The morning call., 1893-06-19
IN CAMP=MEETING
Sunday at BeuIah Park
Grounds.
The Kindergarten Principle Applied
to the Study of the
Scriptures.

large crowd attended the camp-meet-
Ing at Beuah Park yesterday
As the double-decked" electric cars
carrying passengers to the eamp-meeting
grounds left East Oakland Station they
looked like great rolling balls of human
Asings, for not a particle of the yellow
ears could be seen. People were crowded
inside and literally hanging all over the
outside. The strain was so great that one
of the engines supplying ,motor-power to
the Highland Park and Fruitland Railroad
gave way about noon and the rest of the
day only fifteen cars instead of the usual
seventeen were run.
The union camr-meetng at Beulah
Park Is under the direction of Charles n
Crittenton. who bought the park last year
from the Pacific Coast Holiness Associa-
tiun and who has siuce spent over $500 in
improvements. He intends that it S all
be used exclusively for camp-meetings and
other religious gatherings and he will not
charge any rent for the use of it.
The park is one of the prettiest camping
grounds imaginable. and the fifty white
tents peeping ont from the green trees
look very inviting. Most of the services
are held in the tabernacle, a large
octagonai wooden building capable of
seating 1000 people.
About 1900 people attended the services
The tabernacle was so crowded that fully
500 persons had to remain outside
Just TO walk through Beulan Park one
would think camp-meeting great fun-a
continuous picnic; but the people who
are living in these little tents say it is not
by any means all play.
At halt-pas 5in he morning bell rings,
warning all these sleepy campers that it is
time 20 arse. AT O'clock they al e sum-
inoned TO praver-meeting. At breakfast
i ready, and after that there are commit
tee meetings, Bible readings, preaching,
dinner, preaching, Bible readings, commit
tee meetings. ana so the day goes until an
oiher bell rings at 1880 p. NJ when all
lights are extinguished> end Beulah Park is
wrapped IN darkness and quietness
In. childrpn's meetings. conducted on
tha slndersarten principle, are particularly
lLterelting- They are to be given fifteen
lssSons on the Juurney of the children of
Israel from Egypt to Canaan. The lesson
yesterday afternoon was given on the tab
ernacle IN the wilderness.
On a table covered with sand a mfnfa-
ture tabernacle was erected. In front of
1t was tiny altar for the BURT offerings.
ana the gold basin in which the high
priests washed their hands before enter
ing the tabernacle. There were the three
coverings, the outer covering of red goat
skin and the other coverings that the Bible
telis Us OF, over this toy tabern acle and
Wnen they were raised the tabernacle,
with its seven-branched candlestiek and
all other paraphernalia complete, was dis
closed. The children were wild with ex-
citement. and the three teachers could not
keep them in their places. They crowded
around the table in order TO see better.
Many queer characters are among the
earnest workers who wander about the
park between meetings and eXhort sinners
to become Christians. An cid white
haired negress, whose face fairly beamed
with happiness, graSped CALL reporter
by the hand and asked:
"Is you a Christian, brudder?"
On receiving the answer, Il don't know"
she said:
Laws sakes. honey. what you studyin'
about? Don't you know how good de
Lord is? De Lord gives me everything l
axes for. Why, chile, only yesterday l
owed my rent. and l didn't know whar |
could cit it. So [ gifts on my knees and
prays de Lord. and. sure 'nough, he tells
me whar to go! Is gwine to claim you,
honey, sure 'noughl rs gwine to pray
dat de Lord will trouble yo' heart till you
comes back to dis here camp-meetin' an
tells de Lord yo's sorry yo's q SINNER"