Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-08-28
nc rlenLng sprlng camp ,Ieeting.

As to beauty Of location and surroundings and
accessibility orgroauds ,he number and charSe-
Ter and abHity ct ministers; The ihrong ana as
respectabiHtg as whole; the general good order
ana the social Ga,ugcs-the Camp Meeting two
miles from Charles,owa may truly be ehron'eiea
success. aad too much praise cannot be award
Cd Rev. ur. Register and Rev. >. e. Ferguson
I'm charge Of ,he meeting, for the existence oil II
and tb.. a is..rab.s manner Of is conduct More
.s,r tb;-t, conaodious comfortable aud well-aP-
pes-ir. -. form the circle.
suulsy last was great day. Thousands o.
,s,rle- -ariou,ly estimated from six to eisht-
,sro.ses me rf5uuds. The Railroad arrange
r,sot, hla Seen 50 perfected By Col j. H. A'eri''
s.,.- off, bs valley Division, and so promptly and
..-.f,vy .r. cute. bv his suborciaates, ss 70 al
fora every facility for getting 20 ana lr''A the
cfrp a.. q .,irablc hours. Trains i'om "lnea's'
.,- Frederick Cty. Hagers,1wn aud al! inferno
5.,,. p,.at. came promptly 10 @ith their cargoes
.,l--,,r f.v-snI Of au the thousands there was
-...s.. accident 90 one Of the great congregation
r.-IlIa single occurrence %; disorder l.s'~'' VI
h....uI jh. occasion.
--.. .a.r:n. sermon was by RE.. DE-. A. W.
,y-..s Pastor of Mount Vernon Place Church.
M. t--...1. and bic masierly discourse was lia-
...tt, a,t.uUvcly by a congregation o. several
,,or.sad. Many NOR, would have heard TO 'u.'F
.r.4.-,isa utIlyth, babbl.nE tongues OF ho'y"-
l....... Il was 90 brcx3ectsa that OF all tFat
,..ei som, woa.L De tbere uho had NJ a'"A 10
,t.m-ao capacit, 20 appreciate an intellectual
t.ta;.
E-y.J. p. HyJ,. President Of L'no1k College
Ns-,in.sar,. pr-lyhed au ezceI.entsermoa IA Tue
,,.-r5aa. aai Rev. DR.. Samuel Rogers one o.
s.F. mobiles, and best workmen, occupied the
Stand atpf-i,a u. Ii5c1a-sed 90 the good we nope
.r.u ,sba heard. We Lsv, no hesitation IN ST.!
Enc -h,t tls earnest. eloquent cyheru,ions, after
cash public service, by Rev. s. g.. Ferguson, are
,,oss .h. most interesting features OF the meet
i.--a ac.ve sr cia,'yuou for Oh. benefit o! ma
a. ,.la lae. reti--d from the ggogaG Immediately
,,raa M d.. conclusion OF the regular sermons.
We arrcad ,yc letters ,ggn che Camp-aae by
valued occasional correspondent aud the other
br 5ar I...s seeeag ecro'f contributor 10 our col
umrs and our happiness. We assure our readers
tlat we print his own words as dictated % US
C,vr Gr0rNu, Wednesday, Aug. %, 1915.
Nrsscs. EruOes: Ny letter from the Camp
Meeting -his week mus, oc rather hriei anu 'l'
cumscuJcd from sheer want oil opportunity 20 az
better. The rules are tlat every one on ' .s
ground NOT guay.,dl5'y detained shall attend eaet
. s.r.ie.. aud ls laW-4bidiug, urdtr-.HNng clt
zen should -', ! eutearur % obey tle very ,etle'
AND ,ni..t li Gre .aw. The short intervals 0e
.ae.u ..,ic-s ar, completely taken gp by eating
meals and eXclugjng clTIhlits Wuh n-'-aC'i
and friends. SD itat lur may imagine '-t.t 's '.'
li,te time tor newspaper cucryspoudtuce.. IN,
meeting was fairly put iut0 operation on Satur
d.v-s-y-.cl ,,a.s having been pitched as "'
. %. ihs ARMY were wont tl saw. 10 tte c'Htse o.