Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-04

CHRISTENING IN TIE WOODS
| Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR
JACKSON GROVE
A. A. COUNTY. MD, August 4.
Saturday afternoon was given up in great meas
use to preparing for sunday and the reception Of
friends by the evening trains. The boarding tent
| cooks were putting IL extra time Prof Spurrier
gathered some of the singers and organized choir
| for the sunday services as follows Mrs. II. Bur
| rougnS. Misses Iona jackson, Fannie Murray and
Evans. OF Baltimore, and Mrs G. Ii. Spurrier. of
| Westminster, soprani: Miss Cathell, OF George
| town; Miss Brown and Miss Burroughs. of Balti-
more, ati; T. \. Murray, of Baltimore, bass; c. Ii.
| Spurrier, tenor and director, and Miss Florence
herring, OrCanSt.
The saturday evening service was conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Grouse. OF Kent county, and after the ser
mon Dy MIN prayer meeting was conduct ed.
| NOCTURNAL ExC,TEMEsTs.
Saturday night. at late hour several dogs got
into fight near the ground, and for time there
was loud yeipins and howling but some of the men
| put stop TO it by helping the under dogs In the
nSht- subsequently,, the snoring OF a Washington
sleeper was mistaken for the growing of the dogs.
A little excitement Was also Occasoned BY SOM
nambulist, who rose up in bed and called, "Catch
| him. Catcn him.
Yesterday morning the skies were cloudy, and
many OF The tenters expecting friends were anx-
| ouS lest the weather would prevent their coming
AS 1t happened, no rain fell during the day, but tie
threatening appearances Of the sky doubtless de-
TERED may from starting to the camp.
THE SUNDAY SERVICES.
| The opening services Were held at o'clock, the
USUAL prayer meeting being conducted by Rev. S. B
| Treadway, OF Salisbury, Nd. This was the best
attended meeting Of the kind yet held, and num-
berS OF new faces were seen. At O'Clock an eXpe-
r!ance meeting was held at the stand, conducted by
Rev {. H. LjtletOn. and during the meeting large
numbers Cf visitors arrived The ground from the
cities and the surrounding country. This meeting
closed about 1919 O'Clock TO be resumed in the
At II o'clock the regular preaching services took
place The serlnon was by Rev. DR.. j. 7. Mur-
ray president OF The conference, whose text wa:
| Il ain the bread OF iife.' John Vi, 35 The choir
during these services. rendered tiney the anthem,
| "Con>ider the Lilies" During the collet ton a
| drunken man created some conmOtion by insisting
on his Companion contributing with him. and Oil
| Ger Sta.il,l9ss .cd hil. cut.
After the sermon came the intermissian for din
heT, numbers making their way TO boarnng tents,
/ or eoiLG 10 their wagons in The WOODS. Or taking
their lunch baskets To the hill side and discussing
their contents
A CHRISTENING
During this inter,niSoion one or the many babies
on the ground, that OF j. W. and Harriet Stansbury
OF Brooklyn received at the hands OF Rev. T. scott
! Norris the name OF louic Matilda
At O'Clock the experience meeting Of the NOR
hing was resumed i'll the tabernacle, Il nj was con-
llnued up 10 preaching hour under tie direction Of
i'er w t,tsSin. OF Anne Arundel county AT 3
O'Clock Rev L. ". Bates preached from ChrOnf-
cst5, XAEii 9, sermon which Claimed the closest
attention oil liz audience.
/ BY night the lar-er portion of the visitors had
LETT, tut there remained GA the ground a sufficient,
Lihoe- 10 LAKE congregatio OF several hunGred.
/ 10 tiitsc Rev. Dr. j. L. Mills. OF Washington,
/ preached from Matthew XXXIii. 8. and 49, or the
lamentations OF Christ over Jerusalem, ending In
! ~ anp'd To the uuconverJed. Rev. III. Ta.g fol-
lowed with an eNhort t0n, and singing and prayer
{ W;,> engaged IN Til nearly ten O'clock
Tie Attendance daring the day was probably
o,3lJ 10 i0jJ- Among others On the ground were
/ eA-HaIGr Emery. Thee. Barnes. 5. Emery ana
y Ah4efaon, OF Washington; Capt Brown, VIA
+ Fowler. Of Annapolis
y ru:nOr reached the camp in the afternoon that
there W-1s I Feg Of whisky III the woods but the
police aftcT s-arch Of an hour more, found the
keg 10 be flask hid in stump.
