Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-08-26
In the Tented Grove.
Burr's Mills Camp.
From our Special Correspondent.

forever, until, in the sweet bye and bye,
on the camp ground above, the just and
good shall be parted no more forever.
How pleasantly the shadows of the wood
fall upon our heads when we turn from
the glitter and turmoil of the world.
The winds of heaven seem to linger
amid these balmy branches, and the
sunshine falls like blessing upon the
green leaves, and within the bosom of
the woods the mind readily lays aside
its daily littleness and opens to higher
thoughts in silent consciousness that it
stands alone with the works of God
The humble moss beneath our feet, the
sweet flowers, the great trees, and the
sky cleaning above in sacred blue, are
each the handiwork of An Allwise
Father, and within all this luxuriance
of varied beauty there dwells the sweet,
quiet, noble harmony, calm repose,
which we seek in vain elsewhere, in SO
full measure. Verify, His works do
praise Him far more eloquently that hu-
man lips, however gifted, can ever do.
This is the tenth annual camp meet
ing held upon these beautiful grounds,
which are about two hundred yards
from the enterpriSing town of Burr's
Mills, and which comprise about TWEEN
ty acres of the most valuable as well as
beautiful woodland. There are upwards
of fifty cottages erected, and all are Oc-
cupied, and it seems great mistake
that many others have not been built, as
a number have been here anxious to
rent. People seem to long to get out OF
the heat and dust of town. and spend a
week of quiet amid the grand old woods
and enjoy nature in all its pure, fresh
beauty, and we believe the association
should now erect many more tents, and
by so doing even the humblest may not
be deprived of grazing on ZiOn's pas
lures. Four wells give bountiful sup
ply of water, and no matter how great
the crowd, fully meets the demand. A
large canvas tabernacle, capable of seat
ing 1000 persons is provided, and in
case of rain, which this year has been
prOfuse, affords comfortable place OF
worship. A commOdious cottage fol
the use of the ministers, occupies CEN
tral and prominent position, and affords
them Il grand rallying place after the
battle and eat of the day. Much i'm.
provement is shown in the cottages, and
their tasteful and attractive appearance
add greatly to the lovely ground, and
charming hanging baskets. bright plants
and green vines, adorn almost every
home. Yet, we regret the one mistake
which has certainly been made by the
association, namely, the erection of a
large and commodious hotel, which
would undoubtedly pay, and is certainly
needed, and in connection with this a
respectable boarding house would add
much to the appearance of the ground
The present unsightly structure is the
object that meets the eye, and is so de.
void of beauty that one naturally feels
disappointed, and indeed it sadly mars
the otherwise beautiful encampment.
The meeting throughout has been
highly enjoyable, and deep quiet hap
piness prevails all hearts. There have
been few special conversions yet we be-
lieve that the Holy Spirit has been over
shadowing with its gentle presence
many hearts The social element OF
camp meeting is a grand one, and the
dear friends of other years and those we
have met and loved during the past
week, shall be sacred to our memory and
be remembered with delight and pleas
ure. How different life seems when all
are dwelling together in peace and unity
and how grand thing it would be to
ever be surrounded by this perfect love
and good will. The singing, the charm
ing feature Of camp meeting, is most
excellent this year, and songs of praise
are borne on every breeze and waited in
perfect notes of touching beauty. A
magnificent organ from Mr.. Lucas, of
Wheeling, is a great help, and accom-
panied by the cornet, played by MI. Wal
lace, of Woodsfeld. We indeed enjoy
good music.
The sermons throughout have been
most excellent, yet space will not per-
nit us to mention the nOticeably good
things, but as ministers are used to puffS
Chey are of course Indifferent. The pro-
gramme Of each day has been little
varied: Glass and prayer meeting at So
o'clock, preaching at 1015, after which
good dinners and plenty of them. Ser
vices again at the main stand at o'clock
in the afternoon, followed by prayer
meeting, children's meeting at IL, which
has been largely attended by bright hap
py little folks whose intelligent and in
nocent faces are charming to look upon,
social service until X o'clock, the hour
of evening meeting. The retiring bell is
heard at 10 P. ~, and with kindly good
night is ended the usual day on our
camp ground.
Sunday, the large day, so usually
dreaded, was much more pleasant than
other years, and might be said to be a
perfect one, devoid of dust, and cool
enough to be enjoyable. The crowd was
estimated at 5000, somewhat larger than
last year. The order, we almost said, is
too good. Well it was, for we poor souls
who lOnged for some excitement with
which to enliven columns of the news
paper, but nothing, absolutely nothing,
occurred to break the tranquility. And
although many We're without the circle
and heard nothing of the sermons, yet
love feastS were prevalent and enjoy
able. Love indeed, ruled the camp and
court" And the pretty women, such a
lot of them we never saw, and we first
wondered why every man didn't secure
one, and on second thought, felt We
would hardly be satisfied to make Sc
lection, but would rather have the whole
lot. Everything beautiful is charming,
but the pretty women on the camp
ground, Sunday, were in advance of any
thing we have ever enjoyed. Eight SER
mons were preached on the grand stand,
and other additional meetings, and no.
body needed to go away empty.
Most effective work has been done by
Dr.. Thoburn and sister of India, and
their attendance and labor has added
much to the interest of the meeting.
The enforcement of the Sunday law
occasioned no serious trouble, and with
the exception of two arrests, enc crowd
of Belaire rOughs, for profanity and in
tOxicatiOn, the other whisky seller of
Burr's Mills, who was bound over to
court for the sum of 3100, al has been
peace and quiet. The people of this
section desire commendatiOn for their
honest prices Beef fresh and tender
has been sold at 7 and cents, while we
are obliged to pay IL cents at home.
Apples, peaches, milk, butter, eggs, &C.,
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