Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-08-22
THE CAMP-MEETING SEASON.

The Methodist Gathering at MorrisNille.
The annual camp-meeting. held 10y the
MethodistS of the St AlbanS district. was
opened on Wednesday evening. ON their
grounds near MOrrisVille and no proceed
ing encampment has begun under more
favorable circumstances. The details of
arrangements were very carefully and
successfully attended to hy Rev. NJ. =.
Bell, pastor of the Methodist church here
The grounds are in fine condition. Prob
ably third more tents and cottages are
expected than ever befure--this fact being
due in some degree to the meetings Of I'M
usual interest which are to follow Just
before the series of meetings last year the
grounds were graded aud much improve
ment made in the seating arrangement
With those improvements and the many
that nave been made this season, the
grounds and surroundings are in
prime condition The ho0rdng-house has
been considerably enlarged, 50 that Il
considerable number of lodgcrS can be aC
commodatcd. All through the day We'd
nesdaN, active preparations were being
made, all being buoilN engaged in complct'
ing thc setting mp oftcnts, etc. The arlV-
al OF trains from the east and west brought
in camping parties from various towns in
the district and II good number were in at
tendance at the opening services in the
evening and every thing points to an un-
usally large attendance throughout the
HelleS'
Th" Opening services
were held at 1870 y. m. ON "Wednesday. \
good number gathered at the speakers
stand and listened to Il sermon by Rev.
Mr. Scott of I'ndprhil who urrnchpd
trom Zec., iv;G Presiding Elder Richard
Morgan was present and made n few re-
marks Monday opened with pleasant
weather, and an increased attendance.
After general morning PRAYER meetings i'm
the several tents, the morning public ser
provnr ,,.,,. ,',"rnG L, D. w. ''i, E,i,i,
son of IIHrIyvfcli and Rev I r Bnxrn-
dol nf Jnhnsnu nrn,rhni an n>r.lInnt
sermon from thn tnvt ~ t,i,o ~ T.,
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Enoshurrh fniin,ynd Viii, cyhnrtati,n. VI
The afternoon service was 6prncd bv
prayer by Rev Mr.. Worthcn of Richford
toxt ba" i'i i,"n' iIle
and consecrton mrntin NJ 'No' thn stnmd i',,"i'
New arrivals wnrn nntirmI dn.in'r tho ,In,.
dav and eVnrvthino ,%"nt th T"' my ,''iS ~
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'""'N''aS Evening
Thursday evenings preaching service
was preceded by ii service of song. Rev.
J. ID. Bcemau of NIontpelier seminary was
,,rasort ,,1 ,'1 =, .,'' l';,'s;,. "''
P'usen' anu 'eu III 'lie Singing.
heN' Luthef freeman OF Essex JUNO
ton preached Il sermon from the text
Daniel y-5 The sermon was fol
lowed by earnest exhortations from Rev.
Mr. Enright of Fairfax and Rev. Richard
Morgan of st. Albans.
Forty or more tents and cottages are
now on the grounds 4 large tent is
pitched just outside the circle. which is to
be used as headuuarters for the w. c. T..
u of the county during these mrrtinus
nd ba Stnt,
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Friday morning opened with pleasant
weather and the campers were astir at an
early hour. Prayer meetings in several
tents preceded the regular morning ser
vice, which was held at 10 a. III. before
the stand. good number being present.
After songs by the choir, the an
nouncement of the evening before
was repeated Uhat the day would
be observed as centenary day. Prayer
was offered by Rev. NJ. =. Bell of
Morrisville. The first speaker was Rev.
w. ID. Malcolm OF Franklin, who address
sed the hearers upon "Doct1ines' and was
followed by Rev. Mr.. Clark of st. AlbanS
who spoke upon "EXperence Rev.
Clark Wedgcworth of Bakersfield fol
lowed with a talk on "Church Policy"
Rev Mr.. Bushnell of Cambridge spoke
upon Missions. The benedictiOn WAS
pronounced by Rev Mr.. Enrght.
A good sized congregation gathered be
fore the stand for the afternoon service
Rev }. d. Beeman Of Montpelier preced-
ed the regular service in ii few remarks
and was followed by an address by Rev.
Mr.. Worthen of Richford. The ccntcn-
ary services embraced the morning and
afternoon services. The usual preaching
service was held in the evening
The meetings are favored with pleasant
weather thus far,and if pleasant on Sunday
a very large crowd may be expected
Francis Murphy arrived yesterday.
The attendance at the Morrisvilie NJ. +.
camp-meetings has shown IA marked in
crease at each service since the opening
There never was So many clergymen pres
ent from this and other States, as now
The weather on Friday and Saturday al
though oppressively warm in the sum- was
quite comfortable in the camping grove.
A good share of the large number in at
tendance during the day, Friday, remained
TO the evening service at p. m. After II
service of song the services were opened by