St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-23
Prospects of an Unusually Interesting and
Profitable Season of Prayer
and Song.
More Than Fifty Tents Pitched and
Half as Many Cottages AL
ready Occupied.
Sam Jones and Sam Small to Arrive
on the Grounds This
Morning.
The Camp meeting Opened.

,.kUNRky 4 4 m preparations for
YE@REa%M'/ = & an the opening of the
0%gM "A AY7N devotional eXer-
IEtH-sFAZL NRsTHicises, that are to
1NsE Z,rA A. last two weeks,
~ ,"nw-uE were going on.
SNNE-~WR., o. The great pavilion
- fapfW that has seating
capacity of 1000
people is nearly finished, but
few more touches are required
to place it in perfect condition. and all day
the sound of the carpenters hammer and
saw was heard, and the painters were bus
lily engaged in covering the white posts
and roof with pleasing colors. 1t is a
beautiful scene that greets ones eye as
he alights from the train and enters the
confines of the park. To the right and
left stretches the shady aisles of the
grove. dotted with the white tents that are
full of life and moderate pleasure. All
day long new arrivals were registered
and body of workmen were busy pitching
canvas houses around the great pavilion.
Along one shadOWy avenue are twenty
tents, and into these were moving families
VINO had come to stay through the season
OF prayer and song, and even longer. Back
OF the cottages plain, unpretentious cook
stoves are placed, and from the stubby
pipes ascend columns of smoke, while in
dustrious servant girls bent over them and
prepared the dinner of the family by whom
they were employed. There is
SOMETHING ENJOYABLE
about the tent life in Red Rock park, and
the man who leaves the noise and heat of
the city and finds himself in the quiet
shadows of this beautiful spot with it's sa-
cred air and signs of happy existence, is
almost overcome by longing to forever
bid adieu to the hustle and hustle of bust
ness and take up his abode in this quiet re-
treat. There are pretty maidens who seem
to rejoice over their release from the stilted
mannerisms of society of city life and wan
der through the laughing fields and the
quiet groves, plucking wild flowers
their innocent laughter. Hammocks
swing from the trees and beckon
invitingly to the weary passer-by, and
through the open front of the tents
glimpses of comfortable beds with immacu-
late coverings can be caught. 1t is di-
minutive world of happiness, fragrance.
prayer and song. From the roof of the
pavilion rises tall staff, and yesterday the
American flag was unfurled to the breeze
and f1oated out over the temple of worship
as it proud OF it's mission. The work of
preparation still goes on, and the managers
say there has never before been promise of
such a crowd in the past as this
year. There are several tents
that have not yet been pitched, and this
morning all able-bodied men on the grounds
have been asked to assemble and aid in the
putting up of these temporary residences
It is expected that by tomorrow noon
everything will be in shape and the six
teenth session of the Red Rock camp meet
ing will be
FULLY UNDER WAY,
and the work will be begun that promises
to be more effective in the salvation of
souls than any previous year. In
the southern part of the grounds
pretty little stand is being erected. This
will be utilized by the Swedish members of
the Methodist denominations and meetings
will be conducted here by members of the
Swedish pulpits when the regular morning
or afternoon services are not on in the great
pavilion in the upper grounds.
Yesterday the hotel was being put into
shape and the long dining-room was set with
tables and the rooms above comfortable beds
and cots were being placed for the accommo-
dation of visitors. Mrs. S. Sherin is purser
of this establishment, and under her super
being put into shape, and yesterday noon
first-class dinner was served to several
guests. Moderate prices rule, and all who
come to the grounds from abroad are as
sured of careful treatment, and receive the
benefit of a cuisine that is not surpassed in
the Northwest. Just back of the pavilion
is the office of the manager of the
grounds, and here S. Sherin holds forth.
answering the thousand questions put to
him daily, pleasantly and promptly. George
Hazard and Rev. W. W. Satterlee and
Mr.. Galbraith were on the grounds yester-
day
BUsILY ENGAGED
in putting things into good ORDER and they
were ably assisted by Elias Noses who has
been identified with Red Rock park since
it has become point of interest,".
In the general preparations the ladies
were not slow in lending their assistance,
and their service was invaluable in arranging
beds and getting oil stoves in running order
Nailed to the trees throughout the grounds
are prominent signs that stare one in the
face prohibiting the pleasure of smoking,
but this enjoyment is not denied those who
are stopping at the hotel, as the manager
kindly gives his guests the privilege of en-
joying themselves so far as they can and
WHICH, SpohCu W iCSdlu!uS THO SlSHS, l6
said: go to the hotel and enjoy your
SELF" Cold water milk, tea or coffee are
the only beverages procurable on the
grounds, but these satisfy the desire of the
majority of those who are there and short
walk to Newport places man in reach of
cigars and before the grounds are reached
again, an after dinner smoke can be enjoyed.
Several prominent pulpit orators arrived
on the grounds yesterday. They were:
Rev. William Mckinley, Red Wing; Rev. c.
NJ. Heard. Auoka; Rev. G. A. Cressey, Winnie
bago City; Rev. Mr.. Wilson, 81 leading evan
gelist of the Southern Illinois conference;
Rev. S. J. Higgins, Excelsior; Rev. G. w.
Lawson, Montevideo; Rev, s. w. Warner,
Little Falls; Rev. ]. j. Edwards, Aitkin; Rev.
w. L. Hackett, Newport; Rev. Mr.. Wolf, Bird
Island Rev. w. X. Marshall Minneapolis:
Rev. George Galpin, Rev. w. w. Satterlee
and Rev. DIR. Van Anda, Minneapolis.
THE FIRST SESSION.
The first services Of the season were held
in the great pavilion last night, opening at
7:45 o'clock. and about $50 people faced
the speakers stand, in which sat Rev. w.
W. Satterlee and Rev. DR.. G. A. Van
Anda. Besides these were members of the
choir. which sang at intervals during the
services led by Mrs. j. S. Bailey. Prof.
Sanborn of Minneapolis was organist and
Miss Ida Marshall presided at the piano.
The services opened with prayer
by Rev. DR.. Van Anda. which
was followed by Scriptural reading by
Rev. w. w. Satterlee, who closed with a
brief dissertation on the subject: what
Hath God Wrought" He referred to the
work that had been done on the grounds
for the salvation of souls during the past
sixteen years, and referred pathetically to
Rev. DR.. Palmer, Mrs. Palmer, Amanda
Smith, and others whose voices had been
heard in the past, and had since grown
silent in death. He thought the meeting
ought to be a social one in which ideas
should be exchanged and he called on Rev.
DR.. Van Anda, who arose and said the
people should not expect great things sim
ply because Sam Jones and Sam Small were
coming, but because they had a great God.
Dir. w K. Marshall smoke in the sax.aa