National Republican., 1884-08-15
A LIBERAL CAMP LEADER.
Washington Grove Meeting to be Governed by
Grace Alone.

wAsHrSGToN GROVE, MONTGOMERY COUNTY,
Mp, Aug. ll.--Presiding Elder Dcalc, who is
in charge of the Methodist camp which opened
here to-day, believes in government by love.
lie recognizes that II great many come to n
camp meeting for the sake Of physical health
and social intercourse, and is satisfied to reach
that class ns well as he can without making
them feel uncomfortable by scolding or com
planning about all Of the religious services not
being fully attended, The old.iHshioncd camp
meeting Is Il thing Of the past, and the modern
institution has To be accepted for what II Is,
and the best made of 1t. The oid-lashiCncd
people still remain and add fcrvor TO the cN-
erCises and very soul refreshing II is to wit.
ness their zeal In the cause. The lukcwarm
are always more or less affected by the pre-
vailing feeling, and this is what makes tho
meeting u success. Much good is predicted
for this gathering doubtless with some fOun-
uatiun.
The attendance in camp OH this the opening
day is above the average, but owing To the
word around the cotingcs aud tents requiring
the supervising of heads of families the cOngrC-
CATION In the tabernacle this evening to hear
the opening sermon of Rev. Dr. WccCh, Of
Union chapel, was mcager. The improve.
mcnts since last year include the erection of
several new cottages, the construction OF u new
railroad depot, and the general completion of
the camp as place of residence with all that
1t implies.
Tho campers, so fnr as heard from Mt pres
south side of Grove avenue are the cottages of
Capt. Boyd, Dr. DIETRICH, Wm. Sibley, aud W.
Il. Woodward, ir; while on the north side are
those OF Alfred Wood Wm. BurriS, j. n.
Borce, aud X jbcrt Cohen. In the circle, COM
mcncing on the right OF Grove avenue, are
J. +. Burch, Mr.. Childs, Mai. Morgan, i. i.
simpson, pr. Becker, Mr.. st. Clair, II. G; Craig,
q. Y. Woodward, George HILL NJ. c. Thomp'
son, Jesse Wilson, Miss Blanche RraddOck, l..
w. Worthington, q. a. Bcrch. j. w. Wade, j.
u. Cnshcll, J. W. Somcryille Rev. T. j. owens,
Dr. +. Howard, W. u. Miller, Mrs. Bccketts,
Hall, McSsrs. Bryan and Welsh. John ireland,
Ida Calhoun, Mr.. Franklin, W. Taylor Burch
WIN. Il. Woodward, Mrs. Trctlcr, aud Samuel
polkinhorn. on First avenue are l.. 5. Chap
man, Mrs. Knott, Mrs. Wolf, 4. J. Reed, II. s.
Pratt T. W. Smith, Mrs. Carroll, and DR.. Car
roll, Miss Maria Berry Mrs. Wise, and Richard
Ricketts,. ON Second avcnuc-J; f. Cloakey,
dcrdinc. Third avcnuc--J. W. Dccblc, Thomas
Bowling, X. T.. Jackson, Mrs Berry, Rev.
Richard Norris, J. :. lackiord G. l.. Nc
Arthur Fourth uvcnue-C. y. Brown, Mrs.
Fanny Shreve and Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Derby,
Mr.. Boyer, Mrs. Mary Hcnning, Mr.. Gather
ing Worthinson Dorsey, Mrs. Ward, Mrs
Griffith. Mrs. Milstcad. Finh ayenuc-Mrs.
Davis Nathan Walker, Wesley Walker, G. r.
Murphy w. o. Householder, W. J. Jones, j.
W. Barncsley, L. j. Hill, Carroll Thompson.
sixth avenue-Misses Milstead, Mr.. Benson,
preachers lodge, Mrs. Dorseys boarding
laundry, barber shop, butchers stall, and sup
ply store.
There are quite a number at the Noyes
hotel including Mrs. Clara L. Roach, presi-
dent Womcn's Christian Temperance union of
the District of Columbia.