The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-08-18
CAMP MEETING.
The Closing Of the Season
at the LOveland
Ground.
Notes Of Interest about the Two
Sans and scamp Meeting
JOhn"-VisitOrs and
Brief Comments.
LoyRLANp, O.. August o.

LovKLAND, u, August 8.
Camp meeting has closed with the
singing of "God be With You Till We
Meet Again, rendered with the pathos
of the hour Of parting.
BY the winding paths there is NOV
ing stationward Of people back to the
usual activities of home and business
life.
There has been marvellous nearness
to the heart of the Eternal in these con-
secrated groves where, for season, the
air was vibrant with the voices of prayer,
sermon and song.
The clerical "Sams" have interested
vast audiences; the exhaustless resources
Of humor, invective and loving persua.
siveness of the one, paralleled by the
convincing, earnest, solemn utterances
Of the other.
Conspicuous upon the preachers stand
from day to day we're Bishop Walden,
self.poised, masterful; DR.. Bayliss, pom.
derous,!brainy; Prof. Upham, of Drew"
thoughtful, scholarly, who spake with
authority in the unfolding Of the doc
trine of spiritual growth, from the text,
"frst the blade, then the ear, then the
full the full corn in the ear"; the Leon
ards-the fiery, vehement Methodist and
the gentle, eloquent Presbyterian, and
our own pastor, DR.. Ketcham, reposeful,
observant, authoritative as his position
required. Exceptional in personnel and
experience was the Rev. John Naugel,
familiarly known as "Camp Meeting
John"-alert, wiry, emotional, whose
face we readily imagine would be darkly
repellant if the baser passions had the
ascendency, but, in reality, aglow with
Christian Joy.
Utilizing the enforced detention of a
storm.bound audience he gave in sub.
stance the following narrative: A way
ward, thoughtless boy, strayed into a
Methodist revival meeting, was awaken
ed and powerfully converted. Entering
the ministry I tried to preach to sinners.
Two years ago the Bishop got after me
tremendously sharp to 60 as mission
ary to the Pacific coast. Accepting the
commission, my young bride and myself
went to live among the cowboys" in
sage brush regions OF the Far West, firm
in the conviction that there were two
things that could not be boycotted-Al-
mighty God and Methodist preacher.
Our appointment was to "Alkalie."
Having but seven dollars in my pocket
the outlook was meagre; but God raised
up friends for the "plucky little elder, +,
as they called me, and the essentials of
housekeeping were secured and my
seven dollars intact. The rivet of grace
has clinched the divine truth as pro.
claimed it, and my ministry has been
graciously sealed by the conversion of
hundreds of souls. Four weeks ago my
young wife was taken from my side, and
I am here in Ohio to lay her at rest and
listen for the call of the Great Head of
the Church to preach His gospel in the
remote corners Of the earth, if it be His
will. Thank God forever. ~ am the
child of king! the child of a king"
... VACATION COTTAGE.
The large-hearted thoughtfulness of
the WV. G. A. has provided this enjoy.
able summer resort for ladies. The
structure is commodious and tasteful,
and commands one of the loveliest views
in the valley of the Little Miami. Prices
are reasonable, ranging from $500 to $500
per week. Its occupants includes not
only ladies who are self-supporting, but
others who prefer the retirement of this
"Doves' Retreat" to the noise and excite.
ment Of the hotel. Among the visitors
this season were the Clarks, Cranstons,
Hardys, Palners, Mitchells = young
teachers, happy.hearted, quick at repar-
tee, thoughtfully courteous to the ma
turer ladies'; the Bachelors-mother and
daughter; Mrs. DR.. Wilson, stately
dame of the "O,d Dominion, and her
daughter, the sweet-faced Mrs. Smith |;
Miss Crapsey, valuable attache of the
Cincinnati Book Concern, and Miss Mary
Story, genial as ever. Representatives
of Hillsboro have been "Herald"-ed.
The fare, though not luxurious, was ap-
petising and enjoyably clean. The cui-
sine corps included type Of brusque
effectiveness, whose dispatch in killing
a chicken would commend her to the s.
P. G. A. Trunks and valises are packed
for transportation, and the camp meeting
for 1886 is pleasant memory.
NOTES, - 10.
"Are you fishing, darlings?" was the
query of the modern "fisher of men" to
DR.. John Callahan's "wee folk" as they
were playing by the banks of the Little
Miami the other day. ...
Police regulations were never before
20 we'll enforced, was a comment over.
heard.
II the announcement from the preach
er's stand of the finding of gold brace.
let's, &C., is in harmony with the spirit
of the Discipline "forbidding the putting
on of gold and costly apparel. q mention
OF ladies' toilets is in order:
Shade hats, trimmed in null, were