The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-13
CAMP MEETING LETTER.
Repose for Soul and Body-A
Good Place 10 Find Spiritual
and Material Nourishment.
BuRRs MILLS CAMP GROUND, /
. A,..,.t lCih 1879 7

Correspondence Of the Intelliseneer.
Tomorrow begins the eighth annual
camp meeting at this place. Twenty
miles west Of Bellaire on the G. o. Rail-
road is the station Of Burr's Mills, and
within one hundred and fifty yards Of this
is the camp ground. This comprises
eighteen acres Of most delightful wood.
land. II belongs to the Barnesville dis
trict Of the East Ohio Conference and Is
in charge Of moat efficient board ofman.
ayers. The expense Of each meeting,
repairs, improvements &c. are met by a
charge at the gate Of ten cents, Several
OF the cottages are owned by The
association. Their mistake this year was
in not erecting many more, az the de.
mand for tents was unprecedented. Per-
sons living in town have been 80 worn
out with the heat OF this summer that
they long for the shade and quiet of the
woods, and we predict il the managers
here will, in time, next year, put their
surplus funds into desirable tents, that,
long before the time for meeting, there
will be quite village here. How much
more restful, quiet and healthiul could
be such a sojourn than fitting here and
there, from one fashionable resort to
another, giving no rest for body or mind.
The grounds are plentifuliy supplied
with good water by two wells.
A large canvas tabernacle, seating 800
10 1000. furnishes shelter in case oi rain.
10 this all prayer and class meetings are
held. The meeting beginning 80 early
In the week the tent holders are not all
ON hand. We find here TO day Mr.. Barnes
OF Goshen township, Rev. Sullivan, Mr..
Bannisler, Rev. j. NJ. Carr Of Barnesville,
DR.. Grafton, James Fitton, Esq. Powell
Thomas Wetherald, II. .. Wetherald,
Daniel Westlake OF Bellaire, Rev. Shar-
KEY Of Belmont, Rev. Darby Of Glenco.
A commodious preachers tent occu-
pies the foreground. Ample sleeping
apartments for. all preachers are found
here, and Of course all those who have
not their families come expecting TO
aboard round"
The preachers stand haa on Il q fine
organ iMason & Hamlinl from Sheib's,
Of your city. ltEgr ~ /,
In the village we fud all hustle and
preparation. No traffic Is allowed on the
grounds, but the town is so near 1t mat
lers little to the money makers. ~,
Persons wishing TO spend q day here
need have no lear Of not finding dinner IL
they can pay for it. We never saw a
more plentiful provision made for feed
ing multitude ,a
Beside those already named as on the
camp ground we find here, boarding and
keeping house: J. II. Grafton and family,
Mr.. Husbands and family, Mr.. Bigelow
and family, s. sater6eld and family );
N. Rees and family, Samuel Garrard and
family, Mrs. Whipple and daughter, DR..
Junkins' daughters, q. W. Hoge ana
family, all Of Bellaire. -,
Boarding here during the meeting will
be from rs cents to 81 90 per day.
The railroad carries all persons al
half fare, or rather ut excursion rates
Excursion trains run from Barnesgille
every evening. Many think . train from
Bellaire and intermediate points, arriy'
ing here at 6 or $50 aud leaving alter
night preaching. would be a paying IN
stitution. l34t
Many OF the staid old farmers ot ibis
vicinity are beginning to look upon The
Camp Meeting as demoralizing ele'
ment, much more than q means ot grace
They claim that the crowds that congre-
gate here during eight or ten days Of ih'
year leave, behind them Disturbing ele-
ments that do not become entirely quiet
ed until another year bring them TO in'
again. Il 10 becoming serious question
on the minds OF all Sabbath loving peo:
: pie whether all the good accomplishet
/, during the other days Ia not wholly nea'
tralized by the desecration OF the hol!
Sabbath. II would be we'll for the man
ayers to give this subject some sobe
thought 9s ~