West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-08-14
THE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTlSVS
CAMP MEETING Az
NEW BURG.

Saturday and Sunday good
many Of our people went up from
kingwood and vicinity TO Newburg
TO attend the Seventh Day Baptist
Campmcetipg. We had the pleas
uro OF attending on SUNDAY Tho
7. *. 4 f., run special train.
leaving Kingwood at s a. IN. and
returning about $50 y. IN. The
camp was well situated i'm little
bottom west Cf Ncwburg and along
side of the railroad. There were
over twcNty tents on the grounds
and allo them neat. comfortable
and well arranged. The large tent
for holding the services was very
nice place this warm weather There
was n grocery tent whore great
deal of stuff was sold there being
4 crowd around it all the time and
several men busy waiting ON custo-
mers. then trcrc was nn icc.crcam
tent where you could go and sit
down at tables and enjoy some
delicious ice cream Another good
sized tent was for eating purposes
whore great many were fed and
waited on 10y the ladies. The pro-
ceeds OF those places is devoted TO
paying the expenses of the meeting.
There was pretty and comfortably
arranged little tent, for the rcccp-
ton Of the ladies. Besides the
tonts named there were near twenty
well furnished canvass cottages
for families who were taking in the
whole meeting. Over the entrance
to the grounds was an arch and the
word "Welcome' in large letters
and another arch with the sentence
"Arc these things so ?" Still
another pretty little place was the
book tent presided over by Mr.. II.
Il. Bowen, where all kinds Of books.
pamphlets etc. pertaining to the
Adyentists religion. were kept for
sale. Mr.. Bowen has been located
Mt NswbWg for some time and
keeps book store and helps man
age the affairs OF the church there.
lie came there from New York and |
will likely remain another year yet.
Mr.. Bowen and Rev. Stone who IS
also stationed there are very pleas
ant and intelligent gentleman.
Elder ". j. Stone preached in
the morning on the Christian Sab
bath and his address was listened |
to by large and attentive congre-
cation. The sermon was some
thing like the one published in the |
1rgHs Of July 31st and was very
able exposition Of the Adventists
doctrine Of the Sabbath. In the |
afternoon Elder II. IL. Robinson OF |
Washington City and Rev. A. ~. |
Robinson Of New England preach
ed from Revelation and illustrated !
with charts Of symbolical characters
Both are fine speakers and enter
tained the large audience very well.
There was an organ and very
good choir that furnished some
excellent music. a good part Of
the crowd dispersed and there was
not so many present for the night
services The tents and grounds
we're lighted at night by the use Of
gasoline torches. One noticeable
feature OF the meeting was that
there was no police nor no need for
any for there was 10 disorder or
disturbance Of any kind and the
good people who have charge Of the
meeting deserve TO be compliment
cd on having such an orderly ard
well behaved gathering. The
crowd was large. II was estimated
that there was $500 people there
Sunday. The caurch has received
soverl members during the meeting
some eight or ten wcrc to be baptised
on Monday. The meeting closed
Tuesday after being in session
eight day8
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