Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-07-31
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The Crowd Continues Large and the Services
InterestIng-- Weather Mnrm but Pleasant

The Crowd Continues Large and the Services
Interesting--weather Warm but Pleasant
The attendance mt the campmeeting ut
Landisvilc continues 10 be large, and at last
evenings service there were more people
present than at any time since the opening.
To-day great many came in on the morning
trains and large numbers drove TO the
grounds. There are now thirty families
on the grounds from Lancaster, and every
cottage and tent is occupied. This Is the
warmest day the campers have vet had, but
the evenings and mornings are delightful.
Everybody seems to be in the best of spirits
and they certainly are enjoying themselves
Among those who arrived since our last
rcport are the following: Rev. DIR. G.. X.
Morris, of Tabernacle church, Philadelphia
Rev. J. s. J. Mcconnell, Manayunk Rev.
NJ. Mellick, Harrisburg Rev. Thomas Ogle,
Millersville Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert ID.
Jones, Palo Alto, Schuylkill county; Mrs.
w. l.. Livingston and Miss Ada Stevens,
Harrisburg.
Last evenings twilight prayer meeting,
which was held by Miss Weiser and Prof
kirkpatrick, was very interesting At the
| meeting number OF persons, upon request,
recited their favorite passages from scrip
ture.
The sermon at 1880 o'clock was preached
| by Rev. J. ID. Fox, Of Reading, 20 a very
| large audience. His text, which was from
Revelation xiii, II I: ''They overcame him
| by the blood of the Lamb and by the word
OF their testimony"
Immediately following the sermon there
| was IA prayer meeting at which great interest
was manifested and several conversions were
| made.
The o'clock prayer meeting this morning
| was conducted by Rev. NJ. Clark, of Manada,
Dauphin county, and the other at by Rev.
b. F. Powell, OF Packerton.
At 10 o'clock to-day the sermon was
preached by Rev. j. s.. J. Mcconnell, OF
Manayunk. His text was found in II
Chronicles, xxx,-T: "For there were many
in the congregation that were not.sanctified.' !
This was followed bya prayer meeting which
lasted for some time.
| At 1.30 this afternoon Rev. Charles Roads
held the regular children's meeting, and a
the same time the conservation service was
| held.
At3 o'clock the sermon was preached by
Rev. DIR. George X. Morris, of Philadelphia
| His text was in Matthew xiii 20, "a bruised
reed shall he not break, and smoking 1a,
shall he not quench till he send forth judg
| ment tunto victory"
| This evenings sermon will be preached b,
| Rev. j.. Townsend, of Mt JOY.
Campmeeting Notes.
This afternoon the board of control held
special meeting, at which committees wer
appointed to see that order is maintained OF
the grounds ON Sunday, when tremendou
crowd is expected on the grounds.
The order on the grounds during the Who'll
. day is excellent, and when services are bein
held IL is as quiet as in any church.
The railroad rates to Landisville are lowe G
, | than ever before during campmeetings
. Miss Weiser, of York, Is very har
! | worker.
Persons from this city desiring to spend
| day at the camp can do so, and after attent
| ing the evening services, can return TO tow
1 | by the o'clock train.
q The hucksters flom Lancaster are alread
erecting booths at the station for tho sale
| their wares on Sunday.