Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-09-08
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Inc Ca1np-lneeUluR ueIu at VI hhf'
toms grove during last month, repre-
sented the Joint interests OF Wacha
prague and Pungoteague circuits
By the concurrent act of the two
pastors and their committees, oul
Presiding Elder, Rev. w. P. Wright
was placed in charge Of the meeting
Accepting this high trust, he dis
charged it's obligations with great
faithfulness and guided the meeting
to great success.
This meeting will be remembered
for it's rainy Sunday. From early
morning until nearly sunset, the rain
fell; poured down, deluged the low
places, but as fast as it fell it ran OH
the elevated camp-ground. Few OF
the tents leaked, none Of them seri-
ously. Under the tabernacle it waa
dry and dusty. The tentholders
gathered to the services, but the wall
of rain kept outsiders outside until
nightfall. This camp-meeting will
also be remembered for its unparalleled
good order. And this came about
with no planning for it and but little
effort made to secure 1t. The few
"rulesn were unknown to the public
and also to most of the managers.
The gentlemanly and the ladyiike
department had the charm and merit
of spontaneity. OF n free-will Offering,
of voluntary bearing in harmony
with the true religious meaning OF
the occasion. Even during the in
termissions no loud talking, no
boisterous laughter could be heard
within the square of tents. AT the
hour of preaching, the quiet, respect
full attention made preaching pleas
ure, and enabled the preacher to be
heard to the utmost limit of the
throng. And this was true, even
when the tabernacle was crowded
and it's overflow massed around it.
When the hour for retiring had come,
the restful silence that invited to re-
pose was like that OF the isolated
country home, where nights I'M
broken stiffness is at once the har-
binger and surety OF blessed Sleep
To say that the good order was per-
feet is to speak within its deservings.
Perhaps it is explained largely by
another fact that will long be re-
membered, namely: Its mighty
spiritual influence of rare and in
creasing power 1 have participated
in five of the many camp meetings
held at this place, but never before
neither here nor elsewhere, have
witnessed such peculiar display Of
divine power. A county fair. is not
the best school of preparation for a
religious meeting. But in this in
stance, the last day OF fair, coin
cided with the first day of the camp
meeting. Naturally, it required
several days to counterfeit the
worldly influence of the one,
and to bring the people under the
spiritual influence of the other. But
this being accomplished, there was a
widening, strengthening of the
spiritual grasp; until, to come to the
meeting was to come to its divine
seizure: to be brought into the sweep
of it's divine energy. Those best pre-
pared to form an opinion, feel as
sured that the number of conversions
would have reached into the hum
dreds if the meeting had been con-
tinued. There were twenty-seven
conversions on the last might, and
several at the last morning meeting;
making in all, sixty who protested
saving faith in Christ.
Many will long remember that last
night, with its quiet, its marvellous
power. And there abideth" the
memory of the final meeting, on that
TRANQUIL morning. Who can forget
that hour of earth's recession and
Heavens approach; OF the lingering
spiritual Aforementioned, tender,
sweet. of the Joyful, yet modified
by solicitude for some unsaved ones
there; OF it's closing moments when
hands were clasped in good-byes that
held the pledge and hope OF Heaven
" reunion, OF meeting in the city OF
the new jerusalem"
cannot close without mentioning
another characteristic, and that is
the good preaching on this occasion.
I have attended a great many camp
meetings, and l have heard some
great sermons, but I have never be-
fore heard so many good sermons
one after another, as I heard at this
meeting. Leaving unjudged my own
humble effort, there was not a dry,
dull, tedious sermon preached. They
were all in demonstration Of the
Spirit, and of power" No wonder
that God blessed the word. The Wis
iting brethren from outside the dis
trict were Revs. w. ]. Twilley, Of
Matoaca, J.. T. Bosnian, of Ports
mouth, and L. I. Williams, OF Lynch
burgh. Of the brethren within this
district, there were with US: Revs. IL.
c. Cheatham, of Hampton, I. N.
Potts, of Salisbury, J. 6. Lennon, OF
Belle Haven, and E. F. Garner, OF
Ouley. Rev. j. r. Griffith, that gen.
ial genius of the Pungoteague cir
cult, was my colleague, and there
fore not visitor on this occasion,
but being "a new man" on this Shore
1--WE preached him" frequently to the
advancement of the spiritual inter