Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-03
Washington Grove Camp Meet,,-


Especial Correspondence O, The Star -
CAMP, NEAR GAITHERsBURG, M,ntg u
county, Nd, August I'd, 1s7S.-After S o,uei!
one OF the most disagreeable nights ss'ssalls
on a camp ground on account ei spent
storm OF last evening, the r" ,s - we severe we're
camp aIoke to find the Gle ads had ali II di
SHINING brightly through trees On! devi Snn was
f heS s WITH ah cool y has
when the bell ran respondent tenters, SO that
BODY was aWat' ktor rising ate o'clock every
the tent MES AID pscnr eyer WGrk that
The Tegu & could catch the rays of the sun.
was nc. At prayer and experience meeting
pene. held this morning as the rain had
1Gef1ng it too damp. The trains this morn
.hg brought but few to the grounds, the only
operator, who brought with him all the para
phernaiia necessary for the transmission of
dispatches, so that now we have all the con-
T YEN nc OF the city with the exception OF
Tomorrow evening by an enterpriSing boy
I Inc 1879 train landed at the depot Mr.. n.
GMh rI Mrs Wsy Ley. and Miss Ann Adams
and Dr.. Pettis, of Mt. Zion.
THE SERVICES YESTERDAY.
AT 1920 the bell rang for preaching, and the
key. l.: NJ. gardener preached from the text
Lug Luce sxxmr Gland the Lord turned and
tiookeG upon REFER. The important lessons
brought out by the speaker were--frss, the
lives Of Gods servants encouraging US to
choose the good and shun the bad second,
lesson of faith from Abraham; third, lesson
OF meekneSS from Moses; fourth, lesson OF
patience from Job. This is Mr.. G.'S first year
In Washington, and he is a valuable acquiSi-
ton TO the list Of preachers at Washington
Grove. AS speaker he is pleasant and pos
seSSes good reasoning powers, and handles his
subject with considerable ability.
AT P. m. the Rev; Harry s. France, of
AS one whom his mother cOmforteth so will
comfort you" The subject of the discourse
was the personality of God, and the delivery
Gi T. showed gfea5 care and depth of thought
The evening train brought but few addi-
tlOnal persons to the camp. Among those
we noticed the well-known faces of w. H.
Hiss, of Baltimore, and John Ireland, of An
napols. Several persons in carriages arrived
from the surrounding country this morning,
among Wfom NV we nStced M Gin Dorsey
town, who are spending a vacation in the
country, and Miss Hannah Holland, of
Al 7:i5 p. m. the bell rang for preaching in
the tabernacle, the Rev. Mr.. Bender oficiat-
ing. He preached a practical sermon from
lie WORDS, What pr9iiteth man if he gain
congregation was the largest. yet assembled
as those now on the ground had completed
their ab0rs, and, having rested a little, were
in the spirit to enjoy fine sermon and in
THE CHOIR.
we have at all the meetings an efficient
choir, under the leadership Of Henry Wilson,
OF Georgetown. He is assisted by the Misses
Crawford, Mrs. Fred: Calvert, Miss Ida Sims,
Miss Mary Brown, Miss Mary Kendall. the
Misses Gibson, Mrs. Cohen, Prof.eiross, and
Messrs. Taylor and Birch, with Willie Cohen
as organst. The instrument used is fine
the city.
COUNTRY CAMPERS
nprSOnS q nty- bay
had tents erected for them to-day: j. Heat0n.
S. L. Claggett, L. V. Harris, Hillary Higgins,
who it viii be remembered has for the past
two or three years been sheriff of the county,
ana who now acts as deputy to the new incum
Dent; SO that II there are any who have any
idea OF skylarking or cutting up any of their
antlcs on Sunday, they had better remain at
nome IN peace and security. Mr.. Perry Brown
Jr., of Mckendree, has also had a tent erected
to-day; then, several of the people from the
county have been busy all day erecting home
made tents, in which to spend the season on
the ground: SO that in all nearly the number
-5W given in my first letter has been erected
THE PROGRAMME OF ExERCIsEs
drens meetng viii be- held to be pun mndsr c tbe
charge of Rev. Harry S. France; at ; o'clock
general exercises in the tabernacle at 6
clock a young peoples meeting under the
line, and A. 7. Stuart, of Foundry; and a.
~ preaching in the tabernacle.
All those tentlng on the grounds are getting
and county on the Sabbath, and large mum
Der IS eXpeCted on the trains tomorrow even
ing. MeSsrS. Dorsey and Norton have made
ample provision for the feeding OF Them and
left their general comfort to their respective
friends. The correspondent of the National
Repubt!cdn has been plucking chicken feath-
erS until his fingers are so sore that he cannot
hold penciI-and all to be Oblging.
ARRIVAL OF PREACHERS
The following preachers are on the ground:
b. Peyton Brown, presiding elder; Rev Rich
ard Norris, of Dunbarton Street church: rev.
Geo; '. Leech, OF Union Rev. Harry 5. France,
OF Grace: Rev. Jas. McLaren, of Gorsuch:
Rev. l.. nj. Gardiner, of Ryland Rev DIR. f
ID: Owens, of Mt. Zion: Rev. j. X. Wheeler, of
waugh Rev. w. III. Laney, BadenSburg cir
cult, and the Rev. j. S. NJ. Haslup of the Rock
Vile circuit.
THE PROGRAMME FOR SABBATH
IS at s. am. Prayer and experience meeting led
by A. 1. Stuart. Preaching at 1890 by the
Rev. John Lanahan, of Foundry: children's
meeting at pm, led by Rev. Ii. S. France At
5. the Rev. Thomas Harrison, the Evangelist.
tWhO IS expected tomorrow. and who is to re-
main ten days with u.s., is to have charge of
the service. to lead it as suits him best At
o clock there will be young peoples meeting.
TO be conducted by A. I. Stuart, and at 7:45
the, Rev. Richard Norris, of GEORGETOWN,
gathers up the crumbs that remain. Seldom
has such programme been presented for
one Qdy at q campmeetinp.