The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-23
WOOD LAW \.
AGAIN IN THE TENTED GROVE
Large Attendance During the Week-To
Close On Monday Mex.

Close On Monday Mex.
The annual feast Of .abcrnacirs WAS COM
menced at this place, on the 18th inst, the
Rev. \. NJ. Browne, of Tome Memorial NJ.
f. Church, Of Port Deposit, having charge
of the RELIC ious services. The first sermon
was preached ut & =. ~, by Rev. DIR. Mat
lack, Presiding Elder, on 'Soul Winning
Immediately after DIR. Matlack's sermon,
! Rev. Mr.. Browne advanced to the front of
the pulpit and after q few appropriate
mark, read the rules and regulations for
the government of the encampment.
WEDNESDAY.
The o'clock prayer meeting, held in the
large tabernacle, this morning, was an
unusually interesting one, under the leader
ship Of Rev. l.. W. Layfeld. The first
general prayer and experience meetin. took
place at the stand at $50, and was very
! largely attended, being in charge of Rev.
W. l.. 5. Murray.
At 1870, the Rev. T. Il. Killiam, Of
Rising sun, occupied the pulpit. His sub
ject was based upon the following text, viz.
The soul brought under the influence of
genuine saving faith, James 22:2. Mr..
killiam preached An excellent sermon, and
was listened to with great pleasure by =
large and appreci4tive audience.
! At $50 Rev. l.. VI. M2cuicul, of Charles
town, preached ! sound and practical SER
mon from ST. Mathew 1890 "Iet both
! both grow together until the harvest" At
80, the Rev. A. ID. Davis, Of Zion Circuit,
discoursed from tho following words: "My
! spirit shall not always strive with man."
Gen. 6::i Mrs. DIR. Matlack conducted a
large meeting in tho tabernacle 1t & T.. NJ,
which was of 4 very interesting and instruc-
| tive character.
THURSDAY
! The attendance in the grove to-day is
quite large and increasing rapidly. The
i O'Clock lneetin. held in the tabernacle this
morning, was largely attended. The $50
prayer and experience III Getting wa, of u very
interesting character, conducted by Rev. j.
ID. Kemp. The hour Of 1880 having arrived
the sound of the bell drew to the stand 4
large cor .re.ation OF attentive hearers who
were entertained by sermon from Rev f,
Mr.. Balm, Of Somerset county. His text
was taken from St. Mathew 1890. "But |
the very hairs Of your head are all num- |,
bered."
All the children Of the encampment had .
their hour of enjoyment at the stand this
afternoon, at > O'clock About two hundred /
and fifty little ones SAT facing the stand, and !
their singing WAS beautiful. They were adj ,
dressed by Rev. Mr.. Layticld and others.
At $50, Rev. Adam Stengle of Chrisficld, /
occupied the pulpit. Upon this occasion
the meetin. was larger than any previous
one since the commencement of the encamp-
eternal fitness of things" as taken from ,
Matthew 2o:23. In the evening, the Rev. /
Mr.. Murray preached to large and atten-
tive congregation. During the childrens /
meeting in the afternoon = large crowd
gathered in the text OF Miss Hannah /
Warburton, where \ general experience meet
ing was held. This Lady, tent WAS filled TO /
repletion, many standing upon the outside
This was real old fashioned Methodist e1
prriencc meeting, and was one Of the best
meetings so far Of til. camp.
To-day having been set apart for the grand
temperance jubiae, has been the means Of
bringing to camp = large concourse of per-
sons from the adjoining counties. The reg
ular prayer meetin. were held in the morn
ing. Tho aermon at 1880 on temperance
was delivered by Esr. &. II. Pegg, pastor Of
Scott Church, Wilmington, Del. His dis
course WAS based upon Acts 24:2j: And
hereasoued of ri shteousneSs, temperance, and
judgement to come. Felix tre,nbled," &c.
