Evening star., 1896-08-12
WORSHIP IN THE WOODS
The Heat Fails to Diminish interest 1t Wash
ington Grove.
All the Services at the Camp Meeting
Yesterday Were Well Attended
and Full of Interest.
Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Correspondence of The Evening Star.
Yesterday was the seventh day Of this
feast Of tabernacies and in richness of op-
portunity it was the great day of the feast.
The intense heat and drouth continues I'M
broken. but the zeal of the worshipers only
wakes more fervid with each recurring
sunrise, and Elder Wilson tolls on, i'm
pervious alike to heat or fatigue, and is an
inspiration to every one to forget discom-
fort and physical ill-being in this great
white harvest field, where both sowing and
leapfng must be done, and done quickly.
The elder presided at the morning prayer
and experience meeting and urged the con-
gregation to bring their diff1c ulties to Jesus.
There were many testimonies of the power
of religion to tide over and past trials and
difficulties Of the Christian life, and the
people were greatly strengthened by his
encouraging words.
Rev. Robert Moore of Kensington occu-
pied the pulpit at the morning service. THE
Hidden Treasure was the basis of his dis
course. the text being: 1.-The kingdom of
heaven Is Hkened to a man who when he
had had found it straishtway sold all that he
had and bought that field" The large con-
gregdtion needed not the discomfort of the
heat, but listened, spellbound, to the elo-
quent discourse
NhiSS hHtSHt sang, Dy request, i
Am Coming Home" and DR.. II. r. Naylor
exhortcd tie church to fuller conservation,
and the people gathered at the altar place
for prayer.
interest today by the baptism Of George
Bracket Dowlng. only son Of Harry and
Sue Bracket Bowling, which took place
at the close of the afternoon service. Pre-
siding Elder l.. B. Wilson. DID,, admin
istering the rite. and was witnessed by
large circle of the relatives and friends of
the little fellow of fourteen months who
Is the prize baby Of the camp.
A fiatteringly large audience assembled
In the afternoon at the tabernacle to hear
the experience Of Rev. ]. X. Snyder. 1t
was rich In incident. and the large congre-
CATION was greatly moved.
Rev G. Cassard of the 10Th street charge
arrived in the evening, and preached ac-
ceptably to a full audience from Matt
9:2s Believe ye that 1 am able to do
this?' and one penitent accepted Christ
and was converted at the close of the sery-
Ice.
The gospel horn has been missed from
the services. but at the evening service
the large chorus was ably sustained and
the harmony much increased by the cornet
work of Miss Yinglng, who is stopping at
wesley camp, on the circle. Miss YinHling
is one Of the cornetists of the Moody choir.
Prof. Percy Foster. just returned from a
recruiting trip to Ocean Grove, came to
camp tonight, and was Immediately pressed
into active service and delighted the au-
dience with his solo singing of Pass On"
and Beautiful City of God
Rev. A. j. Gill of Monument street, Bal
timore, has arrived. and Is registered at
the Lodge.
Rev Jas Lodge. ID, Of Gaithersburg
was in attendance upon the evening serv-
ices
Mrs. Clara Roach will leave the camp to-
day to meet an engagement at Mt. Tabor
camp. New jersey where she will deliver
address Thursday next
Mr.. Chas. Holmes of Washington spent
yesterday with friends in camp.
Mr.. Moncure Tbompkins is prostrated by
a low fever at his cottage, on 1st avenue
but his physician hopes to have him out
In few days.