Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-22
BIG DAY IN CAMP
MeIhodIsts or the Rock Island Dis
trict Are Out la Force at the
Services ar TIDdaII's Grove.
MANY MINISTERS ARE THERE
Stirring Sermon is Preached by Rev.
u. z. GiImer-Families That are
Living on the Grounds.

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Grove. four miles south of Milan, pre-
sents busy scene. Campers who had
studied the almanac and the heavens,
struck il by being on the grounds on
Thursday. A number moved their
household goods on that day and were
nicely ensconed to enjoy the pitter-pat-
ter of the rain Friday.
The first service of the camp meet
ing for the ensuing week, was a ser
mon Saturday evening by Rev. An
drawatha Of Colona, who preached
from John, 4th chapter and 10th verse.
He outlined his sermon under five dis
tinct topics: First, greatest need of
personal work; second, know the
word; third. working; fourth. results;
fifth, our attitude toward the work.
Sunday morning, ere the sun had
shown its smiling face, people from
all over the district began to arrive,
to spend a day in the woods. and to
enjoy the sermons to be preached. At
1870 Rev. T. J. Wood preached from
Acts II, chap. 32nd V. THE Man,
Christ Jesus" Rev. w. F. Gilmer oc-
cupied the afternoon hour with one OF
him wonderful and powerful sermons,
holding the audience spellbound
throughout the entire sermon.
Ministers In Attendance.
The ministers present are Presiding
Elder Frizzelle. Rock Island; Rev. T.
j. Wood. Hampton; Rev. Arthur Wood,
Erie; Rev. Andrawatha, Colona; Rev.
Paragon, Rev. Hensel, Reynolds; Rev.
u. Il. Gilmer, Aledo; Rev. Rex Gil
mer, New Windsor; Rev. Morton, East
Moline; Rev. n. d. Harris. Milan; Rev.
Fl. Brinch. New Boston; Rev. Alex
Smith, GalVa.
SeVentyfiVe tents are occupied and
many are coming today. Among the
number there are \. Mcconnell and
family. Taylor Ridge; Misses Blanche
Blakley and Eva Mcconnell, Taylor
Ridge; f. L.. Cook and family, Mo-
line; Misses Anna Lofgren, Lille
Young. Nina Lemon and Elmeda Oline,
Moline; Mesdames Cornwall, Done
hue and Neal, Moline; Mrs. A. ID. Hart
zell. Moline; John TruXell. Moline;
Mrs. NJ Holt and Mrs. Fred Berg
strum and family, Moline; George Lip
ton and family, Mrs. Connolly and
family. Clarence Clarke and family,
J. r. Snider and family, Foster Arm
strong and family. Mrs. Thomas Arm
strong and family, John Martin and
family, Mrs. Rebecca Little and family,
Mrs. Louie Armstrong, Mrs. Y. Hunt
ing and family. F. Rathbun and fam
lily. w. Clark and family, Rev. Hen
sell and family, Presumption; w. Y.
Johnson and family, NJ. c. Crandall
and family, Miner Curtis and fam
lily, j. Johnson and family, Reynolds;
Misses Edith Sherrard, Nellie Carpen-
ter, Anna Haskell. Sadie Smith, Iva
Johnston, Laura Schoonmaker and
Emma Haskell. Reynolds; J. Olson
and family, Reynolds; Byron Jordan
and family, Orion; Rev. T. ]. Wood
and family. Hampton; Mrs. Mary Gal
lagher and Miss l.. Baxter, Viola; Mrs.
Mary Hussey, William Edwards and
family, Moline; Miss Leona Hussey
Chicago; e. Haines and wife. ]. Wads
worth and family, Mrs. s. Fitzpatrick.
Misses Hannah Fitzpatrick. Anna
Goldsmith, Mesdames Charles Thomp-
son, Charles Lowell and families. Ed
Love and family. Misses Minnie White,
Julia Chopper, Elizabeth White. Fay
Maxon, AIDA Muse and Bessie O'Neal
Milan.
Grounds In Fine Condition.
The grounds are in the very best of
condition. Good water flows freely
The boarding house Is under the sup
erviaion of |. l.. Venable, of Reynolds.
Meals, 20 cents; Sunday meals, 35
cents.
a hack leaves Milan for the camp
ground at $50 in the morning, and
> and $50 in the afternoon, returning
from the ground at II in the morning,
30 and 9 O'Clock in the afternoon
and evening,
The music will he exceptionally
good this year. Rev. Rex Gilmer and
Rev. Arthur Wood using coronets and
| Harold Gilmer the trombone.