Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-11
aoD,s FIRST TEMPLES.
Tn. Camp Meeting at Moundsville Start
.d Under Auspicious Circumstances
The Grounds, Etc.

The Camp Meeting at Moundsvilie start
cd Under Auspicious Circumstances
The Grounds, Etc
Reported for the Register.
CAMP GROUND, MoUNDsvlLLE, Aug. 8.
The camp ground and surroundings
have lost none of their beauty and at
traction. The shrubbery is very exten-
s;ve and beautiful. Most OF the cottages
have been newly painted and many
thresholds are decorated with ferns and
choicest flowers. The center circle has
been well renovated and the seats ar
ranged for the approaching services. The
giant oaks, with rich foliage, overspread
the entire circle, thus forming an audi
ence chamber comfortable, beautiful
and attractive. A great many families
are already occupying their tents and
Others are constantly coming. quiet
and harmony reigns throughout the ell
tire encampment
The steps taken by the association TO
close the gates on Sabbath will perhaps
be attended with good results, inssmuch
as il will do away with the Sabbath des
ecratiun upon the grounds, that hss re-
suited heretofore partly from open gates.
We are glad to think, that the little OPP
position to this move has been set aside,
and the brethren are ready 10 come up
together and concentrate their united
efforts to advance the good cause we
are looking forward 10 good Time
spiritually. There will be present a
great manv able ministers OF the West
Virginia Conference, whose efforts have
been heretofore greatly blessed, and who
have resped in the past, as the result OF
their labors an abundant harvest
Numerous prayers are ascending the
hill Of Zion that the Master OF Assem-
blies may be present and that wonder
ful displays of divine power may be
witnessed.
MouSpsvILLR CANPMEErING, /
August TO- J
The Wheeling District Campmee''
ing OF the NJ. f Church, for 1881, was
OPP n d this evening at 7:3O O'Clock
Rev. E. w. r. All delivered the opening
address, and was happy in striking i
good KEY note. The address was earn
est practical and felicitous in It's dell'
cry, abouuding in wholesome though',
kindly admonition and advice, ana
withal clothed in pure chsste Language;
lust such discourse as one would
wish for the opening OF campmeetins.
Earnest endorsement OF the speaker was
not lacking and prayer was devo9t y
Id ade for the prosper ty OF the meetlnt.
The preacher was evidently controlle
by the thought that much good may BE-
accomplished in quiet way by ulliizins
the workers we have and not uselessly
longing for those We have not.
Only few ministers are vet On the
ground, but quite a large number viii
arrive during the next few days. Rev
DR.. Turner, oi Philadelphia, is expected
to morrow afternoon, ami Is said to he a
minister OF very fair ability. Among
those present we notice Revs j. ). Do. .
yer, q. B. Hughes, NJ. +. Dryden, j. A.
+ dlIerton D W X. DIX, J. A. Lance
ter, E. w. Ryan and J. NJ. Wa del.
The camp grounds are in excellent
)ndition, and refec, great credit on the
Superintendent, Rev. c. Conner. Near
ly all the tents are in nse, and several
others would be occupied If there was
any to rent. The boarding tent is
under good control, and several rooms
taken. 1t is thought that the charge
for furnished room, eight dollars, rs
high, hence many will make other pro
visions for themselves. 1t is not likely,
however, that the committee could
afford to make the rent less this year,
wing to the closing OF the
gates on Sunday and the con
sequent reduction Of general receipts.
So lar as your correspondent can learn
about the closing Of the gates on sun.
day, public sentiment is pretty evenly
divided for and against 1t is even a
little strange that several who were
loud in denouccing the open gates and
Sabbath dissertation resulting last year,
are now in favor OF open gates AMI OPP
posed to the closing, 80 it Is difficult, in
deed, for the members OF the association
to know just what to do. Tney hay Q
done what they thought would be for
best, and in any event should not have
blame attached TO their action.
This year is on the "closed gates" ques
ton only as experiment aud the result
will be watched carefully as the basis OF
future action. Visiting ministers from
the camp ground will be invited to oc'
cupy the pulpit OF Simpson NJ Z
Church in town, so that all who may
not be able to get into the encampment
on Saturday evening may have the op
portunity of attending divine service
somewhere. This arrangement will be
found acceptable to many OF the cit
liens and visitors TO our town.
At this present writing the
attendance IL about the same as in
former years at so early stage in the
meeting. A full programme has been
provided, including department for
everybody and services beginning early
in the morning will be continued at in.
tervals all dav. A source OF very fire.
quent remark and, perhaps, unjust criti-
cism, 10 the summer resort aspect the
grounds are assuming. MANY think,
however, and among them the writer
OF this letter, that good SUM-
mer resort, such as these
grounds afford, free from all kinds OF
questionable movements, may be IN a
fair way considered as useful and help.
full to the people in general as the ave.
rage camp meeting. We need the pres
ence Of religion in our lives, bat we also
need the means OF rest and recreation at
the inexpensive rates 30 much needed
by the masses OF the people and not OBJ
tainable at our regular fashionable sum-