Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-07
Worship I'm the woods.
The Jackson Groce Camp Meeting
JACKsOy's GROVE. Aupus

The .jCckSOss GrOce Camp Meeting.
JACKsoN's GROVE, August.
Saturday morning the early prayer meet
ing was conducted by Rev. Joseph Whit
tington, who has been acting as tbs precent-
or In leading the singing. The O'Clock
meeting was also led by Mr. Warrington.
Rev. George V. Leech, OF Union chapel,
Washington, preached at II O'Clock a. M. IN
the afternoon Rev. MIR. Grief, OF the Capitol
Hill Lutheran church, Washington, preached
remarkably earnest sermon from the last
verse in Revelations; "The Spirit and the
Bride lay Come" &c. Rev. Mr.. Carroll, OF
Baltimore, followed In an earnest exhorta-
ton, and q prayer meeting followed, In
which one or two penitents presented them
was occupied by Mr.. Censor, who preached a
fine sermon for the occasion, followed by
Rev. ]. ID. Still, the pastor OF the circuit, In
an e sk1 ana several persens present
was one OF great solemnity, and was con-
tinued to nearly IL o'clock. Saturday was a
delightful day, and when the sun set clear
and the moon beamed brightly over the
woods, the hearts OF the tents were gladden.
ed with anticipations OF good day on the
morrow.
AS anticipated, Sunday was q fine, bright
day, put about noon II warmed up consider
ably.
At 6X O'Clock q. m. the family PRAYER
meeting was held In the meeting tent, and
was led by Rev. Mr.. Brashears, OF Laurel.
From 81 TO 10X O'Clock miscellaneous
at The stand, sondlcted By Rev Mr.. Md RIlsSe
and IL was very lively meeting, during
which many gave their experience, among
them Bishop Ames.
BY IL O'Clock the trains had landed their
passengers, some two hundred being from
Washington and vicinity: several hundred
from Prince George and Charles county.
coming up In special train OF the Baltimore
and Potomac railroad, quite a number from
Baltimore, and some from Annapolis. The
attendance of the country people was very
,<aFf
the ground the entire assemblage was not far
from three thousand.
BISHOP AMEs SERMON
AT II O'Clock the preaching services took
place at the stand. Bishop ATnes, befsr g
commencing the services. Announced that as
10 would be too uncomfortable for some To
al pray eIs, and this course was followed dur
ing the service. After singing and prayer
Rev. W. II. Chapman, formerly OF Washing
ton, took charge OF the financial matters,
taken up. Bishop Ames then announced his
text Goodness is profitable 70 all things"
&C., and for nearly As minutes claimed the
attention of the assemblage. He first said
that godliness was q principle and made an
aliusion to Custer having died for what he
conceived 70 De bis duty-for principle. His
death was felt throughout the country, while
those whose deaths were caused by the over.
turning OF yacht were mourned by com
paratlvely few. The term godliness, he
said. was synonymous with CnristIanity
and he spoke OF the benefits of Christianity
10 mankind. Women had by 1t been eIe-
waited, for they had been treated under other
systems as interiors TO men. He did not be-
neve that women should be judges or be
made TO light as soldiers or sailors or ia
other words he would not make men OF
them, but he would elevate her In her
sphere. Christianity had, too, given man q
home which was sacred. 1t Is not generally
known that IN the early days OF Christian
ity, when there was more or less of supsr.
sutton among the people, the house door
bore the rgure OF the cross, with the idea
that II would keep away evil spirits. He
alluded 70 Christianity possessing the INTEL
lect Of the world; 10 lie having done as much
with the brains as with the heart. Wneu
the heart In purified the intellect In vfvifed.
For the last two thousand years Christian
ity has been iaboring mp the steep grade,
and was now at the top, and the car OF SAL
walton was ready TO go on the down grade
70 the depot. The great question now agi-
Eating the world is the religious problem.
He referred 70 France, Spain, and other
countries being interested In IL, and 70
the fact that Africa. hsretofore regard
ca e being 70 great extent barren
waste, e streechinG forth her hands. and
~ no distant day We would hear OF the
banner Of the cross noAting nom the sum.
mis Of ne Egyptian PYRAMIDS Hs liked