Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-10

The Jackson Grove Camp.

The Jackson Grove Camp.
THE GRANT MEMORIAL SERVICES sATURDAY-A
LARGE NUMBER OF VISITORS YESTERDAY.
Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR:
JACKSON GROVE, August 10.
There was good attendance at the Grant
memorial services Saturday q fternoon, consid
ering the state of the weather. These services
were opened with a solo by Prof. Spurrier, FOL
lowed by prayer by Rev. A. ID. Melvin Inc
Doth Psalm was read by Rev. ]. b. Jones as the
lesson. After another hymn. Rev. J. }; Murray,
Oh 81. Johns church, Baltimore TOOK fOr MS
text James iv, 18th: "For what is your life? 1t
Is even vapOr that appeareth for little time
and then vanishes away. From TINS ne
preached an eloquent memorial address. rev.
DE-. Drinkhouse offered prayer, and the hymn,
''Oh God our help In ages past closed the SER
vices.
The meeting Mt night was conducted by Rev.
A Ia Melvin. who preached from Philippians /,
20; and a prayer meeting fOliOweu.
THE SUNDAY SERVICES.
Yesterday, to the delight OF the campers, the
sun "shone forth in its beauty" The bell was
rung at six O'Clock, when Rev. c. n. Robinson
held his early meeting, which ran into the fam
lily prayer service, conducted by Rev. Mr.. Evans.
Almost before the camp had breakfasted the
country people commenced to arrive, and by
ten O'Clock there was u large assembly on the
ground, the trains from Baltimore and WaSh-
ington being well filed The number was in
creased by other arrivals in the midday trains,
and there were perhaps $500 people present In
the afternoon.
Inc stJ y OClOCk, WAS dl.
tended by "a large congregation, Rev. Mr.. Trout,
OF " Washington, having charge of it. This meet
ing was continued till within a few minutes of
the hour of preachins-10l2 o'clock: Rev. Drs.
+. u. Drinkhou,e, ]. D. Kinzer and ]. J. Muir
ray, Rev. McSsrs. Jones, w 4. Evans A. d.
MELVIN; with Rev. I. ]. cross and ]. n. Davis. of
the VI. +. church, occupied the platform. After
an anthem By the choir, the hymn: another
Six bays Work is Done, was sung and prayer
was offered by Rev. DIR. kinzer.
INVITED To LEAVE.
At this pOipt nrip EL for ho
agement, congratulated the assemblage, and,
particularly, the people of the neighbOrhood,
on the good order that had prevailed during
the meeting. While he was speaking q crowd,
composed of an elderly woman, several young
women and two or three young men engaged
in conversation near the edge of the tabernacle.
DIR. Drinkhouse asked, in general terms, any
engaged in conversation to deSist, but this had
no effect. He then requested the young man,
with specs and II straw hat, to retire. The
young man, with his companions, stood their
ground for IL few minutes, but finally Withdrew.
Rev. DIR. Murray, OF ST. Johns church, Baltt-
more, preached from i. Peter l., and 4, his
theme 9sins the superiority OF the Christians
by Rev. j. n. Davis, OF Baldwin Memorial NJ. +.
church. near Milersville.
After dinner houra spirited children's meet
ing was held in the Tabernacle; Rev. c. n. Rob
insOn and Rev. Mr.. kinZer conducted it. Ad-
dresses We're made by Revs. J. B. Jones and J.
n. Davis. In the afternoon Rev. L. +. COul-
Dourn discoursed from Matthew w., !.
WORLDLY INTERRUPTIONS.
During this service the congregation was
quite restless especially those on the outskirts,
and some even seated in the tabernacle en-
gagged in conversation. To those interested in
that is not Jones baby, is it?' asked one of an
elderly woman seated perhaps ten feet OIL.
YES" was the answer; ''ain't he nice little
clare" Eyes, he has just cut his front teeth
when did you see Louisa? / heard she's
poorly "Yes," was the answer; al was there
weeks Tom has rbpr.
matiz; amt it bad:' Then set of equally
interesting questions were asked in return.
After the preaching in the afternoon many of
the visitors left the grounds and by night there
were but few more than the regular tenters on
the ground, with their guests. Among Others
Samuel Emery, of Washington; DIR. Hinkle, of
Baltimore, and Hon. c. w. Button, of Lynch
burg, Va.
RECOLLECTIoNs OF THE FIRST CAMP.
Squire F. G. Harmon, and Mr.. John Gardner,
who, with Mr.. r. d. Woodward, are the only
three known living survivors in the neighbor-
hood of the camp meeting of 1913. the first ever
held on the ground, then known us PayneS
woods, were present: Squire Harmon states
that, according to his recollection there were
in 1923 but fifteen tents on the ground, and it
was the camp of Severn circuit, then extending
from the Chesapeake to and including parts of
Baltimore, Montgomery and Prince Georges
counties and the whole of Anne Arundel. the
preachers on the circuit were ThOS. Sewell and
Joel Blue. and the extent of the camp was a
circle about one-fourth as large as the present
one. Among the tenters were Col. Berry, of
Baltimore Gather OF Gen. J. $; Berry,; Mr. jack
son, of Bladensburg: Mrs. Bradford, the Ciarks,
the WoOdwards and lIarmOns from the neigh
borhOod OF the camp, the JOhnsOns from Ma
gOthy, and tent from Annapolis, of which Mrs.
Phelps and Mrs. Peters had charge.
Last evening young peoples meeting was
held: Rev. A: D. Melvin preached. The prayer
meeting Was kept up till after 10 o'clock, and
there was one penitcnt, a lady.
TEMPERANCE DAY.
This morning Rev. c. y. Robinson held
prayer and experience meeting in the stand
shortly after six, and family prayer, conducted
by Rev. J. y. Jones. followed.
This is temperance day on the ground. The
camp will break Wednesday morning.