Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-08-15
BURR's MILLS CAMP MEETING.

Those who arose early on Saturday
morning intending to attend the exercis
es of Children's Day, at Burr's Mills
were met by threatening clouds from
which the rain began to fall, preSaging
dreary wet day instead of sunshine and
gladness. But about o'clock the clouds
were rifted and the sun peeped through
and quickly dispelled the gloom, so that
in an hour many in wagons, buggies, on
horseback and by railroad were on their
way to the old camp ground.
The programme of the day was of such
pleasing and instructive character that,
although there was no uniformity in the
performance of the part of each school,
no one was wearied by repetition, but ac-
cepted each reproduction as a reiteratiOn
of some truth and principle which de-
rives its potency by being indelibly
| stamped upon the memory of the chill
dren. Doubtless many little folks were
disappointed in their expectations of the
day in the woods, but a gOOdly number
were present with each Sunday school and
performed the part assigned to them
with great credit to themselves and their
instructors
The Sunday schools of Salesville, Glen
coe, Children's Home, st. Clairsville,
Burr's Mills, Barnesville, Belmont and
Richland were present. The programme
consisted chiefly of songs and recitations,
together with the presentation of some
emblematic design. The blackboard work
exhibited by the Burr's Mills school de-
serves mention as possessing real merit in
point of artistic execution.
At o'clock Bishop Joyce gave talk
which was very entertaining and abound
ed in witticisms and humorous sayings.
Altogether the day was as pleasant and the
programme as replete with good things
as any of like character in preceding
years.
Candidates were present in abundance
and seemed to get in their work mostly
on the outskirts of the crowd.
On Saturday evening Rev. c. NJ. HOllet
preached very acceptable sermon from
a text taken from Esther iv-14, and at the
close of his discourse several persons
knelt at the altar in response to an invi-
tation and promise of Divine mercy in
response to the earnest prayer of the
supplicant.
On Sabbath morning, in spite of the
oft-repeated statement of Presiding Ed
er Mills, that the gates would be closed and
noOne admitted except residents of that
locality, people began to arrive early, and
while the closing of the gates was religi-
ously enforced, no objection was made to
any one walking into the ground at points
where the fence had been torn down.
The whole proceeding was a manifest
case of whipping the devil around the
stump"
At 1920 o'clock when Bishop Joyce
rose to preach, large congregation was
present to hear him, and all were amply
repaid for any inconvenience they may
have had to undergo in order to be pres
Victory" from text in l. John iva, and
was clear, logical and philosophical
presentation of the relation between God
and man, and enlargement upon the fac
ulties God has given to men. He drew
an important distinction between con-
version the work of God-and charac
ter. which is moulded by man himself Il
Throughout he aimed at the presentation
of reason and true philosophy rather than
to soar into the domain of fancy. In all, |
it was sermon of rare power and argu-
ment, and deserved to be heard by a
much larger audience, which the man.
agement prevented being present.
In the afternoon Rev. DR.. HOllings-
head, of st. Clairsville, delivered an elo-
quent sermon.