The Washington herald., 1907-07-12

Washington Grove, with tts towering
oaks and verdant NAPLES, its pretty cot
tages and their wide porticoes. its white
clad gospel seekers, and its Maryland
/ breezes, is in the throes Of the annual
camp meeting of the Washington District
Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church
Worshipers Of all descriptions have
journeyed thither to pray and to listen 10
words of religion in the little Maryland
village without the diseomforts that at
tend such devotion in the sweltering city.
Old campaigneTs who have been constant
worshipers for years are again on the
ground and with the same fervor, whole
families have reopened their cottages.
and go in a body TO the services. Gayer,
younger persons go slightly more reluc-
family to every meeting and then enter
into the sedate amusements with lighter
heart.
Cottages in Grove.
Built along the only avenue in the Grove
are many cottages, far enough from the
sun-baked road and secure enough under
the great trees TO defy the heat and the
dusty aftermath OF the passing horses
While there is a plenitude of quiet in this
primeval wood. there is likewise a certain
effort made to ,-muse the young people
while the older ones make calls and so 10
church.
While almost every tenth man is a min
lister. every tenth woman deaconess,
every other man a trustee, and all men
pillars Of the church. the religious atmos-
phere is not oppressive. and the short. in
teresting services afford a pleasant diver
sion, as well as profitable one.
At 10 o'clock in the morning the serv-
ices are in charge Of the Mothers of Is
rael. and there is a smart bit of hurTying
done TO get breakfast over and the chill
dren ready. Yesterday the service was
conducted by Mrs. Osborne, wife Of DIT
William Osborne, OF the University Of
Maryland The topic Of the meeting was
Forgiveness" and a series Of Biblicsl
readings and reflections Of them were In
order.
The rOomy auditorium. built more with
an eye to comfort than to beauty. but
we'll kept and pleasing in appearance, is
the objective point of all the campers
Morning prayer opens the meeting. For
an hour the people devote themselves at
I
to their various duties
Hours for Children.
In the AFTERNOON the children have their
hours and they are surprisingly ready 10
drop their pleasures and went their way
to the auditorium. Here two classes are
formed. one under the direction of Miss
Miner. and the other conducted by Miss
Wood A brief address by the directresses
is followed by recitatiOns and singing
by the children, and then there is more
freedom until at night
Then comes the sermon Of the day, a
carefully prepared commentary on some
/ Biblical text. and several hymns by a
I large mixed choir, under the direction of
Percy S. Foster. with which the day
closes.
Sunday is the big day. and for miles
around the MarylanderS come 10 attend
the meetings. There are two services on
Sunday a sermon and experience meet
/ ing in the afternoon. and a sermon ST
night Last nights sermon was delivered
/ by Rev. George W. King. Of the Dunbar
ton Methodist Episcopal Church. The
meeting VIII last ten days
The committee in charge consists of ".
/ II. II. Smith, chairman; d. Elmer Wiber,
vice chairman; a. II Hitler, secretary
Melville Lindsay, treasurer; E. De Witt
Huntlcy, y. D. Percy :. Foster, Robert
E. Cook ". F. Gatchell. William 3.
Hardy. Janvier Lindsay, Thomas J. owen,
and James Z. Ayton.