Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-08-16
A WEST VIRGINIA CAMP
Southern MethOdiStS Hold Ser
vices At BurIingtOn-FOrty
Tents
TABERNACLE OF WORSHIP
Gathering For Spiritual Profit And Relig-
iOuS Exercises


Burlington, Mineral County, W. Va,
August Is. 1910
The Van Myra Camp Meeting of the
Southern Methodist Church, common
ly known as the Burlington Camp, be-
gan here or Friday the 18th. About
forty tents are raised on the ground,
and the camp is in successful progress.
The tenters, in many cases, have or
namented their booths with names
appropriate to- their homes which
gives quite an interesting flavor TO
the nomenclature of the camp.
Amongst the titles to these mansions
of canvas are Allegheny, Sweet
Spring, The Naples. Tofurco Hall,
Fairview, Greenbrier. Radical Hall,
Kingwood, Dixie, Vanmyra Inn and
the Preachers Tent.
The camp is under the charge of
Rev. G. w. White. the Presiding
Elder of the District, for the Southern
Methodists still cling to the old land
marks, and have not substituted su-
perintendent for presiding elder; Rev
A. A. 2. Nell is the preacher in
charge, and DR.. F. l.. Baker is the
manager of the camp. The two Sun
days of the camp are the red letter
days in its history. Yesterday morn
ing there were several thousands
present. -Four services were held
an experience meeting in the early
morning, morning service at II after
noon at $3.50 and evening worship
at S.
The gathering is pre.eminently for
spiritual 6ro6t and religious exer-
cisss. After these have been faith
fully observed. there is large
amount of old-time and never .abated
Southern hospitality. The multitudes
that gather here are credit to the
grand South, and our grander country.
There was no disorder of any char
acter, and not single man under the
influence of liquor was TO be seen on
the grounds. The people were well
dressed, with fine vehicles, not few
automobiles of the participants being
in the camp, and, who set most am
pie boards and spreads under the
green trees when the time for dining
came.
The crowds were representative
from the log cabin in the hollow to
the great Virginia mansion amidst
ancient groves of lordly trees, and
broad acres of fertile farms. The
men of modest knowledge and, the
minds of larger learning and, the
maids of striking features and the
women of beauty and culture were of
the factors in the great multitude.
Every one was cheerful and sociable,
and the men and women bore that
air of repose and composure that
marks the self-respecting American
conscious of his own worth and capac-
ity.
The tabernacle of general worship
will hold nearly thousand people.
1t was filled TO the last seat when
the preacher in charge gave out the
first hymn of the morning service,
I'm the Cross of Christ l Glory,
Towering Der the Wrecks of Time. -
A choir led this familiar hymn, in
which the whole congregation joined.
Then came "the collection" TO bear
the expenses of the camp. 1t was
made with directness and without any
offensive individuality that so often
marks public solicitations.
Next came the event of the day the
profound sermon by that able man,
Rev. D. H. Kern, one of the ablest
men of the Southern Methodist minis
try, and, it would not be far-fetched
to say, Of any ministry of any church.
He was on his native heath. Reared
in this neighborhood and struggling
with untoward circumstances in his
youth, he now stands in the fore
front of his own church, and in the
proud affections of his people. His
text was but ye shall receive power
after that the Holy Ghost is come
upon you; and ye shall be witness
es unto Me, both in Jerusalem and
in Iudea, and in Ssmaria and unto
the utmost parts Of the earth,
Acts. ]. s
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