Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-06

Woodland Worship.
| SUNDAY AT JACKSON GROVE CANP-rHREE THOU
SAND PEOPLE Observation-Disclosures MEETINGS,
SERMONS AND PoiITICS-A WEDDING AND SEVERAL
| CHRIsTgSINGA
! Corresponding Of THE EVENING STAa.
| Jackson GROVE, A. A. Co, Nd, August 6.
saturday afternoon the sermon was by Rev. j.
| W. Cray, OF ist Washingto ton, and at night Rev.
D. l. Mills, OF 9lh street, Washington, occupied the
! pulpit, his theme being repentance. Much OF the
time Saturday afternoon ana evening spent In
preparation for the reception OF friends from the
| cities. AS the trains arrived numb,rs Of anxious
trnters waited on the banks for their loved ones,
aud there was more or less hustle I'm ard about the
tents Yesterday morning the sun rose fair There
was a g0oGly number at the family prayer meet
In, conducted by Rev. Mr. Benson In the taber-
nicie Ii was not long before the country people
comm need to come IN, and during the entire
morning the sound Of vehicles arriving could be
heart.
oLD-FAeHIoNED EXPERIENCE MEETINGS.
On the railroad platform young lady, who was
asked by gentleman friend If she intended to at
tend the experience meeting, got OF quite ser
mon In reply. "Why do they" she asked. ''say
the same things over and over again at such meet
ing? Why don't they say how their xperlence is
soon as found who were present would know
before the first experience was given Just what
would hear. don't care about hearing ov'r and
over and over again low they felt fifty years ago
Whether this language was repeated or not WAS
not a>certained but certain 1t Is the experience
meeting which was held at the stlni at 8 30
~ the young lady. II was IN charge Of
Rev c. II. Litilet0n, aud was a spirited one.
III the young l,dy mentioned was present she
d0uDtles5 ENJOYED it as one of her kind of meet
| 1n2s. Tnis meeting was continued up TO within Il
BY ths tme 81 to ss Of 6 f Mouf fo o Gfs
| and Washington had arrived. and. with the conn
| Try people, t:iere were probably three thousand
| persons on the ground. This attendance was not
quite 30 large a. last year, but this is easily
counted Tor by the fact that Wesley Grove camp
Qhe Southern MethOdiSD Is In progress on the
b. anu o. r. but few miles northwest of this
place. Summit Grove and other camps near Baltl-
more are also I'm progress.
THE SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE.
AT 1890 o'clock the stand was occupied by Rev.
Messrs. DT:nkhouse, Cushing, Floyd, Strayer. Ben
son. kinz"r. Mills AMI Others. There was place
fine chor. led by Prof Spurrier, OF Westminster,
Nd, MT S5nrrier being the leading soprano and
Miss Mss Helen Steer, of Washington, the orsanist
gregdtion, all the chtrs and Seatings being
pied IL fore the sermon, Rev. W. j. Floyd, OF
An, Anne Arul Eel county, Nd, made statement OF
cral collection WAS taken UP. The sermon was
by Rev H. Z. Gushing. of SuSquehannah circuit.
whose text was ActS xiv. I6-'And herein do /
exercise myself TO have always Il conscience void
OF ohenss townd CD and toward men," The
SUBJECT vi tue sermon was conscience.
DIHSgR AND POLITICS.
During the int emission for dinner crowds
gathered about the boarding tent. while m,ny
went to the woods On the hill near the springs
whence enough Water flows TO SUI ply Il large
army, there were many tte picnic parties. The
politicians also took aivaLtlg &c of this hour AMI,
getting In o The circle, discussed Hamilton BAN
non, Wells and other can'iiIateS-
LOCAL OPTION.
Mr. Bannor, who was present, was the center OF
attraction wherever he went He declared that
the regular democratic ticket would be beaten at
the polls. Local option was also discussed, and
It's opponents were quite vehement in their argu-
ments against II. many asserting that there were
more private bottles and jugs IN the county now
than ever before
A WEDDING.
During the morning 1t was whispered around
among the country people that there were pros
poets of a wedding In camp. and those who heard
1t we're On the tip toe OF expectation The couple
Were on the CrOUni and were carefully watched
o. the knowing ones, but during tn morning they
boarded a train Tor Baltimore, where they were
married. They returned in the evening AMI after
were attentive listeners to the evening sermon
Mr.. Henry Hill and Miss Evelina Burner, residing
near Severn, We're the parties
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
At O'clock the experience meeting OF the morn-
Ing was Resumed: and occupied the time till preach
Ing hour. Rev. ". NJ. Straycr then occupied the
stand, preaching from l. Timothy, iv, s: "For
Dolly exercise prof eth little: but go1liness
Is profitable unto all things, having promise OF
the lie TIL now is. and OF that which is to come"
This, Ike Mr.. Strayer's previous sermons was a
Dne en0rt, ana Was listened TO VITA marked at
tension by those who We're not Interested in poll
ties.
Shortly after the sermon horse, tied at the
fence, created SOM excl; ement by stepping into
y iloW-j 'cke:s' nest. Some humane man cut the
halter, and the tOrmented amin II started on a run
towards the tents, but Was captured before any
d'inIge was done. except badly frightening the
women and children.
About six O'Clock a young Peoples meeting was
con lucted by Rev. c. n. Robinson. OF Brooklyn
In = lirEe tent on the avenue running back OF tae
preachers stand The ev'ning service was con-
Quoted by R'v J. L. Mills, who preached from
ProV'rbs, XVII, and part third vers.: g. To-mor-
row." discourse on prOcrdSttnat1on. An exhOr-
tatnn followed, ana then penit.nts presented
themsely s. AMI one was converted. The meeting
closed shortly alter ten O'clock and soon the camp
was quiet.
CHILDREN CHRIS TENED.
During the afternoon there were several chill
dren christened-a daughter OF MIR. c. P Carroll
by r. ". c. n. Robinson, at the ladies' lodging
place; two sons Of John T. Tayman by Rny W.
j. Floyd. aud child or Mr. b Ill (grandch,ld OF
MI john JackSon). at the stand, by Rev. j. r.
Nichols.
There was no disorder whatever on the ground
although 1t Was apparent that on the outskirts
some liquor used. The off1cers-Pumpnrey
and Berger-were not called on 10 make an ar
rest G.