Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-06-14
MEETING
GERMAN BAPTISTS.

generaily termed Annual Meeting
every year beginning on tine LIST
Tuesday after Pentacost, whicn
usually continues from 3 to 4 DAYS.
The present season the Annual
Meeting was held near a place called
Milford in the State of Indiana. The
weather was pleasant, and the atten-
dance was large.
Among the reports of the proceed
lngs OF the meeting, as published in
the Warsaw iadianian appears the
following;
The denomination is peculiarly
plain in all its ways. Its membership
is largely made up of the agricultur-
al portion of the different States
in the Union, and the reputation
that its members enjoy out
side the church, by which we
mean those who do not belong to the
German Baptists at al, is an enviable
one
The right in the tabernacle here
at the meeting is peculiar one.
The vast circular tent was as
closely packed as it could well be,
with men and women and never
before il all our life have we gazed
on an asseInblage of so many people
who might be called well up in
years. Certainly the locks of one
half of the male portion engaged in
the conference was grizzied with
gray, while stall very small proper
ton carried hairs that were almost
white We doubt if another denom-
ination Or body in all the land can
show so many aged men. This
speaks well for the straight forward,
moral, upright lives the members OF
this church have always led, aud
correct manner in which then
children follow in the footsteps ol
the time honored principles of the
church. Competent judges estimate
the crowd in attendance at not less
than 10000 but generally at $4,000
people. A more orderly, pleasant
sociable, and well behaved crowd
never before got together. The sys
TEN and order; the discipline and tie
perfect decorum witnessed was al
most wonderful to behold when the
vast number present is considered
Elder Enoch Ely was elected Mod
orator, and Elder James Quinter a:
Writing Clerk. BY an almost unan
imous vote it was decided that the
sisters have the same privilege IL
voting as the brethren have IN tn,
meeting.
On the 30th day OF May 40 ca
loads OF members arrived. Sixteel
hundred persons took supper. Tel
beeves were killed for the use of th'
meeting, and 1000 loaves of breaC
were received from Chicago. Sixt.
policemen were constantly in atten
dance. The grounds were supplied
with telegraph Office, post offic
and baggage room. Forty head o
cattle were purchased for the occa
sion. The restaurant tent seat
1iG] people. 400 walters serve tn
tables. The preaching tent seat
1000 people. A hospital tent was an
ply supplied with nurses and doctor
lon the 3lst of May 5000 peopl
were fed at the main hall, not t
sneak OF the numerous lunch stands
restaurants, and eating rooms on tn
grounds, every one OF which wer
also crowded for fully 3 hours. Th
food served was the best, plain an
substantial, OF course-but well cool
ed and everything connected wit
the entire hall neat and clean. Th
bill of fare consisted of fine fires
beef, extraordinary good bread, e'
cellent butter, pickles and beef soul
with very fine coffee, and in sue
quantities as to leave no one unsatl'
fed. One of the most importai
discussions took place on the questlo
of a Stree rostrum' and to permit c
the publication in the Church paper
Of any communications on any SUI
;ect. either in favor of certain order
in the church, or against them In
discussion lasted three hours, whe
rising vote was taken, which wa
largely against ''free rostrum an
indiscriminate communications IN I'll
church papers. The greatest incol
yenience complained OF by the va
crowd was the lack of seats for til
multitude.