Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-08-03
VERMONT CAMPMEETINGs,
The Programme for the Coming Sea
son.


The campmeeting season in this State viii
be opened by the annual temperance camp
meeting which occurs this year at Morris
vile, on August IA, 10 and 1G This meet
ing is held under the auspices of the Union
Temperance campmeeting ASSOCIATION Of
Vermont, which comprises in its member
ship representative temperance workers from
all parts OF the State, the condition of men,
bership being the pledge of total abslinenc &C
and the annual payment OF one dol.
lar. This will be the fifth annual
assembly held by this association, in
Guiding one before its actual organi.
cation, but which was arranged in view of
such organization, and to facilitate its COM
pletlon. The meetings were held in 10 and
so at Mortified. and in 81 ana 'S2 at Lyn.
donville, and it is designed to make such oc-
casional changes of locality within the State
as Will enlist the active cooperation of the
friends of temperance generally in the sup
port OF the annual temperance campmeeting.
A commendable feature in the management
OF this association and one which marks its
trustworlhlncss as superior to other organlZa-
tons which have advertised to conduct meet
ings OF like character, Is its fixed policy of
dealing fairly with the public, by advertising
no speaker without positive engagement for
his appearance, unless some providential oc.
currence wholly beyond the control of speak
ers or the association, iniervcnes to prevent.
The names of the speakers engaged for the
coming meeting have already been published
and the programme of the entire series of
meetings, giving the hour when each speak,
er Will appear, will soon be issued,
linn tint oil fAla
campmeeting, the ST. Adams district meet
ing will commence on the same grounds,
opening ON the morning Of August 18th, and
continuing until the middle OF the following
week. This meeting is held under the di-
rection of Rev. Richard Morgan, presiding
elder of the district, the attending societies
OF that district having in many instances
houses or tents upon the grounds, where they
sojourn during the meeting
The Missisquoi campmeeting association
has recently effected an organization at Shell
don, where meeting will commence on Au-
gust 22d, which will also be under the direc-
ton of Presiding Elder Morgan.
The Montpelier district meeting will be
held upon the grounds at Mortified, COM
mencing on August Goth and closing on Sat-
urday the 25th. This meeting will be under
the direction of Rev. Ii. A. Spencer, presid-
ing elder of the district
1t viii be observed that no Sunday meet.
ing will be held this year by this district.
The Sunday meetings OF the years past have
been the occasion OF serious modification to
many OF the preachers, and the decision
which was finally reached last season to hold
no Sunday meetings, is very gratifying to
those who regret the Sabbath dissertation
which has followed in the wake of such
meetings.
The Burlington district meeting is held at
New Haven, and is appointed to commence
on August 2lst. Presiding Elder j. ]. Noe
Will have the direction of the meeting,
winch Will continue over the following Sun
day.
The Springfield district meeting occurs at
Ciaremont junction, N. H., where grounds
nave been httcd up by the societies of this
district III association with those of the
Claremont district of the New Hampshire
conference. This meeting is also appointed
10 commence on August 2lst and will con-
tinue TO the 2Slh, under the Joint direction
OF the presiding elders of the two districts,
heV' A. l.. Cooper of Springfield, VT. and
Kev. U. IL. Jasper, ID. D., of Nashua, New
Hampshire.
Inc ~. Johnsbury district meeting occurs
at Lyndonville, and is appointed to COM
mence on August 9th, closing on the follow
ing Saturday: Rev. p. N. Granger, presid-
ing elder of the district will direct the meet
ing This association has also had its strug-
gle with the question of the Sunday meeting,
and now makes the appointment so as 10
give no occasion for disquietude to those who
deprecate the attending features of desecra.
ton which are inseparable from such meet
ings.
All of the above meetings, except the tenn
perance campmeetng, are sustained and con-
trolled by the Methodist societies of the sew
eral districts, and are attended largely by
Methodist adherents throughout the State.
People OF other denominations, and of no de-