Evening star., 1909-07-12
SUNDAY At WASHINGTON GROVE
LARGE ATTENDANCE ON FIRST
SABBATH OF CAMP MEETING.
Three Sermons by Clergymen of the
National Capital-General and
Personal News.
cial Correspondence of The Star.
WASHINGTON GROVE, Nd,

WASHINGTON GROVE, Md,
July II, 1909.
Journeying in carriages. automobiles.
by train or afoot. hundreds of persons
from the surrounding country and from
Washington attended the services of the
first Sunday camp meeting here yester-
day. They heard three sermons, two by
the evangelist for the camp. Rev. \. w.
Spooner, and one by Rev. Page Milburn,
both of Washington.
Early in the morning, soon after the
Grovites were astir, the carriages began
rolling in. By the time for the morning
service the big auditorium was filled to
overfiowing. The chorus choir, directed
by Prof. d. l.. Spooner, led in a number
Of selections. The director sang a tenor
solor prior to the sermon by Rev. Mr..
Milburn.
Taking as his subject "A Very Common
Thing" the minister spoke along the line
of how God knows the lives. the hearts
and every thought of all mankind. He
said, in part:
Many men think they are safe If the
evil they do is known to no man. But
they err greatly. You can hide nothing
from your God. God sees our innermost
thoughts as well as our outward deeds.
There is no excuse for sin in any form.
There are hundreds of thousands of per-
sons today who think that they are right
with God and are walking in His path,
when in reality by their secret sins they
were separated from Him long ago. Their
sin was hidden from the world, but not
from their Creator
But, my brothers and sisters, we thank
God there is a way by which we may rise
out of our sin and degradation. Christ
brought our pardon by his death on
Calvary. and there is salvation for every
one. Repentance is the necessary quail
fication-true repentance. Our very hearts
and lives must We give to God. Then
He will renew them in His likeness.
Whereupon we will walk by sin in the
world and will despise and hate 1t. Faith
can overcome every obstacle. Despair
not, sinner. For though your sins be
great and fearful and the chains of satan
strong about you, vet God will deliver
you of them all if you will but give
yourself entirely to Him
After the luncheon hour. when the Wis
itors returned to their carriages and in
vestigated the healthy-looking lunch bas-
kets. which from time immemoral have
Spooner took charge of the afternoon
service at o'clock. His text was The
Wages of Sin Is Death During the
service a duet was rendered by Dr.
Spooper and his son, Prof. Spooner, the
musical director.
Services Last Evening.
Augmented by large numbers of late
afternoon arrivals by train and team.
a huge congregation filled the place o.
meeting at the final service of the day
at s o'clock. A musical program wa
led by the choir. DIR. and Mrs. j. r.
Barbour of the Grove sang a duet. The
sermon. an exposition of the divinity OF
Christ, was given by DIR. Spooner. His
subject was. What Shall ] Believe
Concerning Christi" In part. he said:
"On many questions man may reserve
his personal opinion and decision. but he
does not set aside and turn from this
one. Christ asked of his disciples: What
think We of Christ? Whose Son is He?
You had every one better answer il now
and not wait until you are before the
judgment seat.
Popular opinion on this question does
not toucn the point at all. 1t seems 10
think of him simply as wonderful.
model man True. he was that But
what of the second 0uery-.Whose Son is
Heo' There is the real issue. tell you
in deciding there is no middle grand.
Christ was either genuine as truth or He
was as false as hell Christ, indeed.
was a man without fault. He said when
He was about to return TO His Father
that He was going TO prepare place for
His people.
Had God not been in Him and He in
God do you believe He would have dared
all question.
Rev. Mr.. Mlburn pronounced the bene-
diction.
Dominion of Christ" was the topic on
which DR.. Milburn spoke at the regular
Bible study hour this morning. This
afternoon DIR. Spooner will chalk talk"
to the children on the subject Over the
Cataract in a Boat.
Many residents of the Grove enter
tained over Saturday and camp" sun
day.
Mrs. W. Fl. De Shields has as her
guests Mrs. George w. Leach of At
lanta. Ga. and Mrs. c. l.. Hynson of
Manassas. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman p. Foster are
the guests for the summer of Mr.. and
Mrs. p. s. Foster.
Mrs. Harry Farmer. who with her
husband is engaged in missionary work
in the Philippine Islands, and Miss
Grace Osborn of Greenyille. $. c.. are
at the Grove. They are daughters of the
Rev. Albert Osborn, whom they are vis-
iting.
Budley Bright was the week end guest I
of w. G. Foster.
After the defeat of the Grove base
ball team Saturday by the r. Z. An |
drews team of Washington the local !