National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-08-22
AT CAMP-MEETING.
CONVERSIONS AND NEW ARRIVALS.
Practical and Eloquent Sermons from Noted Dl.
Vines-The Non.Arrival OF the Indisus--Aftsr
More Finanees-Names Of Some Of
the New Arrivals.

night witnessed the most successful meeting Of the
| camp, which was conducted by Rev. Richard Nor
| ris, Of Madison Avenue Church. Baltimore, which
instead Of being preaching service, as has beer
the custom, It was turned into n revival meeting
the first part Of which was devoted to experiences
After all earnest exhortation by Mr.. Norris and
singing Of that good old Methodist hymn. "ComC
to Jesus just now" some fifteen presented them.
selves at the altar, and as sinner after sinner wal
converted II was made known by singing praise
God from whom all blessings now."
EIGHT PERSONS WERE HAPPILY CONVERTED
at this meeting. One old white haired gentleman
was so overcome by the conversion Of his daughter
as to throw his arms around her neck, while great
| tears courscd down his cheeks. An Episcopalan
was converted at this meeting. The most eloquent
and withal the most practical sermon OF camp thus
far was that Of Bishop Andrews, who preached to
large and appreciativo audience at haf.past ten
o'clock yesterday, holding the close attention OF
his audience for one hour and a quarter The
Bishop took his text from the last chapter Of Gala.
tans, the seventh eighth, and ninth verses "Be
not deceived God is not Knocked for whatsoever
man soweth, that shall he also reap" &c. Dur.
ing his discourse the Bishop urged the people
TO WORK FOR THE MASTER
as with one accord-to throw their whole body
soul, and strength into the work lie ended his
discourse in very feeling manner by referring TO
the last days Of Rev. Edward Payson, whose life
he said, he read in his early ministry, and which
| had left deep impression on his mind. This man
of God stood I'm I'm his pulpit and propounded the
rospe TO sin sick souls when he WINS an feriny In
| tense pain and torture occasoned by the paraly-
| sis of one OF his arms. Whatsoever man soweth
that shall he also reap. II may not be to morrow
II may not be next week II may not be next
year. But in due season we shall
reap IL We faint not. This makes the ninth camp
meeting attended by the Bishop this year. Rev.
Mr. Ward of the Foundry Church. Washington,
and Rev. Richard Norris Of the Madison Avenue
Church. baltimore Ind charge of the hnlf. past
seven D. M praise service The Meeting WINS
opened by an exhortation from Mfr. Ward. followed
by Mr.. Norris which had the effect of awakening
the unconverted and four presented themselves at
the m burners bench, two of whom were converted
making
TOTAL OF SEVENTEEN CONVERSIONS
since the organization Of the camp The workers
are greatly encouraged at the results and predict
for this camp the most successful one, spiritually,
that has been held for years. To-day is the hot.
test day We have had during our sojourn out here.
At an early hour the people began to pour in from
the rural districts in every direction on horseback
in carriages wagons, and every conceivable We.
hicle, not few comingon foot. One old man said
he walked fifteen miles to attend the camp. By
ten o'clock iron stecds from the west were heard
whistling and rollicking over the iron track,
humping and arousing the sleepers in the
road-b and drawing trains of nine capering cars,
heavily frcighted with humanity-two from Mar
tinsburg and one from Fredericksburg, stopping
at every station, and arriving here putting and
blowing as If out of breath, with from fifteen hun
dred TO two thousand people. Shortly afterward,
when the sun had arisen out Of the east and the
people had began to feel his rays, train in two
sections approached from Washington which aug.
monted the crowd to about FIVE thousand including
the tenters and cottagers aud the country people,
The inevitable "dustcr" of the new arrivals re-
minded one of the Centennial, and the dust, which
blow in great clouds brought to mind the NOR
tally OF the body-"of dust thou art, and TO dust
thou shalt return"
THE INDIANS DID NOT COME -
much to the disappointment OF the young people,
and dare say the old people rs we'll some of
whom, ! have no doubt, were inveigled into com.
ing out here by tho unorthodox and Unauthorized
statement or advertisement in the newspapers that
the red men Of the forest were especially invited
TO come. The largest congregation that has ever
assembled here crowded the tabernacle
and the surrounding space long before
the bell announced the time for the half
past ten pre- aching, out Of curiosity, some to
while away the intervening time and many to
listen 10 the word of God. The meeting was
opened promptly by a selection from the choir,
which has done much to add to the success OF the
meetings under the able leadership OF Henry
Wilson, of Georgetown, assisted by his son. Hon.
Thomas 7. Morgan then made known the fact that
TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS WERE NEEDED
in order TO defray the necessary expenses of the
camp In consequence thereof collection was
taken up, realizing something over one hundred dol
lars After singing, Rev. Richard Norris, of Madi-
son avenue, Baltimore, preached an old fashioned,
stirring from the eighth chapter OF ST.
john the thirty-frst and thirty second verses:
"Then, said Jesus TO those Jews which
believeth in him, II ye continue in
My words; then are We My disciples indeed
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall
make you Free Mr.. Norris delivered this SER
mon with so much feryor and earnestness that Il