Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-07

On the MouDdsVille Camp Grounds,
Opens on the 18th.
A SPLENDID PROGRAMME HAS
BEEN ARRANGED FOR THE
MEETING, WHICH WILL LAST
TEN AYS-INTERESTING NOTES
FROM THE GROUNDS.

MEETING, WHICH WILL LAST
TEN Ys-INTERESTING NOTES
FROM THE GROUNDS.
The annual camp meeting at Mounds
vile opens on the 18th of this month,
and will continue the usual ten days.
This year the association have arrang-
ed splendid programme, and eyangei-
lists who have reputation Will be
be present to help make the meeting
the success it should be. DR. Rhees, OF
Cincinnati, is one of the prominent
men mentioned that will be present,
and he alone will be sure to draw
good crowds. August 26 has been set
apart as G. A. r. day. and for the occa-
sion Hon. Stephen B. ElkinS has been
invited and will likely attend. There
will also be big Dean bake and all old
soldiers from a distance will be pres
ent in large numbers. The slnglns
will be under the leadership Of Rev. ID.
w. Rub.e, CT Cincinnati, who has al
ways interested himself to very la ge
extent IN all former meetings. tie Is Cue
rlgnJ man selected TOT this exercise, and
ana the LIST OF IamiueS on the grounds
Lnls season ale III eXcenent condition,
and the list of mailies on the grounos
Is larger Inan Tor many seasons. Inns
year Inc ladles OF tie camp meeting
association intend running the hnan-
claI part of the question, and nope 10
aud considerable more money to the
treasury 1ney viii De III charge or
the gates, and will see that nobody
goes IN without paying. They viii ass
nave NUMBER OF young boys to watch
the fences around the grounds, and
any person caught climbing over them
Will De prosecuted. People living On
the GROUNDS ana who 90 not pay Will
be published, and In this way the ia
dies are sure they will get all the
money due them. The women have
taken TINS matter in their own HANDS,
and have been working wonders since
they commenced
only a lew days ago they received a
donation from the Paiace Furniture
Company, OF Wheeling, OF fourteen
brand new lawn benches. They have
been placed at different places around
the grounds, and the ladies appreciate
the glIr very much. They were some
tnlng that has long been needed, and
add very much to the appearance OF
both parks, where they We're placed.
Taking everything into consideration,
the association are sure that larger
crowds will attend this year, and the
meeting will be bigger success than
last season.
CAMP GROUND NOTES.
Rev. A. Moore, of Wheeling. was a
vicitor on the grounds yesterday.
Misses Estella Chapman and Ella
Grow, two popular young ladies on the
grounds, leave tomorrow to spend a
few days at New Martinsville.
Miss Lydia Wells, of Wheeling, is
spending a few days on the grounds.
S. H Bell, wife and son, OF Wheeling,
are registered at the hotel.
A. ID. Hickey, wife and daughter,
Miss Minnie, have returned from a
visit to Wheeling.
Miss Blanche Chapman, who has
been at Cambridgeboro Springs, Pa,
ter some time past, will arrive on the
grounds next Thursday.
Mrs. A. H. Sisson has returned to
Wheeling, after visit to relatives here,
The ladies of the camp meeting as
ISOLATION have secured H. Spiliman
Riggs for three lectures next season.
He appeared here this season for their
benefit.
Miss Anna Hess has returned to her
home at En- Grove, after a visit with
friends here
Mr.. Hickman and family, of Wheel
ing. moved to the grounds yesterday.
Miss Maude Chapman, who has been
in Chicago for some time past, Will ar
rive home about the goth of the month.
Mr.. and Mrs O. P. Mckee, OF Wheel
ing, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Thompson, of the main park.
Quite a large crowd left yesterday
to hear the Rev. Sam Jones preach at
Bethesda, Ohio.
Mrs Walter Chapman and children,
of Wheelin., a-e visiting at the cot
tage of w. H. Chapman.
Season tickets fer the camp meeting
this year will be 81 for gentlemen and
so cents for ladies. Single admission,
good for the entire day, will be %
cents fer gentlemen and 10 cents for
ladies' This is the same tate as was
charged last year.
The Holiness camp meeting, which
has been held the past ten days in the
Assembly Hall, ends tonight. Yester-
day eleven Of the new members were
immersed at the river. The meetings
have all been fairly we'll attended. and
q large list of evangelistS are on the
grounds. To-day services will be held
morning. afternoon and night. The
admission is free, and all are in
vited.