Evening star., 1886-08-10
THE JACKSON GROVE CAMP.
Services I'm the WOOds-A Meeting Of
stock h hOlGers-COmmuniOn Day.

/ correspondence of THE EVENING STAR
| JACKSON GROVE, Nd, August 10th.
| Yesterday morning the first of q series ol
| early morning prayer meetings was started in
| the tabernacle by Rev. G. n. Robinson, o.
| Brooklyn, Anne Arundel county. and the regu
| lar prayer service was conducted by Rev. T. E.
| Coulburn, OF Lynchburg, Va. The experience
meeting ut halfpast nine o'clock was con
Quoted by Rev. M WoOdin and the attendance
| showed that quite number of accessiOns had
| been made to the company.
| The sermon at 1890 o'clock was by Rev. DR.
| j. l.. Mills, of Washington, whose text was
| Luke XIV, and g. the subject being the work
| OF the spirit and the salvation OF souls. In the
| afternoon the ladies' meeting was held, and al
| three O'Clock Rev. Mr.. Elderdice preached from
| Luke ', 4th 9th and 9Th verses, the drought OF
| fishes.
| During the afternoon Rev. Mr.. Tagg took the
| census of the camp. ascertaining that there
was a total of oOO-175 males, 2SO females and
| 10 servants.
Rev. W. ID. Leitzinger, of Hartford, and Dr. w
+. Edwards and son, of Baltimore, arrived on
the ground during the day.
THE FINANCES OF THE ASSOCIATION.
At O'Clock there was quite an interesting
| meeting of the stockholders held in the taber-
| nacle. Mr.. j. ID. Cathell, of West Washington,
was called to the chair, and Rev. j. d. Kinzer
acted as secretary. The committee on the
stock ledger made a report, showing $2,52O
paid in; that the assets 81, 5000, with 81 600
liabilities IN ten-year bonds. The managers, in
answer 10 questions, said the lots were 16 by
40 feet, and those owning two shares of stock
were entitled &c locate site and build cottages
II they desire. The sites on the front circle are
| all now taken permanently, and numbers on
the avenues and sward speaking of build
ing. Among these are Rev. DIR. Bates and Jos.
Pearson, OF Washington, and Capt. Pulley, OF
Baltimore.
Rev. DIR. DrinkhOuse spoke of the success OF
the camp cOngratulating the stockholders that
they were practically out OF debt
PLAYING BALL.
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| ment should not allow football to be played in
the circle. Quite number were at the time
being thus engaged.
DR.. DrinkhouSe said the boys seemed to en-
joy it, and perhaps some are too rude, but they
| should be allowed to enjoy themselves. It had
been said in Washington that they had had
professional games OF baseball on the ground.
Rev. Mr.. Ta5y remarked that such a charge
may have had its origin in the fact that some
OF the ministers played football.
A childreI's party was given yesterday after
noon, and some of the young ones had also a
torch light procession in the evening.
A number ofthe country people camped on the
funeral funeral Of % Mrs. Virginia Ray, at eu Severn Inc
AT O'Clock last evening Rev. e n. Robin
son cond Quoted spirited young peoples meet
ing in tent on Spring avenue, and the ladies
in the Washington street union tent gave a
concert.
A "wHOLEsALE' MEETING.
The services at night consisted of. as one of
the ministers remarked, "a Wholesale prayer
meeting" intended for all on the ground. This
was conducted by Rev. Mr.. Gray, and after an
eXhortatlon two penitents came forward. one of
Whom, young man. ii was announced, was
converted. Several asked the prayers of the
congregation.
This morning Brother Robinson's6 o'clock
prayer meeting opened the day, and the gen.
eral family prayer meeting was conducted by
Rev. Mr.. LittletOn. This being ommunion day
quite a number arrived by the morning trains
from the cities and country stations.
Some OF the tenters are living quite high on
the grounds. They and then take drives
to Severn river for soft crabs and fish, OF which
there are plenty.