Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-16
TIE GOSPEL GROVE
At MoundsviIle Where the Salvation
Gates are shut on sundsy-YesterdaS's
i Proceedings.


At Moundsville Where thu Salvation
Gates are shut on Sundsy-YesterdaS's
Proceedings.
MoUNDsviLLE CAMP MEETING,
August Is.
We have learned to-day that there
rose several persons at the altar lof
prayers last evening, two OF whom pro-
fessed conversion. The meetings To-Day
were all interesting and we'll conducted.
There was nothing extraordinary now
ever, TO call for special notice: Among
the late arrivals We note the loiio~ihg'
Reys. Joseph Lee, OF Clarksburg, =. II.
Lakin. q. Rogers, t. Ii. Trainor, A. y.
Law. 4. Hall, Gledhill and one or two
others whose names We failed 10 obtain.
Nest of these will preach during the
present week.
The cbildren's meeting at ] 80 to-day
was greatly enjoyed by the adults as
well as the children, and the young
peoples heur in the evening found
large audience assembled in the taber-
nacIe. where the exercises were con-
dncted bv Revs Rippey and Turner. 1t
ia encouraging to Sc with what earnest
ness and success these two classes oil the
vouth sustain the efforts made by minis
ters and laity for their advancement.
Indeed it is the opinion of many that
the work in this direction is OF more inn
noItance than any other religious move
ment on the ground. 1t is hoped that
parents and all others will support the
work done in this line by careful atten-
ton at home.
Justice to both sides on the closed
gates question, make it the duty OF your
reporter to say, that many OF the people
in the town are greatly pleased with the
quiet orderly day, Sunday, and think 1t
was great improvement on the former
years. Nothing of any kind occurred
to mar its harmony or cause confusion.
At the same time a considerable number
are of the opinion that it is unfair to de-
priye them of the one day in the year
to which they look forward, with 80
much eager interest for many months
| before. We confess it is difficult to
solve this problem or to declare which
side is most worthy OF consideration
We venture to suggest, however, that
the matter might be most amicably ar
ranged by compromise OF some kind,
say TO open the gates one or two hours
Sunday morning early, then close till
ten o'clock or perhaps nine in the even
ing. All who wished to attend the
meetings could thus be accommodated,
| and even from a distance people could
arrange to be present. The enforce
ment of the rule was little too rigor
GUS Yesterday. Ministers TO otiiciate in
the town churches could not be secured,
for the simple reason that there would
be no way whereby they could
be admitted to the grounds afterwards
Hence the regular pastors held their
when the visiting ministers were leav
ing town the same day. Rules are
good things, but some case must be had
to proper flexiblity so as to take away
what may seem to be unnecessary
severity. The congregations in town
were large and attentive, and would
have been greatly pleased to have had
the ministrations of the preachers who
were not employed in work OF any kind
on the camp grounds. So here your
correspondent leaves the matter to the
decision OF the people at the election tc
be held for members OF the ASSOCIATION
| tomorrow.
At 1890 to-day an excellent sermon
was preached 10y Rev. NJ. +. Dryden, oil
Wheeling. Theme-"The harvest, the
sickle and the reapers" Mr.. Dryden is
a candidate for admission 10 the West
Virginia Conference of the NJ. E. Church
and is young man OF very fine ability
he breaches well, has fine scholarly at
tainments and will prove, we doubt not
an acceptable minister OF the Gospel
To hear him is to be protited and in
structed.
At 3 o'clock the pulpit was filled by
Rev. q. Rogers, OF Rowlesburg. The
sermon was based upon the words, "He
that heareth these sayings Of mine, and
doeth them, | will liken unto man that
built his house upon rock" etc. The
text was well expounded and enforced,
every statement clear, earnest and logi'
cal. II is surprising psrhaps to visitors
from other States to find 80 much real
talent in some OF our smaller pastoral
charges. Truly the ministers OF Meth
odism in West Virginia do not toll for
worldly wealth or distinction. There is
a futu and they shall have their re-
ward.
At 7:30 Rev. G. p. Masden, instead
OF taking a text and preaching regular
sermon, gave thrilling and impressive
address on "The Elements OF Christian
Usefulness" and wound up with one OF
the most earnest exhortations it has
ever been our privilege to hear. The
meeting was one OF the very best in its
results, perhaps the most solemn and
profitable yet held on the encampment,
and we doubt not will bring forth fruit
hereafter. Several came forward for
prayer and the altar services were kept
up for one hour.
Your correspondent wishes to explain
the brevity of his Sunday report by
saying that his duty called him to his
own pulpit home. The programme Of
Sunday services as handed to him by
Rev. f w. Ryan, was published and no
comments were made, and for the same
reason the conversions OF Sunday night
were not mentioned. We are doing our
utmost to give a faithful report OF
everything, free from all prejudice, fair
and just, and we are not afraid OF its
reliability or impartiality.