The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-03
THE MEMORIAL
SERVICES ARE
HELD AT CAMP
Census Of Camp Shows 3l6 Campers
From Six Different States-Many
Denominations Represented.
(By J. II. RI

The annual memorial service was
held this morning at 1890. 1t was a |
beautifully impressive service. The |
Rev. w. G. Bradford was selected to |
camp is better fitted for the occasion
than Brother Bradford. His text was
aye Shall Know the Truth and the
Trutht Shall, Make You Free" The
sermon was preceded by n beautiful
song service, the reading of the names
of former campers who have died
during the year, the reading of the
message from Father Northcott, and
the singing of a solo, LET Not Your
Hearts BE Troubled" by Mr.. Dodds.
This was one of Mr.. Dodds' best sclec-
| tions of the campmeeting, taken from
Mrs Ashford's cantata "Our Risen
Lord" After the sermon the COM
munion of Our Lords Supper was APP
| propriately celebrated. nearly every
| one present joining in the service.
| Those who passed away during the
year were: ]. p. Hendrickson, Mrs.
Sarah Nash, Richard Davenport, Will
liam o. Breeze, William Kelly, Will
liam Applegate, David Applegate, Mrs.
| Harriet Stevens, Mrs. Thomas Tolle,
Miss Sophia TraXel, Rev. d. Wendell
Brown and Aunt Hannah Jones. The
last named was the good old colored
cook who for years. and years has
ministered to the appetites of the
campers with her delicious biscuits
and other good things at the hotel.
She was faithful until the end She
would, after a hard days work at the
hotel, always be at her place in the
tabernacle for the evening service,
and it is a. certainty that no one got
more good out of the meetings than
she. At her home in Tolleshoro she
was highly respected. Her funeral
was one of the largest ever held in
that town.
While Brother Cheap was the lead
ing factor in the young peoples SER
vice this afternoon, several had
hand in making it the best yet. Rev.
Literal took the place of SuperinteR-
dent Davenport who was absent; Bro
Their Johnnie Cross was Brother
Cheap's assistant teacher; and DR..
Nichols put on the 'rousments. bring
| ing the service to q high climax. The
singing of the big junior choir was
Just great. A quartet composed of
Misses Elizabeth Calvert, Marie Du-
Fan, Lillian Muse and Juanita Rich
ardson sang most beautifully one CT
the new Quartets THE Pilot of CALI
lee" These young voices all the pro-
duct of the musical teaching in the
Maysville Public Schools, proved be-
yond the shadow of doubt the great
benefit such instruction is to the
Maysville boys and girls.
The Census
. An interesting feature of each camp
meeting is the taking Of the census.
to keen a record of the attendance of
campers from year to year, and to
get some idea of personal work in the
meetings to win them for Christ and
the church. The following results
will give the public some idea of the
situation here. 1t may be explained
\ however, that those classes as not
p members of any church are largely
- children. And 1t may be added that
, the work among children is always
/ the most effective done at the camp
meeting.
There are BAG campers this year
v They come from six states, namely
Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois
Pennsylvania and Florida. Sc differ
ent cities towns and postofflces. De
nominally the campers are divided as
e follows: Methodist, 104; Soutl
Methodists, 81; Disciples, Sc; Bap
10 lists, 10; Presbyterians, 10; Free vii
l. Baptists, 3; United Brethren, /; Epis
copal, / Newlight Christian, /; Cath
v Ollie, /; Not members of any church
81. Included in the Methodist co
d lumns are 22 preachers of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. and three o
1t the NJ. r. Church. South
h. The totals are somewhat smalle
3 than that of last year which was ex
Al pected on account of conditions. Their
n are but few vacant rooms, but Their
are not so many in the cottages. Thel
to many of the boys are in the army. Al
together the attendance is CONSIDERS
excellent.
At the close of the Children's Ser
vice this afternoon Mrs. Cheap, the