The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-13
rnE CAME mEEr1NG.
A Large Crowd from WhSsllps Was o
Hasd-The Programme.

n Large Crowd from NhOeupE WSs w.
Hasd-The Programme.
The services at the Mouudsvills camp
ground were we'll attended yesterday.
In addition To tho crowd that came
from Wheeling. large numbers Of people
from tho neIghborlnG ridges began to
arrive early in the day. The $3.50 con.
sceration meeting was well attended
aud very interesting. inany people tax
ing part for the frst time this season.
Rev. George Stuart arrived during the
morning, having travelled sixty miles
on an engine aud walked over tho Cum
berland mountain In order TO get thore.
He said no had succeeded IN helping
defeat the liQuor men In his section aud
as a consequence no had been nearly
burned out Of house and home, but he
was determined to fight the liquor Ourso
10 the last, Tit took everything he had
upon earth. lie preached At 1880 u. IN.
on parental Authority" anil said he
might have preached from this text be-
fore, but 1t would not be the same SCR
mon, for they were not stereotyped, anu
il it was tho same he would say rs the
doctor said to the patient, who found
fault with having tho Same medicine
administered twice. The disease was
the same 10 the last time he visited him
and no rendered tho same kind OF
medicine.
lie laid to tho point Of lax homo uu.
thority the epidemic OF riot and law
lessness rampant in the country to-day.
Anarchy was not born In llaymatket
| Square, but in the homes OF the people,
aud the boy or girl who was not COLI
trolIed at home would grow up with no
regard for state or national law.
lIe mnde an appeal to tho parents OF
his congregation to not only command
their children and demand obedience
but to get right thGmeelvOs aud act
their children an example Of right iiV-
Ing. lie was listened to with close at
tention aud at tho close OF the sermon
scores OF people went forward 10 the
stand to renew the pleasant and profit.
able acquaintance OF last year, thank
him for his sermon and express their
sympathy tor his good wife in her sick
ness and for the financial loss no had
incurred in tho discharge Of his duty.
The children's meeting in the temple
was great success, many people not
being able to get inside at ALL The SER
vices wore mado up Of songs by tho
children, talks by Mrs. Bell, tho lender,
Rev. John Boring and DR.. Sumner Stone,
who arrived there Saturday. A solo
was sung by Miss Stella Chapman aud
q solo in Hindustandi by Mira. SCOTS son
Herbert, which was greatly enjoyed by
all.
Tho sermon by Dr.. Stuart ut 8 p. M,
on tho character OF Peter. showed this
disciple up In different light from
what people have been usually led to
regard him. lie showed him as the
aekno wledgcd spokesman and leader of
the twelve. and tho fnults OF his char
acter were small compared with his
virtues. No man should be judged by
tho weak spots in his life, but by his
whole life, from the cradle to the grave.
Tic closed with an earnest appeal to all
to study tho Word more closely aud
practice tho virtues there displayed.
In opening the evening services Miss
Annie Pelley. OF Benwood, snng u beau
tiiul solo in very cEedIsable manner.
Tho Rev. John Boring then prenChed u
sermon on tho subject OF "llelp and
eternal punlshlnent, which some OF his
audience will remember for many days.