Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-06-28
THREE DAYS 1T TURNER.
Notes and Personals on the Big Christian
Church campmeetng.

Notes and Personals on the Big Christian
Church Campmeeung.
SATURDAY MORNING.
Late arrivals on the Camp grounds
are Elder VIM. Cowdeu, gen.
eral missionary for the northwest,
Benjamin. L. Smith and wife Of Gin.
natl, general secretary of the home
board; ReY. Judge Cation and wife
Of Sprague, Washington, are on the
grounds. Old residents of Salem will
remember Judge Cation as he resided
10 Salem many years, and is well,
known TO most Marion county people.
Another visitor for the camping
season is Uncle "Joe" Downer who
has been familiar figure at the
camp meetings of the Christian
church since '52. Salem people will
remember him as "Saddler Joe Dow.
ner", His home is now, and has been
for number of years in North Yakima
but as the time rolls round for camp =
ing he bitches up and drives over,
staying through Uhe,entire season.
Rey. A. Mclean, of Cincinnati, o.,
arrived on the overland Saturday
night. He was introduced TO the con-
ventiOn aud received with the Chau.
tauqua salute. ReY. Mclean is greatly
beloved by the whole'brotherhood, he
having served for sixteen years as
corresponding secretary of the For
eign board,
THE JOURNAL Reporter was pleased
to meet on the grounds Ed. } Charles
Bowling, pastor of the Medical Lake
Church and also business manager
of the Spokesman. .Review,at Spokane,
Wash. Ed. Bowling is a very
pleasant gentleman to meet sand
thorough newspaper man. @
SUNDAYS ITEMS.
Sunday dawned clear and cloudless
and the entire camp was astir early.
Everything took on certain air Of
expectancy and preparation for a
a great day. Before eight o'clock the
gatekeepers were admitting teams
and by ten O'Clock the grounds were
fairly alive with a moving mass of
people. Wagons, carriages, buggies,
carts, bikes, on foot,on horseback and
In every kind Of conveyance they came
from the surrounding country, cities
and towns and when the great bell
rang out the hour for Sunday school,
at 10 o'clock, a beautiful sight was
in the Turner S, Schools
marching in abody to attend. The
me in the great tabernacle the
was Ed. Gentry
Rushing, of La Grande, and pleasant
md a profitable hour was spent in
studying the lesson for the day. At
exactly II O'Clock the bell, ever a
aithful reminder, called the vast
.rowd to the church services The large
hoir under the efficient leadership of
Prof. j. M. Powell,of Monmouth, lead
he singing the vast congregation
dining in.
Dean Sanderson read the Bible les
on in his own inimitable way, Every
'ody always enjoy all that Elder San
erson does, Rev. Slckafooee, presi.
ent of the board, then stepped to the
'latfOrn and in few we'll chosen re-
marks intrnduced Rev. A. Mclean,
ecretary Of the foreign board, who
the sermon .and the entire
ime he held that vast audience in
lose attention, while he drew such
iyid word pictures as charmed all
nder the sound Of his voice, and when
+ the close Of that grand sermon he
aye the invitation, as is the custom.
the Christian church. gentleman
nd lady came forward and made the
Onfession, Rev. Boles, of The Dalles,
TO the audience that sthey
ere Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Allen, of
Ioods, Or, minister of the NJ. e.
lurch, they were Immediately bap-
zed in the clear water of the creek.
efore the close of the service, how
yer, Benz. l., Smith, secretary of the {
Ome board, who was TO address the
TternoOn meeting, was introduced. |
n adjournment was then taken to q