Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-25
ANACOSTIA.

GOOD HOPE CAMP MEETING.-The Good Hope
camp meeting was attended by multitude yes
am, from Galatians, 2, 20, Il am crucified
with Christ. nevertheless l live, yet not /,
but Christ liveth in me-" &c. The sermon was
strong appeal to sinners. At pm. Rev.
Shockelford of Hillsdale preached from Mat
thew. Is. 46, And these shall go away unto
everlasting punishment, but the righteous
unto life rternal," and pointed out wildly the
parting of the ways, deeply moving his hearers.
rousing experience meeting was held be-
tween and O'Clock. following which Prof. A.
VI. Green. DID,, presiding elder of the Baton
Rouge district. La. preached-Matthew 8, "a,
''And behold the whole city came out to meet Je-
sus," dc. The discourse was an impassioned
one. In concluding he pictured a dying sin
ner, mortally wounded soldier. refusing the
entreaties of his brother. After five days the
spirit departed in the form Of bird from his
mouth and lighted in pile Of wood in the
corner of the room. When the brother dis
turbed the wood the bird flew away screaming.
Lost, lost" AS the speaker placed the finish
ing touches on the picture there were many
walls and shrieks throughout the audience, and
the meeting was quickly transformed into an
interesting prayer meeting.
The TEMPERANCE REvIvAL.-The temperance
folks are getting lots of signers to the pledge
Friday evening the tent was nearly undone by
the heavy wind, but big crowd came out that
night to hear Mrs. Chambers and Billy Boyd
Odlurudg uiSEI LIZ. hlrDy OF Hnllauelpnla gave
an Illustrated lecture on the animal economy,
with special reference to the effect Of alcohol
on the stomach. and was followed by Jerry
Williams, who lifted his audience up several
octaves The Sunday afternoon meeting, I'M
der the auspices OF the Band OF Hope and Jun
Tor Rechabites, was addressed BY Rev. E. Rich
ardson Of the NJ. E. Church, Rev. Geo. Bowan
of tho Baptist Church and b. Milstead. Reel
tations we're rendered by Miss Anderson, Miss
Bowman and others, and the exercises were in
teresting throughout Rev. G. N. Whitney ad-
dressed large crowd at night.
PROHIBITION AND The FARMERS ALLIANCE
Col j. c. Lee, the prohibition worker at
tended Farmers Alliance meeting at Rock
vile. Md, Saturday afternoon. The object of
his visit to if the farmers carry their Gre
dentials in battle, or would join the ..prohibs'
and make a corker for the old parties The
speaker showed that it would take more bush
els OF wheat to pay the national debt now than
1t would to have paid the larger debt at the
close of the war and made strong argument
for the subtreasury plan, holding that the
farmer has as good right to place his corn in
bond as the whisky men have their corn Juice
OBJECT TO THE CSIFoRMs-The recent order
OF the board OF visitors to ST. Elizabeth Hospi-
tai that the employees of that institution shall
wear uniforms, to be secured Of q Washing
ton house, has caused some commotion among
the several hundred people affected thereby.
few refused to obey the order and have
been dismissed. The suits are to be of blue
flannel with brass buttons
AaREsTED.-Geo Bell. colored, aged twenty
eight, was arrested at 900 last night for as
saulting with intent to kill VIM. Simms, also
cclored. near the Good Hope camp meeting
grounds. Bells brother assisted him in pound
ing Simms, after which George fired two shots
At their victim without effect. The combstants
had been imbibng considerably.
1HE NAVY YARD BRIDGE is being refoor ed
with four-inch plank, an improvement that has
long been needed
PERsoSAL.-Thos. Gray and James E. Beyer
left Saturday for short stay at Atlantic City.
Hon. Frederick Douglass and family have
returned from Boston and other New England
points.-Mr. George Pitcher is back from his
trip to Passadumkeag and other temperance
towns in Maine.-JaInes +. Reagan leaves to-
day for Lake Saranac, n Y, aud on his re-
turn next week will depart for his future home
at Asheville, n. C.-Rev. Thos. B. Hughes of
ST. Teresa Catholic Church will open the
bridge exercises today with prayer.