Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-08-07

One Encampment Passes Into
History While Another is Mt
Its Height.
WHARTON AND MARyIN GROVES

40 AaOtS uts
WHARTON AND MARVIN GROVES,
Sunday saw the close of the tenth
annual session Of Wharton Grove
camp (Baptist). near Weems. Lam
caster county. The attendance dur
ing the week, though not large, was
up to the usual standard. Ga Sun
days the number of people on the
grounds was immense, as is usually
the case, and when on last SUNDAY
steamer Old Point Comfort arrived
with Its five or six hundred passen.
gers from Norfolk aud Mathews the
attendance was fully up to that of
any previous years. As on the pre-.
vlous Sunday afternoon services were
held under the tabernacle and ON the
river shore to accommodate the
throngs. The singing, both choir
and congregational, was enthusiastic.
Besides the Old Point Comfort. the
fishing steamer Atlantic Cant. Bus.
seils), police steamer Accomac, with
DIR. j. W. Bowdoin, chairman of the
Board of Fisheries, steamers Tourist,
lclcle and Owen billiard and scores
of gasoline launches and myriads of
sail boats were thesAain methods of
transporting people,ts and from the
encampment, $500 gaining admit
lance by the wharf. All day Sun
day the roads were lined with vehic-
les and the entrance TO the camp was
one sea of vehicles and horses. The
meeting altogether was good one
aud closed in glorious shape, which
presages success for the future and a
still larger attendance next year.
OLD MARVIN GROVE.
The twenty-sixth annual encamp-
ment OF this famous old religious ret
sort opened last Friday, and by nigh.
fully two-thirds of the more than one
hundred cottages were occupied. The
weather has been very suspicious and
the comfort of the attendants has
never been surpassed. Preaching is
up to the standard, and until Mon
day morning was conducted by the
ministers of the Northern Neck,
those in attendance being Presiding
elder j. L. Whitley, and Revs. r.
E. Bentley. r. o. Payne, E. +. Gar
ner, N. A. Page, j. M. Anderson
and WI William, Rev. Frank Wells.
a stirring preacher of Richmond,
Va, and Rev. Jas. Cannon, ir., ID. D.,
OF Blackstone, are expected during
the meeting. Rev. j. S. Wallace, of
Bethany, came during the early part
OF the week. Rev. @. Tinsley Thrift,
degree man of Randolph-Maco
aid late of Vanderbilt University.
Nashville, Tenn, also filled the
pulpit on one occasion. Elder Whit
ley early demonstrated that he is a
splendid manager aud disciplinarian.
A committee announcement stated
that L. Augustus Jett, of Reedville.
had been added to the camp commit.
tee. This is an admirable selection.
Mr.. Jett, for some years in charge of
the singing, has supervision of it also
this year, but he has surrendered the
direct management to j. Elliott Wal
lace, a RIM. student and son of
Bethany's pastor. The young man
has quite talent in this direction
and his services are much appreci-
ated. The familiar forms of Judge
Edwin Broun and I.yttleton Cock
rell, esquire, which for many years
until now had been annually greeted
by loving friends, are missing-the
former on account of protracted sick |
ness and the latter lately called to
the Great Beyond. Their tents are
closed and vacant, but they are not
forgotten by the tenters, as evidenced
by the many enquiries as to Judge
Broun's condition and the many re-
grets that Bro. Cockrell will be seen
there no more. In passing we might
say that late information is to the |
effect that the honored Judge and |
his wife are much better.
The services consist of the usual |
scheduie-early morning prayers,
children's meeting, experience meet
ing and preaching before dinner
preaching in the afternoon and at
night.
W. G. Beane, with his enlarged |
dining tent, manages to accommo-
date quite well even the large crowds
on Sunday. A noted absence of
renders the confectionery
stands little less popular than usual. |
These are presided over courteously
oy Messrs. Joe Pierce and Frank Set
tie on the one side, and, Messrs. Ed.
Lyell and j. r. Bryant on the other.
Here ice cream, fruits and various
can be had at all hnnrs