The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-20
Missionary Visits to the Cottages
Yesterday Afternoon.
THE YOUNG PEOPLES TEMPLE
Formally Dedicated with Impressive
Services and an Eloquent, Practical
: sermon..Good Attendance last
Nlght--All have their Pictures
Taken.


workers continued undated. There
seems to be more individual work done
this season than has been seen for a
long time. While the attendance is
comparatively small, the energy and
enthusiasm manifested at the various
services led many to pronounce it the
best camp meeting held on the grounds
for years.
Rcv. S. E. Jones, presiding elder OF
this district, came down in the morn
ing and remained till halt.past four
o'clock in the afternoon, and assisted in
the services.
The morning class held in the temple
was, il possible, more interesting and
enjoyable than any preceding it. Scores
OF persons gladly spoke OF their faith in
their religion. Some were SO full Of
happiness and SO eager to tell their ex-
perience that it was hard to keep them
within the limits OF the time allotted TO
each.
The usual morning song service was
HUI III lllG viz NAANN
ton OF Prof. L. o. Excel, and the morn
ing lesson was read by Presiding Elder
Jones.
The Young Peoples Temple was dedi-
Gated in the morning. Rev. Swindells
read the dedicatory services and preach
cd one OF the best sermons heard on
the grounds this year. His text was the
10Th Psalm, 9Th and 9Th verses. The
principal thoughts advanced was that
real satisfaction and happiness is only
found in u Christian life; that the great
majority OF the most successful business
men OF the country have their names
on the church register: the social adj
vantages OF the religious are greater
than those Of the irreligious; the Chris.
tian people are more intellectual and
better educated, better clothed and live
in better houses. The Christians life
here on earth is one of happiness. He
does not live for the future alone, but
for the present, aud he gets more true
happiness out OF life here than does the
worldly. The propositions, he said, he
would leave to any jury of worldly men
and have no fears OF their verdict us to
their truth. But when he spoke OF the
happiness and glory of the Christian in
the future life he grew more eloquent
and earnest.
At the close OF the sermon Photogra-
pher Sellurs, Of Bellaire, took photo
graph OF the auditorium and congrega-
ton. The photograph was taken from
the platform, the ministers being
seated on the benches in front and Pro-
lessor Excel and the chorus OF singers
on the front seats and the audience
nearly all in the middle rows. After
that the procession was formed, with
tho ministers in the lead, the chorus OF
singers next and then the young peo-
pie, followed by the old, and proceeded
to the temple, where the dedicatory
services we're concluded. The services
ut the temple were very impressive.
There was no preaching in the after
noon. The Christian workers met at
the auditorium and had a prayer SER
vice, and then went out over the grounds
in small companies to do missionary
work. Every tent was visited and
prayer held with its inmates. But few
families were found who did not belong
to some church. At4o'clock the workers
were to meet again in the auditorium
to make a report OF their work; but
some did not get back, and so the report
went over till the evening meeting,
when it was reported that 100 families
had been visited during the afternoon,
and 306 persons found who are members
OF some Christian church, and l0l adults
who were not members of any church.
The mission workers had been cordially
received ut every cottage but one, and
there the door was locked Rev. Mr.
Swindells, who announced the report,
said that he did not know why this was
done, but he was glad that there was
but one among all that number who
would not receive the Christian worker.
At $3.50 the popular young peoples
meeting was held in the tabernacle.
Rev. Messrs. Boswell and Brodhead had
charge OF this meeting The temple
was crowded again to overlooking, and
the usual deep interest was manifested
in the services.
There was n larger crowd present in
the evening than at any time since
Sunday. The usual song service was
held Mt the auditorium. A number of
choice selections were sung to the &C.
compartment Of the piano and organ,
Mrs. ]. B. Alexander presiding at the
organ and Mrs. Shelhase Mt the piano.
Mrs. Harry Travis sang Il beautiful solo,
entitled lead Ne Gently Home" the
choir joining in the chorus. Rev. G. S.
Allemong, Of Cameron, led in prayer,
after which Prof Excel, by request,
sang keep in the Middle OF the Road"
Rev. q. W. Gordon preached the
evening sermon. Mr.. Gordon is Wig
orous preacher and he put his whole
soul into this sermon.
When he concluded, Rev. Amos John
son exhorted sinners to come forward
for prayer
news" meeting will be held in the tenn
Professor Excel will meet the chorus
OF singers at the auditorium at 8 o'clock
n. m., and at 10 o'clock Rev. &. W.
Grimes, Of the Simpson NJ. E. Church,
of Moundsville, will preach the morn
ingsermon. Nopreacher was announced
for the afternoon, but the usual services
will be had at night.
Next Sundays Services.
Rev. Merritt Hulberd, D. D., pastor
of Spring Garden NJ. Z. church, Phila-
tlelphia, and Rev. DR.. Norcoss, president
OF the Pittsburgh female college, will
1,ronrh nj tho MonnhSville Cnm1