Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-16
Washington Grove Camp Meeting As.
ISOLATION

THE SABBATH QUESTION DISCUSSED.
meeting of the Washington Grove Camp
at the Foundry IN. E.) church. Dr. F. How
ard presided, and Mr.. Z. F. Sim pson secre-
tary. The meeting was opened with prayer
by Rev. b. PeytOn Brown.
DIR. Howard, president, read his annual re-
port, speaking of the camp meeting from
august 4th to August nth last as having
been very successful one. 1t was largely
attended, and mahy believers were revived
and from 100 to 100 persons protested to have
realized that their sins had been forgiven.
DE also stated that number of cottage
sites had been apportioned to the members
Mr.. Stinemetz, the treasurer. submitted
his report, showing disbursements, -, t2i3S;
receipts, including s77s balance from last
years, s3,C5i96, leaving balance of sF3O58.
Mr.. Simpson, the secretary, submitted a
report as TO the camp meeting expenses.
Messrs. 3. Norment, g. T. Woodward, l..
W. Worthington, r. III. Willet, and J. A.
Ruff were appointed a committee to nomi-
nate officers.
Mr.. Simpson, the secretary, reported that
there were 100 stockholders, holding 531
shares, ON which sc ,336.O1 has been paid, and
81 .020.51 is due on the second instalment.
Mr.: Thomas p. Morgan offered a resolu-
ton looking TO conference with the minis
tiers OF the District with a view to q better
understanding about the work, and after
some discussion the resolution was adopted,
and the 9Th OF June was fixed on as the time.
OFFICERS CHOSEN.
The nominating committee made report,
which, with revision, was adopted, as fol-
lows: Board Of trustees-Dr. +. Howard, w.
r. Woodward. John 7. Mitchell, b. H. Slime
metz, NJ. q. Emery, John w. Wade. Thos.
Somerville, Thos. p. Morgan, r. III. Willett,
E. F. Simpson, and E. d. Owen. Executive
mee1Geo. w. Linville, w. r. Hunt,
Griffith, g. T. Woodward, Rev. Richard Nor
rs, q; l. Hall, J. w. Decide. f. n. King,
Benz; Charlton, E. Baxter, J. B. Archer, and
Mr.. Morgan offered a resolution that the
association will hold a camp meeting in
August, which was adopted.
During the evening Rev. X. w. Black re.
ferred to the
"DEsECRATIoN OF THE SABBATH"
last year at the camp, and remarked that
some OF the membership would decide
whether or not TO attend the camp, after the
action of the committee as to the arrange.
ments. 1t was true that they could not gov
ern the railroads as to running trains, but
lhey could advertise that no arrangements
would be made for Sunday visitors. They
should, as Christians, take q stand on the
question OF observing the Sabbath, especially
when they see the efforts being made by the
foreign population to have places OF amuse-
ment, &c, opened on Sunday.
Mr.. Morgan asked II they are to declare IL
sin 70 ride TO q camp meeting on q railroad
people from coming tn their wagons, car
riages, &c. Where Is the differences?
MI. 0. ID. Barrett remarked that he had
attended camps where the invitation was
held out for all the world to come, and much
good had been done; and he would now say,
let them come.
Mr.. Ashley moved that the executive COM
mittee request the railroad company to make
no provision for travel to the camp on the
Sabbath, and that they will not accept any
drawback on tickets sold on that day.
Mr.. Mitchell said that 1t was not proper
for persons to charge others with SHINING
simply because they adopted q different
course of action as to their conduct. He
rode In street cars on Sunday when occasion
required IL, and IL his business required him
to remain in the city until the Sunday OF the
camp he would then take the train aud
would not consider 1t q sin. If they keep
the city people out on Sunday they should
keep the country people out,
The motion was lost