National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-13
THE JEWELLERS IN TENTS.
Services at the Washington Grove
Camp.
Feeling at Home 10 the Canvas City-The
Spot for Invalids-A Young Couple
Bent on Observation-Disclosures Fol-
low In Rapid Succession-Eio-
quent Sermons Delivered
--latest Arrivals.
Enter Not Into the Path of tile Ungodly.
WASHINGTON GROVE CAMP,
MOSTGoNERy Cot-Nry Mn


WASHINGTON GROVE CAMP,
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Mp,
August IL, 1879.
We are beginning to feel quite at home now
in our canvas city. At first there is feeling
of strangcness, and, to those unaccustomed to
IL, Of dissatisfaction with camp life. Particu-
larry is this true of sleeping in tents. You
cannot see at first how il is possible to pre-
vent taking cold. Tho dews of night will to
some extent penetrate the canvas, and in the
morning your clothing aud everything about
you feels damp and suggestive of ill.health
generally. But the fact is, there is no better
place for invalids to come for improvement.
The air is pure and bracing, the water cold and
clear Us crystal, aud the change from ordinary
home life is invariably attended with beneficial
results. Infants given up to die have been
brought here, aud Immediately began TO mend.
SO that as n rule persons need have no misgiv-
ings as to the effect Of camplife on their ply.
steal health.
The sermon last evening was preached by
Rev. J. s. NJ. Haslup on "Redecming the Time,
after which altar work followed, and two per.
SONS came forward for prayers.
To-day the weather has been again favora-
bic and pleasant. The last two days have been
much warmer than the days preceding, and
the nights free from chillness. The day S
services began with an early praycr-mccting
in the tent at half-past six, which was very
well attended, Notwithstanding the early hour.
The eigh,-o'clock prayer-meeting at the stand
was conducted by the Rev. Mr.. Henning a
local preacher of McKendree NJ. L. Church
Immediately after the dismissal OF this prayer
and experience meeting an episode occurred
which added little spice and variety to camp
life. young couple bent on matrimony,
came into camp to secure the services of par
son, doubtless, supposing that there, among
so many white-cravated gentlemen, they would
have no difficulty whatever in finding one who
was willing to undertake the job. UntOrtu-
nately, however, their honesty in not trying
TO deceive the clerk of the court brought them
considerable difficulty. 1t seemed that the
lady was only Sweet sixteen" aud surprising
| that to be under the age prescribed by
law, no clergyman could he found who was
willing TO take the risk. Several were applied
TO, but ali alike refused. Meanwhile, the atfail
| began to be pretty generally known. and
when the morning meeting was dismissed
quite crowd gathered in the tabernacle where
| the couple were. The presiding elder. how.
ever, soon mounted the stand and assured
them there would be no marriage in the tabor
nacle, and that they must dsperse or be seated
whereupon the couple were invited to the cot
tage of Mr.. VIM. Hiss, while their friend.
were continuing the search for a preacher
There they were followed by the curious
crowd, and hundred or so were SCOT
gathered in front of the 90 +. Finally thC
elder, finding that the affair was likely t.
produce more excitement than was healthy fol
religious interests, compelled the crowd to dis
persc, telling them that the lady was unde
age, and would not be married by any ministe
on the ground. The couple themselves, how
ever, did not propose to be cheated out of mat
rimoniM bliss on that score, and continued
their search for a willing parson. Nor wa
their search in vain. They found one at last
who, after plying them with questions deemed
1t clear case, and made the anxious. twail
" one flesh" The newly married couple wcr
then invited by Mr., Thompson to dinner
which they enjoyed hugely, pronouncing /
the best dinner they had eaten since they wer
made man aud wife. The groom ccrtainl.
believed in the sentiment of the old stanza-
| He who after ten denials
| Dare attempt no further trials,
| Is Ih un hVi,T,iy 70 ao.iuoy
AZ, N"', ', VI i'' near uoSne'
may they hVe Iong anu oe happy'
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