with the assistance Of the
ubiquitous stewards, the audience, or as
u.any of them as it was possible to accommo-
date, were quietly seated. The auditorium
vas densely packed, and outside OF this was
deep circle of eager faces peepng over the
shoulders of the more fortunate front lines.
In the rear Of this line of faces hundreds of
people moved to and fro in search of good
location.
MORNING SERVICES.
AT II O'Clock the Rev. w. w. Walker, OF
Trinity church, Baltimore, opened the SER
vices and preached on goodness.
After some preliminary remarks upon the
free agency of man and the requirements OF
God, that His worshippers love and adore
Him in voluntary manner, Mr.. Walker en-
tered into an exposition of his more imme-
diate subject, which naturally divided itself
into two heads-the proitauleness Of godli-
ness to a man in this world, and the reward
of such life in the world to come. The
first section of the subject was exclusively
treated; the latter was only used il the form
of exhortation. The main idea maintained
by the preacher was that all the rules of lre-
temperance, industry, honesty, by which
men prospered--were based upon the laws of
God but this prosperity, TO ensure happiness,
must be more than mere rule OF conduct
it must be goodness, or godlikeness Of
man to Him. He held that the apostle did
not mean that godliness would prevent the
ills of poverty, or any Of those Ills resulting
from the violation of the laws of nature and
reason, but that it would strengthen man
TO bear them. 1t would sWeeten poverty.
Nor did he mean that men should have what
they wanted, because experience taught that
they often wanted what was not good for
them; but that they should have all things
that the perfect wisdom of Cad thought best
| for them to receive. He said truth could
only be found in its perfection in goodness,
and alluded to scientists who did not see God
in the works of nature. He said they were
like some sIrong-winged bird floating over
the sea of speculation; finally the efforts to
| flight become less and less, and finding no
rock upon which to rest, it falls into the sea
and dies there, to be driven to some unknown
shore-such is The fate Of tn ese who do not
recognize and obey God.
| No idea can be given Of the scope and
power of the sermon. For an hour and q
quarter there was hardly movement in the
vast congregation. After the sermon some
stirring hymns were sung, and invitations
extended to the people to come to the altar
and be prayed for.
AFTERNOON SERVICES.
In the afternoon the sermon was preached
| by The Rev. DR.. Cox, from Psalm ITO: "The
Lord said unto my Lord, sit them on My
right hand until l make thine enemies My
lootstool." The argument made BY DR.. Cox
was we'll arranged and ably presented.
At sunset a very large congregation col.
lected in and around the meetlng-tent to
| participate in the young peoples experience
| meeting.
In all the hurry to and from the depot OF
| vehicles there has not been single mishap
or accident. In fact not an accident of any
serious character has occurred during the
whole time of the encampment. There has
been only one or two cases of sickness on
the grounds, and those of temporary char
acler. The police have been very efficient
! to-day: il can hardly he said in preserving