Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-28
TENT AND TABERNACLE.

The Landisy1lle CampmeetinE.
Special Correspondence Of the ISTELLIGEScER
LANDIsvILLE CAMPMEETtNG GROUNDS.
Tuesday evening, July q, 1881.
The arrivals to-day have been very ni.
merous and now most of the tents and cot
tages are occupied. few more tents
have been raised, which swells the number
to seventy-scven.
A violent storm swept over the grove on
Monday afternoon, but fortunately little
damage was done.
Mr.. George Wanamaker, who has
charge of the boarding house Oh the camp
grounds, is now ready to accommodate per-
sons desiring board.
Prof Sweeney, the great campmeeting
singer, arrived this evening. For the last
week he has been visiting the campmeet-
ing at Chester Heights and now he has
consented to pay Landisvillc another visit.
The arrivals of ministers have not by any
means been numerous, but those who are
present this morning are as follows: Rev.
Geo Cummins, p. Z. (; Rev. W. J. Mills,
Rev. Joseph G. Gregg, Rev. J. W. Geiser,
Rev. III. Wheeler, Rev. +. Potts, Rev. }.
Lindemutll.
This day CTucsday) was appointed for
the opening Of religious services on the
camp ground, but as usual they did not
begin till in the evening, when Rev. Geo.
Cummins, presiding elder, took charge
of the meeting and is to continue to he tho
leader until the close of canpmecting,
Providence permitting.
After the hymns had been sung and the
prayer offered, Mr.. Cummins made an
address which was very impressive and ap-
prOpriate to the occasion. He began by
saying that in looking over the audience
Inc recognized many familiar faces then
again there were other faces which were
not SO familiar but again he missed some
faces which H. had so Oftcen seen in at
tendance At tine campInceting.
lie also ren....Icd them of the cause for
which they laI convened themselves to-
gotlicr, and .iI.t was the salvation of
souls. lie cXL or,cd them to seek the unc-
ton from God si.d then begin the mighty
work which is now Set before them.
The opening service of the campmcetins
was very interesting, and many were ap
parcntly prOfitod thereby.
Wednesday, NoCE.-i'cv. Henry Wheeler,
of Columbia, conducted the morning
prayer meeting.
Professor Swecny, Of Chester, one Of
the "Swccct Singers of Israeli is on
tho ground and will lead the singing in
connection with Prof EIlenbcrgcr, of IIar-
risburg.
At 10 Il. IN. Rev. John w. Gcigcr, of
Marietta, preached from Matt. xiii, a ::
"The kingdom of heaven is like unto :.
treasure hid in field. when :. man hath
found he hdetl and for joy thereof goeth
and scIcth all thai he hath and
buyeth that field, also Prov. xiii, % ::
"Buy tho truth and sell it not In
undertakings in life nothing can be gained
without investments. That in which We
invest must bc OF known establishment and
have apprcciable value. Every man seek
ing temporal competency follows heredi-
tary longing to command capital. Moral
competency is the treasure sought for by
those who desire rest fIeEl sin. Christi
anity was considered = valuable treasure,
greatly to be desired to enrich H. and to tc
earnestly sought after.
The subject was ampl!icI and fully il
lustratcd i'm all these points. Tile speaker
held the attention Of the audience. lie is
a fluent speaker, earnest in his manner
and never pTolix.
The first sermon usually sounds the key
note that is to follow. The theme was q:
"Religion, its value and dcsilahiiity. y
'rbis will be the theme that will permcatc
cvery sermon during the progress of the
camp.
Rev. G. Cumnins, 2. e., followed the
sermon with All CXhortation.