Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-14
WASHINGTON GROVE CAMP.
The Weeks Meeting Opened-Remi-
nIscenses Of an Old-time Camp.
nee Of THK EVENING STAR.

Correspondence Of The EyESING STAR.
WASHINGTON GROVE, August IA
II has been said that 1.-The oldfashioned camp
meeting is as dead as its founders" but that
there is q live coal Of spiritual refreshing and
q much-alive preacher OF the good old John
Wesley stock, is shown by the appearance here
Of good DIR. Laney, 1.-THE bell-ringer in Zion"
This venerable man of God was the first to
arrive at the ministers lodge and received
hearty welcome, in return for which he re-
lated some exper .nces Of his youth, when,
with father and m other, he helped to pack the
commodious car-yall and yoke the oxen to be
off for the camping grounds. The axes were
not forgotten, and tho first work OF the men
folks, after the clearing, was to hew the poles
with which to stretch the tent, while mother
and the girls stitched the blankets and home
woven sheets together for the covering. The
dining table was supported by stakes driven
in the ground. A rousing big fire, with pot
hooks, completed the culinary arrangements.
Then came the soul-stirrlng prayers, the tears
Of the penitent and the inspiring songs OF
Victory and The Old Ship OF Zion" The
memories of them still linger, and the heart of
the veteran soldier of the cross warns and his
face brightens as he tells OF the good old
DAYS"
The usual morning calm Of the Grove was
aereeably disturbed today by the moving in of
the people who come here solely for the re-
lIgious services The rumble of the furniture
wagon and the merry ring of the hammer on
the iron had a familiar and pleasant sound.
Another private tent was pitched yesterday on
Sd avenue, owned and occupied by Mr.. John
Stone of Potomac. Mrs. Stone has with her
Miss Nettie Clagett of Georgetown. The fami-
lies of Mrs ~ kilgou and Mr.. Samuel Polkin-
horn moved into their respective cottages yes
terday.
The camp meeting was formally opened last
evening The tabernacle BELL rang clearly out
at 1:45 and by o'clock a large congregation
was singing the conservation hymn, Lord, i
Am Thine. Entirely Thine" DIR. Mex. Riley
made the announcements for today as follows:
y o'clock. PRAYER meeting under the daily con-
duct of Rev. G.. W. Feelmeyer; sermon at IL
am. by DR.. Rice; afternoon sermon at 3 O clock
by Rev. Ezekiel Richardson; sermon at pm.
by Asbury L. Riley, brother OF the presiding
elder.
DR.. Henry Paker OF 18th Street Church will
preach Friday morning.
At last evenings service Rev. j. c. Dice, p.
E. of the VI. L. Church South. A. r. Riley DIR.
Price, E. Richardson, W. NJ. Orem, X. NJ.
Moore and u. W. Feelmeyer had seats on the
stand.
DIR. J. E. Dice is the guest OF DR.. Riley.
Rev. Joel Brown preached to a large audi
ence last evening from Romans Xii: i. The
speaker appealed for fuller conservation of
the church to the work at hand
Mrs. Smith, who was Frustrated at noon yes
terday at Mrs. Alschus cottage on I'd avenue,
is much improved this morning.--Miss Flor
ence McGrImm taken suddenly ill yester-
day afternoon and DIR. Etchison of Gathers
burg was instantly sent for. She is reported
more comfortably this morning.-The Misses
Dams of Boston, cousins of Mrs. Alfred Wood,
are spending pleasant while at Maple Villa.
Mrs. Wood and guests had a nice trip to Mt.
Vernon yesterday. B.