St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-27
WITHOUT A HEAD.
Many Complaints by Red Rock
Campers as. to Conduct
of Meetings.
Leaders Absent Much OF the Time
Improvement Prom
ised.

In contrast with the noise and excite
ment of Sunday, yesterday was quiet
day with the Methodists In camp at Red
Rock. The meetings were interesting,
however. and large numbers of the peo-
pie OH the ground we're presents at the
morning Bible reading and at the SER
mon in the afternoon by DIR. A. w.
Rudisill, OF India. The revival services
last evening drew but small audience
on account of the taking off OF the late
trains OIL the Burlington.
DR.. Murray. as usual, conducted the
morning Bible reading, the first service
OF the day. The campers turned out III
good numbers, but the preaching of DIR.
A. w. Rudisill in the afternoon proved
far more attractive. DIR. Rudlsill has
just come from India, where he has
church, and in his discourse he drew a
close comparison between the effects of
heathenism and Christianity i'll the
East
Last night the evangelist led the
meeting and conducted the altar meet
ing which followed. The chlldren's
meeting, the .holiness" discussion at
Mrs. Qunby's cottage and the young
peoples meeting. led by Rev. ID. F.
Sweet, OF Waterville, were the other
gatherings of the day.
Presiding Elder William Mckinley.
who has charge of the meetings tor this
week, will return today. ana it is hoped
that then the camp meeting will pro-
gress more smoothly. SO far the general
conduct of the meetings has been i'll
definite and undetermined. There has
been much general complaint OH this
point. DR.. John Stafford, who was an
nounced to manage the spiritual part of
the camp meeting programme for the
first week, was absent much of the
time. and on Sunday, the most important
of all days, he was not Oh the ground
at all. From DR.. Mckinley a
more energetic course OF action was eX-
pected, but he too has seemed to leave
his Work to others, and his absence last
Sunday was as noticeable as that of DR..
Stafford Oh the previous Sunday. Some
of the campers are provoked atsuch
action, and among the more outspoken
the direct charge Is made that the list
less conduct of the meeting SO far is due
to the indifference OF those in RESPONSE
BILE positions. 1t is said, however, that
the presiding elders have been obliged
to tend TO their quarterly meetings. and
that this gives sufficient excuse for their
failure to attend.
From this time OH, it was stated yes
terday, both DR.. Stafford and DR.. Nc
kinney would make it special point to
look after the meetings. 1t is sincerely
hoped that this statement is true, as uD
10 the present time neither the presid-
ing elders nor the Methodist clergy of
the Twin Cities have seemed to show
very much concern as to the success of
the meetings.
Notwithstanding that only ten days
of the meetings remain, the people still
continue to come Among the recent
arrival are: S. II. Harsberger, Nathan
Stinatt. Prescott, Wis; d. E. Baldwin,
Churches Ferry, N. D.; A. w. Rudisill,
Baltimore. Mich; S. Hanson, Hampton;
MIR. and Mrs. James +. Pratt, Mr.. and
and Mrs. j. B. Bradshaw. l.. Hall, NJ.
NJ. Green. of Minneapolis, and S. w.
SimondS, st. Paul.