Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-09
WORSHIP IN THE WOODS.
The Methodist Protestant CanD.
Meeting.
fC0rTfspOndeDce Of The .Sinr.

JACKSON GROVE 4. a. Co. MD Aug O. 1850
Saturday Rev. j. b. Jones led the O'Clock
prayer meeting; Rev. ]. T. LasseI preached at
II o'clock from Mark w., 40: Rev E. r. Moore
gor preached at O'Clock from John ILL, !: and
Rev. g. II. McFaden at T:2a O'clock from Amos
w.. ~. These meetings were followed By PRAYER
As Is usually the case on Saturdays the prapa-
I8tionS Tor sunday somewhat iRterfarra1 with
'he meetings az TO atteu0ance. many of the
won en- folks being engaged N preparing To re-
CeHe ifieGcS expected by the Sunday trains
sUHpAY SCENES IN CAMP.
Yesterday orning the tenters We're up be-
lints, large proportion before the bell ring at
s O'Clock. ard The prayer meeting at O'Clock
was better attended than usual After this the
people began pouring in. and the trains from
baltiInoTe ana Washington brought UP 10 ali
tai on the ground OF between five ard six thou
saId persons, yet during the Gay the order was
excellent. There were two Intoxicated men on
the ground. zone accompanied by his wife ana
Chidren,j but they gave no trouble. NOtWith-
standing the fact that politics are getting rather
lively. ard that DR.. HeDkle, Candidate tor
renomiI alton Tor Congress, Mr.Mtchael Bannon,
and other we'll known politicians were present.
there was hot dis much log-roliBg on the center
cree rs on FORMER occasions. MesSrS. s. Nor
1nt nj, D. L. Wilson and u. Hin, Jr., OF the Dis
met. we're present yesterday. For some dis
lance Though the woods vehicles OF every con-
celvGbie description and horses Were standing.
anG II WaS lot long before friends were greeting
fritIdS and acquaintance were being made
alouEd the outskirts OF the camp. There was
cCmIuativeiy but little promenadicg OF Yong
people, Tut during the services there We're
sore tL0ughtleSS couples who held love feasts
on The pia TX seats, much 10 the Inconvenience
II The WOTShippeTS In one case q young giri
Mi Two UeauS seemed TO be daSrons Of sh w.
Ing ''rarfality TO none" snd in rather lOut
voice protested that she had lot gone back on
ore who had recently invited her to take
buggy ride.
THE SERVICES.
The first meeting OF the Cay was well attend
ed-tle seven o'clock morning prayer meeting.
This was conducted by Rev DI. Driukh0use
editor Oh the Mtthodist Protestant the second
meeting was the prayer and experience meet
ing, conducted by Rev. {. T. Cochel OF Cecil,
SIG II was by faT the best meeting SO far held.
cutie number giving their experiences and
towards the last some of the Old time hymns
such as: The Old Ship o1 ZION" Were sung. At
eleven o'clock there was d congregation or near
y 2,oco persons ABOUT the tabernacle.
The service was commenced with that
good OH hymn, 'An hal the Power OF Jesus
anne, followed by prayer Rev. Dr. Mills read
IS he lesson Revelation, chapter aud took
lei his text Tie words, And they shall sing
Lew sorg," part OF the ninth verse; He re-
ma ked That those singing the rev song dii-
1eiea from US, for they had passed through the
valley leaving many vacancies In the house
holds and churches. Referring 10 the Iamentel
HlisS singing with so much path0S his hymn
'Halielujah, what Savior" he sale the feeling
Ct Joy then felt was a f0retssSte OF the joys 20
come. The word new was an expressive one,
signifying here never sung before. most excel
lert ana ever new. Those described as singing
this song were lot the angels, but he redeemed
souls, auG the theme they sing Is the mercy and
love OF the SavlOT-a celebration OF rev ioys.
He tben said their friends were there, and ne
prayed many would be drawn hea onward.
The hymn, The home Of the Soul" was then
surg.
A SAD EXPERIENCE.
At two O'Clock a prayer and ex-
pe1ience meeting was held at the stand.
