Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-06-26
METH0DISTS GATHER
At BEuLAH CAMP
WHITE CITY OF TENTS SPRINGS
UP UNDER TREES ALONG
JAMES RIVER.

uo ScVeuIu duuudI Cdup 1u0etluS
of the North. Dakota Methodist Camp
Meeting association held it's first ses-
sion at the big tabernacle in Beulah
Camp at Fuller park, Jamestown,
Friday evening, the opening meeting
having the largest attendance of any
opening since the history of the or
ganization. The evangelist who
preached Friday was Rev. H. c.
Morrison, D. D., president of Asbury
College, Wilmore, KY. DR.. Morrison
preached a fervent sermon on Soul
Salvation" the services being entire
ly of religious nature. The music
was powerful, under the leadership
of Rev. Weigele. There are fifty
singers, accompanied by piano and
organ.
The closing session of the conven-
tion of the Bismarck District Ep-
worth League was held Friday night
also. One hundred fifty-one dele
gates representing As towns attend
ed, and in addition to the regular
business sessions, addresses by Mrs.
Calkins and Rev. Weigele were
| heard,
Epworth League Officers.
At the election of League officers
for the ensuing year, the following
were chosen: President, Rev. w.
Gress, Beach; first vice president,
VIM. Peterson, Washburn; second
vice president, Lloyd D. Rounds,
Mott; third vice president, Mrs. S. F.
Hollett, Cakes; fourth vice president,
, Mrs. Chas. J. Cooke, Dawson; secre-
tary, E. J. G. Reid, Steele; treasurer,
Carl Anderson, Dickinson; and Mrs.
R. Wolfer, jamestown, Junior
League superintendent.
The League voted unanimously to
invite the Fargo district members to
attend the next convention in the
| woods, entertainment on the grounds
to be free.
Many Tents.
Two hundred and fifty tents have
.. been pitched beneath the trees and
in the open at Beulah Camp, 120
more than last year, and it is expect
ed that in a few days all will be TAX
en-, making approximately 1000 peo-
pie in camp at the grounds, in ad-
dition to the many who attend the
, services from the city. Beulah Camp
at jamestown, is the largest Metho-
dist camp meeting in the United
States, report the visiting evangel-
: lists, and is particularly great in it's
proportion of young people attend
ing.
The tents are pitched in long rows
along streets that have been named
after former noted Methodists; AS
bury street, Fletcher street, Wesley
, street, Clarke street, McKendree
,, street and Cartwright street, the lat
ter leading to the hotel. The tents
are 10x14, 1Ox12 and 7x9, many
having board floors and screened
porches. Each tent is numbered and
registered.
The big tabernacle, seating 1000
! souls, has been temporarily enlarged
by rows of additional seats placed
: under the raised sides. Canvas can
be dropped in inclement weather. A
canvas tabernacle near the entrance
h1 nh q
meetings, conducted by Mrs. Calkins
daily at a. m. and p. m.
The entire grounds have been
fenced along the river with neat wire
and posts and painted white, to keep
children from the river. In addition
to the tents and tabernacles, several
other structures occupy the grounds.
There is the hotel, dining room and
kitchen, where 200 enjoyed dinner
Friday. Two large stoves are used
for cooking, and at one side is an i'm
mense ice box and cutting block; a
barrel of hot water connects with the
stoves. A store room contains a ton
of -four and a dray load of potatoes.
A grocery store occupies a corner,
where supplies for the campers are
sold.
sold, including kerosene and gaso-
line, etc.
There is a new barn near the en-
trance, and supply house, an auto
yard, tent for the association officers,
an dpostoffice with book store. Other
small buildings have been shingled
and made permanent.
The eight acre camp grounds In
Fuller park with the permanent i'm
provements ARE now valued at ap-
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