Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-01
NEIGHB0RHO0D NEWS.
THE COLOReD CAMPMEeTlNG.
The Services Each Day Attracting Large
Crowds-Brief Personal and Gen.
eraI Notes from the
Glass City.
MOUNDSVILLE.
The Colored Camp Meeting-Personals.
&C., &C.

The Colored Camp Meeting-Personals
&C., &C.
Special Correspondence Of the Register.
MoUNDsvILLE, August 81.
The colored camp meeting at this
place is fairly under way now, and the
services each day are attracting large
crowds OF white people as well as
colored. Various services were held
during the day, Saturday. At 1890
Rev. John II. Daley, of Romney,
preached at the stand from the words,
"What lack yet?' His sermon was
very earnest and had good effect.
Rev. q. W. Jenkins preached at 8
o'clock in the afternoon from the words
"Know We the grace OF Our Lord Jesus
Christ"
At I o'clock, Presiding Elder Bell
preached very excellent sermon from
Acts Sd chapter and 10Th verse: " Re-
pent We, therefore, and be converted,
that your sins may be blotted out when
the times OF refreshing shall come from
the presence of the Lord"
This morning services were COM
menced early. Prayer meeting was held
i'm the Tabernacle ut g o'clock, under
the direction of Rev. Black, which l am
told was very interesting. At 3 O'Clock
to-day a general class meeting was con-
Quoted in the Tabernacle by Presiding
Elder Bell. This meeting was largely
attended by both white and colored and
was season of much religious enjoy
ment.
Rev. Henry Cellars, of Moorefeld,
preached to-day at 1870 o'clock at the
main stand, very earnest sermon from
the words, Unto them that look for Him
He will come the second time without
sin unto salvation"
The services at the main stand at
; o'clock this afternoon were unusually
interesting. Rev. Ephriam lawson, OF
Baltimore, preached very fine sermon
from the words. The Lord will pro.
vide" 4 very large audience was pres
ent and the best of order prevailed
throughout the entire service. He is a
man OF most brilliant imagination and
at times would hold his audience with
great power.
Tonight Rev. John II. Riddesh, of the
Centennial NJ. +. church, Baltimore,
preached sermon of unusual 10 rec
from Luke, 18th chapter and Goth verse,
his subject being the Kingdom OF
Cod 1t was presented under four
heads, viz: /. The King OF this king
dom. =. The subjects. 3. The king
dom. !. The laws. lie has an attrac-
tive style and makes his points clear.
In no part of their service are these
peculiar people more in harmony with
their nature than when their voices are
blended in the melodies OF their quaint
songs. There are some beautiful singers
upon the ground this year, and one or
two are sufficient 10 make the welkin
ring with the music OF song. We are
informed that several Of the Ohio Val
lev Jubilee Singers were present to-day,
and have attracted great crowds with
their beautiful songs.
While the attendance to-day was not
so large as expected, it was much larger
than at any previous meeting OF the col
ored people, and fair patronage was
given the boarding tent.
Rev. Lancaster and his estimable lady
are yet upon the grounds, and seem
10th to give up the cool shades OF this
forest city.
Prof. F. II. Crago and Mr.. +. Bonar
are absent this week attending the
West Virginia Educational Association,
which met in Charleston.
The campmeetings at this place are a
benefit to the State financially, as well
as religiously TO the community at
large. Since the season has opened
here, Mr.. Brown, of the Penitentiary,
informs me that over two hun
dred dollars have been taken in
at that institution from persons visiting
the prison.
Several persons Of this place will visit
the Garden City with the excursion
which leaves Wheeling on Wednesday.
Business is Frightening up in
Moundsvillc, and our various indus
tries are showing unusual activity.
His Honor Judge Melvin is holding
court here at the present time, and the
business this term is SO great it is ex-
pectcd that the greater part Of Septem-
Der will be occupied in disposng Of the
most urgcut business on the dObket.
FELIX.