The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-08-08
The Campmestlng.

''But when the Sabbath gatherings press,
Like armies from the wilderness,
IT'S then the dim old woods afford
The sanctuary OF the Lord;
The Holy Spirit breathes around
That forest glade is sacred ground.
Nor temples built with hands could vie
In glory with its majesty.
The trees. Ike living columns rise,
Whose tops sustain the bending skies
And DER those earnest worshippers
Gods love, like holy root Is spread,
And every leaf the zephyr stirs,
Some heavenly promise seems to she'd"
From many smoulderIng camp fire crept
tazily upwards wreaths OF blue smoke forming
in fantastic little coudlets above the green tree
tops the low murmur of voices was inter-
mingled with the rustic OF foliage and the
lonesome call OF the katydid a circle of light
ed tents, with busy figures passing in and out
among the shadows, made up the prominent
features OF the picture that greeted our eyes
in last Saturday evenings cleaning, nine
miles south of Wichita. We were at camp
meeting. Soon the song Of the congregation
in the great tent broke forth, and it SCENE d
'good 10 be there" Rev. A. S. Embree
preached fine discourse from the words, Sam
| my brothers koeperT' Individual respon-
sibiIity and personal influence made up the
theme OF as logical sermon as is seldom lis
tened to. The next day Sunday was entire
ly taken up from 0 O'Clock IN the morning TIL
II at night with religious exercises OF vorious
kinds. Besides four sermons there was love
feast, a service of song, aud chiidren's meet
ing. c. +. Hargis conducted the singing, and
Rev: Z. c. Brooks addressed the children.
The diseourses ofthe Presiding Elder, Rev. A.
IL. Walters, and of Rev. Albert Hayden, of
Augusta, were attentively listened to in spite
OF the great heat. The grove Is magnificent
one, of walnut and elms,-the finest in this
part OF the State People were there from all
the surrounding counties and many from
Wichita. II was estimated thattwo thousand
people were on the grounds at two O'Clock.
Rev. John McQuiston seemed to be the Cap
tain-General. Sixteen preachers partook OF
the Lords supper, and afterwards admins
tered the same TO the congregation. The
meeting is still in progress, and it will proba-
bly, continue over next Sabbath.
Haysvlle is becoming quite an important
point III the county. The travel from below
makes it 4 convenient stopping place. There
is a store, blacksmith shop, and large stables,
which are all busy. Hays e. Eager have la.e-
ly put up an addition to their Touring mill,
and the escaping volume Of water from the
lume makes refreshing uusic all the time.
The strong turbines, the great stones and
many wheels were at rest on Sunday, the first
time for months, as the mil is kept busy night
and day.
Our visit was rendered exceedingly pleas
ant by the kind attentions at the hands of the
lady who presides over the home where we
stopped, on the pretty mound situated on the
south side of the grove and stream, Mrs Hays,
who is indeed not only an excessively kind
and hospitable lady, but one bubbling full of
wit and good nature. mo wonder viii
Hays carrys such a happy, contented iace,"
our better halt observed, and ''them's our
sentiments"