Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-08-02
ANOTHER CAMP BEGINS.
~ nvAN0sLuoAL LAssOoIATION IN TEE
WOODS NEAR MANHElN.
.onslns Elder n J. smoyer 10 Uhs'ss Of the
0rvssss -For'y-ons Tents Occopisd BY
4 mssy People From Lancaster. Mar
helm, Liuas saa nouss JOY.

NJ MANNHEIM, Aug. 2-The second CAMP
71oo&ane os the SESSION Tor the Lebanon dis
( ~ u the Esst Pennsylvania conference
2Xeongoiical associAsion commenced yes:er'
- n The grove near Kaufman psrk'
S1mnv-0no tontn aro occupied BY the follow
- nnanons: Nauheim, Rev. J. r. Miller
01oA A. SnufYsr end wifa Mis- hesstf
+ 1ffa rlsber, b. Hougendoublsr, sarsn
q #2 1~eIe M nlecksr, MrA Longenecker,
<71-es,n Hommer and family, Isaac Mo.
Z; ~ - vi6e, Aaron Frey and family, /
3sw- rxs~.bsrrer, Rev. J. N. MetSgar and /
q Ss,Sos Geuusl Long and wife, Christ Fisher
6 g., SSS 1oaJly, samuel Ruhl and family, |
Z 1Ire3op Nohn and family, +. q. Brosey /
\ - WifA
( Inns. Rev. A, W. warfel and family, /
W, II. Buch and family, Samuel Work
I rlon and family, d. r. Buch and family, /
Ylnse Richey and family, John Fasuaoht |
"a family, George Butzsr and family, |
John Kissinger and family, 2. w. Souder
I saa family, A. Pfautz and family, Mra
KATE Buch, Mrs. Lizzie Wissler, John NC
Cloud and family, Thomss Mcdowell and
vlea J. d. Writers, Ann Kaufman, Mrs
I 0srsh smith, Misses Lizzie Kemper, Ida
i puch. Mary Hslman, Alta MUIR, Sabina |
psahm, Lizzie Buel.
Nj Joy Rev. A. b. Ssylor and wife,
Jean Bowman and wife, Mlsses Hattie and
Barbara Hsmperly, Jennie Wagner, Jessie |
5 1feeshe Della Perkins, Miss S,etmsn,
& nod Aaron johnson aud family.
F lancaster Mre. Walter Snader, Mary
Dehaum Mamie Holz worth, Carrie Urban,
llra vollratb, Miss Ssllie Heiney, Elite
RsufYmsn, Lizzie Harding.
Nillersviile: George d. Brown and
Mmily, J. b. Herr aud family, Messrs.
Oharlss aud Ephraim Grebinger, Roy and
Christ Mayer, Ben Schaeffer, Mrr DR..
xssner, Miss Nestie Kshler, Miss Lizzie
Hackman.
The grove Ia beautiful and convenient,
4 lOoMsd one-half mile from this place. A
more desirable place for camp could not be
Souud. The grove ia we'll shaded, gener-
ally level, clean OF all brier aud leaves,
{ VITA copieus spring of excellent water.
xhs culinary department II In charge of II.
q Olay Gibble. who IL sparing no means or
oxpsnse 10 furnish his bosrders with the
q best Of meals.
Presiding Elder B. J. Smoyer Is tho pro.
siding tfiicsr OF the religious services.
The 90 onmittee under whose supervision
end iabors the csmpmeeting IL conducted
are Rsv. A. w. Warfel, OF Liti,s Rev. j.
= AiAkrIs VI MohAoi.A itoNs 0s ~ Cuy
1t Joy Mr.. John Bowman, MI Joy |;
Aaron Frey, Mannheim, and w. A. Bach,
Ilus.
u may be interesting to the readers Of
( tho IyrELLIoENoER to know that for o
numper OF years preceding the lat
twslvs years campmeetings were held
In this grove; also that the first
i oampmeeting In Lancaster county was
hold under the auspices of the Evsngeli
oil associatiou. This In also the home Of
Join Seyb bert, the first bishop OF the
ohurch, and the seat OF tho Sey bert Me.
mosial church, which 10 the finest church
b nanheim township. Here too was held
Ne great national campmsetlng Of the M.
y. ehurch.
The fiut service was held at O'CLOCK
& Wednesday evening The meeting was II
charge Of Presiding Elder B. J. Smoyer
ouite large congregation had assembled
1os the opening service. Mr.. Smoyol
opened the service with singing German
hymn and prayer and reading Isaiah Kill
He followed this with an address In his
usual stirring manner, emphasizing the
fact that the first object In coming to camp
meeting should be personal improvement.
He bad attended hundred campmsetings
and thanked God for every one Another
OUyOot OuKOI 10 DO u bAN6bOulh ft6 pf6ybO
1or Ninevitish, New Testament spirit o
psnitencs But tho great necessity is the
power OF the Holy Spirit Another neces
nity ID preaching. ''Nearer My God 70
Thee" was sung which was followed by
another address by W. +. He'll, OF Lebanon
in the English language The DRIFT OF bis
address was the necessity of well defined
desire for divine blessings. A man going
70 store knows definitely what he wants
90 when the Lord spreads his table before
~ We should know just wba, we need OF
want We must e1psct OF the Lord. BY
expsctipg little we receive little. The mex,
question 10, "Are we willing to do what The
Lord asks of US ?"
ssfili mo now" was sung by the congre-
cation, after which f. Smith, OF Lsnc aster,
spoke. ssying that the day for campmeet.
1ngs 10 not past. Only those who do no
afsond these meetings cry ''there IL no cal
for campmeetings" In all our devotion,
we should give no uncertain sound. Some
Christians are like clock without hands
they run on, but you never know where
they are Let our lives be consistent and
scotfsrs will be convicted. Let our main
object be to lead our friends to Christ
THIS address was followed bya nan
prayer by + j. Miller, OF Pinegrovo. al
live for Hin" was sung, followed by q
prayer by O. ]. Warmkssssi, OF Cross we'll
The meeting closed with the benedc .lor
BY b J. Smoysr.
THURSDAY MORNING.
The day dswned without cloud to OBJ
scure the sun, giving the most suspicioul
signs for pleasant day. The tollowint
ministers have arrived thus far Revs B
J. 6moyer, Fredericksburg, Pa; w. +
Keil, +. Smith. Lancaster J. b. Esenwein,
AiiieSsviliej q. ]. Wsrmkessel, Cressw well
II J. Miller, Pine Grove; s. w. wsrfel
Lititz; J. p. Miller, Mannheim j. N. Metz
gar. Mannheim s. b. Say lor, Mount Joy.
he6o'clock prayermeeting was In charg,
OF J. B. Esenwein, The o'clock prayer
and experience meeting was led by k. j.
Miller. Quite a number OF interestips 4
testimonies were given.
At 10 O'Clock Q. J. Wsrmkessei, OF Cress
WELL preached from the text found In
John Tsh chapter 7lh verse "Thy
word IL the truth. Religion Ia an
Individual matter. Whatever the truth
teAches we must obey II We would be
saved. The Bible contains truths quite
oinsrent from all other truths. And
wnat makes 1t more Important than
most other books In THAT its con
tents concern each one individually
Christ says ye shall know the truth shall
make you free. A truth may be a truth
o.srnal, and yet not concern you, while ,
dtviAs truth says thou art the man. Thil
~ the condemnation that lIgh
came into the world, but mer
love darkness rather than Iigh
and would not come 10 the light lest thsil
deeds be reproyed. The truth IL my las