THIS MoKSISG's EVENTS.
THIS morning before the boil rang for rising some
OF the preachers got up not. however, from choice
but because the Stats in the Led gave way, Causing
fan In the ministerial supply.
The early morning prayer meetings tat O'clock,
We're 1nalgrattd This morning. unter The leader
ship OF Rev g. y. Robinson. OF anne Arundel
county, and numerous requests for PRAYER Wef,.
Hdle. The family prayer meeting was conducted
~ : O'Clock by Rev. q. q. bacnIs. Of Caroline
COUNTY, 10 me prayer and experience meeting
"do CCEu1ctti by Rev e. y Robinson, az O'Clock
AT ss.ayMan Grove.
SUNDAY SERVICES IN WHICH Two BISHOPS rooE
FAHT-A MEETING PKoTRAC~ED UNTIL LATE AT
NIGHT.
Yesterday. as was expected, proved great day
1T Nayman Grove. Early In the morning the
woods were ringing with the sound OF songs and
prayer, from the usual morning prayer meeting,
T..
Lancaster evangelist. vino has been IA efficient
iator,.r In TN, PRAYER meetings or the camp
Al II "ciocS rev j. :. MOTIFS. AFTER SINGING the
ny ltE, Amazing grace. hyw sweet t4 SCUM ~ ana
rt,Cins the scripture lesson. Introduced Bishop j.
+ v ID God. 81 the eighth episcopal district The
bi~ii u announced Inf, ftst ieuit,rnnGn,- ~ md ~
h!S theme being God me refuge of his rpOnfa
TIE . rInon Was most eloquent and logical, and
;Nahelied religious Iervor which CONTINUED dur
/ ing The entire day.
! at o'clocA Bishop Waynian preached from
! I>t.,h S>a chapter and "a verse. lie theme was
aFprof mate 10 tine centenary OF American Method
:N'h. upon which subject the bishop had been an
! nouEced u preach
I At ~ O'Clock Rev. Timothy Shields preached
IRON Mathew 10Th and a,th Several m0urners
cam forward. desiring the prayers OF the congre-
gaton ana up I'll late hour nj night the meeting
: YVES coLtih'iru With The greatest enthusiasm.
: fhe Owens Grove Meeting.
The woods lne.tiny at owens Grove held yes-
tcrtiay, about TWO and half miles from the city on
! the Brentwood ROAD, was Of very Interesting
character The company from this city reached
the grove little aIter g. and with the county folks
; who had assembled united IN an Old Methodist ex-
perience meeting, viii ch was lei by Rev. P. A.
! IFisl-
~ Il:3a Rev. Charles Mytiager preached from
the text, John. 81 chapter. 81 verse: "And every
man that hath this hope III him puriGeth himself
aotrnced By Rev. J. i. Wright.
.4;tlc groups were tIen seen under the large
spreading. o Ks taking refreshments, while the
ministers We're conveyed 10 the county houses in
Az o'clock Rev. J. c. Hagey, pastor OF North
Capitol NJ. e church. arrived. accompanied by
l;Gter. Thomas esq, OF Germantown Pa
me temperance prayer meeting, was led by Rev.
VI ti5e., md Tie following named made ad-
dres$s; Eey. j: Il. Wright, Mcssrs. l.. X. Zook
mos II. Owens, Rev. WIZ. Rabbit. az Railway y j.
htsnES. Eog'rt Thomas, OF Germantown, pa: Rev
/, y CTist am, Mr. Nm. Mcdonald the meeting
c.o-c IL O'Clock, and after inteTIaission of M
tees, minutes young peoples meeting under Rev
T. ~ Cfl5i. was held This was a very interesting
nifctilIE fhrJe yo,il, ladies and one young man
asked To Dc rrmemte,ei by The people l.. their
PRAYERS About O'Clock the wagons left the grove
ioI homo.
toL0RED FIIsGo-SatuF,iay afternoon q frht
occurred near the corner OF 18Th and Is streets
northwest, IN winch Ella Randolph, coiorcd. struck
oicc. Price, colOrct, blow ca the head with an
iron poker, Ittctilg wound four inches LONG The
w0un,ei man was removed TO The Emergency hos-
Eit&l, where The t<1Sl Was dressed by Or. TayloI
after which Price was sent hone Ella WAS ar