Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-07
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The Meeting In the Iandisyillo woods brought |
TO y Close.
Thursday was the last day of the camp
meeting, and the proceedings were of unus-
ual interest
AT 9 o'clock a. m. there was very largely
attended prayer meeting, conducted by Rev.
Thomas Ogle and at $50 prayer and expo
rience meeting, led by Rev. J, +. Crouch.
At 10 o'clock A. IN. Rev. Jesse B. Young
of Harrisburg Grace church, preached a
sermon from I'd Samuel xi, 2s "But the
thing that David had done disploased the
Lord"
At 1880 p. IN. at the main stand Rev. Charles
Rhoads conducted the final cbildren's meet
ing at the conclusion of which the little folks
marched all round singing hymns.
While tho children's meeting was going on
meeting for the promotion Of holiness was
being held in the large tent 1t was led by
Miss Grace Weiser, of York, and was very
largely attended.
At 8 p. m. impressive memorial services TO
deceased members were held, at which a
number of eloquent tributes were paid TO
departed; subsequently the sacrament OF
large number of communicates.
At g O'Clock the final meeting for the pro-
motion of hOlinesswas again held in the large
tent The service was again led by Miss Grace
Weiser who Is a wonderfully able, earnest
and effective worker.
While this meeting was being held Prot.
Kirkpatrick was conducting an interesting
srvice of song at the main stand.
Central church, Philadelphia, preached the
concluding sermon in presence ofan immense
| congregation. At tho close of the regular
| service prayer meeting followed which did
| not terminate until IL o'clock p. m. Then a
grand procession was formed, the choir being
| on the right, the clergy next and the congre
| CATION following They marched around the
camp several times singing praises and finally
| formed line i'm front of tho grand stand,
| where the customary hand-shaking was
| INDUCED in until midnight when the cam p
was closed by the singing of the doxology,
followed by benediction by the presiding
| elder, Rev. John +. Crouch.
| The camp though subjected to some Sc
| we're rain storms, which interfered with tho
| personal comfort of those in attendance, is
| regarded as one of the most successful, from
spiritual point of view, ever held at Landis-
| vile.
This morning large numbers of the wor-
| shippers returned to their homes in this city,
| laden with gripsacks, parcels, packages and
| othor camp necessaries. Wagon loads OF
camp equipage were to be seen carried from
tho railroad stations to the residences of the
! campers.
THE ASSOCIATIONS OFFICERS FOR 1858
Yesterday afternoon tho association held
its annual meeting to elect officers and The
following were chosen:
President-Rey. j. 4. Satchell, Lancaster
! Vice Prcsident-ten. y n,. p",fon Colum
| bia.
Secretary-W. III. Bateman, Lancaster
Treasurer-Ephram Hershey, Columbia
| II. +. F..Bruner, II. ID. High, II. Henshaw, j
Selvert, and w. X. Bender appointed to pre-
sent candidates for the board of control, ant
the following names suggested were elected
John Shenberger, $. G.. May, Abram Bruno
aud II. F. Bruner, of Columbia; ii. Shubert
ID. Is. Hostetter and Samuel Burns of Ian
caster; ii. Henshaw, j. w. Glover and
Enslinger, of Harrisburg; III. II. High, w
ii. Shick and Henry Cruse of Reading; j
Hildebrand and w. X. Bender, of Strasbure
Seymour Raymond of Middletown; c. w
Few, of Lebanon G.. Park, of Millersburg
J. r. lands, of Halifax.
The board of control will meet on the cam
grounds in May, 1886, for organization, bu
4 the exact date has not yet been set
1t was resolved TO open next years camT
meeting on July 20, week earlier than thi
: year.
Rev. Satchell asked to be relieved Of tn
| presidency of the association, but the men
bers would not hear to that, and he was chose
unanimously. He is the right man for th
position /; he IL very hard worker and leave
: nothing undone to make the campmeetinl
| successful.