Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-20
WORSHIP IN THE WOODS.
Washington Grove WI. E.) Camp
Meeting.
tC0lr9SpO0defce OT The SAIL


MONTGOMERY Co, MD, August -, 1889.
This has been one OF the most delightful days
We have had since the opening OF camp. Al
though the sun was warm In the middle OF the
G3y, flne breeze was stirring. and the rain OF
yesterday was Just sufficient 10 lay the dust. A
large number or people came In from the SUR
rounding country, and quite a numper came on
the morning trains both from Washington and
Frederick.
AT $50 the usual prayer and experience meet
ing was held. led by Rev. J. Mckendree Rely,
of Georgetown. When the bell rung for prea ch-
Ing, every available seat in the tabernacle was
taken and many were walking around the cir
cle After the opening exercises. Rev. j. Nc
Kendree Rely undertook the task OF raising a
collection. He commenced by saying that in
England no meeting was called a Methodist
meeting without taking up collection, and af-
ter entertaining the audience with humorous,
but at the same time practical, begging speech,
he closed By quoting Dean Swifts famous char
ity sermon, ''iie that gfveth 70 the poor lendeth
to the Lord. IL you ike the security, down
with the dust The baskets were then passed
around, and the sum OF s4o obtained, which
| was regarded as good collection.
BISHOP ANDREWS SERMON.
! The presiding elder then introduced Bishop
| Andrews who took for his text that familiar
/ passage in ST. John: III ye then being evil
| KNOW how 10 give good gifts unto your child
ren, how much more shall your Heavenly
| Father give the Holy Spirit unto them that ask
| him. He first spoke OF prayer as Christian
| privilege and said that prayer for external
| objects should always be accompanied with
/
mission 10 the VIII OF God. The Holy Spirit was
The one legitimate and cardinal object or our
| PRAYER. The Office OF the Holy Spirit is 70 en-
llghUn, teach and Sanctffy. He said he had no
sy ympathy With those Christians who were con-
unually asking how much God was willing 10
do for the human soul. II there was a God IN
the case al all that answered ali questions and
was a sure guarantee OF the supply OF all our
spiritual necessities. lie considered briefly the
objections OF skepttcsm 10 prayer, aud said that
the skeptlc's god was no god at all, IL be had
established laws and Instituted an order which
be could not change or invade. The sermon
was accompanied with great JUNCTION and
power and created profound impression.
AFTERNOON MEETINGS.
AT IN. the ch1ldTens meeting was held 10
! the Tabernacle aud was led by The Rev. j. w.
Smith, OF Grace church. At the same hour a
| ladies meeting was held in the large meeting
| tent under the charge or Mrs Mckendree Reil-
| ley. and consisted OF prayer and experience.
| Al Z. N. the Rev. John Lanahan. OF Foundry,
| preached from the text John ii. u: Destroy
this temple and In three days VIII raise l. up
lie began by saying that Christ referred 10 the
| temple OF bis body. and he gave description
or Christ's last days upon earth, including the
Institution OF the Lords supper. the gonY of
the garden or Gethsenane. The betrayal, death,
burial and resurrection OF cur Saviour. HIS
conclusion was all earnest appeal 70 sinners 10
make haste aDd delay not 10 keep GODS CON-
mandmeutS The collection was ten dollars
The usual O'Clock meeting was postponed
unul I. ana the young peoples meeting was
held at that hour In the Tabernacle and took
the place OF the regular preaching service. Tais
was le0 py MIS- Rellley, anG Tie result was one
penitent at the altar.
THUNDER STORM.
About nIteen minutes past nine a heavy
ulunGer storm cane up, and In short tine the
rain commenced to pour down Ia torrents and
coralieG large number or the people from the
country In the tabernacle for over an hour.
SeVera! or the tents Oh the ground leaked, but
as far as could be ascertained they We're al
private tents by eleven O'Clock the storm had
passed ever and all who had not tents on the
grounds had LEFT and quiet once more reigned.
one disadvantage from the rain was the paUtlng
out or nearly all the lamps. thus making IL very
dark.
ARRESTED AGAIN--A TEST CASE
Mr. Columbus Thompson, who keeps the
booth al the depot, was again arrested for vio-
latiDg the state carEpmeeiing laws regulating
the sale OF merchandise within two miles or
camp ground. The arrest was made about p.
m, and the booth seized and placed ia the
hands OF O constable. The case was tried be-
fore Justice Warfeid; Mr.. Peters, OF Rockville,
appearing for defendant After hearing the
testimony pro and con- the magistrate gave q
judgment OF condemnation. The defendant ap-
pealed 10 the Circuit Court, and gave an appeal
bend ia the amount oil $500: Mr.. Sandy Garrett
being his bondSnan. This Is test case and
the decision OF the court will be anyioas,y look
ed for, as IL VIII decide the right OF any person
to sell any kind Of merchandise Intoxicating
liquors eXcludeJl near the precincts or a camp
ground.
ARRIVALS.
Bishop Andrews Rev. Dr. Lanahan Rev. Mr.
Ba1r, Rev. c. T. Weede, OF Tenuallytown: Rev.
S. j. Smith, OF the Methodist Protestant Church;
a. I. Stuart. MI. and Mrs Chas. Beall II. A.
Bates and family; +. A. Springer, w. Sibley,
Prof. II. A. Gross, Capt II. A. Wheeler. M. &.
Emery, Mrs Deane. Miss Estes, Miss Summers,
Rev: Dr. Ames McKsndree. Mr.. and Mrs. Han
dy, Jno. Gassaway, David Grffith and Somerset
Jones, OF Rockville NJ
HIS HEAD CUT OFF BY MoB.-A young man
named Waldron having been arrested at sunny
Side, Ca, by the sheriff or Spalding county, In
that state, crowd overpowered the sheriff,
took the prisoner and cut his head on. Wald-
r..
lanta, bringing with him young girl ~ years
old, his wife's sister.
AN OLD LADYs DETERNINKD SuIcIDR.-At
Norfoik, Va, Mrs Elizabeth Benson. an
aged lady and mother OF chief or p)-
lice Benson, who committed suicide lat
January, cut her throat with tabieknife ye,.
terday morning, and then jumped into a hoct
head OF water. When found She was dead Tha