National Republican., 1880-08-23
A SUNDAY WELL SPENT.
Ten thousand People at Washington
Grove Camp.
Worshiping in tho woods--Thc Services
and the Sermons--A Suspicious
Barrel Investigated.
Special Correspondence Of THE NATIONAL he.
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD,
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WAsn1SGTON GROVE,
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD,
August 22 1SS0. }
The attendance at the camp ground to day
was greater than at any timo since the meet.
ing began, a moderate estimate placing the
figures ut 10000. Three special trains from
Washington were filled to their utmost while
residents of tho country adjacent to tho camp
poured in from sunrise. Tho days programme
was as follows: Services In the tabernacle
tent at $50 a. M, led by Rev. Il. Il. Murphy;
two hours later prayer aud experience meet.
ing in the tabernacle which Rev. DR.. Nc.
Cluloy, president of Dickinson coll egc, Penn.
sylvania, directed, aud at 1890 a. M. the
morning service was held, Rev. Robert Baer
of the Metropolitan church. Washington, d.
C., preaching an able discourse, his text being
Acts, 16 XII:
Then remembered the word ofhe Lord how that
he said John indeed baptized with water but We
shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
In the afternoon at 2 o'clock childron's
meeting took place. conducted by Rev. Drs.
Laney and McCaulcy, the tabernacle being
crowded aud the services Of an unusually in-
teresting character. At the same hour Mrs.
Rlcy OF Georgetown was carrying on an out
side gospel tent meeting at which several
persons requested prayers. Rev. DIR. Bennett,
president of Randolph and Macon college, Va,
preached at o'clock to tho largest cougrega.
| tion OF tho meeting, a humber of recruits
| pressing forward to join the salvation army.
AT the conclusion Of this service persons liv-
| ing at distance began 10 prepare
| for journey homewRrd, and i6 was
amid considerable confusion that preparations
were made for young peoples meeting
at o'clock. The regular tcnters aud friends
who had concluded 10 await the arrival Of the
/ "a "a toad. H. s..N. l.
ernocle, where MrS. DR.. Riley again presided.
The concluding service Of the day (at p. m.l
was conducted by Rev. Thomas Guard Of
Baltimore, and those who remained over were
amply compensated, as they heard sermon
which has rarely, iC ever, beeu excelled. 1t
was announced this evening that the meeting
would close Wednesday night, and that thus
far it had been Que of the most successful ever
held at tho grove.
Among the Washingtouians noticed in the
throng were Commissioner Dent, Auditor Vim
sou and daughters, Paymastcr Russell, U. 5.
NJ Major X. c. Parker and family, l.. L. Mid.
dletOn, Mrs Root, John A. Baker, w. i. Tow
ers, Samuel Ycatman, Mr.. and Mrs Harry
Middleton, Miss Nettie Clark, I. c. Quantrel.
Misses Bette Reed, Maud Hepburn, Wash Is.
Williams, Mrs. Ferrall and daughters, Thomas
Z. Goodwin, and Mr. and Mrs. X. J. Bell. The
influx ofsuch crowd had not been anticipated
ana there was consequently scarCity Of food
for the hungry. The law against selling any.
thing from the stores on Sunday was so strict
that, although they had IN abundance in
stock appeals for fruit and in many instances
bread, were denied the propriotor5 fearing q
| visit to Rockville in the custody of q constable
| Although such n crowd was in camp not a
single case OF disorder occurred everyone
seeming intont to make the day Il memorable
one in every respect. About o'clock this
| afternoon Il dilapidated wagon, containing
| suspicious looking "baP' partly con.
ccnlcd by straw, aud drawn by pair
Of tlea'hitten gruys, aud under the guild.
anco Of an ancient pair Of darkies, was
| discovered on the outskirts of the camp.
posse of peace guardians Immediately sur
rounded the team, at The same time seizing
| the contents rs contrabnnd, They evidently
| thought they had secured prime article Of
tanglefoot or ciler--as even the latter Is not
allowed within the sacred precincts al i'm
yitution of the driver TO Smell, massa" being
accepted, tho "barl" was found to cOutain
nothing but pure spring water, aud tho
curious who had assembled, anticipating
rare sport were badly sold In tho rush
Of the anxious ones for the 9 O'clock train
to Washington Il young lady, whose name
could not be ascertaincd, was Knocked
down and tramplcd upOn, her injuries
ucce3sitating her removal to the camp
ground, whore she was properly carod for.
Ihe authorities at the camp would do well to
remedy this evil, rs in the rush tonight it was
Il mercy that more accidents did not occur.
As soon MS the train hove in sight, nearly
1,500 men, women aud children rushed wildly
to secure seats, and when the train stopped
the cars were nearly hllcd, in many instances
the parties being dragged several yards. l.,