National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-18
Sunday at Camp Meeting.
WASHINGTON GROVE,
Sunday, August II. $50.

WASHINGTON GROVE,
Sunday, August II, 1870.
Thanks TO the rain, we have to-day been
spared the usual Sunday Eruption of sight.
seors and picnickers-rural and urban-aud
something like Sabbath quiet has prevailed
among us. In fact, tho attendance from out
side has been smaller than ever before on tho
Sabbath day, within the memory of the
writer. The rain and wind have made promen-
aiding impossible, and have served to drive
many, who would otherwise have passed tho
day in gossip among tho trees, into the taber-
nacle. The structure was found to BIO amply
commodious for all.
These facts are not generally thought to be
legitimate causes for thankfulness and on all
public occasions a welcome-hearty in appear
ance at least-is extended to all corners by the
good brethren who are charged with the ro-
sponsibility for our spiritual aud temporal
welfare. DO 1t said, also, that whatever may
DO the secret dread entertained by campers re-
garding the Sunday rush, tho character and
conduct of the great majority of those who
usually come among us for a Sabbath day Is
everything that could be desired. We are
ready, therefore, as you see, to thank God
when it shines and to do likewise when it
pours. The Inconvenience and hardsbps re.
sulting from the storm have been much fewer
than our friends at home probably imagine,
and TO those who come here armed-as all
corners should be-with sturdy determination
to make tho best of everything, the storm has
brought many compensations. Somehow, spir.
ituality seems always to be promoted by in
clement weather. People draw nearer to each
other, and worshipers draw nearer to God
and the rule has not found all exception in
tho experience of to-day.
TIE MORNING PRAYER MEETING
was characterized by spirit of devoutness
which Is too often n stranger in pleasant
weather. Ono after another, in rapid success.
sion, briefbut fervent testimonies to the good
ness and faithfulness of God followed each
other, the witnesses being chiefly of the class
most difficult to move-young men. So, too,
of the preaching services. A manifest drawing
together,very cheering to the heart of our labor.
ious presiding elder,and tho good men aud wo-
men whoshare with him the anxiety for the sal.
ton of souls, has been at all times noted If
| the harvest of souls Mt the altar tonight is not
more than usually abundant the reason must
certainly be found In the fact that fow of the
unconvertcd remain among u.s.
But one solitary incident worthy of mention
has come to the ears of your correspondent.
This was the arrest and conveyance to Rock
vile of fellow named Moblcy, an nveterate
violator, it is said, of tho wholesome rules of
the association and Of the laws of Maryland
regarding the
SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR.
The managers Of the association declare their
intention to put this fellow through course
Of experience as severe rs the State laws will
warrant. No right.thinking person will depre-
cate any severity which this lprit can legally
be made to feel. The wonder is where the fellow
HIn l..
cality profitable. One hears now and then of
drunken man having been found by de-
tectives and led out of camp, but one seldom
or never sees anything of the kind. Hereto.
fore violators of tho law have been treated
most leniently, generally being led out of
camp and then suffered to depart. 1t is time
for new departure.
THE DAILY PROGRAMME
is being carried out with the usual rigidity-
early morning prayer meeting, breakfast,
prayer and experience meeting, morning
preaching, dinner, Childrens meeting, after
noon preaching, young peoples meeting, &C.,
every feature of tho days routine being her
aided by the tabernacle bell. By the
way, some of us remember with re-
greet the delightful spontaneity of the
little accidental prayer-meetings and bible
readings which formed prominent feature of
rainy day proceedings in the earlier years of
the camp, and attribute their disappearance to
Jhl5 lIOn-ClAu programme. lnl5 mint is SUBJ
mitted with Difference to our managers DR..
Nsylor, of the Metropolitan Church, preached
this morning, taking for his text the words of
Mark, To whom shall we CO." He grouped
together in mastery way the more common
| and yet forcible of the arguments with which
the Christian believer fortifes and comforts
himself, presenting in vivid contrast the life
to which they lead with the sterile and object
less existence of the unbeliever. DIR. Naylor is
justly regarded as an able and graceful
| orator as well as good man.
DIR, ALECK GIBSON, OF BALTIMORE,
| casual visitor among u.s. but a man who
numbers his hearty admirers in Washington
by the thousand, was prevailed upon to preach
| this afternoon. lull in the rain storm en-
abled larger audience to assemble than had
been out at the morning service. DIR. Gibson
| preached from Galatians g. and g: "Be not
| deceived God is not Knocked; whatsoever
man soweth that shall he also reap, for he that
soweth to the flesh shall of the flesh reap cor
rupton; but he that soweth TO the spirit
shall Of the spirit reap life everlasting"
The storm continues this evening, and prom
| ises to hold on through the night Brother
| Owens, Of Mount Zion Church, is announced
| to preach this evening
Just now news of the arrest Of another
| liquOrseller, negro, at the depot half a mile
away, reaches us. 1t is said that tho fellow
made vigorous fight for liberty, and got his
face well mashed before he was secured He
| Is on the road to Jail at Rockville.
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