The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-06-06
LIE FIELD AT LARGE.
PROHIBITION PARTY STRENGTH IN
b. THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
A Glimpse at the Now National Camp
Ground on Staten Island - How the
Boys are Organizing in New York-En-
thusiasm Of the Juniors.

Boys are Organizing in New York-En-
thusiasm Of tho Juniors.
Especial Correspondence
New YORK. May 28.-The great mass
meeting. of which last week wrote, left
powerful impress behind it. Held in the
same place where daily assemblies the
Methodist general conference, it was at
tended by several hundred clergymen OF
that church, and by some laymen of wide
political influence. do not learn that
Governor Lounsbury. of Connecticut. at
tended. though he is lay delegate in the
conference; and ex-senator Warner Miller,
of this state, another layman, probably
did not care to attend because he wants
to be governor Lieutenant Governor
Cumback. of Indiana, was present in
proxy, represented by his wife; and am
told that she pronounced it the grandest
and finest political meeting she ever saw.
The party sentiment in this vast eccle-
siastical gathering is quite strong for pro-
hibition. Good authority assures me that
Of the 466 delegates nearly 200 stand with
the Prohibition party They have been
quiet every way as to questions political,
not wishing to have the line drawn for
any reason If party preferences entered
at ell into the election of bishops, who
shall say9 One of those voted for made
one Of the speeches at our mass meeting
Rev. J. w. Hamilton DR.. Fitzgerald,
just elected, is one of the stanchest Of
Prohibitionists, and Rev. DR.. Payne, an
other candidate for episcopal honors, Is
regarded as party Prohibitionist. Bishop
Hurst is with us. avowedly and aggres-
sively
Invent down to Staten Island the other
day for look at the new National Prohi
bition camp ground there being estab-
ished by company of gentlemen, in
GLIDING Horace Waters, DR.. Funk, Will
lam T. Wardwell, DR. Boole. w. J. De-
morest. Col, Chevis and others well
known. 1t is about one mile from Port
Richmond, station on the Rapid Transit
road, and perhaps eight miles from New
York by water, rail and carriage. The
bay sail of half that distance is fine, and
the entire trip delightful DR.. Boole has
charge of the grounds. near which he has
taken up his residence in a quaint veneer
able house three times as old as he.
Streets have been laid out, with such
designations as Maine avenue, Kansas
avenue, Willard avenue, Lathrop avenue,
Fisk avenue and Waters avenue Not
much underbrush needs be cleared away,
for there isn't much dense grove DR..
Boole has new and costly cottage begun,
and other cottages will doubtless soon go
up. The proposed Finch tabernacle is of
such extent, as per plans drawn, that it
cannot be erected for this season, and
some temporary tent arrangement will be
made for meetings announced These are
to open July 4, with the two Sams-Small
and Jones. DR.. Boole is confident that
so close proximity to New York will in
sure crowd of hearers every day, and
make the camp a great success. l sin
cerely hope all expectations will be met
and the cause of prohibition helped i'm
mensely here and hereabouts by this new
and rather expensive enterprise. q
And while the old and middle aged Pro
hibitionsts of this great commercial and
political center are moving forward, with
active effort and generous purpose, the
youth are not less active and earnest in
their way The Junior movement, now
spreading rapidly, began here. Arthur D.
Cochrane, son of The Witness senior pub
Usher, is at the head of it. He is a Young
man of less years than maturity, fruitful
in ideas, energetic of impulse and brimful
of Prohibition spirit. He realizes, as we
all should, the potent power which boys
can exercise in behalf of the principle our
party represents, the cumulative strength
an organization of Juniors can WELD for
party and principle now and hereafter
He runs Junior department" in The
Pioneer, and is eager to spread the enthu-
siasm for consecrated service which he
feels. He has just sent forth a call, from
the Junior Prohibitionists of New York
and Kings counties, for mass meeting at
Syracuse, June 26. of all young men in
the state between the ages of 10 and 81
The objects of this meeting are:
l. To confer together as to the princi
Piles and objects of the Junior movement
2. To effect a state Junior organization.
3. To provide for organization of county
committees, which shall be charged with
the duty of organizing clubs in every
town and ward.
The Junior articles of organization de-
clare that each clubs object is Ito pro-
mote the cause of prohibition by exerting
an influence upon young men and boys,
to keep them from the habit of drink and