The daily gazette., 1879-08-16
FIFTH EDITION.
WOODLAND WORSHIP.

THE wooDLAwN CAMP MEETING :
SONG AND SERMON IN THE FOREST
TEMPLE--THE METHODIST BRETHREN
AND THEIR DOiNos THERE-TEM
PERANCE.
Special Correspondence Of the Gazette.
WOODLAwN CAMP GROUND, Cecil
Co., Md, Aug. 13.-When the Wood.
lawn Camp Meeting Association was
formed by the united action of half-a-
dozen of the Methodist Episcopal
churches in the neiehborhood, and the
first meeting held, it was generally pre-
dicted that the camp would be decided
success and would increase in popularity
and in power to do good. That was
eight years ago, and to-day for one to
walk down the shady aisles who saw the
camp as 1t was in 1871, is but to con-
vince him that that prediction has been
fulfilled. Now it is the most popular
camp within a radius of forty miles and
occupies the position and prominence OF
being the largest on the Maryland and
Delaware Peninsula.
The camp meeting commenced on
Tuesday last and the first services were
held in the evening. Since then
1t has taken to the course follow
ed by camp meetings generally. This
with one exceptiOn,-tO-day the good
people tenting here and the friends Of
the temperance cause for miles around
are uniting IN a grand, all-day temper
ance demonstration. The attendance
all the day, has been unusually large
notwithstanding the lowering clouds thai
have hung over the encampment, and
many earnest efforts have been made ir
the cause of temperance.
The services opened at $50 in thu
morning, with . temperance prayer
meeting. The drunkard, the rumseller
the refoi med man, and all efforts to Sc
cure pro libitory laws were made special
objects of divine supplication. Rev. A
D. Davis led the meeting.
At 1890 Rev. C. M. Pegg, Of Scot
Church, Wilmington, delivered a TEN
| prrance sermon to large congregation
from the text: "And as Paul reassuret
Of righteousness, temperance and judg
ment 10 come !" Acts XIV chapter
18th verse. 1t was an able discourse, ant
attentively listened to.
A temperance meeting was held at
O'Clock, which was led by Rev. j. ID. q
Hanna, and addressed on different topics
Rev. D. q. Ridgway spoke on tn
"Phases and claims of the temper
ance work. Rev A. d. Davis OF
the "Benefits, results and success of Pro
hibition. Rev. W. l.. s. Murray, OF
"M hal Local OptsOn is and how to Sc
cure 1t: Rev. Adam Stengle, on eth
Relation of the church to the presen
temperance Movement; Rev. John D
Kemp, on "the benefits of signing tn
pledge" Rev. Mr.. Hanna closed with
few remarks on the present outlook o
temperance and the committee on Reso
lutioDs, Revs. Murray, Browne and Da
Wis, presented the following which wa
adopted:
THE RESOLUTIONS.
| Resolued, That we believe the temper
ance cause to be Gods cause, and that W
will not cease to pray for His consta,
help in IL, uor forget 10 give him the gle
ry for the great progress it has made e.
erywhere during the past few years an
that we hereby consecrate Ourselv'
anew as workers together with Him.
Resolued, That we endorse the resoll
ton passed at the annual convention
the Maryland State Temperance AL
ance. (The resolution in question,
omitted here 1t advocates making Il
question an issue at the polls.)
ResOlued, That as the Christian m
OF this county and of this State hold Il
balance of political power In this coun
and State, and the responsibility res
| ,,Dn,, thar, mn ha1iaua = 10 thair dy,fy
unite all their forces against the gre
} evils resulting from the rum traffic, al
that no christian voter has the NOR
right to cast his influence or his vote Il
any man to make or execute our Law
who is in favor of the traffic in intoxic
ting drinks.
Resolped, That all party lines and pa
ty issues should be held in subordinate
to the cause of temperance and that al
party now in existence, competent al
willing TO furnish us men who will faitl
fully represent our cause, shall have OF
support, we being the judges.
In the evening Rev. L. w. Layfe
preached to large congregation.
The camp is in charge Of Rev. n. ]
Brown, of Port Deposit, who b
shown himself to be an able manage
Under his direction everything in t
. way of services moves along like cloc
work. He has at least fifteen ministe
to assist him In his labOrs.
The improvement and increase, ,alrea'
spoken of, is shown in nothing Mo
clearly than in the number of those wi
. dwell in tents. More families occul
tents on the ground than ever befol
0 There are nlene y-five on the groun
the largest number on any previous ye
was eighty. A great improvement b
been made in the grounds. They a
elegantly laid out and everything TO 81
the natural fitness Of things has be-
!, done. @. s. Abrahams, the Secreta
of the board of managers, has charge
everything outside of the services al
under his management all matters re
: on smoothly.
: PREACHER PERSONALS.
Presiding elder L. G. Matlock, d. [
} is here tel ting with his family. His Lac
: came originally from Port Deposit, IL
far from here.
, Rev. c. +. Sheppard, came on We
nesday and will remain until next Tue
l A., ,-,l,a, ha uytn laovo f,r l,is old hnr,