The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-08-19
GODS FIRST TEMPLES.


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Cool Attendance and Excellent Ser
mons
Although the OPINION seems 10 DE gam
ing ground that camn meetings have sur
vivrd the period of their usefulness. and
the fact that there is not the same general
interest taken in them by Methodists rs ut
one time, yet very large number of the
'oiioweTs "' ,'ohh NrSi'H sun 'h.rish
murine nj fin, D;y;n. Sn;rit nnr,. manifest
ed on the old Methodist camp grounds, and
still annually spend u week IN the tented
groves dcdi':i"d 10 cod worship. or the
old en"aHEin'ntS III This section OF the
upper peninsula, - b'th"i, " bacon Hill
and - He'd Lion only SiirrlNe IN the
pleasant memory "i The Older worshipperS,
who attended them. Indeed Wood Lawn
Is ao"i' we only t'ihl' 'heciinE srouhu
maintained aN such III tbs section, and al
though the crowds ihrr" this year We're not
as large As heretofore yet sufficient interest
Is sun lei' Ill ,he annual ehct,n iltheht as 10
secure Il goo" attendance. Inns year ina
encaih p'iieht co''diheu a"ou' seventy tch'S'
me eHcciteit management II Is Under con-
tnbuflng largely TO It's success. The meet
ing began on iaeSuaE OF laSt week, the
"rt,ic'i'nS 'a'i' Vi ,ne r'sh' pei",G non "a'ii-
peN'nS ne 'i"ot VI '"' ,e'' h"'ueiN on ne
ground. IN iac', throughout the Week Inc
damp ana sultry weather haa much I" IL"
WIN 'ne ''er hi,'''e" ".'ehdanee curing
tue t'tlN ""HH III Tue ihee'lhg, a'tH"u9h me
;n,, ,,',i nrn;t,hIn ch,rsc,ar '''''' co.
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'n' .''> H. >'''''' ''''''''f '''''o'e' az
Ceciitol, ana Il man OF unusual originality
and scholarly attainmentS, conducted the
carly moruir,r s.rvicr r.v Horny n,l..r
Oh NAV e VIC trace n'' cha, &c " ne coii-
St'ra'ioh m nlte,,hs III III" 'a,efiacle; az y!
rloch. ne hey. He'is'e CONWAY uehner-
Pu me h'"'ii'hS sermon from isaiah 30 IL
nine Ff eS s''ii see ne N'hS- III MS oea'i +,
y, ,hFf s,''''i 's',"'' Tue lam u aitr OH.
y, '''"' me 'n''''le' ."iISrF@I,e" III 'he
ta'erha'''' III 'harSe %. '''N. i. =. '"ch-
ram Where th'y We're i'E"re'. with songs
~ "''.'i' "tiS u me ''I,I'> VI 'N'of" anu
L'oh Sl,''''F. '"|; -, y" th'He "cc"ihe"
IN" pu'l't NJ = . CLOCK an" preached from
Mail III lie !"s therefore periect: even
As your rather "iich Is IN Heaven: Is per
lee'' ihe sc.'li" ,i 'il"'r son" nhPreS
sion, ana rs result one soul WIS 'ohHerie"
10 'oI' heN d. ~ NF'''l' '""''"''eo lhe
general prayer anu experience meeting u
"ei"ek "h"er lhe canopy ley. w: ..
o'clock, from Hebrews lo::ii-" 1t is Il fear
fut thinS To lait INTO the hahos OF the living
"'" o>- s,.>n,
,,.,,ouh cha ,.ro,,1 ,.,. 49,. -. ,,.o,+ ., :,
o ,,,o,.;,, ,.o,r, WA. .,o ...oa,o
was very genera! from me surrounding
country, while the adjoining towns con-
tributed largely To swell the number on the
ground. The order maintained was most
excellent, and Il general disposition mani
tested to respect the day and place. The
religious services began at Is O'Clock, with
family worship, conducted 10y Rev. Is. w.
Chase followed hy the s 30 general eSpar-
fence meeting. in charge of Rev. !. ID. Rirp
Rev. Adam Stenglc, of Wilmington, occu-
MED the pulpit at 1890, preaching to an
audience of 300 on the Gospel hone, from
Col. 1::a3. The spacious tabernacle was fill
ed to rcp,et;Un, at 80 by the children Of
the cam;. which was En,ler the direction
of Rev, L. f. Shep,iard Reys. l.. c. Mat
lack, II. Baker and j. ID. c. Hanna made
stirring addresses to the little folks. Rev.
T Z. MartindaIe preached the afternoon
sermon TO :, conrregatiou of 1000 persons
from Joshua 1874. Rev. A. ID. Davis con-
Quoted the general prayer meeting at Pm.
al ,t "a ncInrll from 81 Ink ma
w., MN
I'll" i''i'''S . ""'''' ''e e'''ol's 'or
worship WAS III charSe Oh i.eN. a. ID. L.
Hanna. Rev. j. W. Hammcrsley conduct
OIL th. 3 20 conservation urayer and evner
;.uca ,usatiuy in the tahern,cl. in wh;cb
l.. snnta If = we'll nf water snrir arina ~,
mo .y.rl,stinr life. Rev \ NJ Er5vna
preached Mt 10 50 from md KINGS sill
1.-THE man Of Cod vent The sermon was
directed to the mothers and fathers of chill.
,ir.n in the .rro-n / u,atiI,,s for tho hen
eft of the y0l,ur rnoule was Leid ;,uIer ihe
cauopv at 80 o'clock. Revs. C. +. Sbep.
para. +. r. Mar,irdaie and others made ad
,,r.ssss Three youur ladies went to the
altar of PRAYER dnriur hi, meeting. and
one of them was converted. Rry. A. ID,
Davis ,,ra,ch.I in tta ,ft.ru,,,, un,u t.'rha
u4.,y.nI,. N,usinns as ,,,,.n trn,n .,nb,
10 I'Hn ,.,nr.r,i,,ns uar. ,,,a ,r,,it Of H..
sermon. Rev. John France conducted m,
& o'clock prayer meeting under the cannpy.
He sail that had been the most Gt.,i,;us
dav of the camp in the conversion of MANY
souls. Rev. c. \. Hill delivered the even.
'"S sermon "ioh 'ne rithpe Oh me ir"oi-
$50
hSpAi.
One conversion s''.''-l & the sermon Of
i'.S' h'sn'' ''E>' H. M ''e'~nS's! =! s;a''
charge oi Inc carry morning meeting Under
tie canopy Rev. Edwin Smith, of I;:tlti-
;,,ar.. ...n.irctrd til. General Drawer and ey
u,.rieue.. -: ;;,". II : O'Clock. Rev. Cbas
i'm prrari...s tti.. .,.{.,nt;ii,l sermon to -
Sacrament of the Lord, sut,p,,: G.,:.. ;inn
administered to 40 commandments, and was
conducted by Rev. DIR. l.. G. Matlack, as
;.,l ~. u,,- I II I,l,,, -, ,l H., T.,