AZ this meeting the most affecting narrative
was that OF a hotel keeper OF Baltimore After
relating that me had had extraordinary success
IN making money, ofteItimes taking in $500
before breakfast, and that he as rapidly got rid
fell INTO bad habits and neglected his family.
lie lost first one child by death and then
aLo1her; and on one occasion, While In a gam
bling saloon in New York, he received a tele-
death OF one child aid that another
SS,e d b f6nnd b,s was So aydIg fastening
promised his dying girl that he would reform
his habits. After burytng both children he
kept his promise for time. He had then but
Che Child left a promising boy, whom ne sent
TO college. and he had hopes that he would
become useful citizen, but during his vacation,
While On an excursion from Baltimore, he was
drowned-bis friend with whom he had left Ia
morning returning with the word that his body
vas in The water. This last af1iiction led him
to turn from the error OF his ways.
Numbers, X, 90, at 81 o'clock. Mr. Jones re-
tered 10 The promises given the children OF Is
rael, and urged that the words "Come With US,
ard we Will do thee good be adopted b. ali
LtISlldiS. II SLUFt StttoO1I VI pray tOtIONtu,
ana The public services e41sed until ~ o'clock.
Some young ladies and gentlemen entertained
tie company by singing ut the sLan1, ana Ia one
or Two ether tents service or song "t.s gIIfl.
AN OLD THE CAMP MEETING.
During the afternoon soma OF the olier PEG
Pie recalled the former camp meetings neli OF
this ground. Some had an indistinct renG.n-
br2Ice OF meetings held prior 10 the war OF
1872, at what was then Known as Hanmonds
woods. few miles south but the earliest Oh
this ground distinctly called to mind WIS held
III ISIS. aud 1t was known as Payne'5 camp
meeting. This was conducted by Rev. James
StWel. whose circuit extended from BadeaS
burg 10 the Patapsco river, and from Annapolis
10 Elk Ridge The Old people called up tn? fG,-
low Ing "reminiscences OF the meeting: Mr. Payne
became very much eDraged because more poles
were cut off his land than was bargaiaed for
MT. Sewell. meeting him, asked. Brother, what
is thy name?" Mr.. Payne answered, My name
is Payne, sir" Nj. Seweu: "A very appropriate
name, slr; very appropriate naa2e, for you
have bad pain These parties recalled the
names OF the following persons who We're at the
camp, and are now living In the county: VIM.
Elliot, John Gardner, Frederick Harmon, Sarah
S1ipley. Mary Shipley, Elizabeth l.. Hammond,
Edward E. Anderson, Joshua Anderson. Marga-
ret Anderson, Susan Anderson, Mary Blue, VIM.
Belt, owen Cecil, Rev. Richard Griffith, r. D.
Woodward, Peter \. Husman. Eliza Smith and
Maria Peters. When 1t ID remembered that this
was comparatively small meeting and that
peIhapS The three or four Old people who re-
called these names may have forgotten some
the number given shows that the people here
ABOUT are IOnS-uVed.
By nightfau The cToHd had thinned out. the
people 1rOIn the cities and the country people
iTOm long distance having departed. There
was, however, a congregation CT perhaps 1900
People lett On the ground, and they listened
Tfjh marked attention 10 sermon by Rev. VI.
Lassen, or 4. a. circuit, On Daniel, w. 10:
Thou art weighed In the balance and found
wanting This service was followed By
prayer meeting.
1t is evident, from the conversation OF sone
OF tie children, that at least they are imbl6lng
Orthodox notions, for a nve-year old yesterday
having been allowed TO look in the furnace OF
t5e engine attached to the special train from
Washington, remarked: That IRE is as big as
the old boy s fire"
This morning the united family prayer meet
ing al O'Clock was led by ReY, Mr.. Napier, of
Warwick. C.
SUDDEN DEATH IN A BARBER SHoP.-Mr. Geo.
III. Morgan, q well-knowp cltiLeu OF East Wash
ington, died very suddenly yesterday forenoon
OF apopleXy While sitting in barber Shqp VI.
sth street east lie had just been shaved by
the barber, and was sitting ia a BARRIERS chair
tyif bo