Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-08
AT THE CAMP.
Sunday Life at the moundsvilIs
Summer Resort.
Approach Of the Religious Meeting objsc
tons to Certain Constitutional
Changes-Personal Notes and
... General News.


day evening, from Wheeling, were much
surprised, after leaving Wheeling in the
midst of q very heavy rain, to find every
thing here as dry and pleasant as could b<
desired, sufficient rain only having fallen
here to allay the dust and cool the air.
Saturdays and Sundays always bring
throngs of visitors to oar pleasant SUM
mering place, but yesterday witnessed an
unusually large number, especially
from Moundsville. The very good
religious services and the fine weather
both being responsible, Rev. C. Battelle
now of Columbus, Ohio but, formerly, a
member of this conference and we'll and
favorably known to everybody, preached a
very able sermon Sunday morning. Sun
day school exercises were held at 2:30
O'Clock, conducted by Mr.. George Simpson,
and at 7:30 o'clock Rev. Loomis, OF the Ire
land NJ E. church, Thompson Chapell,
preached very effective sermon TO q large
and attentive congregation.
All the religious services that have been
held here this year, although very good aud
unusually we'll attended, still show the
same defect that has been experienced on
these camp grounds for many years aud
that is the want of good music. With num-
bers of good singers on the grounds, yet the
meetings are allowed to go on, from year
to year without any effort being made to
secure what is considered by many to be
the main factor in successful meeting.
good congregational singing. Nothing could
have a more dssipating effect than at the
close of, il matters not how effective, ser
mon, to have some good brother whose zeal
overbalances his discretion, commence
hymn at an exceeding elevation and thus
compel both himself and the congregation
to stretch and strain their voices to their
utmost pitch to carry it through or else ut
terly fail. Muscular exertion when COM
a noise, never music, and its ~discordant
effect is very wearisome to the flesh
and trying to the patience. 1t Will
now, as it has often before, mar all the good
effects of q most powerful sermon. True
it should not, but the fact is 1t does. The
Young folks also, are the persons, OF all
others, who should attend the meetings
and nothing will so assist in securing their
attendance as good singing.
The managers of the meeting should see
to it that this want is supplied this year.
Secure good leader and choir OF twenty
or thirty voices and the meetings will not
onle be we'll attended and very enjoyable,
but very successful. 1t is the general opin-
Ion that the want OF good congregational
singing is the great defect OF thss camp
meeting. and has been for years. Give us
good music this year, Mr. Managers, and see
its effect.
Now that the association has purchased
these grounds, an improved organization
and many needed improvements are much
discussed, likewise the present board OF
directors. They have, within the last few
years, made many changes, not only in the
management but also in the constitution
and bylaws governing the corporation.
Many think this is exceeding their au-
thority; that no change should be made in
the constitution or bylaws but with the
consent of the stockholders, but the board
has SO changed them as to even deprive
tent holders here of the right OF voting at
elections, mem bership in the NJ. +. Church
now being necessary both for voting and
being voted for. This is causing much dis
cussiOn and will cause more as the time for
election draws near.
EVERYTHING is being put in excellent order
for the coming meeting which has already
heralded its near approach by the advent
of q great number of religious meetings.
Prayer meetings will be held every evening
from this time till the meeting opens. Tho
prosperity of this is questioned by many
residing here, not that they are by any
IuedUS III lIlC VI PiaySL
but they deem them ill-advised
as to their time. Many hold that, as the
regular meeting IS very near a. hand, com
on the 18th, and as from that
time till the close of the season, religious
will be the distinctive feature OF
the camp then and not till then, should
any public services be engaged in outside
of the regular Sunday and Wednesday
evening services. These they deem public
services, sufficient for the wants of the pub
lie here, majority of whom came not so
much for religion, perhaps, as for recrea-
ton and for pleasant place for enjoying
the heated term.
The most objection comes, however, from
the young folks, who see, or imagine they
see, a possible diminution of their worldly
pleasures, and on this account the nightly
prayer meetings may have the opposite
effect on them, than what was intended by
their projectors. Many meetings now will
have perhaps a tendency to pail on the
Taste of the young, and not only the meet
Dgs now but the larger meetings soon TO
come, possibly may be neglected by them.
However great many others think prayer
meetings are Just the thing needed. and
they neither can do much harm
nor abridge other peoples pleasures much.
The subject is much discussed and perhaps
u WOulu De well IOT Tue ptOpic WIZ atbcuu
the prayer meetings and delight in them to
that others who are not in at
tendance, do not intend any disrespect but
simply do not believe in so many public
services at this time, preferring to await the
lime set for them.
The Tabernacle" large and commo-
lious canvas tent, was erected Saturday af-
ternoon. and will be a great convenience,
4 there is much wet weather.
Over fifty persons took dinner with
Aunt Minty Hollinger, Sunday, and all ex-
pressed themselves we'll pleased with the
viands set before them.
The camp is finally blessed with barber
shop, Tom Perkins. the most obliging Of
Ill tensorial artists, having opened his nice
y fitted up shaving parlor, to-day, and will
always be on hand to accommodate his
patrons. This is want long felt here and
Perkins will start out with the good wishes
of all the gentlemen here.
Everybody is having a good time, our
1nly regret being that our pleasant days
ire so rapidly becoming pleasant memo
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