St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-01
RED ROCK WOUND UP.
The Big Methodist Camp
Meeting Closes It's
Session.
Bishop Newman breaches an
Unusually Eloquent
Sermon.
The Camp, Religiously Con-
Sidered, Is Pronounced a
Success.
Farewells Said All Around
and the Camp Comes to
an End.

Yesterdays services at Red Rock
closed the twenty-frSt annual camp
meeting of the Red Rock association.
Many have been comparing the en-
campment with those OF former years,
and in the comparison this years meet
ing will not materially suffer. The re-
ligious interest has been fully up with
that of any meeting ever held upon
those grounds. The number of CONVEX
sions averages we'll. and larger num-
her than usual have protested sanetifi-
cation. The preachers have been of a
much higher order. DR.. j. &. Smith, of
Central Park M. E. church of this city,
was given charge of the religious sery-
ices, and he proved an enthusiastic and
earnest leader. In the hours of dis
couragement-when the st. Paul and
Minneapolis clergymen declared against
the opening of the gates on Sunday-he
never Succumbed, but with an earnest
ness that begOt success. he carried the
meeting through to completion. DR..
Carroll, of Chicago, who is noted
leader of young people, was in
attendance the first couple of days, and
labOred with great success. Bishop
Fitzgerald took up the work. the first
Sunday. and preached to great crowds
of people. Mrs. Van Colt, however, was
the mainstay of the camp meeting. She
was present from the first to the last
day, and was always ready to preach or
eXhort. She was most powerful as an
eXhorter, and she is firm believer in
the Methodist penitent benches. The
Bible readings were made feature of
the services, and among the leaders of
these were DR.. Satterlee. DR.. r. n. Nc
Kaig,Of Hennepin avenue NJ. E. church,
Minneapolis, and Rev. Chauncey Ho-
bart, of Red Wing. DR.. Robert Forbes
also gave series of lectures on "The
Discipline of the M. E. church.
Among other prominent preach
ers present were DR.. Miller, of
Minneapolis. DR.. g. Rhea, of Iowa,
DR.. Bridgman, president of HamliDe
university, and DR.. A. Turner, of Red
Wing. Mrs. Knox, of Red Wing, and
Miss Ellis, of st. Cloud, proved
efficient leaders among the young peo-
pie and the children. Prof. McPhail,
leader of the choir, won the golden
opinion of Minnesota people, and onone
of the closing days was presented with
hymnal and Bible.
A number of old veterans who are
known throughout the state were in at
tendance. Among the number were
DR.. Cyrus Brooes, DR.. Jabez Brooks,
Rev. Samuel Bowles, Rev. David
Brooks, and Rev. and Mrs. Chauncey
Hobart. The greatest unanimity has
existed between the board of directors
and the stockholders. Formerly differ
enceS of opinion have existed, but this
hAxy hox han fnA
point. The policy of the directors has
met with the approval of the stockhold-
ers, and they have shown
A VERY SWEET DISPOSITION
to those who have differed in their
opinions. They were we'll satisfied with
the management of Manager S. Sherin.
Next years policy has been unani-
mOuSly agreed upon, and the meetings
will be conducted under the same rules
and regulations. The weather, though
oppressive, did not materially retard the
services of the closing day. At both
morning and afternoon meetings the
immense pavilion was comfortably
filled with an assembly which repre-
scented the better class of people. Very
few of that restless class from which
camp meetings fear so much appeared
to be present. On the evening before a
number of thieves made the rounds of
the camp. Several tents were visited.
The tent of Mrs. Carrick, of ST. Claire,
was cut in two places. in another tent
one man lost his trousers. an over
coat and $40. AS the thieves entered
a tent of Mrs. Laraway one of the ladies
screamed so loudly that the officers were
given notice, but the thieves escaped
before the help arrived. The tent of
the Misses Sewell, of Minneapolis, was
also entered. Camp will be 'broke"
to-day, and the Salvation Army will not
take charge before the 18th.
The Sunday morning love feast began
at the hour of O'clock in the morning
and continued until after 10 O'Clock.
There were present at this service some
500 or 600 people. The interest was
great. AS the hour for the forenoon
prhaching service arrived there were
about 5000 people under the pavilion.