Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-24
At THE CAMP GROUNDS.
AT MOUNDsvILLE THE ATTENDANCE
AND INTEREST IS
INCREASING.
THE SERVICES YESTERDAY
And the Programme For To-day
Meetings Conducted by Rev. G. e.
FulIer-SermOns Preached by Rev.
MIR. PiersOn of Fulton, Rev. Mr..
Fuller and Others-PersonaIs and
Other Notes.

The attendance and interest at the sun
rise prayer meeting and the nine o'clock
class meeting was better yesterday than
at any service since the beginning of the
meetings. The meetings were conducted
/ by the Rev. G. E. Fuller and were a
source of profit and help to those present.
The services at 1890 were very interest
| ing and more like the old time camp
meeting than any services that have been
/ held for many years.
! Rev. Pinson, of Fulton. preached from
the text, "Whomsover would come after
me, let him deny himself and take UP his
cross and follow me-" His sermon was full
i of the spirit and had the effect of dispell-
! ing some of the chilliness and reserve
| that have been noticeable in the meetings.
/ The principal thoughts of the sermon
were: First, we must deny ourselves
many things. 1t would be easy to serve
/ God if no denials were required. Self is
/ the greatest enemy of mankind because
! the devil takes advantage of their pride
and they sometimes forget that they are
| Gods people. When people become inter-
| ested and are willing to practice self de-
NAL, the camp meeting will be a spiritual
| success. Secondly, to take up the cross
| is equally hard. 1t is not only necessary
| to pray for the conversion of sinners
| but also to go to them and speak to them
| of their sins. We must not be afraid to
get down from the lofty pedestal of our
| dignity.
Thirdly, to follow Christ should be the
4 desire of every Christian, as the closer
/ the walk with him the better for us and
/ the world.
At the close of his sermon a short altar
service was held in which nearly the en-
tire audience participated.
| AT 80 o'clock Miss Scott gave another
of her interesting talks to the children,
using the miracle of the five loaves as
her subject. 1t was full of good thoughts
and was very much enjoyed by the chill
| dren who Were present
At the afternoon service Rev. Fuller
preached, using the theme: Grounds of
successful prayer" from the text, And
whatsoever We shall ask in my name,
| that will I do that the Father may be
glorif1ed through the SON. He delivered
an excellent sermon that was much .appre-
ciated by the audience
DR.. Yocum preached again last night
| to an appreciative audience. The attend
ance at the evening services is growing
| better than at the beginning of the meet
ings.
An interesting feature yesterday was
the annual meeting of the Womens Camp
| Ground Association in the North Park
This body was organized three years ago
for the purpose of eliminating the debt
| of about three thousand dollars which
| 1t seemed was more than the gentlemen
of the Camp Ground Association were able
to cope with. One of the first things they
did to reduce expenses and wipe out
! the debt was to take their turns at the
gates during the meetings, thus saving
a considerable sum annually that would
| have been paid to some one for perform
ing this duty. In various ways they have
| gotten money and gradually reduced the
indebtedness to $3.50. The secretary
book showed yesterday that S731 has been
raised during the past year and there is
yet some to be reported, so that the total
amount raised will probably be about $500.
| When this is paid out the debt will not
exceed $500 and the ladies will easily pay
that within the next year and the camp
ground will once more be free of debt
| The election of officers for the coming
year resulted as follows: Miss Rida Dean.
| president; Mrs. Rodefer recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Brooks, corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. w, H. Travis, treasurer, and
Mrs. Flood, vice president.