Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-09-13
STATE CAMP MEETING.

various parts of the State and the attend
ance upon the grounds was good. Most of tn
remaining tents have been engaged, and it i
expected will all be filled this evening.
. The Convention was organized at $50 A. NJ
Saturday. Elders P. K. Dibble of SAINT,
. Rosa was elected Chairman, w. Fl. Briggs O
: Stockton, Secretary, and James Fulton o
L Santa Rosa, Assistant SECRETARY.
The following committees were appointed
1 Committee upon Religious Exercises-Eldel
A. Hawkins of Vacaville, Elder S. Sturges
of San Francisco, B. Lawson of Woodland
Elder Jas. Fulton of Santa Rosa, J. o. Gar
t rett of Sacramento. Committee on Order oil
Business-Elders J. ID. Wilmot of Elmira,
n. A. Walker of San Francisco and P. S.
!, Cutler of Sacramento.
On motion, committee of three was APP
pointed to draft resolutions IN memory of FL
der Henry Thomas, Chairman of the last
, State Convention, and Elder Nathan Porter,
who have died within the past year.
All brethren from abroad, not delegates to
the Convention, were, upon motion, invited
to sit and participate in its deliberations as
duly appointed delegates. A like invitation
was also extended to the ministers of the va
rious churches in this city.
Rev. L. III. B. Anderson, of the Seventh
street NJ. 4. Church South, was introduced
to the convention, and spoke upon the SUBJ
ject of missions in California. The conven-
ton then adjourned till A. NJ to-day.
The services yesterday consisted of prayer
at s o'clock. At 8 o'clock an interesting
Sunday school session was held, under direc-
ton of S. Sturges, of San Francisco. At ii
A. NJ. Elder Alexander Proctor, of Missouri,
preached upon the subject of The Witness
Of Christ" Mr.. Proctor is preacher of
eminence in the Church and man of much
profundity of thought. He is an exceedingly
ready and graceful speaker. The sermon,
speaking from doctrinal standpoint, was
| powerful one, and thoroughly expository of
the doctrines of that church relative TO the
divine mission of Christ and the Bible
as an authority, the developments of
scientific research, the progress of dIscov
cry, the development of wisdom and
| the requirement of knowledge by men.
! As a doctrinal sermon Elder Proctor's dis
course would hardly have been objected to by
the most liberal and advanced students of
theology. and the most thoughtful upon rel
gious subjects. As specimen of pulpit ora
tory it was highly entertaining, and was par
ticularly noticeable for its aptness and adjec- |
tival wealth. He used the right adjective in
every instance, and was never at LOSE for
one to grace sentence or add polish to an ex-
preston. He is fluent speaker, direct and
positive in expression, and frequently |
rises III dis eHtHuslasiu W poetiC iei-
vor and the plane of cultured eloquence.
At3P M. Elder VIM. Lane of Santa Clara
preached, using the 9Th verse of the 4th chap |
ter of LIST John for his text. A communion
service followed this, which was conducted by |
Elder N. A. Walker of San Francisco.
Eide James Logan of Whit rs preached
last evening upon the subject of the introduce
ton of the Gentiles into the church, speaking |
from the 10th chapter of Acts.
he Gov ~. Aor will ho,
ing this morning at o'clock, convention at
9, preaching at II, and also preaching at 3
P. N. Meeting of the Woman's Missionary |
Society at 4, an preaching at s in the even
ing.
There was much interest manifested at the
meeting yesterday and good order and general
quiet prevailed. The camp at evening is full
of interest. The moonbeams struggle through |
the close foliage and simmer upon the
whited tent walls standing silent in the midst
of the trees like monuments. The hundreds
of lights twinkling here and there in tent and
avenue, beneath shady boughs or in long |
lines at the dining tables, half lighting up the |
weird obscurity of the grove, add charm to
the scene which is heightened by the hun
dreds of figures, half discernabe, moving
hither and tbither in the shadows, and
by the music of many voices join
ing in devotional song and floating out
upon the still air OF evening in strains that |
have peculiar and almost irresistible fasci
nation, that even the least emotional must |
confess.
The following ministers of the denomina-
ton are in attendance at the Convention:
Elders Alex Proctor, of Independence, Mo-;
j. j. Moss, Of Oregon; l.. B. Wilks. Co
lumbia, Mo; J. H. Mccullough. Terre
Haute, Ind; James Logan, Winters; L. b.
Ware, Napa; P. S. Cutler Sacramento; Il.
S. Gardner San Jose; j. d. Wilmot,
Elmira w. H. Biggs. Stockton
Harrison Price, Ukiah; Hiram Wallace, Hoi-
lister; j. K. Dibble, Santa Rosa; b. Law
son. Woodland; William Lane, Santa Clara;
San Jose; n. A. Walker, San Francisco
President Elston, Woodland College; Fred:
erick Fem, San Francisco; President j. G.
Keith, College City; Professor j. d. Dur
ham, College City Carroll Kendrick, Oak
land, and Fl. D. Cornell of jacksonville.
OLD OFFENDER ARREsTED.-Jack Nc
Mann, alias '' Whalebone Jim," who over
two years ago attacked a man named James
Mackey in a barber shop ON Front street
with a razor, and for whom a warrant has
ever since been out for his arrest upon the
charge of assault to commit murder. was yes
terday arrested by officers Ferral and Rider
at the COLLAR and Elbow" saloon on K
time he committed the crime he escaped, and
has not been in the city till now, when he
came with the advent of the gang of thieves
now pouring into the city.
PERsoNAL.-A. A. Van VOORHEES,, of the
firm of r. Stone & Co., and one of the
Sacramento Knights Templar, returned home
Yesterday morning, having made an extended
trip throughout the East and posted himself
In regard to faddleIy hardware. leather, etc.
Rev. Fred Fem, State Lecturer of the Sons
of Temperance, is in the city. General John
T. Miller returned below yesterday. L. II.
Goodman, General Passenger Agent G. 2.
r. r., left by special car for the East on Sat
urday, accompanied by friends. Mrs. Dr. B.
+. Pendery and J. NJ. Howell returned from
the East Saturday.
RETURNED HUNTERs.- Captain Young and
Captain Stevens have returned from that
months sojourn and hunt in and about
Big Meadows. They are as fat and healthy
as ground squirrels just after harvest. Much
inquiry is made to ascertain If they brought
back that ''can of water" The story that
t. with other goods, went up by rail and was
lost or not delivered until the Joke was
out, is considered quite as thin as the con-
tents of the can by the many friends who
congratulate the genial Superintendent on
safe return to civilization and the home of
practical jokers.
POLICE ARRESTS -There has been arrested
in this city since last report I. +. McMa-
hon, for disturbing the peace, by officer jack
CON; James Duffy, violating ordinance No.
II. by special officer Weindrick5; Frank
Smith, disturbing the peace by local officer
Boop Robert Wilson, John Graham and
Thomas Dudley. sleeping in cars, by officer
Campbell. Wilson was very angry at the
insult of being arrested for this offense, and
said he would ''see" the arresting officer
when he got out again.
ROOM BURGLARIzED.-A burglar entered
the room over n. l.. Drew Co.'s lumber
yard, occupied by S. l.. Richards, and car.
ried off quantity of cigars, cigarettes and
other smoking outfit, as well as some jewelry
he found conveniently by. Upon the matter
being reported to the Chief of Police and in
vestigation instituted, portion of the prop
erty was found among the lumber, apparently
thrown away, but the balance has not yet
been recovered nor the thief who made the
incursion.
SENT TO NAPA-Some time since man
by the name of John Fitzgerald was arrested
by officers Carroll and Brissell, upon the be-
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