Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-05
Washington Grove Camp Meeting.

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workers of the Y. NJ. c. A. The meeting took
the form of prayer and experience meeting,
and " as one OF great profit spiritually to all
present. Few persons arrived by the morn.
ing trains. the only familiar face being that OF
John T. Mitchell. He was accompanied by
his family.
At IOX a. m. the Rev. W: j.. Mckinney
ever heard i on camp ground. He taoS Tor his
text zach. w., 9: Not by Might, nor oy Power,
but by My Spirit, saith the Lord Of Hosts" The
and brought tears to the eyes of both preach
eTS and people.
At2p m. the first children's meeting was
held, and many Of the little ones gathered d in
talents in this direction. The exercises con
sist Of singing, reciting verses of scripture
AT p. m, the Rev. Jas. McLaren preached
from LIST John, 8, l: - Behold what manner of
love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that
We should be called the sons Of Cod
Immediately after the service was over a
meeting of the laymen was called by the pre-
f. siding elder to consider what efforts should be
put forth to reach the masses on the outskirts
of the camp on Sa bbath. Bro Holland moved
that there be two bands, one under the leader
snip OF a. l.. stuart and the other to be lea by
and Keep up spirited fire n the enemys
works all day long; The melton was unani-
mou5ly adOpted. at this meeting the familiar
face of the Rev. John Dice, OF the Southern NJ.
+. Church, was seen.
The trains this evening brought a large
number to the camp to spend the sabbath xi5,
Brice Tilley, old mother Tilley who is in very
feeble condition.. Charles B: Bean, Major
Morgan, J. W: st. Clair, Mrs: Head, Fred.
At 7:45 the bell rang for preaching in the
tabernacle. The congregation was consider
ably enlarged ! by the arrivals from the city:
Romans, /. l6: " For am not ashamed of the
gospel Of Christ, for it is the power of God to
sermon two children presented themselves at
the altar for prayer, both OF whom profeSSed
conversion.
SUNDAY IN CAMP
To-day the camp was in its holiday attire,
and the scene was one Of mirth and gayety, as
friends who have not seen each other since
last camp meet to talk, shake hands and
promenade together. Long before the bell
rang for rising, the people from the surround
ing country began to arrive in vehicles of all
descriptons, so that by the time of the first
morning service about one thousand persons
were passing up and down the avenues and
promenading in the circle.
At $50 o'clock prayer and experience
meeting was held in the tabernacle under the
leadership of VIM. r. Woodward. The only
incident of note in this meeting was the expe-
rience OF good old Mother Tilley," very fee
bic from her recent illness, but her religious
experience was as bright and clear as the
monday sun.
The trains from the city, of which there were
three, anG the two trains, one from Frederick
and the other from Martinsburg, were liter
ally loaded down with visitors to the camp.
Among The arrivals from Washington We're
General Williams, Hon. S. Tay;,oor Suit, Miss
Octavia Bryan, Henry Manly and family, G.
Burlew. Mr.. MOncaSter, Miss Mollie Plummer
and Willie Mcknight
From BdItirsOre-Judge SarviS of the ap-
peal lax court.
From F'rederick-Colonel Vic Baughman,
editor OF f the htamtner; Spencer Jones; Fred:
Ter, Capt. n. Owens, Col. Beyser, Miss Jennie
Castle, Miss Irene Ritter, Miss Moie QUINN
Miss Dellaplane, Miss Trundle and Miss Mari
From County-Hon. George Peters, Dr. E.
Wooden, George Hilton, Ignatius Selby, John
Brewer, G. W. Mobley, Mr. and Mrs. William
Miss !SidOnia Humphrey, Col. Whitesides, DR..
Crawford and family, Miss Ridgely, DR.. Geo,
WEIGH, Miss Ann Davis, James. Higgins and
When the bell rang for service at 1913 a. M,
there were on the camp ground about 1000
people, the tabernacle being the centre, around
and in which they al cOngregated.
Immediately after opening theexerciSes, the
presiding elder, Rey. Z. Peyton Brown, made
an appeal to the vast congregation assembled
association wanted to raise during this entire
meeting was 300, and when he finished the
collectors. passed the hat around the smiling
congregation and got but SIS, or an average
collection the Rev. DR.. Lanahan, of Foundry
church was announced as the speaker of the
text jeremiah, xvii, 8: The heart is deceit
full above all things. and DESPERATELY wicked:
who can know it?' The speaker painted very
darkly the condition of the human heart, and
his picture was drawn with mastery hand
After the sermon the Rev. B. PeytOn Brown
stated that there would be temperance
under the auspices of the Maryland Temper
ance Alliance, to be addressed by VIM. Dan
ielS and others.
Immediately after service the vast congre-
tod q N cd I hnir
various dining saloons and carriages.
At2 p. m. the Rev. Henry S. France, assisted
by the Rev. J. s. M. Haslup with Messrs.
Wilson and Burlew to lead the singing con-
Quoted successfully children'S meeting. A
larger number of children We're present today
than yesterday, and the remaining seats were
occupied by the visitors to the grounds
At 2H O'Clock Mr.. A. 7. Stuart and a band of
Christian workers started meeting on the
outskirts between the dining tent and Gar.
rettS booth. Addresses were made by MeSSrs.
Stuart, Reynolds, Holland, Ashley and Others
The singing at this meeting was led by Frank
Wilson, with Eddie Linville playing the cor
net.
The service at three o'clock was to have
been conducted by the Rev. ThOs. Harrison,
the boy preacher, but word was sent last even
ing that he was sick in Washington, but his
place was ably filled by one who has not his
superior on any camp ground-the Rev. Rich
ard Norris. H? took for his text 1 Kings, Xxx
there, he was gone At this service another
collection was taken up, from which $l2 was
realized, making total of ST taken up dur
ing the day.
HAsTY DEPARTURES.
Long before the time for the departure of
the trains, hundreds wended their way to the
depot to enable them to secure seat as soon
as the cars arrived. There were two trains
west, one at 5 10 and the other at 500 These
with the two trains for Washington at 6 and
1:l5 took theamaSS OF visitors away, while the
muttering thunder and gathering clouds hur-
rled away those who came in vehicles, so that
when the bell rang for service in the taber-
nacle at I as o'clock, only those who were tent
ing on the ground were LETT to attend the ser
vice. The thunder, however, soon ceased and
the clouds dispersed, leaving us a starry sky
and no prospect of rain, although little
would be acceptable to lay the dust that gath
cred today and to prepare US for the numbers
that usually come on Tuesday. The Rev. Geo.
V. Leech Oficiated at the evening service He
took for his text Heb. iv, =" Today If We will
hear his voice harden not your hearts" After
the sermon, the Presiding Elder delivered a
very earnest exhOrtatlOn to the uncOnverted
closing. with an invitation to all who desired
to flee from the wrath to come" to come for
ward and ask God to save them.
While there was a great deal of prOmenad-
ing today. yet 1t was one of the most orderly
SabbathS Washington Grove has ever seen
and 1t is only to be hoped that next Sabbath's
visitors will prove to be as quiet and orderly
as those of to day. M
FAILURE OF GOVERNOR BISHOPS GROCERY
HOUsE.-The grocery house of Il. M. Bishop &
Co, Cincinnati, at the head of which is Gov
Bishop, has suspended None Of the hrm,S