The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-16

and the exchange OF klnuly kTeeHuku
between these tFansients and the regu'
lars, was a pleasant feature Of the day.
There are one hundred and twenty
six cottages on the grounds and not
more than half dozen OF them will be
nnoccupied during this camp meeting,
This means that the summer village o.
about four hundred inhabitants which
has Aourished on The grounds for the
past five or six seasons, occupying about
twenty-five Of the cottages, will have In
creased by tomorrow to one OF about
seven hundred inhabitants,
The memorial meeting was held IN
the handsome auditorium, with its seat
ing capacity Tor nearly 5000, and which
now that Il has been neatly repainted
has a more attractive appearance than
ever. There was q congregation Of about
Ave hundred present at the memoria
meeting. The Rev. s. L, Jones, Presid
ing Elder for this district, had charge o
the meeting.
The services were opened with the
singing by the choir Of beyond TIT
Rolling Tide" This was followed by TIT
congregation joining with the choir Ii
singing that familiar old hymn, "Asleel
| In Jesus" Prayer was then offered BY
the Rev. g. II. Lakin, Of Moundsyille
In his invocation for a pouring out 0
the!revival Gre on this meeting he referred
feeIingly to those who In former year
worshipped at these annual meetings
Int who have departed and are now at
tending that grand, eternal meeting
around the throne Of God.
The congregation again Joined the
choir in singing hymn, the opening
words Of which were
Jesus while our hearts arc bleeding
For the Sp0lls that Death has won, etc.
Elder Jones then addressed the con
gregation. lie said 1t was siagnlarly
appropriate that the first service should
be OF a memorial character. The first
impulse on assembling at the first ser
vice OF these annual meetings was tC
look about and see who was missing
and 10 recall those we shall never soc
again, here. We recall the happy times
spent with them and the trials shared
withthem, and in doing so our-thoughtt
are directed heayenward. Mr.. Jonet
announced the following names Of those
who were prominently identified with
the Moundsyille camp ground In year,
past, but who have within the past yeal
died and gone to their reward: Mrs
Lucinda Dunn, Mrs. Susannah Bodley
Arthur Little, Mrs. Martha Bodley, Mrs
Annie NJ. Armstrong, Mrs. Sarah Taylor
Thomas Hendrix, Mrs. Martha Guthrie
Edward 4. Leach, Mrs. Frank Ball
John S. Riggs and James W. Warden.
The Rev. Mr.. Battelle, an aged minis
ter OF MoundsYille,was then called upon
to make q few remarks. Mr.. Battelle ID
one OF the Moundsville camp ground
pioneers and he was given permission
to speak Of It's early days and the leading
spirits OF those days, nearly all OF whom
have been dead for many years. He
told OF being one Of those who, In 1S47
helped roll away the logs and clear out
the brush preparatory to holding the
first Moundsyille camp meeting, Mr.
Battelle has missed only q few Of
the. annual meetings that have
been held since. He told Of the Rev
Israel Dallas, Of the Rev. Wesley Kin.
ney and OF Dr. James Drummond, al
famous men In their day on this camp
ground. The conclusion he reached al
ter briefly speaking Of their lives, theiI
work and their death, was that II was Q
grand and glorious thing to be q worker
for God. Mr.. ]. W. Bodley was called
on next. He spoke OF those who de.
parted within the year, including biz
mother, to whom he paid a touching
tribute. He also spoke especially oil
Messrs. Warden and Little, OF nMother'
Guthrie, Mrs. Ball and Mr.. Riggs.
~ Would Not Live Away was suns
and then President ]. A. Ewing made d
few remarks. He spoke particularly o.
'Mother" Dunn, a good woman who Ia
missed by ALL The Rev. L. L. Stewart,
Of MoundsVille, after q brief reference Ia
the eighteen years that he had been at.
tending these meetings, referred Ia
Thomas Hendrix and Mr. Riggs. An.
other hymn, "What Sweetly Solemn
Thoughts" was then sung.
Elder Jones then introduced Bishop
Isaac @. Joyce, Of Chattanooga, one ofthe
most eminent and deservedly popular
diyines Of the Methodist church. He Ia
O man Of magnificent physique, with one
Of those kindly Countenances which re-
feet each passing emotion Of the Soul,
and he captured the people from the
start. His appearance on the grounds
yesterday was quite o surprise, az he was
not expected until this evening. He
was given a cordial welcome, however,
and every possible arrangement made
for bis comfort. He is quartered In q
pretty cottage on Simpson avenue, next
10 the Association q quarters, which Mrs.
Thomas Finn and Mrs. John Cow, ably
assisted by some Of the other lady real.
dents, have nicely furnished,
Bishop Joyce ID plain but very earn,
est talker. He saidi 1.-THE object that
d before Us tonight 10 one that caused
Us all 10 think, and Btirs within Us all
the emotions Of our hearts, There ID
not q family represented here tonight
that Il not also represented Ia the other
world, and II we were not thoroughly
convinced Of Tho doctrine Of Immortality
and life In Heaven, where we shall
again meet these departed loved onesj
We would hardly care 70 continue "a
live here. The work Of the church 10 10
gel men ready 10 die, and we must asbiSi
Ia tiiis work BY coming together a. once
we must not hold each other obi I'm I
plain Methodist minister and there ID no
tnaonn tOht; tea ahhuId mt roma inpaLhht