The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-30
WOOD Lawn Cap.
The Closing Services at this Encan.|-
mcnt
Our LAST week : report closed with Tl.ulS
iAy'e rroceedins, u this Meriinn.

/ Our last week : report closed with Tl.uis
day proceeding, Of this meeting.
! FRIDAY.
| Early morning services were held a
1870, Rev. T. L. Martindal., of Miltllctown,
preached from Galatians i:6. This sermon
was spoken Of rs beautiful presentation ct
the F4thcrhood Of CariSt.
At 3 T.. NJ, Rev. j. II. Johns, of the Zion
, Presbyterian Church, delivered an earnest
! discourse from Isaiah 45:22-" Look unto
me AL We ends of the earth and Le saved"
The ministerial corps WAS further strength
en-i ly the arrival of Rrvs. D. II. Carroll
and j. y. Davis, of the Baltimore Confer
ence.
The Il O'Clock PRAYER meeting, under the
leadership Of Rev r. L. Martindale, WAS
Large attended and resulted in Il number
presenting themselves ut the altar and some
conversions
Rev j. y. Davis preached quite an in
Numbers 2l:79, after which IN Interesting
prayer meeting WAS held.
SATURDAY.
As usual, morning services were held at
& and $50 o'clock, and were of the same
character As those of Friday full of interest
AT 10.:in the sacrament of the Lords Sup
per WAS administered, to large number of
christians and WAS 4 season of special ill.,
terest TO the participants. This meeting
was i'll charge of Rev. j. ID. Rigg.
Rev. I. l.. Tomkinson preached, at 3 p.
NJ, on the theme, Called to be Saints"
At o'clock, Rev. 1T. Lightner, of Wash
ington, preached Il powerful sermon from
the words They all with one consent be-
gan TO make excuse" This subject was
handled in \ mastery manner. The prayer
meeting which followed resulted in "somc
of the most striking conversions of the
camp
SABBATH.
This WAS decidedly tho big" day of
camp, being the last, and the Attendance
was verylarge Notwithstanding the weather
continued threatening the greater part ofth-
day. Mud-b csmeared trails, soled linen
and bedaubed boots were quite common
about the grounds.
The Love Feast, beginning at $50 A. NJ.
led b. Rev. a. ID. Davis, was a remarkable
season of religious interest, although tile
rain WIS falling constantly. 1t WAS said
that at least one hundred persons testified
during the meeting
Rev l.. w Lsytield occupied the pulpit
at 1890 o'clock. preaching from Matthew
17:l-5.-" The TRANSPORTATION Of Christ"
In this sermon, the Immortality of man and
the bliss Of heaven wcre beautifully SET forth
and ably sustained.
The regular o'clock prayer meeting was
held after which Rev. T. l.. Tomkinson
preached to A large congregation from, Tim
6:l2-" Fight then the good fight oe faith
Revival services were held at o'clock,
and number were at the altar when the
hour for preaching arrived.
AT !. +. NJ, Rev. W. L. = Murray prcach-
ed from Psalm 1874 after which a number
of seekers presented themselves for prayers
and the meeting continued until Il late hour
MONDAY.
The final services took place this morning
Earnest prayers and appropriate hymns
were offered and the people bade each other
~aiel, expressing ihclr SopcS OF = happy
n"etin--if not on Wood Lawn camp
ground-in the better country. A few hours
OF hustle and stir in removing the paraphcr-
malta of camp life and silence again reigned
supreme i'll the hsauti,ll grove.
The number of conversions is said to be
greater than usual, and the minister III
charge. Rev. y. NJ. Browne, said ut the
close OF the meeting that the order had been
sood and that there was less Sabbath viola-
ton on this enealnpmcnt than he had ever