The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-29
SUNDAY SERVICES
at the Annual Campmooting ct
Mouadsville this Year.
TERMS OF The AGREEMENT MADE
between tho Association and tho Min
istcrs of tho District Conference.
Excursions arc to DO Discounts
nanccd, and If run tho Gates will be
Closed on tho Sabbath.

AS was announced in tho ISrELLldEN.
GER Saturday tho ministers OF tho
Wheeling district conference and tho
Moundsvil!e campmoeting board had 4
conference on Friday, at which IN
agreement was reached in reference to
the disputed question Of closing the
gates on Sunday.
Tho terms OF this agreement have
been discussed with some interest, and
they aro giyon below from tho official
minutes OF the meeting:
First, the board agrees to make every
effort 10 prevent excursions 10 the camp
ground on tho Sabbath day, either by
boat or railroads, and this is to be 50
construed as to prevent extra cars be-
ing attached to regular trains for cxcur-
sion purposes, and also to prevent tho
stopping OF regular trains at tho camp
ground switch.
Ii tho managers OF railroads and tho
officers OF boat lines respect the request
OF tho board and refrain from running
excursions to the camp ground the
gates may be left open for tho accom-
mediation Of persons livingin the neigh
borhood Of the camp ground, the usual
cato fees to be charged and no public
collection to be taken during tho day.
II 1t should be discovered that railroad
excursions arc to be run to tho grounds
on tho Sabbath day, thon the gates a,e
to DO pcrcmptorily closed on tho Sab
bath day.
During the Sabbath no grocery, sup
ply store. booth nor any other place Tor
buying or selling shall DO opcn, includ-
ing barber shops and everything OF
that character, excepting tho hotel and
lunch stand, and these under the follow
ing limitations and restrictions:
The hotel shall furnish only regular
meals and lodgings and these at regular
prices.
Tho lunch stard shall furnish only
those articles which may be strictly
classified as food supplies, including tea
and coffee, Mother shall sell cigars,
tobacco, lemonade, leo cream, candies,
watermelon, supplies for families tent
ing on tho ground nor any such like
thing on the Sabbath day. A distinct
understanding on all these matters shall
DO had with persons purchasing privi-
leses OF the hotel, lunch counters, sup.
ply stores, booths, ETC., at the time ut
which such privileges are purchased.
Tho committee of religious services
shall consist OF seven persons, to be SC.
lectcd MS follows: Three members shall
DO selected by the preachers OF the
Wheeling district at q meeting called
for that purpose, at q time and place
named by them; said members to be
approved by tho board OF the Wheeling
district camp meeting association, and
the seventh member to DO selected ac-
cording to tho constitution OF said asso-
citation; tho representatives OF the
beard on this committee to be selected
by the board in any manner suitable
to it.
This committee is to have entire
charge Of all the religious services dur
ing the camp meeting, and shall have
the solo authority to employ helpers
for the religious services, either within
or outside the bounds of tho West Vir-
ginia conference, saving only that they
shall not spend moro money in tho en-
ployment OF help than Is allowed by tho
board of trustees for that purpose.