Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
WASHINGTON GROVE CAMP.
Jealous Enthu sianm Shown In the In.
terestiAE Services.
Correspondence of The Evening Star
WASHINGTON GROVE. Md

Jealous Enthusianm Shown In the In
terestiAE Services.
Correspondence of The Evening Star
WASHINGTON GROVE Md.
August g. 1906
The zeal Of the Christian workers gather
ed here Is weather-proof, for notwithstand-
ing the unabating heat the attendance Is
excellent. and spirit Of deep earnestness
pervades all the services of the sanctuary.
Rev. 8, M. Hartsock of Ryland Chapel
arrived in camp yesterday morning. and
preached at morning service, closing his
stirring appeal upon the text. by grace
We are saved" The holiness meeting at
8 pm. in the Y. P. temple was deeply i'm
p1essive and the childrens service at the
same hour was well attended by good!y
number of adults
At the twilight vesper service the pres:d-
ing elder called for volunteers to serve on a
lockout committee to meet the incoming
trains and visit the remote cottages and in
wife people out to the tabernacle meeting
A score or more responded. mainly young
people from Ryland Chapel, who will look
after all strangers in camp.
Rev. J. K. Sneider OF Baltimore, who has
been recently recuperatinS at Mountain
Lake. arrived. with his family. in camp In
the late afternoon. and put up at the AL
bany. This aggressive and enthusiastic
young evangelist has oratorical gifts. and
knows how to put things SO that they Will
stick in the memory. He spoke with d.
vine JUNCTION al the evening service upon
the changeable Christ, and the congre-
cation that assembled in the auditorium
was the largest since the beginning of the
services and the spiritual pulse of the
camp was nightly quickened by the an
tense earnestness of this consecrated min
lister of God, and two penitents sought
Christ at the altar during this service. Mi
William Palmer sang with pathos THE
Best Friend You Have is Jesus" and the
full chorus took up the joyous refrain
This meeting closed with halleluia So
cial and general handshaking. and every
body retired to rest enthused with the
spirit Of kinship in Christ.
The Sabbath will be an eventful day
here and a spiritual feast has been pro-
vided. DIR. H. r. MAYOR and W. r. Strick-
len will preach during the day. and Rev.
J. K Sneider will conduct a revival serv-
Ice at night. The usual Sunday trains will
stop at the Grove and the Baltimore and
Ohio will see to it that the train service Is
ample and comfortable. Provision for the
inner man is accommodating in the various
larders of the local hostelries. and the
market place this morning was early O
scene of activity and eager dealing. and
the stalls were rapidly depleted. Every
CO tager Is Hospitality astir. and the OH
cial board are sparing no effort to be ready
fer the comfortable reception OF tomor-
rows throng of visitors. Mrs. Stricken
and daughter Miss Maud arrived today
ard arc staying at the Hotel Albany.
The Wilson cottage on Grove avenue ts
heing overhauled and fitted out for the
family Ct Mr.. Jesse Wilson. who is expect
ed 10 arrive from Asbury Park this even
ing, to remain In camp until Its close.
Miss Iva J. Martin Of ss3 G street south
west is at Sunset cottage the guest of
her friend. Miss Sadie White.
Miss Grace Altschu Of I'd avenue will
leave the Grove on Monday for a much
needed rest. which will be spent at Asbury
Park.
Mrs George Baird and child of Whining
ton, Del. arrived yesterday and are Wis
iting Mrs Owens of I'd avenue.
The Kilgour cottage is being opened for
the reception of the family. who will ar
rive In camp this evening
Mrs. Amanda knight of Washington is
enjoying the camp rs guest of Mrs.
John Wade. at the corner of 9Th avenue
and the circle.
Rev Charles Pate of North Capitol
charge will occupy the pulpit al the Satur-
day evening service