Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-11
AMONG THE TENTS,
Opening Of the Sunday School Assent
at Washington Grove.

Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR
WASHINGTON GROVE, August 1.-THE Sun.
day School Assembly, under the auspices of the
Sunday School Union and the Primary Teach
er's Union ofthe District of Columbia, convened
in the Tabernacle last evening at 7:3O o'clock.
The opening service of song, conducted by DR..
Woodman, and an excellent choir of thirty
voices, with Miss Jackson, of Georgetown at
the organ, was followed by prayer for the AS.
sembly and the reading of the Scripture.
VIM. Redin Woodward then opened the dis
cussion of the first subject in order, "The
Teachers Preparation"
x His remarks were pleasing and instructive.
the spiritual preparation necessary for success
ful biblical instruction. Brief and pointed
speeches followed By. Rev. Page Milburn, Major
Woodward. The spacious tabernacle was half
nlled with numerous tenters and cottagers who
are already costly domiciled here anticipating
the opening of the usual camp meeting. 1t was
an attentive and enthusiastic audience.
At 1915 to-day, after another delightful SER
York, opened the discussion of the Teacher in
the Glass; Mr.. Frank Hamilton next talked
about Primary Methods in juvenile Glasses. !"
Interrogation Point and by Miss Lucy Upton
on "Impressing." The program Is elaborate,
ana Will doubtless prove attractive. The iIsti-
tute Will continue three days, closing Wednes-
day night.
The Jackson Grove Camp.
THE CLOSING DAY OF THE CAMP-rEMPERANCE
DISCUSSED YESTERDAY-How THE LIQUOR
LAW IS EvADED.
Correspo ndence Of The EVENING STAR
JACKSON GROVE, August 18th.
Yesterday was blue Monday in the camp
There was no rush of visitors from either city or
country, and the population was about on q
stand still during the day. In the evening q
few visitors came out from the cities. and a
number of country families came in. Rev. DIR
kilgore, of Hampden, Baltimore county, and
Rev. r. Scott Norris, were among the arrivals
AT nine O'Clock q spirited meeting at the stand
was led by Rev. A. ID. Melvin. The sermon, at
1890 was by Rev. DIR. J. l.. Mills. The subject
was temperance, and the text Isaiah, lviii, 1.
1t was, he said, the duty Of the ministry to cry
aloud against the natural sin, the liquor
traffic.
TEMPERANCE MEETING.
In the afternoon a general temperance meet
ing was held at the stand, and there was quite
a fair attendance. Rev. w. S. Hammond opened
with prayer and presided, and Mrs. Grigg, Miss
+. Grigg, Prof. SpurTier and Mr.. Decide, with
organ accompaniment by Miss Hattie Cathell,
rendered the music. Rev. w. NJ. Strayer made
an address, during which he denied that in con-
sequence OF the recent campaign that the tenn
perance cause had . been put back twenty years,
s. Greenfield took the ground that the liquor
dealers, being neither producers nor subservers
OF the public peace, had no good grounds to
AT seven o'clock the young peoples meeting,
neld IN the tent In the avenue, was led by Rev.
Mr.. Trout.
AT 1870 o'clock, Rev. DIR. j. Murray preached
from Matthew NV, 10. Three pentents pre-
sented themselves for prayers and they were
announced as converted. The meeting closed
al 1920.
THE LAST DAY IN CAMP.
This morning at O'clock the prayer meet
ing conducted by Rev. c. n Robinson. and the
morning prayers by Rev. DIR. ]. L. Mills, of
Washington. were well attended.
To-day is the last day OF the camp, and there
appeared this morning disposition to make
the most of it, the ladies especially being out
early. arSe-number of visitors are expected
to-day. After the sermon this morning by Rev.
w. y. Strayer, the communion will be admin
tered.
EvADING THE LIQUOR LAWS.
Since the camp has been held here for eight
or nine years past, mum bers have brought liquor
on the ground for themselves and friends but
it was generally dispensed out in the woods.
The local option law prohibits the giving as well
AS the sale OF liquor, and consequently the ex-
pedient was adopted by some OF hiding q bottle
IN the bushes and breaking off the top of the
bush to indicate where it was. The extent this
was carried On last year can very plainly be
seen now by the dead tops. While the indjc;a-
tons from empty bottles and broken bushes
are that there has been much liquor drinking
this year on the outskirts of the camp there
has not been up to this time a drunken man
n