The preacher began his discourse by men
tioninK the discuuragements attendant on
the temperance work: vthe ast extent of the
liquor traffic and large numbers engaged in
il; the great money power with which it is
supported; the Familiarity of men with it
and its conSeq uences, tho manner in which
it is ontrcnchcd into society, legislation and
-, ,,.F, L., |,
Of drink by the professional and leadin.
classes, and the apathy of respectable people
and the senseicSs division anon. the tenn
perance workers lie alluded to he terrible
evils of the liquor traffic, its consequences
To ne individual, TO the family, to business,
and to the church. As TO the means to stay
the swayS of the drink some say license,
some say moderate use of drink. We said
the preacher, believe i'll prohibition and
total abstinence
The o'clock meeting was conducted by
Rev j. ID. c. Hanna, Of Port Deposit, dur
ing which addresses were made by Revs.
u. c. Ridgvay, A. ID. Davis, W. l.. S.
{. Hanna. At 80, Rev. l.. Lsytield
preached from the theme-"Christ the
Worlds Peace"
Lowering clouds lowered over the camp
constant and steady As :,mattor of course,
the attendance WAS slim: only u few came
in the morning, but more came about noon
when the clouds broke away.
The first morning meeting generally at
tended WAS preaching AT 1850, by Rev. DIR.
Aatlack. lie took for hi. text the words:
The Just shall live 10y faith" The sermon
was highly enjoyed by the audience, and
one that will not soon be forgotten by those
who had the pleasure OF hearing him. We
regret that u want Of space prccudcs I
synopsis OF the doctors sermon.
AT ;i:3O Rev. Adam Stsnsle preached at
the stand On the subject OF " l're-eminenrr
OF Maa."-Eccle. 1919. At the same hour,
Rev. A. ID. Davis conducted meetin. in
the main tent.
At 80, Rev. ID. {. Itid.Nay preached
from the text. g BE sure your sins will find
you ont" 1t was Il stron. plea to the I'M
converted, and the chief point dweit on was
there could be no sin, no IuIttrr how trivial,
but what would dehar man from heaven,
unless he repented of it. All the meetings
mere accompanied with good results, and
many were converted during the day.
TUESDAY.
Yesterday was very disagreeablc that
the interests of tho msetin. was solnewh at
dampened, but the regular public religious
exercises were not omitted on account Of
the inclcmcncy OF the weather, although
many preferred remaining in their tents to
going to the public services.
This morning. Rev. j. ID. Williams, \.
NJ, President OF the Wesleyan Female Col
!cse, Wilmington, Del, preached very fine
discourse to 4 large and attentive consre.a-
ton.
Quite number have been converted since
the commencement of the camp. The order |
has been excellent, and enjoyment appears
to rest upon the countenances of all in at
tendance.
At ~ special meeting of the Board Of Man.
ayers held tlli, morning it was decided to
continue tho meeting until Monday next,
providing two-thirds Of the tent holders .
would agree. At meeting Of the tent |
| holders only four objected, 20 it was an
nounced from, the stand that tho camp would |
not close until Monday next
The following ministers are on the ground: |
Rev. DIR. Matlark, Revs y. NJ. Browne,
killialn, Kemp, Narnicol, Layiiehl, Davis,
P~sg, Murray, Balm, Stcngle, iigs, Rids-
way, Williams, Sheppard. Others are e1- |
prctcd as the camp progresses. Rev. Mr.. |
browne is indef,tigablc in his labors to |
make the encampment il success in every |
! respect, and so far is succeeding admirably. |
WEDNESDAY,.
About 800 persons wcr. pre.ent The morning
prayer meeting was in charge of Rov. Mr. Kill |
liam. Rev. A. ID. Davis had charge OF the 3 /
| o'clock prayer and experience meeting. Rov. X. |
r. Stov.nson preached at 1890 to the largest
grosation yet gathered On the ground from Psalm |
lO:::3. The $50 prayer nentins WAS in charge OF
Ray. W. J.. S. MURRAY. At this meeting four |
J fnHw a "a