Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-11
WOODLAND WORSHIP.
The Camp ut Warrington Grove.
WAsHIxGToS GROVE CAMP,

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MONTGOMERY Co., Nd, August II. 1882
| II the first day Of camp could be omitted, and
/ the hustle, hurry, and worry OF getting settled
lie an accomplished fact on the opening day it
would b. contamination devoutly to he wished
/ for, but as 70 cannot be so, the tenters were all
I busy yesterday in putting things In order. Mr..
Jacobs, who does the hauling this year. Just pushed
/ things and no orc had TO wait This morning
/ everything is In working order All awoke re-
fTcShed, and ready 90 engage in the religious ex-
cTCiscS OF the next two weai,s The camp promises
/ 10 be good one IL every way, large In numbers
with prominent clergynen to preach. The details
Tor camp mdnagens mt are all perfect. and nothing
but accident can interfere with its entire success
Much OF this Is due To the untirnE energy and zeal
/ OF the president OK the association. Hon. L. p.
Morgan. and Messrs. Z. F. simpson, Richard II.
| Willett, @. l. Hail. and L. G. Worthington, all of
whom have given, du.ing the last few months, a
great deal of their time and thought to thework OF
the camp.
TIE DAILY PROGRAM.
| The hours for the religious exercises OF each
day are: TO a. m, family worship: s 30 to 10,
general prayer and experience meeting in the
tabernacle; 1890, preaching in the same place;
p. Ia, children's meeting; p m, the character
OF this meeting VIII be announced day after day;
p IN, young peoples meeting: 7:ij, preaching.
There have been abc3t fifteen CT sixteen Gddi-
toaal tents put up today, several OF which have
nm erecttd by people Tron the couaty- Next
Thursday is the day set apart for temperance day,
ana the services viii be under the auspices OF the
! "0meE'a Christiln Temperance Union. Addresses
VIII be delivered by Rev. j. b. BOOle, Charles NJ.
/ Nye, Major II. y. Hail. Hon MIR Price commits
/ siontr OF Inaian anairs: Ison. NJ. G. Urner, and
others OF prominence in the county. The meat
and provision store is this year run by Wash. b.
Williams, as IS ic2 cream saloon at the hotel.
The barber shop Is managed by NJ. Grimes.
PREACHERS PRESENT.
There are larger number o. preachers on the
ground at the commencement OF camp this year
than is usual. Among them are Rev. Or. Lana
han AMI DR.. Owens, OF Baltimore; Rev. ". f.
Ward, j. j. g. Webster, j. H. Ryiand, VIM. II.
Laney, Rev. ". j. Mckinney, Rev. JAS. France
ArSdale, OF BjadenSJUr-.
Arran gemcats are in progress for establishing a
post Office nj Tie camp, as the mail at present 50 S
10 GtitIerSbUrg, which is some distance from
here.
The sanitary rules are somewhat similar to
those III force lust year, only more stringent.
FIRST SERMON
Of the camp was preached last night by Bishop
Andrews, as was announced. lie took for his text
John, iy: 1G. God IS love. The sermon was a
scholarly discourse, and showed evidence OF deep
thought and study.
Dir. Nye, who returned this morning from visit
/. to summit Grove camp, Pa, again leaves the
camp this evening to attend a temperance meeting
In Fduquicr county, Va.
1880 by Rev. VI. H. Reid. Of North Capitol church,
ana at i:io by the Rev. j. H. kyland, OF Union
town.
Gen. Ayres and several of the army officers at
tended service this evening.
ARRIVALS.
Among the arrivals yesterday were the Hon. HI
ram Price, Mr. John T. Mitchell OF your city; Mrs.
Capt. Relrick and family, OF BlltimOre John Ire
land, of Annapolis; j. W. SOmervlle and family
who occupy their cottage On the circle.
Last night the lamps were all lit for the first
time this year and the grounds presented beau
tIful appearance. NJ.
Wesley Grove Camp.
\ sacrament service was held at Wesley Grove
camp CN.E- Church sOuth) yesterday. Rev. saml
Rodgers, ID. D., preached the sermon. The sacra-
ment Was received by over two hundred church
members and forty minister's The service was
conducted by Rev. j. ;. Gardner, presiding elder OF
Washington district, assisted by Rev. Thomas
Myers Among those who received was Rev. ThOS
Mccormick, of the Methodist Protestant church.
who IS ninety-One years Old. Rev. ]. W. Shoaff
and Rev. C. W. Brown preached appropriate dis
courses In the afternoon and ct night. Services
Rev. s W. Haddaway. The Ladies' Foreign MIS-
SlOnary society. Mrs. JuGna Hayes president, held
Il meeting In the interest OF that cause; $50 was
received. Rev. +. VI. Mills, OF Alexandria, was
among the new arrivals.
Irving Park.
Yesterday was children'S day at the cOlOred II. E.
camp at Irving Park. There were nearly five hun
dred children present The schools represented were
the Sharp street school. Baltimore. and Ebenezer
anu ASbury schools, Washington. EbeneZerS school
marched into camp with banners fytng, singing
soldiers or Christ are We" Rev. II. G.. Walker
opened the exercises and addresses were delivered
by Rev. C. e. key, presiding elder OF Lynchburg
ClStTlct; Annie i. johnson, OF sharp street Sun
Jay school; j. VI. Carroll, OF ASbury; W. III. Mat
theWS, OF E0eneZer. and Rev. j. L. Davis, of the
African Me. church. The schools reCited BPrean
lessons, with W. III. GrimshaW as conductor. There
was singing by the schools and by the choir of
sharp street church, and solo by John Robinson.
Inc usual daily sermons We're preached by Rev.
W. L3niifOrd and Rev. TEOS. Myers OF the MetAC-
GlSt Episcopal church.