The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-09-12
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM YORK, PA.

YORK, PA, September Sth, 1885.
Editors Union The camp meeting season has
ended and we can now sum up our observations,
having attended nearly all of them. The religious
services the several grounds were the strongest
and best we ever witnessed, but the effect on the
people was not noticed. I don't think thara uas
one single case OF conversion, such as used to be
had at camp meetings in old times. Since camp
meetings have been declared not subject to church
discipline by some of the churches, their useful
ness as places for revivals has declined, until
they simply religious resorts. 1t is no use to
disguise this fact. Hereafter you will find dis
position on the part of camp meeting goers to get
into the woods about the first of June and remain
until September, and in the meantime take in a
two weeks meeting. This is about the sum and
substance of camp-meetings. Even the old
fashioned camps are drifting into the same chan
mel.
One of the sensations of the day occurred on
last Sunday week in Winterstown, this county.
The town is incorporated into borough and is
situated on the old York road, which leads from
York through Dallastown to Stewartstown. The
leading denomination in the place is the Albright
or Evangelical Church. The politics of the place
is pretty evenly divided. All through the last
campaign some fellow has been writing number
of cutting letters from that place to the Republi-
can press of York. until the subject of politics got
uppermost, and most of this was charged up to
the minister, Rev. j. f. ShultZ, would preach a
sermon in which he would refer strongly by way
of illustration to Gen. Grant. j. H. P. Fulton, q
Democrat and member of the church, and who
is somewhat "of" at times, determined he should
not preach memorial service on Grant unless he
had the body present. So when the preacher
started into his discourse and mentioned the name
of Grant, Fulton stopped him. The preacher con-
tinued and Fulton advanced to the pulpit and
hauled the preacher down. Of course there was
great confusion at the time but finally order was
restored and the preacher finished his discourse.
The affair got into the papers through the Asso-
ciated Press and was published all over the coun-
try. Fulton is at large yet. No one has dis
turbed him and no one seems disposed to inter-
fere, but will let him quiet down. His strange
actions are the result of several injuries to his
head, which, under excitement, leads him to do
acts he would not do if in his right mind.
The political atmosphere il this county has also
been disturbed somewhat by an attempt to start
an Independent ticket headed by Judge Wickes,
who failed to get re-nominated, but the scheme
miscarried and Wickes was hauled off and Mr..
Latimer substituted. This change weakened the
scheme and drew the political lines in favor of
Mr.. Bittinger, the regular Democratic nominee,
who will be elected. There were some kicking
Democrats, but they are without any following
This is bad time to have Democrats to fly the
course and vote down regularly settled ticket.
On Thursday next the formal opening of the
Stewartstown railroad takes place at the terminus
of the road, and promises to be we'll attended
affair. The Stewartstown people have every reason
to rejoice and be exceedingly glad at the compile
tion of their road. 1t will be of great advantage
to them. The seven miles drag through billy
country, over rough roads, is thing of the past.
They can now step upon the cars and in few
moments be landed at the main stem of the N. G..
R. R. The freight, which has always been ex-
pensive to move to and from the railroad, is now
landed at the town.
The corn and tobacco crops are very fine this
year. The tobacco especially is very much better
than last year. The largest crop of winter grain
ever planted will be put out in this county this
year.
Our fair will take place the first week in October
and promises to be the best one ever held these
grounds. X.