Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-13
uRRANA CAMP MEEIINC.
Everything Indicates II Good Series of Meet
ings springfieIder- who are ON the
Ground.-Camp Notes.

everything Indicates "a Good series OF Meet
ings springfieIder- who are ON the
Grounds-Camp Notes.
Correspondence 10 the Globe Republic.
URBANA CAMP GROUND. August IL
Every indication is that this is to be the
greatest year in the history of this famous
old camp ground.
New cottages have been built, many old
ones have been remodeled, painted and 9th
erwse improved, and the general appear
ance of things is much To exceed any ything
previously seen here.
The St. Paul quarters of Springfield
folks is specially attractive in the added es-
adjustments of this year. j. w. Pearce,
J. ii. Clarke, q. NJ. WinwoOd, J. VI. Dear
dorff, the ST. Paul ladies, and p. p. Mast,
have all improved their buildings by paint,
pOrticos and other improvements.
Every tent on the grounds will be ocCu-
pied, and from fifteen TO twenty canvas
tents have been rented by the camp meet
ing association for the accommodation of
attendants on the meeting
There is erected and occupied or to be
occupied, more than two hundred and fifty
tents and cottages this year. The camp
meeting has really become a StupendOuS al
fair, and requires the constant labor of a
great many men 10 provide for its reeds in
all the departments.
There are a hotel conducted for the third
| year by the ladies of New Moorefield NJ. +.
church,, pOStoflice, a public telephone sta
| tion, a barber shop, a book store and many
of the urban conveniences.
| Among the Springfielders domiciled here
! for the meeting are J. w. Burns. c. II.
Schaeffer, William Berger Uagonda). ID.
VI. Burns, i. i. Mast, J. NJ. DeardOrfI, VI.
7. Wones, ID. W. Stroud, +. \. Jacobs, .JO-
seph Jacobs. X. F. Hayward. C. A. Smith,
Col. w. }. White. John W. Parsons, q. NJ.
| WmwOod. j. }. Clark, J. II. Clarke. J. W.
/ Pearce, Hayes Tayenner, Washington Neal.
Charles Bauer. Henry Laybourn, William
! Shuey (the last five of Lagondal, Rev.
Henry Tuckley, all of whom have their
! families here. There are also Mrs. VIM.
| Welch. Mrs. Henry Barnes. Mrs. Il. VI.
| kenney. Mr.. and Mrs Carey BOggess, Mrs.
Clara Croft, the Misses May and America
Brown, Mrs. c. W. Neal. {. A. WeIch aud
/ family. Theodore Sharfe and wife, VIM
Legg and wife, II. A. WISE ID. q. Myers.
The series of meetings will be in charge
of Rev. A. \. Spahr. assisted by Rev
Frank Mitchell, both of Urbana The
singing will be conducted by Carey Bog
CESS, Of Springfield, with Prof. Walter
Small, of Crbana, oTganist.
The meeting was opened at three o'clock
in the afternoon today when Bishop J. VI.
Walden preached an interesting sermon to a
congregation of more than six hundred
people.
There were present at the meeting about
twenty ministers, among whom were the
Revs. Henry Tuckley, +. &. Mitchell. ID. J.
Starr. ID. c. Vance, Presiding Elder 4. "
Spahr. Runyan and others.
Mrs. l.. o. Robinson conducted the ser
vice of the evening. She is from Roberts
Park church, of indianapolis. and is ac-
quiring great name as an evangelist
Great expectations are indulged of her sue
cess in children's meetings and other meet
ings here on the grounds.