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correspondence or The .Stdr.1
MONTGOMERY Co. MD. Aupust II


Correspondence or The Sdr.1
MONTGOMERY Co., Md, August IL, 1880.
To-day the weather was pleasant, and as was
expected there was large influx OF visitors
from the county. In all, there were about
2,5C0 people present. The $50 am. service was
conducted by the Rev. John Deale, OF Wesley
chapel, and was well attended.
TEMPERANCE DAY
AT 1880 am. the Tabernacle was filled with
attentive listeners. The meeting was under the
auspices Of the Maryland State Temperance
Alliance. and was presided over by the Hon.
Yield not to Temptation" After the opening
exercises the presiding elder announced that a
collection would be taken up towards defraytng
the expenses OF the camp, but the congregation
were not very literally inclined, as the collec-
tfon only netted about s27, an average of about
two cents each. After the collection, Miss
Mosher Tecited poem entitled "IS 1t Nothing
to Iou?" which was greeted with great applause
by the audience. The first address was deliv-
eIed 6y bon. William Daniels, president OF the
Maryland State Temperance Alliance, who set
forth the evils OF the l1qucr traffic from physi-
cal, intellectual and religious StandpointS. He
referred to the fallacy that the cure OF this evil
was In the increase OF prosperity intelligence and
religion, saying they had been utterly powerless
In ILLS and european countries to destroy or
even check the evil; but on the contrary the
evil had frequently done its most terrible work
IN communities that were both prosperous and
intelligent. He spoke OF the encouraging re-
suits OF the work OF the State Temperance All
ance In securing local option In eight counties
OF Maryland, with eight counties yet to vote
upon 1t.
He was followed by the Rev. j. McKendree
Rielly, OF Georgetown, whose address aboun ded
IN wit, humor e1nnEinelng ni1 arguments and
three and a-half hours, and delayed dinner and
prevented the chlldren's meeting.
At pm. the tabernacle was again crowded
with people. The meeting was presided over
by John r. Mitchell, who, In opening, read
selection of Scripture. Miss Mosher was intro
duced and Iecited poem entitled, vote
Against Rum" Mr.. James S. Hallowell OF this
county, was introduced and made a very able
address. He was followed by Mrs. McKendree
Rte1y. She made an earnest appeal TO ali to
the success of local option. Charlie Nye was
then introduced. and for half an hour he held
the audience completely under his control. At
times they would be laughing, and then sud-
denly he would melt them TO tears by the re-
cital Of the sorrow and suffering caused by rum.
Towards dusk the greater part Of the visitors
had left the grounds.
EVENING MEETINGS.
At p. m. Mrs. Rely held young peoples
meeting. These meetings are increasing In at
tendance, and are becoming very popular with
the young folks.
At $50 large congregation assembled In the
tabernacle to listen to the Rev. L. NJ. Gardiner,
OF Ry1and Chapel. He took for his text Cor.
y. A." And that rock was Christ" The sermon
was practical and full OF food for thought. Rev.
j. F. Deale followed in an earnest exhortation
the result OF which was the conversion OF a
young lady. Shortly after the exhortation, and
While the choir was singing, a man, who had
been imbibing rather more than was good for
him, got up and commenced thanking the ladies
for singing, saying: THANK you, LADIES: thank
you; very much obliged" He was quickly taken
out, but he did not go TAR, for about IL o'clock
be was staggering along one OF the avenues.
and stumbling against one OF the tents he lay
there until an officer removed him from the
grounds. 1t was reported on the grounds this
evening that lady was severely injured by
falling from carriage, but the particulars have
not been obtained.
The census of the camp was taken to-day.
The population is $40. This includes only those
tenting on the grounds.
at the camp, died during the night, he having
injured himself by falling OF hay rack
PERSONAL.
The choir Is strengthened by the addition OF
Mrs. Thomas Monroe, nee Hattie Goodwin, who
will be remembered by SO many as one OF the
sweetest singers ever on this camp ground.
Among the arrivals to-day were Rev. II. NJ.
Bael,, Metropolitan; Rev. VIM. NJ. Hammack,
Bladensburg; Rev. Geo. w. Hyde, 18th street;
Rev. j. w. Smith, Grace; Hon. w. Daniels, w.
b. Redgrave and Miss MOSher, OF Baltimore;
Martin and family, DR.. ArtemuS Riggs and wife,
John Gassaway, David Pugh, sumner Jones.
Edmund Waters, L. Griffith and family, j. ID.
Waters and son, w. T. Gardner, Walter Dorsey,
the Misses GrOOmeS, Mrs. Ray, Mrs. Belle and
A. j. AlmOney; and j. G. Lee N. Bunch, Charlie
Hurdle, Willie Mcknight and host OF others
from the city. The Rev. DR.. Pierce and family
and the Rev. L. NJ Gardiner leave camp this
morning for home. Thursday Bishop Andrews
Lanahan, of Foundry, In the afternoon. NJ.