The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-20
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BuARs MILL CAM GROUND,
AuUuAL 10 1881

BuhRs MILL CAMP GROUND,
August 10, 1881.
The correspondent Of the BsllAire Indepen.
dent says: "All social pleMures must be
given up" and i've have had pleasures in
abundance, and they are now put away with
q sigh " II there Is no pleasure on this camp
ground since the services b'gin, a great many
excellent people are telling untruths or labor.
ing under strange Authorizations Does tho
aforesaid correspondent rank the pleasure OF
CharadeS and songs higher than the enjoy
ment VI those who are anchored to the Heck
Of Ages2 Such things are all right In their
place, but there are higher pleasures, We re.
Ter to this because we fear this notion Is too
prevalent especially among our young folks.
They live for this hour only, taking no thought
for that eternity into which they may step ere
the next hour Is past
Ate O'Clock last evening the mothers meet.
Ing was attended by about fifty earnest wO.
men, who showed their faith In the help they
sought
Az the same hour prayer meeting was
held at the main stand, which was numerous.
ly attended. The interest Is evidently grow.
Ing, but why Is II camp meetings are n It
what they once were2 Well do we remem Der
In the history OF this camp meeting when
each hour was devoted 10 some work From
each tent went up he S1und OF prayer and
suppicatiou or ihanklulneSs during the hours
between the public services
At 1850 last evening Rev Swaney preached.
This minister does not believe In handling
his subject with gOved hands Yet, II may
b4 q little worthy VI consideration whether
gentle rebuks and loving admOnition would
| u tall Ia
eatily won. but very COmbative when driven.
Before the gates closed last night and after
preaching some colOrcd girls employed on the
grounds, got together aud sang. The songs
were those used by the Jubilee Singers. The
voices were firm, the time good and With cult.
VAtion these would be hard 10 beat az song.
stresses
This morting the meeting al $50 was the
best; more interest and more feeling was
shown. Il was conducted by Rev. Ferguson,
who 10 host In himself II Is strange how
slow people are 70 gather TO a meeting. Zach
seems To have dread Of being first and con.
sequently few meetings are begun punctuAlly.
AT 1880 Rev. SIrahl preached q sound,
good sense sermon.
AtJ:30P. ~ childrens' meeting was con.
Quoted by Rev. Slut. and addresses by ReVs.
Ferguson Iand YinBing. II Is strange how
few persons cali talk In manner interesting
10 children and as rule preachers fail more
universally than any Others.
1880 the WomAn's Foreign Missionary
Society convened III district convention. Il
was presided over by Mss Maggie Frazier,
District Secretary Her report showed an 10.
crease OF contributors for tie district during
the year Of over ons hundred dollars Miss
Mary Swaney, missionary at the City Of
Mexico addressed The nesting and at the
time Of going 70 mail is sill talking, SO I
will have TO tell you Of her talk again. Miss
Taylor, Of the Wheeling Female College, Il
present.
We noticed Melvin Richards, OF Wheeling,
among the singers.
i is said that thsteport OF sicIness here Is
sti abroad II 10 utterly false There Is no
sickness here now III this neigbbofhood.