The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-14
THE CAMPS BREAKING UP
LAST OF THE SERVICES AT ACTON
AND BETHANY TODAY.
At the Former Place 1t Is Proposed to
Have ..WeeIx of Power, be-
gin the Season.

/. Acton camp Is breaking up for the season.
Quite number left their cottages yester-
day, while the rest, with the exception of
few families that will tarry a week or so
longer, were busy getting ready for leaving
on Monday, which is the official closing day.
The fact that this year not a few have seen
fit to break camp before the last day of the
meeting is a subject of discussion among
the tenters and in order that the interest
may not lag next year it is now proposed to
have the week of power the first week of
the assembly instead of the last. 1t prac-
tically has been decided that this rather
radical innovation will be tried, although
some believe that if it is there will be tent
ers moving in for a week after the opening
of the camp. With the exception of the
last week, the season has been a very sue
cessful one, and from the standpoint of
those to whom quietude and rest are
precious boons, there has been no cause for
complaint in regard to even the last week.
Acton camp affords the women and children
an excellent place for a summer outing, and
it is only steting an obvious fact when it is
said that it is the women that keep the
camp in existence. The women this year
have shown a greater disposition than ever
to taking an active part in managing the
affairs of the camp, and they are deter
mined that it shall not be allowed to retro
grade
There were no services in the forenoon
yesterday. In the afternoon Evangelist
Hartsock and Mrs. Gregg conducted a revi-
val meeting, while in the evening Mr.. Hart
sock again preached. Following this serv-
ice an ice cream fete was given on the
plaza by Mr.. and Mrs. Calvert, of the hotel.
The trees were hung with lanterns and the
tenters had gay time. One source of graf
ification was the music furnished by small
band from the city, the first music of the
kind that has been heard during the season.
During the afternoon a sewing bee was
held at Miss Dole's cottage for the benefit
of the Asheville Home. A barrel of clothing,
buttons, thimbes, thread and similar ar
ticleS were made up and sent.
To-day Mr.. Hartsock will preach in the
morning on the subject, THE Baptism of
the Holy Ghost" in the afternoon there
pieces of the Murphy Temperance League,
and at night Mr.. Hartsock will preach the
final sermon, after which he will lead the
march around Jerusalem which is the Gus
tomary way of closing the camp.
DR.. and Mrs. Dashiell went to Aurora yes
terday, where the doctor preached a funeral
sermon. Mrs. Shideier and cousin, Mrs.
Frank Walker were the guests of the lat
ters sister, Miss Josephine Reynolds. Mrs.
Walker will remain until Monday. Mrs. Ida
V. Steeg was at the camp yesterday. Miss
Hattie Brewer of the city, is the guest of
the Misses Sample. Miss Carrie Phillips and
brother Howard. of the city, were visiting
at the park yesterday. Mrs. II. A. Cross
land yesterday celebrated her nineteenth
sisters, Mrs. Low Hunt and Mrs. Edward
Kingsbury. and children, of Indianapolis.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ronecker and George Wy
Song, of Indianapolis, are guests of Mrs.
Charles Sample.