The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-23
FROM NEAR TOWNS.
BIG DAY AT TIE BuRR,s MILLS CANT
MEETING.
Readable Letteru from There, and from
BelIaire. steubenyiIIe, Fairmont and
Barnesyille-The Recent storm
OF Wide Extent--Mliitary En-.
eampment at BarnessyiIic.
HURR's MILLS.
Progress OF the Camp MeetIng-A Large
Crowd Present.
BuRR's Mills CAMP GROUND.
Auvnat 81. 1890.

Provre.. ar tho camn Mee,Ipr-A I.are,
Crowd present.
prp,,s Mu,s c.Mp Gpouvn
1 AA > +N-' % Annrst 9I $50
ssus' -, 4oso'
closed my yesterdays leuer IN some
thing OF hurry to get 1t in the mail. Al
ter the close OF the missionary meeting
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"nt0u p.oAe up iasae. tn'o'tn' W n az
count oil an approaching storm, contrlpu'
tions were received which made the Sl7-
3B mentioned S25. This goes towards
~ , e N,ias rsoh,. ~ aA, %, fvvs S".,.s % y, i;.a
a.s. as ..oa 10. a..,'s. - ~ ~ -. a.,. M
manager, not member as you made me say
this morning.
Last evening DIR. Williams. Of New Phil.
adelphia. presched ON the Atonement.
This gentleman is learned scholar and
preaebed A learned sermon. hut at camp
meetine peopIe don't want fine theories
and learned doemas nut Al them. They
want the simnle trntb. WThe old. old
Storv.n Az the close of the Doctors ser.
monDr Tboburn, who had arrived on the
evening train. exhorted in his nsual con.
yersational style. Although the meeting
Continued until nearly ian O'clock tbe
crowd sat patiently nntil the and,
This morning's meeting was general
class. I could not help wondering as one
AFTER another told their experience. how
many nj them ever took In thef fnll mean.
inc Of the words in the Jubilee song-WI
Know You by Your Daily Walk.b Far
too manv iail In realize that relioion has
anv bearing on the every dav iife,
Rev. Henthorn preached al ten O'Clock.
His theme was. Owe have an Advocate
with the Father. even leans Christ the
Rishteous.n This gentleman IA the regr.
lar pastor in this circuit. and one Of the
promisinp Young men OF the Conference.
Al one t6e meetinps ,ionbled nm Miss
Thobnrn held n,issionarv meeting In the
tabernacle. and the chiidren's mee,ing
was held at the same main stand. Both
were interestine and profitabIe meet;ngs
At2.S) DR.. Thoburn nreached His teyt
was "W batsoeyer eask We shall rece;ven u
The Doctor eyidently beIieves th;s In its
l;teral sense. and II Il certainIv atranoe II
he did NOT succeed In CONVINCING some Of
his hearers.
At the close Of this service a short prayer
lneenns M!an W. Tas hs neia' .,..,. A.. ...., :.
with her. one Hindoo wonan,s % and the
other a Mahomedan woman's She dress.
ed two yonne ladies in these AT one ~ the
cottaves and for an bonr that cot,a,e mas
throneed nv women 10 learn now tbeir
heathen sisters dressed. Such things ere.
ate an IMPRESSION on some that does mt
wear we r ont so soon AZ that created bv var a mare
talk wonld do. Ne $500
Toward evening the crowds arriving
showed. what was nroyen later that an nm.
nsnal number wonId he here Tndead Il
seemsJ SEEM almost Ike a y SUNDAY crowd % Il
was amnsino. however after the even;nv
service had heonn' m see The stream n,
promenaders come 10 The closed oates.
To.nipht has demonstrated more than
ever the n necessitv of better hoarS;ng and
Lodging MANY nersons % have come to The The
cronnda exnecting Observation-Disclosures az
they have al other places oi this kind, II
ia burning shame that. with abundance.
M money. fhese thinvs are not a,.enIed
10. Let our manapers see 10 II that this
thing Ia changed by next wear.
or.n.v .rorsn 90
osr" ~ Au'U'f 80
l stand appalled, wnen undertake to
speak OF the mass Of humanity packed on
this camp pround TO-DAY. heard one
iady likea them to Kansas grass hoppers
The day arose as bright and clear as aver
day arose No dust conld interfere with
the comfort. As early as seven O'clock the
excursion trains beean ponrine their
crowds into the grove. while every oonntry
road and footpath was thronsed with
thousands, eager-what forP Certainly not
| to hear the GOSPEL preached. OF course
there are some exceptions. but alas. how
iewl
Last night a party OF Bellaire roushs
took up their quarters In the tabernacle,
and with the whisky thew had pot SO
drunk as to forget themselves and their
drunken wells. profane oaths and coarse
laughs aroused every one on the camp
pronnd. ESQ. Powell, who is here to adj.
minister iustice. held court. Policemen
Drugan and Criswell arrested the men.
The names were taken and thew sent
home where thew Viii receive call when
wanted. Evidently whisky is being sold
today. and the matter ia being worked mn.