Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-15
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9uNkRN Co, Nd. August 60. i>,s.-EatS has
been a very pleasant day Iu CSmn. TIE ser
vices have az been ~ an Interest ing -larac-
ter and seemed To Dee eui"yeI by all who en-
gagged In them. Since The rommen .iug Vi
me meetings nothing has occgrrcl tp mar
the pleasure % those tcuting mere. Every
body seems cOEtcatcd aud happy. A great
many children are here and many OF these
romp over the grounds aud through the sur
rounding woods, yet no acc dent Of any kind
has occurred.
\ prayer meeting this morning al halfpss,
eight q clock began the services OF the day.
The meeting was coLGu ted by Rev. Geo V.
Leech. BY half past ten "a congregation OF
about i've hundred persons gathered In the
tabernacle 10 hear preaching Tuesday is
usually one Of The most interesting days of
the encaInpneut. The people from the city
and surrounding country have had an oppor-
tunlty 10 rest from their Sabbs'h'- Visit TO
Tire camp and are ready Tor another trip.
To-day, however, There was rot the usually
large number OF visitors from the country.
III had been announced that the sacrament
OF Tie Lord : supper would be administered
to-day, but the presiding elder gave notice
That II had been postponed TIL Thursday.
The morning sermon was delivered by Rev.
A. III. Ames, II. ID, pastor Of Mcken9ree NJ.
T.. church. The text was g.. John. 18th CHI.
18TH and 18th verse, and the discourse, which
was ON the subject o. Sanctiii cation, was a
very line one and evidently appreciat d by
the COT greg gator A basket cole lion was
taken, amounting 10 about twenty dollars.
The assoc alton yet have need OF several
hundred dollars 10 meet the expenses OF the
camp.
MEETING FXcI UsIvELY FOR LADIES
was held AT O'Clock Ia a vacant trht on the
circle This meeting was in charge OF Mrs.
Burriss, assisted by Mrs. Cohen. bo.h OF
whom addressed the ladies preseat, urging
them 10 seek loT higher attachments IA tnelr
About half-past O'Clock the camp was
visited 10y quite "A sharp Storm, aui for hall
an h. " TIE rain pOurei upO1 Us without
stint. When u was over Tie water was stand
ing in pools over the ground. bu; soon dis
appeared. leaving the walks frm and pleas
ant. This is a decided improvement Oh the
dust through which We have had 10 walk
ever since the beginning o. the camp.
At O'Clock the sound ~ the bell called the
congregation together In the iab-raacle 10
n, ten 10 a sermon by Rev. David Wilson, si
gth sheet Methodist Protestant church. Toe
nth chapter Of Hebrews. and SIN verse, was
announced as his text, But b fore his traus-
lation be ha 1 this testimony that he pleased
God" The sermon wac very clear, practi-
cal exposition OF Tie text, and was listener
TO nth marked pleasure.
Al O'Clock The bell rang for the young
peoples meeting. which was led 10y Rev. Mr..
Muller. This was a most enjoyable meeting
and most of those present participates In IL
by short testimonies.
THE REGULAR EVENING SERVICE
was held az tue tabernacle, aud Rev. Peyton
Brown, OF Foundry church, preached pow
efiul sermon, the subject % which was
! Vows" He was followed by a snort ex-
hortaiiou 10y Rev. l.. ID. oven, OF Ryland
chapel. when three penitents presented Them
selves al the altar, two OF whom were con-
verted; and long after the usual hour for
closing the shouts OF victory were heard over
those who had been saved. There IL every
indica of more rain tonight, aud persons
are beginning To dread the transition from
dust 10 mud.
Many OF those who went 10 iowa this a. M.
came back tonight, and while there - no
crowd, the camp seems full, aud all the
meetings are well attended, while "A deep
soiemnlty marks each gathering. NJ.
Wesley Grove
The Closing day AT Wesley Grove camp
meeting OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, near Dorseys station, on the Bslti-
more and Oaio railroad, was one OF the mos,
interesting and the attendance larger than on
any day except the two Sundays. PRAYER
meeting was conducted by Rev : r. Butt,
and experience meeting by Rev. w X.
Boyle. the experience meeting continued
until after the time OF the regular morning
service, which had 10 give way, aud theoaly
preaching was 10y Rev. DIR. Alpheus Wilson,
who briefly appealed 10 his hearers TO accept
tie Saviour, who was SO willing To come 10
them. Rev. Dr. Da5ney Bail, presiding
elder, preached IN the afternoon upon the
importance OF seizing the present opportuni-
ties, and seeking the Lord while He may yet
De found; The yonng peoples meeting was
paied in zealously by the youth ia the camp.
AT night the services were in the form OF an
experience and revival meeting, with brief
-
nacle and tent were well flied, and the exer-
cises protracted by many even after the time
OF IL y. M, which had been regularly fixed
for the close of the meeting. There have been
forty conversions during the meeting.
Emory drove.
The preaching at Emory Grove camp
meeting presented attractions yesterday
which largely Increased the attendance.
Rev. Dr. Z. IA. Fowler, editor of the Christian
Aduocdte, New York, pulpit speaker OF cul-
ture and thought, preached At II a. m. on the
Bible as q q. fence against the tendency Of
the young OF the present generation TO skep-
ticism. Rev. 3. V. Leach preached TO q
large congregation at night q forciole ser
mon from Revelations on the last judgment.
Bishop Wayman, OF the African Methodist
church, was on the ground.
Summit Grove
There was another large attendance yester-
day Al Summit Grove camp, on the Northern
Central railroad, Sundays and Tuesdays
being usually the principal days a. camp
meetings. Rev. MI. Holiday, Of Baltimoro,
preached In the morning. The meeting
promises TO be one OF great success spiritu.
ally.
0SO
LOOKING 10 THE SAFETY OF EMPLOYEES.
Under the provisions OF the new statute re-