Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-12
WASHINGTON GROVE.


Services TomorrOw-General News Notes.
Correspondence of The Evening Star.
WASHINGTON GROVE, Nd, August u, 1891.
Rev. J. H. Dashiell preached here Sunday
morning from Acts, XIV: &c. The doctor
seems to have lost none of his vigor. He
preached good sermon upon practical Chris
tianity. He cited instances to prove that
eighteen centuries have shown evidences of the
practical power of Christianity. In the even
ing Rev. Mr.. Lloyd of the Rockville NJ. E.
church south preached a vigorous and his
torical sermon to large and appreciative au-
dience.-
Mrs. Rachel Smoot, sister of r. v. Belt, as
sistant Indian commissioner, is stopping at
the Hotel Osborne.
Last evening the young peoples meeting de-
voted the time to the Epworth League. Rev.
Z. S. Todd, pastor of Hamline NJ Z. Church,
Washington, had charge of the services and
gave an interesting talk to the audience upon
the work of the Epworth League. A committee
was appointed to receive and welcome the men,
bers of the league who will be in attendance at
the meeting Thursday, August 20, consisting of
sci, Percy Hughes, Mrs. Katie Reyes, w. H.
Houghton, Mrs. Addie Mickle and W. Redin
Woodward.
OPENING SERVICES OF THE CAMP.
The opening sermon of the Washington
Grove camp meeting will be preached tomor-
row CThursday) at 7:3O pm. by Rev. L. B.
Wilson, pastor Of Wesley Chapel, Washington,
who has Just returned from Emory Grove.
Those attending this camp will have the pleas
ure of hearing again number OF their former
pastors and also many ministers whose voices
have never been heard before in this vicinity.
The services will be Of a varied and interest
character. The Woman's Home Missionary
and the Foreign Missionary societies. as well as
the Epworth League, will have interesting
services during the camp.
Among those who have been invited and
have accepted the invitation are the Rev.
Bishop W. Joyce of Chattanooga, Tenn;
Rev. ". s. Edwards ID. D., Of Baltimore. Md.
Rev. W. II. McAllister of Alexandria, Va; Rev.
Richard Norris of Cumberland, Md; Rev. A. J.
Gill of Frederick, Md; Rev. George Elliott,
ID. D.; Rev. Z. Thirlkeld and nearly all the
pastors of the Washington district will be
present and take part in the services.
The trustees have the grounds nicely cleaned
and the grove never looked more beautiful
and inviting than at present.
oLD-TIME CAMP MEETINGS.
The trustees have appointed the old pioneer
settler, L. W. Worthington, sanitary inspector
and have invited him to attend the official
meetings of the board Of trustees. Mr.. Worth
ington is full of Renaissance Of the old camp
times, when the grounds were dotted here and
there with tents instead of the cottages and
| modern Improvements of today; when, instead
of the large tabernacle to worship in, they had
had the large tent filled with straw and seats
without backs; when, after a long-winded ser
mon, it was difficult to straighten the back after
leaning forward with such intense earnestness.
Today, instead of the old brush and hickory
sticks burning upon the large posts erected for
the purpose of lighting the injecting tent" So
called in the days of the carly camp meetings
We have the tabernacle lighted by gas kindly
furnished by Mr.. Cornelius Cissel. who has his
cottage on 4th avenue lighted with the
certain and Pickering gasoline lamp they have
been using for some time past. This is also an
evidence that the stockholders are progressing
PRESIDING ELDER NAYLoR sERESADED.
The young people of the grove serenaded
Rev. H. r. Naylor, d. D., the presiding elder
and his wife at their cottage on the circle. After
ward they adjourned to the seats near the
| tabernacle and ''made the welkin ring with
! their merry songs and Joyous laughter until
| almost the ''wee sma hours of the morning
| together in peace and unity, willing to helI
| and be helped in all good works.
The presiding elder. Rev. H. R. Naylor, will
| have entire charge OF the camp meeting serv.
| ices. assisted by the religious committee and Q
corps Of irst-class preachers full of zeal and
| the spirit. The present indications are that
| the camp will be interesting and instructive
DIR. Naylor is well known throughout Methodisn
| and has invited gOodly number of well-knowr
preachers TO assist him, to whom every courtesy
| will be shown by the trustees and stakeholder
| to make their stay among them as pleasant al
possible. Misses Elsie Belt and Hattie Stokei
/ are visiting Mr.. Moulton. J. X. N.