Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-17
WORSHIP IN THE WOODS.


CAMP NEAR GAITHERsBURG, MONT
GoMERr COUNTY Md, August 1s.-wlth
the exception of Sunday we have had more
visitors at camp to-day than any day since
IL commenced. Early this morning the peo-
pie from The country began TO arrive, until
by the time the bell rang for preaching at
10Y O'Clock, there must have been on the
ground between four and Eve hundred We
bicles, and besides the people who came in
usual morning trains from the city brought
up two or three hundred more, SO that there
must have been at least about $500 visitors.
AMONG THE ARRIVALS
from the city were the Rev. DIR. Dashiels,
Rev. Mr.. Grandon, of the Southern NJ. T..
church; Rev. l.. W. Gardner, of Baltimore;
Allen; from Baltimore Miss Olivia Smith
and Miss Sadie Tracy; from the county
the Misses LyddaDe, Mrs. Gertrude Dorsey
Miss Mary, Miss Donia Humphrey, A. b.
Davis, +. r. Bates ID. Griffith, Mrs. Bette
Wood, Miss Ridgely, Mr.. Bowie Wilson,
Miss Talmadge, Mrs. DIR. LansdaIe, Column
bus Grlffith, Miss Jones, sallie Henderson.
Mrs. Or. Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. DIR. Crawford,
W. L. Venable, j. T Warfield, Mr.. and Mrs.
Msgruder. and Samuel j. Atwen, from
THE MORNING SERVICES.
The 81 O'Clock experience meeting was led
by Rev. Mr.. Read, of the ith-street NJ. f..
church. This meeting was well attended
and after a short exhortatiOn or address
from the leader, was thrown open, and a
ing was kept up until the hour for preaching
arrived.
AT 1CH O'Clock the persons promenading In
the circle were invited 10 either take seats or
retire outside the circle, but TO their credit
be IL said most of them took seats and list
ened attentivelyt 10 sermon by the Rev.
Geo V. Leech, who preached from John l.,
70, -. The speaker hand led his subject well.
AT his service collection was taken up,
amounting To S2S.17.
AFTERNOON SERVICES.
Ia n m q ivgr for lad loo yr-aE ha1
in one OF The Unoccupied tents Tnis was
under the charge of Mrs Burns, and the tent
was packed 20 Its utmost capacity.
At =. N. the s8crdmental service vas
held. This was the best service of the day.
a deep feeling OF sOlemnity peryadei those
in the tabernacle. The meeting was in the
charge OF the pres jding elder, the Rev. W. +.
Speake. At this meeting there communed %
ministers ard SIS members OF the cOugrega-
iion., Atter The sacrament was administered
the Rev. Richard Norris mounted one of the
benches and de ivered a stirring exhortation
to the uncovered. closing by inviting those
who were concerned for their souls saliva
ton 10 the altar.
THF YOUNG PEOPLES MEETING
was held at p. m. in the tabernacle, and
was in charge az Brother Holland. After a
few remarks by the leader the meeting was
thrown open. and several OF tina young peO-
pie told their experience. A short time before
closing an opportunity was given to those
VINO desired the prayers of christians to hold
up their hand or come forward to the altar,
for prayer, two of whom were converted.
At $50 the bell rang for the regular service
OF preaching. The Rev. Or. w. Hobbs, of Elk
ridge Landing, preached sermon from
Luke III. The Speaker could be heard all
over the ground, his voice was 50 strong,
and his sermon had convicting power in the
hearts of several of the uncovered, and
when the invitation was given five responded
TO the call, four of whom were converted.
TIL HINT TO THE POLITICIANS
in last Mondays STAR took effect. AS on
Sunday last SO TO day, the all-absorbing
topic among the male Marylanders was pol
itics, but they had the good taste to retire to
the outskirts and there discuss their various
car didates.
Never have the grounds been better lighted
than this year. There are several photo
graphic establishments on the grounds, and
all day they are kept busy, principally by
callers from the country. The barber shop
on the grounds is in full working order and
is run this year by Grimes. from F street,
Washington, who has several assistants. NJ.
Emory Grove Camp Meeting
Another large attendance was present yes
teTday at Emory Grove camp. 1t is esti-
mated that five thousand people were on the
ground during the day. The religious inter
est OF the meeting continues TO Increase.
Many persons daily profess conversion. Ser
mons were preached by Rev. A. w. Wilson,
OF the M F.. church south, and others. Revi-
val meetings were conducted by Rev. Mr..
Harrison and Rev. Mr.. Webb. AT night Rev.
l.. Il. Waterman, OF Columbia street NJ f..
clurCh, baltimore, preached.