National Republican., 1883-08-09
Three Camp Meetings in Active Operation and
Doing Great Good.
Preparations for To-Day's Opening Ex-
ercises at Washington Grove
Temperance Day at Jackson GrOve--IntereStng Ad-
dresses Delivered on intoxicating Liquors.
Yesterdays Exercises at the Shenandoah
Valley Assembly ut Mount jackson,
Special Letter.

auspices Ol JHe hlbJnOulbb bploCVpai ohuASht
of the Washington district Of the Baltimore
conference, commences tomorrow at this
place under the supervision of Rev. John f.
Deale, presiding elder Of this district. Tho |
camp gives every indication of being large |
one, and every available structure is to be
occupied. 1t is estimated that fully one hun
dred tents will be up by Sunday. Already
seventy have been erected and await their
occupants. large number arrived by the |
trains yesterday morning, but these were
simply the pioneers, who with ready hand
and willing hearts came to attend to the
drudgery of putting things in order, and the
camp ground certainly presented lively ap-
pearance. Several families from Georgetown,
who are tenting on the grounds, came here
last Friday, and this together with those
summerng here in cottages, relieves one of
the vacancy that used to exist in years by
gone, when the day before camp everything
looked deserted.
A grand improvement has been made in
the tabernacle during the past week. The
ladies who are accustomed to come here an
nualy, have, by subscription and hard work,
had the entire tabernacle floored with good,
substantial flooring and as one lady remarked
to your correspondent, as soon as she saw it,
"What a grand place it would be to have a
dance" Then, in addition to flooring, the
Bettees, which formerly graced Odd Fellows
thus affording good, comfortable seat for
those attending the services, and there is no
doubt that they will be fully appreciated, as
there is nothing that will take the religion
out of person as quickly as to be compelled
to sit on pine board with no support for the
backbone minute trying to pray and the
next growing at the pain caused by being un-
comfortable vote of thanks should be ten
dered the ladies.
Already preparations are being madc for
the crowd that is expected on Sunday. Mr.
Noyes of the hotel has had Il large dining
tent erected adjoining the horel capable OF
seating 100 or more, where ON Sundays it is
proposed to give dinner to all visitors at very
low figures. An ice cream saloon and lunch
saloon is also one of the additions to the
hotel which will be appreciated by the young
folks and few of the older ones as we'll
Everybody is hard at work to make this one
oil the most interesting meetings ever held on
these grounds.
Several OF the cottages have a small flower
garden in front and trained vines runningup
and down them, giving them quite pic
turesque appearance.
Throughout the city religious exercises
have been conducted here regularly each
week. Sunday school, under the superin-
tendeuco of j.. Il. Altscher, has been organ
ized, aud the little ones take great delight
in it.
Then on Sunday afternoons there is social
religious meeting, which is well attended,
while each Wednesday morning at IL o'clock,
there is ladies' meeting, conducted by Mrs.
Burris and Mrs. Cohen. The meeting this
morning was held in one of the unoccupied
cottages on First avenue, and was well at
tended. 1t was conducted by Mrs. Burris.
Tuesday evening the Rev. Il. +. Hobbs
preached an able aud eloquent sermon, which
was listened to with great attention by nearly
all living here,
Each \Vndnnsdo1y ,,,an;no thore Ia a m eat.
ing at the military camp, conducted by Shs
ladies of the camp, under the auspices of sho
Womans Christian Temperance union. Ihoee
meetings are enjoyed by the soldiers, and
have proven beneficial in the reformation of
several u large number signing the pledge,
while not n few have professed conversion.
Thus you see meetings even in this locality
are not without their results.
In to-morrow's letter q directory of the
camp will be given, thus aflording informa-
tion as to the locality where tenters may be
found.
meat stand is on the grounds, and is
presided over by Mr.. Burdette, of the county,
where fresh meats of all kinds can be pur-
chased at less than city prices. Then the
store, though not large yet, contains every
thing needed by the housekeeper, and is kept
replenished each day with fresh groceries,
&C., needed for daily use, while last, though
not least, at least to the male population OF
where Prof Butler and his able assistants
look after the hair cutting and shaving of all
who call on them.
The Rev. j. f. Deae, presiding elder, ar
rived last evening, with several Others.
Rev. j. G.. Hagey, of North Capitol church,
will open the camp by preaching at 1880 p. IN
tomorrow.
The Rev. S. NJ. Hartsocke, of Hamlin, will
preach ut 10 u. M. Friday. nj.
JACKSON GROVE CAMP.
SPECIAL Dispatch.
JACKSON GROVE CAMP, Aug. s.-The
eighth day of the camp dawned beautiful and
clear. So far there has not been one rainy
day, and the campers seem to be enjoying
themselves TO the full extent of the oppor.
tunity. The disagreeableness of the dust
was allayed by II copious sprinkling of water
Rev. DIR. j. L. Murray, president of the Mary
land annual conference, led the regular
morning prayers. At o'clock the people
assembled for the usual prayer and experience
meeting Rev. Cyrus Robinson. of this
~ county, conducted it.
' Wv Il. Is, Newman, of Centerville, preached
theN Nosning sermon from Ezra, X, 4; "ThC
matter beloageth unto thee; take courage and
do it," AS previously announced this day has
been appointed to the temperance work, and
from the above text Rev. Mr.. Newman Ell
forced the subject of prohibition and local op.
tion with fervor and spirit which showed
him to be thoroughly in earnest in this great
work. He first mentioned the evils of in
temperance and then answered the objections
which the incorporate raise to all restriction
of their traffic. He said the great evi
must he voted out, but who are Il
do it? The fathers, the mothers
the children, by vote, by suason and by every
means whereby the work may be furthered
In the afternoon another meeting was held
when three speakers addressed the meeting
G. S. Mosher, secretary of the Maryland Stat,
Temperance alliance; Rev. S. b. Tredway, OF
Alexandria, Va, and Rev. w. M. Strayer o.
Chestertown. The whole ground was yer,
nicely compassed by these gentlemen, and n,
doubt many impressions were made whicl
will be lasting Prof. G, II. Spurrier and wifi
interspersed the services with appropriat
music This county has lately come unde
the local option law, and many encouraging
reports were made as to the working of tn
law,
At $3.50 p. m the new directory of the Jack
son Grove Camp Meeting association met t
elect officers The following were elected
w. ]. G. Dulany, president; Rev. j. d. Kin
zie, vice president; Samuel ID. Smith, secre
tary DIR. II. +. Zollickofier, treasurer. Rev
S. c. Ohrum, of Western Maryland college
led the young peoples meeting at 6;45 p: m.
Among the new arrivals are Rev. Il. i
Newman, Fred c. Klein, missionary to Japan
c. S. Mosher,
Rev. II. G. Cushing preached at 1880 in hi
usually impressive manner.
THE SHENANDOAH ASSEMBLY,
Special Letter,