Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-28
IN THE WHITE CITY AGAIN.
Weather and Other Conditions Favor the Annual
Camp Meeting.

Good weather and splendid attendance
are contributing materially 10 the sue
cess of the Methodist district camp
meeting which opened ou the grounds
in this city on Thursday last and will
close Monday next. As yeArs LASS this
is more and more becoming resort
| where families and those seeking rest
and intellectual recuperation gather to
pass few days in tent and cottage nm
| der the protecting oaks and take raArt
in the splendid exercises that are pre-
/ pared for the gre 1T tabernacle. This
/ year is no exception, and we find COM
1 fortabls located on the grounds people
/ from all sections of the surrounding
| country. And this year il no exception
! TO the array of intellectual attractions.
The little lady, Mrs. Mahle Conklin, or
ganizer aaa lecturer for the National
w. G. I. u. society, Is one eff the bright.
est and most fascinating lecturers the
| association has secured in it's MANY years
of existence She is really captivating
in her reasoning way OF presenting sub
Jects. Her ladv-like and forceful, vet
Kind manner, stripped of all effort at
oratory, carries conviction to auditors
Mrs, Davis. 200, is strong woman, in
sermon and lecture Her temperance
address on Sunday afternoon was one
that appealed to the sober Judgment and
conviction OF both men and women
FRANCIS Stewart, musical director, ia
master of his portion of the work His
powerful melodio .steiicr voice and man
ner OF conducting the singing is pleasant
and instructive. Rev James I'll Gard
ner, evangelist who came all the way
from Ohio to help in the work is an
earnest m a full saff Ea a,aS,i+ -
vades the old-time revivalist The
deaconasses. Misses Gorin aud Wilson,
of la ccossa, make their presence felt
in their work with the Young lady at
tendants, by holding afternoon meetings.
Each day 'sexe C ses are taken up with |
four or more services. program varied
Sunday found about two thousand pee
pie on the grounds. and next Sunday
will be the largest attended with even, |
hour full of interest.
Veterans day, Friday, is lo>ked for |
ward to with interest Entes ia ming |
speakers will interest aud aml.se the |
people
The tenters on the grounds. as far az
we can gather the naLses, are as follows: !
William Dowell and family, b. f Purdy |
and family, Rev G. w NuZum and !
family. w. c. Groves and wife. Reed !
Hunt and family, Mrs Phineas Stevens,
ID. .. Mahoney and family John e. |
Nuzum and family, O. q Munsan and |
family, Samuel Henry and wife, DR.. w.
A. Gott and family, T. s. Hamilton and /
family, Rev. Witherbee and family, d. |
W. Horton and family. A. Il johnson !
and family, N. M Henry and family. |
Marvin Henry and family, Fl d Will |
liams and family. Mrs w S. Field and |
family, G. ID. Williams and family, M |
ID. Chase aud family, G. J. Smith and |
family. John Devlin and family, Fl e, |
Packard and family, w. d Dyson and |
family, S. McMasters and family. Mrs |
julia Cook. A, T. Morrison and wife, G. |
G. Brown and family, Mesdames L. A.
Casson. w. # Lindemann, J. c. Adams,
M. A Beat, William Lake. all OF Viro-
roqua; J. w. Groves and family Madi-
son: Mesdames Sampson aud Baker,
Soldiers Grove; families of James Stev-
ans, Patterson and Witeraft. Harmony;
Rev H A. Rogers and fainilv and
Misses Pearson and Hanzlik, Ironton;
N. Groves aud family, Elias Harris and
family. Springville
There are not vet the usual number of |
ministers present On hand now are /
Presiding Elder Martin of Snarta; Rog- |
ers of Ironton, Haight of La Crosse, |
Gardner of Ohio, Vaughan of Viola. |
Kilbourn of Newton. Tresidder Wether- |
bee and Nuzum of Virouua