Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-06
THE EVENING STAR.
sATCRDAN.-........... q. 1881.


sATCKDAN.-............- q, 1881.
WORSHIP N THE wOOnS.
The Methodist Protestant Canp nerti.e.
Special Correspondence of TIE EvKxrse STAR
Jackson GROVE "A. Co., Mn. August g.
As was stated i'm THE STAR last evening. the
experience meeting yesterday was an interesting
one. the speakers generally making their CONVEX
sons the theme, and giving their stories In detail
Theplatform was occupied in the morning by Rev.
W. W. Hicks Of the Tabernacle. who took for
his text Matthew xii. 80: He that is not with
me is against me; and he that gathereth not with
me scattereth abroad" For over an hour Dr.
Hicks was listened to with marked aften-
ton, and the sermon was regarded as
mastery effort. He enjoined his hearers
10 take Christ as their savior. to show their pro-
iession by living holy and upright lives. They
Knew whether they had the spirit Of Christ i'm
their hearts-he cared not by what name IT was
caieu. whether conversion. Justification
generation-and he concluded by urging all on
the ground to examine their hearts and see
whether they possessed this spirit or We're sin
ners These services were concluded by 4
prayer by Rev. DIR. Kilgore its language being
in keeping with the sermon
TEMPERANCE MEETING
In the afternoon Rev. DIR. G. n Nelson, of
Annapolis. was on the ground. and he was the
principal speaker at the temperance meeting
Rev. DR.. Murray presided at this meeting and
after appropriate music. DIR. Nelson was intro
duced- He remarked that he had been actively
engagedln the work emily few years and re
lated how through the temperance revival
in Annapolis. he had become Interested: that
when he saw gutter drunkarsis irving
to make men of themselves he could not with
hold his influence. He then referred to the re-
forms in the past how the Bible had through
the Bible society. been spread through the
world. and to the growth of the temperance
sentiment and to the churches becoming in
terested most, and he referred to the success
full work of the Mizpah Band. of Baltimore.
which had been the means of raising hundreds
of drunkards to useful positions i'm society. He
urged all Christians to cast their influence for
this cause.
Rev. Mr. Benson referred to the growth of
the local option sentiment In the state Of Mary
land. and urged all TO help the cause along pre-
dieting that ifthe Christian community would join
In the work it would not be many years before
We can boast of total abstinence country.
YOUNG PEOPLES MEETING
TOOK place in the afternoon led by Rev. Arthur
d. Murray. and in number of tents small COM
panies engaged in singing. while later the choir
met to rehearse for Sunday.
AT night Rev. Mr.. Lasele preached from Matt
w.. IL, the Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand-the
theme being repentance of sin and how to be
forgiven. 4 prayer meeting followed. led by
Rev. j. W. Gray, and was continued to bell ring
90 o'clock.
CONVERSIONS.
After the exhoftatiOns eight pentents-two
themselves at the mourners bench. and the
young men and three Of the young ladies were
converted
DRESS REFORM
Yesterday some OF the ladies seeing on the
part Of the young ladies a dispositjon TO dress
often and fashionably, had a consultation. which
resulted in an agreement that il they were per-
mitted to attend the meeting next season they
would bring only lawn and calico dresses. and
DO all in their power to discourage
the wearing of costly apparel. 1t was
suggested that if some such move was
made in the city churches that many who now
keep away from churches would become regular
attendants. 1t was suggested. also. that at the
camp old-fashioned sun bonnets should be used
but this idea was not endorsed. for they are
more costly now than becoming straw hats.
To-day is in a measure day of preparat ion
for Sunday and the tenters are expecting large
numbers Of city people out. especially by the
Baltimore and Potomac railroad excursion train
leaving the depot at So O'Clock In tomorrow
1t is not at all unlikely but that the camp will
be Kept up until Wednesday night or Thur sday
morning
Tomorrow Rev. DR.. Kilgore will preach in
the morning: Rev. S. b. Benson i'm the aft err
noon, and Rev. Mr. Laselle at night
Trains will leave Washington tomorrow morn
ing at g. 80 and 1880 O'Clock, and o'clock p. m.
and VIII leave the camp ground at 5:5S and
$50 O'Clock pm.
Washington Grove Camp Ground.
Special Correspondence Of The EVENING STAR.
CAMP NEAR GAIrHERsBURG,
MONTGOMERY COUNTY. NM,
August 6, 1881.
Many changes have taken place here since last
year. and each change seems to have improved
the place, SO that instead of city of tents as of
yore, it now appears city OF pretty cottages
with all the comforts Of a city home except the
bath. so that coming to camp at this place no
longer means two weeks of spiritual comfort at
the expense OF physical discomfort. A large
hotel has been added to the attractions and is
leased for this year and next by Mr.. Wash b.
Williams of your city. who has since the estab-
lishment of the camp-sOme nine years-been
identified with its interests. The dining-room
OF the house is of course its best feature and is
certainly one of the prettiest ones Your CORE
spOndent ever saw outside of the larger cities
1t will comfortably seat $50 persons and with its
large windows opening on three sides is cool
and pleasant. The sleeping rooms of the house
are necessarily small, but they certainly are
models i'm the matter of furnishing the contents
OF all being bright and new and each containing
a full cottage set. So little time is spent in
doors that the size of the room is not SO mate
rial as where one is obliged to use a single
apartment both as q chamber and sitting-room
A large porch runs the entire length of two sides
of the house and always shady and well supplied
with comfortable arm rocking chairs. while I'm
the grove in front of the house are several ham
Knocks, mostly patronized by the children, who
seem to thrive here as if on charmed
ground. The avenue leading to the
depot has been improved by four
cottages much larger and more pretentious than
any heretofore erected. They are owned and oc-
cupied by Messrs. HI. A. Linger. Rev. DIR. Lana
han. Rev. Mr.. Burris and Mr.. Sibley These cot
tages have six or seven rooms EACH with large
grounds around them, are prettily fenced in,
and add much to the beauty of the place. Most
of the lots on the avenue are already located
and another year will probably see large num-
Der Of fine houses added. Indeed things seem
to be g on the BOOM" SO far as building is con-
eerned. The store is run this year as last by
Mr.. John Sietz, Of Washington, who tries to keep
every ivablething that can be needed here
Attached to it is an ice cream saloon, which will
no doubt be literally patronized, as there are
many young people here this year. Mr..
Sheckels, of Rockville will run the meat market
Mrs kilgOr and Mrs. Dorsey, Of the county. are
already on the ground, and will keep boarding.
houses. as last year. The committee are hard
at work cleaning and identifying the grounds.