The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-12
Camp Meeting Letter.

Elilrl- Intrlligenccr'
Camp meeting has come at last, and ~
some one said to-day, everything has
come with it. We have photograph cars
IN uur streets and two tents M the
ground. All day long the hacks are
running tu and from the camp ground,
and numerous families are quietly taking
possession II their lcnIs. The scene At
the depot on the arrival II train il
rather lively. Some twenty hacks are
always On hand, aud it Is amusing 10 SEE
the efforts made to secure their loads 0i
precious freight, To give them quick
and pleasant ride To their place Of llestina.
li0n. II rivals New York in hustle and
lam, and though some Uf uur larkmrn
are not old in the business they have
learned the language we'll and know how
to Use it. Among other c0nveyanccs
Monnlsville can now boast regular ON.
nibus gotten up IN good style. II Is the
properly Of Bridges n Criswell, and was
built at the penitentiary. McFmlden
runI his splendid carriages AMI bnronrhPs
Al all hours aud in all directions.
II was feared during the day that IN
account Of the rain We would have u bad
evening for the commencement Of the
meeting, but everything now bids aS fair
~ the most sangllinp could wish.
The opening services were ~ follows {:
Singing-"O Lord! Thy work revive"
prayer by Rev. W. &. Griffith.
Brother Ball preached the opening ser.
mon from the words 90 Lord, revive
Thy work IN the midst Of the years." &c.
This prayer Of the prophet was on nc.
count nf the state into which the church
had fallen and the judgments pronounced
by Ciod upon il. II Is lamentable for II
church to be in n state OF lethnrgy. lie
wns not opposed to Improvement in
church matters unless that improvement
takes ia away from Christ. At the pres.
cnt day ii was rather popular to belong
to church. II Is Ia be feared that many
think more Of belonging 10 church than
they do OF being saved. Many try harder
to geL names On the church book, than
they do to save souls. We should all try
not only TO secure our own salvation, but
try all we can to save sinners around ns.
lie referred tn the barren fig tree which
was cursed by Christ because il bore M
fruit. How careful we should bc that we
bear fruit. There il great necessity that
We offer the prayer of the prophet. There
il too much compromise with the world
in our churches. Sinners are pcrishing
around IA. None Of ia are rxerting the
influence that we shOnld fnin exert. We
should all pray on this the first night Of
our camp meeting Lord give ia this
inllucncG." There Is great cause iOr
alarm among chtistinn families to-day
Their children are tlIrOnging the broad
road ito ruin. They frequent out
dramshops! our gambling saloons. The
beat way Ia secure a revival To stay the
Judgment Of God iltO begin in the church
n the church were holy church, II every
member were Il burning shining light, the
victory would soon he on the Lords side
The devil /. always wide awake. lie /.
always ready to take advantage. Let the
church awake! Let the ministers take
their places on the top Of the mountain
Ils entire sermon was an earnest nppen
to the whole church 10 put on the whole
nrmOr, and gn 10 work Why not see
thousand souls converted? The sermon
was we'll rereiycd by an audience Of nhOut
four hundred. DR.. Reilly followed the
Elder in very stirring appeal, the clo
qnenrr nf which could MT be realized nm
lesa heard.
The following ministers are present
Elder Ball, j. +. Thatcher, r. b. Hughes
II. e. Sandfnrd, j. A. Lancaster, l.. |.
Stewart, j. McKcndrcc Reilly, &. +
Manchester, NJ. McNeal, ". c. Griffith
D.II. X. Dix, +. lT.Jotlnn, ". II. Lewis
e.. Conner.
Rev. DR.. Rose, of Richmond, arrived
this evening, aud j. A. Wool of the M.
lional Camp Meeting, will arrive on Fri
day, and Wm. Taylor, of lndia onr oI
the greatest Evahgrlists ni modctntimcs
will arrive on Saturday afternoon. There
are now forty more tents IN the gr0und
than nj any former time at 10 early u day
The meeting hns most nuSpiciona lm
ginning. and all things point to most
surCrlslul issue,