Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-08-13
CAMPMEETING
TO OPEN Al NOUNDSVlLLB. THURSDAY
EVENING.
Something Ab.ut the Summer City in The Woods
The Distinguished Men Who Will be Pres
snt During the Coming Meeting.


vile camp grounds Thursday evening, at
eight o'clock, and as but two days inter
vene before that time, something about the
arrangements which have bssn made by
the Trustees for the event will be decided
" interesting to the thousands who con-
template visiting the grounds at some time
during the continuance of the meeting
The Board of Control consists of twenty
four gentlemen, six Of whom are elected
each year to take the place of ak whose
term has expired. The present Board is
composed of manufacturers, merchants,
farmers and accountants, the majority be
| ing members OF the Methodist Episcopal
church as is required ny the constitution
Of the Association. Several other churches
are represented on the Board.
These gentlemen are business mer, &C.
lected by the lot owners for their ability to
successfully conduct the business affairs of
the steadily increasing city in the woods,
as well as for their known interest in the
cause of Christianity, and its promotion
through the medium Of campmeetings.
The people have deereed in the constitu-
ton of the Association, that committee
On invitation shall arrange for ministers of
the Gospel 10 attend ths campmeetings,
who sre 10 assist the preachers OF the
Wheeling district in the work of the
meeting, which ia under the control of the
Presiding Elder, Rev. S f Jones, AID a
Board of Public Worship appointed by
him, which Board this year consists of
Rev. L. l. Stewart, Rev. Lynch. Rev. W.
G. Riheldaffer, and Rev. Lsrkin.
The Committee on Invitation have a
positive agreement n it'll Bishop Joyce, who
they again met on Saturday the 10 inst,
OF Burr's Mills, thst he will come on the
ground D. V. not later than Friday morn
log the 16.h and remain until Wednts-
day. Rev. N0rcross from Pittsburg, Rev.
4 anisl Steel comes from Lancaster camp
meeting, Revs. Mills, Burt, Manchester
and Others from the OHIO Conference.
Bishop Joyce, whom the writer thinks is
one ofthe grardest men OF God on the
earth, has suggested 90 the committee the
nsmeg Of some of the ministers who
will be at the campmeeting from a dis
tsnce, and has promised to secure
! if possible, number of other
men as he goss from one meeting to an
other. Their names will be given to the pub
lie as ascertained during the ten days OF the
camp meeting. Prof. VIM. J. KUkpat-
rick, Of Philadelphia, will arrive on Sat
urday morning, the 17.h, TO conduct the
singing, aud may possibly come Friday.
the name of Pref. Kirkpatrick will be
found in connection with the Gospel
Hymns, many of which he is the composer.
! The Board will in no case mislead the pub
lie regarding who will be in attendance
and taking leading part in the meeting
Sickness or accidents will sometimes pre-
vent ministers who have been engaged by
the committee, from coming, but the pub
lie may be assured that there will always
be arrangements perfected for ample help
in nducting the meetings.
Rev. DR.. Joseph E. Smith would have
been at the camp but was suddenly called
to VancOuveI's Island, ,, 400 miles from
home.
Dr.. Chae. w. Cushing writes that he
will be on the camp ground, accompanied
by Mrs O., from the goth to the close CT
the meeting.
A number Of the West Virginia Confer
ence preachers have assured the committee
OF their intention Of participating in the
services. The Association has made am
pie provision for lodging and boarding all
the ministerial help, and will provide for
the preachers coming from other Confer
ences.
There is one individual that the commit
tee never invited, wnO attends every camp
meeting, and he is a hustler from away
back. He is the fret on the ground, but
never remains until the close. He is
eplit-toed, hat-footed, long tailed liar,
whose chief business 10 life is to stir up
strife snd worry tie saints. His name is
Belzebub, and he has a lot Of little Bubs
working for him for nothing and boarding
Themselves. Their preseat contract is
lying about the coming caupmeetiug. He
is so we'll known that :hs campmeeting
people give him the cold shoulder AID be
goes off the grounds by the time the meet
ing is well under way TO come again next
year TO set his prevarica:iDg crowd to
work.
The Committees have been requested
from time to time to reply to the stories
sfloat, but having more important affairs
to attend to, and trusting in the consider
att judgement of all good people AS well as
in the knowledge that lies hang themselves.
have co opsIsted with higher power in
making cid Moundsville camp meetings
what their fathers have done for three
score years and ten, aud what, no doubt, |
and all good people hope il may continue |
to be, eminently successful in ths tTuest |
sense of the word.