Evening star., 1901-08-03
AT WASHINGTON GROVE.
Annual Camp Meeting In Progress
Program Of Services.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
WASHINGTON GROVE, Md.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
WASHINGTON GROVE. Md,
August 2. 1901.
The annual camp meeting announced to
begin the 1st instant at 1890 am. open
ed with a sacramental service. DIR. Naylor.
DR.. l.. 3. Wilson and Rev. E. o. Isaacs
urged their hearers to personal consecra-
ton. More than a hundred communicates
participated in the service. Elder Nayior
presided, assisted by Rev. Page Milburn
and DR.. E. d. Huntley.
For the past week Mrs. Robert Cohen
has met the women of the grove at the
Warner cottage. where prayer has been
offered for spiritual awakening. The first
mothers meeting was well attended.
"A Nest of Little Foxes was the topic
with which Mrs. DR.. Wiber instructed the
children at their afternoon service.
Parental responsibility was emphasized at
the evening tabernacle service when DR..
ID. d. Huntley Of Jefferson Street, M. E.
Church, Baltimore, officiated. He based his
sermon on the text found in Psalm 1O7,
verse p, "And are at their wits end
large and attentive congregation was as
sembled. Dr. Huntley was formerly pastor
of Tunaly M. E. Church, Navy Yard
Washington. Dr. Naylor. P. E., followed
with an appeal for personal prayer to be
offered by parents for each individual child
In camp, and for more practical piety in re-
quiring their attendance upon Divine wor-
ship.
The sunrise prayer meeting, which is
usually sustained by faithful few. was
well attended this morning. 1t was under
the leadership Of Capt. Ripley.
Fellowship with Christ was the theme
discussed at the mothers meeting at $50
am, led by Mrs. Robert Cohen. Mrs. Dr.
Bovee gave scripture reading, followed
by testimonies, the outgrowth of DR.. E. D.
Huntley.s sermon upon Parental Respon-
sibility.'
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more, veteran Of Methodism, whose min
istry covers mora than half a century.
preached sermon based upon the apos-
ties exhortatton. Have faith in God"
Mark I'd, 22d verse.
pleasing object lesson upon the needles
eye. was given the children by Mrs DR..
Weber. The twilight services for the
young people were successfully begun this
r. Reck Of Tenleytown. "A Life Of Pur-
pose was the topic discussed by the leader.
Dr.. Naylor. By request Prof. J. w. Dyer
told of continental Sabbath out Of a per
sonal experience while visitor in Paris.
France.
Rev. H. B. Reck preached to the evening
congregation. presenting for their emula-
ton Daniel, the man Of purpose" Miss
Meta Craig of Georgetown sang Light
Divine" accompanied by Mr. Bovee,
Rev. George Leech, known as the father
of the conference. arrived this evening. and
will preach tomorrow. strong program
Is dHHOuICcu lOE the SdDDalQ. Dr, III. II
Naylor. p. E.. will preach the morning
sermon; Rev. Fred. Heisse Of Wesley
Chapel, at pm, and DR.. 8. NJ Hartsock
Of Douglas Memorial at night. Special
features will be introduced at the ladies'
prayer service and at the childrens hour
Among the later arrivals is Mrs. Susan
Buzzee. who is the guest of Mrs. Thomas
Bowling Of Sd avenue.
Miss Lou McNair has taken an apart-
ment at Hotel Albany for the camp season
Mrs. Mary Dorsey OF 9th avenue il en-
tertaining Mrs. Belize Clarke and family.
Misses Blanche Braddock and yaleska
Pyles and Mrs. Hazel Cashell.
Mr.. Presley Dorsey returned to the
Grove this evening from q business trip
to Herndon. Va.
Mr.. w. H. H. Smith, musical manager,
has personally secured several hundred
sheet copies OF popular Grove hymns and
has placed copies gratuitously in the hands
Of each worshiper. DR.. L. B. Wilson, who
spent last night here. left camp today to
visit his son. who IL a convaIescent, seek
ing health in the West Virginia mountaf
Mrs. Thomas Dowling and daughter
Grace are the latest arrivals in the Dunn
barton colony.
Miss Faith Stokes Of Kensington came
to camp this evening and is being enter
tanned by Mrs. Harry Craig.
Mrs. Rebecca Palmer and Misses Nellie
Lee and Lila Palmer OF st. Mary's county,
Nd. are stopping with relatives on 9th
avenue.
Mrs VIM Calhoun and family are occu-
pying their cottage on East circle.
Rev. II. q. r. Reck is among the later
ministerial arrivals at the lodge.