The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-06-14

CuuRcu.-knowing that many of your
readers will be interested in a few jottings
concerning the yearly meeting now in ses-
sion at Arnolds, in Northwestern Indiana,
employ few minutes that ! have while
waiting for a train to Chicago to giving you
a brief account of the same. Your CORE
sponient left his home in Somerset county
on Monday morning, the 18th ult., and ar
rived on the meeting grounds on Tuesday,
;he Goth, at 10 s. IN.
The grounds are all that could he desired
for sus-h a meeting. An immense boarding
tent, in which ], 600 people can be seated al
the tables at a time is one of the first feat
ures likely to be noticed by all who are anx-
ious about the provisions made for the ont
er man. Near this tent is the tabernacle,
which is large circular tent in which 4, 900
peisons can be seated, all so arranged that
the faces of the entire audience are turned
toward the centre, where 4 rostrum about
three feet high is erected, occupied by the
moderator, clerks, representatives of the
press, and the standing committee. No one
bled multitude without being impressed
with the venerable appearance of those
within The lock. of at least three-fourths
OF the male portion of the audience were
''silvered with the frosts of time" We
have never seen 50 many together in any
assembly who gave evidence of having
passed the meridian of life and whose ap-
pearance gave such uniform evidence of
physical strength and robust constitutions.
No better evidence than this is needed to
prove the beneficial effects straight forward,
upright living upon the constitutions of
men.
On Wednesday il was estimated that not
less than ~, 900 people were on the grounds,
and yet everything was quiet, orderly and
and pleasant. The arrangements for feed
ing this multitude is almost perfect. About
l0, 900 people were fed at the dining tent and
saloons. under the supervision of the COM
mittee having this matter ir charge, and
picnic dinners seemed TO be the order in
almost every fence corner and under al
most every apple tree OF an orchard near by.
For breakfast yesterday morning, five
beeveS were consumed, for dinner six, and
five again for supper, making in all sixteen
for the day. The coffee-pot, which is a
Target tank, holds five barrels, and at a sin
gle meal yesterday was emptied four times.
Think Of that ye hotel keepers of Somerset,
and do not despair of being able to cater for
the multitudes who gather in our good old
county town on court week or when the
big Show" comes.
Enoch Ebv of Illinois is moderator again
this year and John Wise of the same state
is reading clerk Both of these men seem
to be well qualified for these respective du-
ties. The most interesting question that
has come before the conference thus far,
was the report of the committee to visit the
editor of the Progressive Christian and the
Berlin congregation. As the adoption of
this report by the conference would sever
the relation of the editor rs well as the
church over which he presides, with the
general body, il was considered grave
question and excited much very warm and
earnest discussion on both sides. When
the vote was taken there was perfect still
ness in the house and after the announce
ment by the moderator that the report was
adopted the next item of business was call
ed and the quiet manner in which the con-
ference passed to its consideration presented
a striking contrast with the commotion that
usually follows the final vote upon ques-
tion of equal importance in almost any 9TH
er deliberate body
Another resolution which was warmly
discussed and finally passed. provided that
members ofthe brotherhood who spoke dis
respectfully of the action of the body or the
measures it passed should be held response
bic to the meeting, and aRiess willing 10
make confession should be dealt with at
once and so reported to their own churches.
For the correctness of the statement con-
cerning this resolution we can not vouch, as
il was reported to us from second hands.
This as well as the action of the conference
in relation 70 the Berlin committee is said
to be qgite unsatisfactory TO what is known
as the progressive element of the church, !
and il j. thought by many that division is !
likely to follow. Several confe meet |
ings Of the Progressives have N held at /
some point near the grounds during the |
session, and the propriety of separating |
themselves from the body is said to have |
been discussed with great deal of feeling. |
Principal among those who have been pres
ent at these Progressive meetings, are J. ". /
Beer. J. H. Worst, Z. l.. Yoder. 7. J. |
Brown. Edward Mason, DR.. j. f. Roop, II. |
X. Meyers and w. ID. Mallow all of Ohio. |
Also H. r. Holsinger of Penn'a. and J. c. /
Cripe OF Michigan. At their meeting yes
terlay committee was appointed to wait |
on the standing committee with propositions /
looking toward an adjustment Of ali the diff |
ferences between the different parties, and |
it is yet to he hoped that a division may be /
avoided.
These annual meetings afford an excel !
lent opportunity for the Dunkard brethren |
in all parts of our country TO keep up the |
most friendly relations with each other. !
ear AFTER year they come together every |
state in the Union bring represented and in
their social meetings outside of their regu- |
lar business sessions they make each Others |
and thus become more inter- /
ested in the prosperity and well being of
all, than could be the case had they not this |
opportunity OF becoming acquainted. On
our way out we stopped at Warsaw fifteen
miles below this place, and had the pleas |
ure Of paying short visit TO onr old friend |
Allen W. Snyder brother of your enter /.
prising merchant John Snyder of Somerset. /.
Allen is flourishing like sunflower plant
ed in rich soil, and knows how to make an /
old friend comfortable fora few hours as
well - any one We ever met.
Yours Truly.