Evening star., 1898-08-03
OPENING SERVICES.
EpwOrthians InauEurate Annual
Camp Meeting Mt Washington Grove.


Camp Meeting Mt Washington Grove.
Special Correspondence. Of The Evening Star.
WASHINGTON GROVE, August 2, 1898
The camp tabernacle was the point of
mobilization today of the District Epworth
League, the members ef which rallied here
several hundred strong, and with song
prayer and stirring addresses inaugurated
the twenty-fifth annual camp meeting at
Washington Grove. AS a camping ground
the grove is only tradition, for cozy villas
and picturesque cottage line the avenues
where. less THAI quarter of a century
ago, the Methodist regulars of the Wash
ington conference pitched the snowy can
vas in this then primeval forest.
The initial serv of the camp began at
o'clock this evening. A select choir led
by Dr. Francis Woodman, sang "The Won
drous Story after which Rev. J. Fred
HeisSe of Wesley Chapel led in fcrvent
prayer for the success of the camp. Rev.
E. l.. Watson was introduced by the ore
siding officer E. P. Hamlin and stirred his
auditors to a mighty enthusiasm hy his
patriotic utterances and attractively-d -dra wn
word portrait of the modern knight errant
"a Christian gentleman. whose character
Is best built upon the motto of the league
"Look up; lift up"
A male quartet, composed of Messrs.
Frank Roach, baritone; Albert Houghton,
tenor; DR.. F. Woodnan, first basso and
Mr. F. w. Roderick, second basso sang
Onward Upward accompanied by Miss
Smith, organist, and Faith Woodward VIC.
l;nist, after which Mr.. Andrew Wilson,
prominent Christian Endeavor worker of
Vermont Avenue Christian Church, Wash.
1ngton, was introduced and mapped out the
work Of the Christian as an image breaker
1.-The images that menace our Christian
civilization he said, were materialism,
alcoholism, yellow journalism, nfidelism
as,r1 t,Jr rtc al
appeal to the youthful host of workers 10
lift their thoughts and life above the at
mosphere of those popular idols and so
help to uplift humanity.
Eye Must Be Born Again" was rendered
by the quartet, and President F. P Ham
lin briefly entertained the audience with
scme harmonious echoes of the Wheeling
convention. afte- which congregation and
choir Joined in singing God Be With You''
and broke ranks with general Methodist
handshaking.
The visiting 1eaguers boarded the 1910
pm. train for the city and were given a
gathered at the station. Waugh Chapter
was represented by Mrs. Mallie Mitchell
and Messrs. Rodarick and E. ]. Cramer;
Rockville by Mr.: w, ". Welsh and wife,
F. Andrews. Other prominent visitors We're
Mrs. L. B. WILSON, Mrs. Ida Wilmington,
George Gartrell and Rev. c. w. jones
A special feature of the cfildren's hour
with Mrs. Clara Roach viii be the ne craVon T
wcrk of Mr.. German Of Gaithersburg, Md
Sunrise prayer meeting has been an
nounced with Mrs Henry Strang, leader.
Mrs. Clara Cohen will meet the mothers
in First Avenue Temple at 10 o'clock for
an hour of prayeriand testimony.
Mrs. Dora WardIandsthe Misses Ward Of
the county are accounting the Somerville
cottage, 9th avenue and circle.
Mrs. George Gartrell and daughters have
apartments at the Albany Hotel
Mr.. and Mrs. u. Hamilton Coates and
babe of Sunset cottage have gone to Oak
Grove, Va, to spend the month of August
with Mr.. Coates n parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Coates.