Putnam patriot., 1908-07-17
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the tirst service of the thirty-fouFth sn
 nu~l nsecting of the Douglas CAml
 Meeting Association will he held. Ths
 sesvtcc wtll continue ten days, closing en Sunday evening the ss<h-
 Now thsa ossismsty interest has been
 manifested tn this meeting, and rposn
 and tents have heen engaged In al.
 vance, and laFge attendance is tn pros.
 pect. Quite number who own ssatl occupy ccttsges have been on the grounds for some time.
 This famous camp meeting Is held oa It's own grounds close to the railroad station at Douglas, Mass. The latter Is \ quaint. old.fashtoned New Eng land village, with neat little white spired Congregational church crowning its central hilltop. Near by Is tree around which Is one of the most re- markable guide-boartis in the country. Five roads center here, and the traveller is informed as to the direction aud dis. tance to Providence, Worcester, Put nam, Webster, Uxhridge, Oxford, and n score of nearby towns and villages It would seem as if all roads led to eamp-meeting time. Although Il has been decided that Boston, and mol Dou- glas, is the "huh al the universe, still the latter village approsimates il io some extent when, year hy year, the cottages at the beautiful camp meeting 1 grove are opened, the the tents pitched beside the pnrling brook, and the big tabernacle doors are swung open fot the attending crowds.
 If ono has never been io this spiritu- al watering. place and desires 10 taste of l the healing waters nf this Saratoga oi the soul, he will find IL easy of access. On the main line between Boston and Willimantic. with. connections at near by Blackstone from Providence and Woonsocket on the south, and Worces- ter and way stations on the north; also | with connections from Worcester and Webster at East Thompson. passengers can start from any point of the compass and easily reach Douglas. The \. Y, 1 N. II. and II. railroad grant excursion I rates from Boston, Providence, Willi- mantle. Worcester and all way stations during camp meeting time.
 1 Douglas camp has had Il unique hts 1 tory. fhirty-fonr years ago beacon George NJ. Morse, of Putnam. Conn, 1 who had. a few years before, found the experience of entire sanciitication al 1 New Bedford, Mass, came with few earnest, spiritual men, and pitched . smal.sized lent in the tiny grove across the road from the present spacious Io- cation, and held successful meeting. The next year he bought Inc present
 site of several acres, and proceeded ta erect needed buildings. Year by year
 the houses multiplied, unlil now thrrt
 are a large dining-room, n spacious re-
 staurant, large lodging houses, many
 private cottages, large and small, and \
 goodly number of tents.
 There are several fine wells of water
 Douglas k not aneNpensive meeting ta
 attend. Tents 10 by i2 it., with board
 floors, which will accommodate q fam fly of three or more, ali furnished witl
 the exception of bed linen, can bc hired
 for S5 for the term of meeting. II
 room is desired, nice one that will nc
 eommodate two persons can be hires for 25 cents night other rooms, lit tle better furnished, but no better in To
 cation, at 50 cents q night. Articles c
 food can be purchased al the bakery il
 home prices, and milk at six cents
 quart Those who occupy tents car conveniently provide meals for them selves if they so desire. If they prefer they can board at the dining room ) where s4.75 pays for one week, or T cents for one day. In addition to tn spacious dining room, there is larR .staurant where meals can be procure' on the European plan. That the pull . lie appreciate the excellence of tn l, Douglas cuisine k shown from the fac that las. year over 5000 was spent fo , food in the dining room and restau rant.
 . The receipts from Inst years cam l enabled the Camp Meeting Association : to pay all current expenses, to use tl5
 on repairs, and apply over s400 on debt. So financial success as well . | spiritual, attended last years meet ] ings.
 Il The preachers who have sounded th ! gospel of fall salvation through tn . leafy auditorium and in the commo dious tabernacle, during the three pas
 decades, form . galaxy of names tn : like of which can scarcely be parallel 1 led in any land. In the earlier day the names of Inskip and Mcdonald
 and others of the National Association
 were well known 10 ffequenters Q : Douglas. Later, (. J. Fowler, the pres
 ent President of The National Holines Association. e. "A. Mclaughlin, B.Gar : radise. and other preachers of note
 have been prominent workers al ihi ] camp. The camp nisses the ianiiia
 faces of bxgonc days inskip. McDon aid, oslI, Joy. Wood, Levy, Booie, La
 xles. Hughes, Gofham, Alderman. If
 degr If, tsallis, and others Deacol l Morse silsI ahsaes h sigor, though th companion ~ his lie las left isim fo . tise wsrl8 aD0ye. kex. J N. SbcFi wil i again have charge q ihe pfsachinl