The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-21
Camp Meeting al crystal Springs.


The annual Camp Meeting COM
menced at Crystal Springs on the 18th
inst. The crowd has been larger than
ever before, and the preaching elo-
quent and good
The following ministers were in at
tendance: Revs. J, E Cook, = Barnes,
A. f. Watkins, p. Howard, w. I'll.
Black, J.W. Sandell, N. b. Young,
p. A. johnson, f.. II. Strickland, G..
f. Thompson, William Leitl, w. e.
NJ. Linfield, ID. d., J.J. Wheat, ID d.,
Linus Parker, II. J. Jones, b. Cara
dine, w. b. Lewis, j. d. Hayes, w. w.
Hopper, A. b. Nicholson, G. A. Day.
d. G.. Langford, A. Darlington, -
Pearson, j. l.. Forsyth, j. w. Mcneil,
Ira b. Robertson, }. l.. Cooper, Chas.
B. Galloway, Joshua II. Heard, p.
Hooper, | b. Walker.
Sunday was the great day. We
don't think we ever saw so many peo-
pie on the camp ground before. They
came in vehicles Of all descriptions,
on horseback, on foot, and ON the
trains - besides two excursions - one
from McComb City, and one from
Canton, brought an immense number.
Those capable of judging, estimated
the crowd at five thousand.
The moving throng surged back
ward and forward till the dust and
heat became almost intolerable. 1t
taxed all the restaurants to find suffl-
cient food fol so many hungry mouths
but the task was accomplished.
The vast tabernacle, which seats
over 20O0 persons. was soon filled up
and crowded; and two or three thou
sand were unable to procure seats.
DR.. J. B. Walker, of New Orleans,
occupied the pulpit on Sunday morn
ing at II o'clock. His text "Hebrews
XIII-14: For here we have no con-
tinuing city; but we seek one to
come" was eXpounded in a mastery
manner. The mortality of man was
illustrated by the most striking his
torical illustration DR.. Walkers
whole sermon was el ,quent and i'm
pressive, and should have made Il deep
upon the thousands of at
tentive listeners.
AT O'Clock in the evening, Rev. J.
l.. Cooper preached from Matthew
XvI-16: He that believeth not shall
be damned" 1t was analytical and
logical, and his illustrations drawn
from the natural phenomena around
us, were very forcible.
Rev. ]. L. Cooper, besides being a
a good preacher and temperance lee
turer, is principal of fine college in
east Mississippi. AT night Professor
Wheat took for his text: "The son of
man is come TO save that which was
lost.n The crowd was nearly as large
as at II o'clock. 1t was a fine effort,
filled with the most touching iIlustra-
and forcible.
On Monday morning there were adj
iresse. by DR.. Limited, and Rev. G.
B. Galloway; and memorial services
in commemoration of the death of b.
A. Steele, Mrs. Remington, and Jno.
and obituaries read by J. w.
Mcneil, Isaac Enochs' and others
Rev. w. G. Black, of Edwards, deliv-
cred the anniversary address on the
Philosophy OF Methodism." AS we
earn it is to be published in pamphlet
iorm, those who did not get to hear it,
IAN have the opportunity Of reading it.
We soldered with Rev. Mr.. Black
Turing the war, and we never saw a
more faithful soldier. And now he is
lot only faithful minister of the
gospel, but one of the Using young
nen of the country ; and is destined
o make his mark in the noble and
cause which hehas espoused.
We have not time and space to no
ice all the good sermons which have
Deen preached during the meeting, but
nave only briefly alluded TO those
which were preached on Sunday.
The Camp meeting is growing larger
md of more Importance every year.
We learn efforts will be made to en-
arge the seating capacity of the tab
rnacle another year, which will cost
bout $500 90.
The restaurant, ladies' and gentle
mems sleeping apartments, under the
OF Messrs. HOgg &
Hilbert, have been renovated, and
he accommodations are better and
more comfortable than they have
yer been. Mr.. HOgg has gone
0 an expense of seven or eight
hundred do lars toward refitting his
which he has leased for a
lumber of years. Besides there is
mother restaurant kept by .Messrs.
'erFy & Osborn, which was well pat
onized.
If the Camp Meetings continue to
row, as they have in late years, we
hink in few years Crystal Springs
amp Meeting ground will be the
lrgest in the South.
We are under obligations to Rev. A.
:. Watkins, of Jackson, and Rev. j. ;
V. Mcneil, for assistance in cOmpli-
lg this short and hasty sketch. S.
DEASON A CANDIDATE.
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