National Republican., 1882-07-13
CAMP-MEETINGS,
Preparations BeInE Made Mt Jackson,
wnyruan, nnd Warrington Groves.

Preparations DeIng Made Mt jackson,
wnyman, Rnd Washington Groves.
The camp meeting season is close at hand, and
these seasons Of religious enthusiasm are looked
forward to with fond anticipation by the doyont
believers in the Methodist faith Tha, great good
results from camp meetings Is abund ,ntly shown
by the statistics of conversions. number of the
most earnest clcrgymon of the Methodist Church,
however, have recently unite In an earnest aud
yigorons protest against the lax Observance oi tne
Sabbath which has I'm oruratCly obtained in late
years at camp-meeiugs. They take inc hlgh
ground tnat camp meetings are essentially
for the advancement OF religion ana mat
one of the cardinal principles of the
Of the Sabbath. ofiStc years special efforts nave
been made by the managers OF the dllcrent
camps to induce large attendance on sunday, ana
a large number go simply fbr an excursion into
the country, and without my appreciation Of the
sacred character Of the day OF the object Of tine
meeting. These ministers urge that the Sabbath
day should be rclgCusy observed, and their ear
nest utterhnccS should be hecied.
THE JACKSON GROVE CAMP-MEETGSG
will commence on the 9th instant and will be
continued until August o. The meeting lhiS
year bids fair to be larger than ever before ana
besides the former tcncrs there Will be families
| from the Eastern Shore aud num'er from me
counties. The religious exercises of the camp VIII
| be in charge of Reys. J. u. kinzer and X. scott
Norris, of Baltimore, and Rev J; w Gray, OF
| Washington. Among those VINO will tent ~ !he
camp are William Dqlaney pr H. f. zSlii Sni
G. II. Littleton, Frederick Etchison, Rev. E. j.
Drinkhouse, Mrs. Margaret Smith, J. Chesney,
John Monroe, Of baltimore; Rev, W. j. Floyd,
james Williams, J. $. LinthicMn,,. James Benson,
Mrs. John ,smurden, Miss Ida Woodward, Miss
| Sarah Woodward, Mrs. s. Shpey, Swoetzer Lin
thicum Cyrus Rotinson, Charles Robins IL, Dr.
George Robinson, Of Anne Arundel County; T. 4.
Bell, c. i. Welsh, aud Mrs. Robert Middleton, OF
Geogetown; Nixon Brewer and Rev, Mr.. Hicks,
of Washington; Rev J. T. Murray, Of Westmin-
ster, and Mrs. N. 5. Grecnway, OF Alexandria, va
| wAYMAN's GROVE.
Next Sunday the colored Mrthodists will open
tlcir camp meeting at Wayman's Grove. on the
baltimore and Ohio Railroad, fifteen miles from
| Baltimore. The Wayman Grove Camp Meeting
| Association has bought n lot OF ground, contain
ing seven acres, at that station. The association
has been incorporated, and has erected twenty
cottages, largo pavilion, dug twp wells, and
fenced In the lot. The price of the land was
$1,4OO The meeting Is to be union Of the min
nual conference of the African Methodist Church.
The grounds have been named rs heretofore,
are beautifully situated in grove, The follow.
ing ministers are associated in the enterprise: !:
Rsys. 9, W Brodie, y.F; Lane, !. PeSF, G W,
ser, J. H. Welch, A. W. up'haw, d. Draper, J; J.
Herbert, J: W Valentine, j; T. Morris. J. c. Will
nms s. 3 and tha heW bsn1g on M on
the first Sunday of the camp meeting. The fol.
lowing prominent men have been inyItsd =: Fred
Greener, Bishop j. NJ. Brown, d. d.; Bishop II. NJ.
Turner, D. D., LII D.. Revs; Joseph Shreeves W. G
| Alexander, j. II. Collett j. H. A. Johnson, Il. f.
Wayman, and others.
THE WASHINGTON GROVE CAMP
opens on August 10, and Will last fourteen days A
number of tentprs are already there and the hotel
is filled to oveinOwng. Since last year two new
cottages have been erected, and two more are in
course OF erection. There are now thirty six cot.
tagcs OH the gtuundS, and they have been beauti-
fed so as to make them one OF the finest groves in
the country. The camp will be in charge Of Rev.
j. $. Deae presiding elder, and among the other
clcrgymen who will assist him will lie the Revs.
| Richard Norris w. II Ward. j Spul France, w III
Lancy, J. II. Ryland, J. J. q. Webster W. W. Van
arsdale, W. |. McKcnney, T. j. Cross, Thos. Gard
b. Peyton Brown, and Drs. Lannahan, Morgan
Gibson, and Boolc. The grove is twenty mile:
from Mnsllinplnn OF tho MrirOnoitnn RnilrOnd.