The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-08-06
CAMPMEET|NG IS
NEARING CLOSE FOR
This SEASON
Greatest Crowd Of Recent Years Is
Expected ut Old Ruggles On
Next Monday.

uiaWoth hoar' rloW tiiS happy Broup
Of campers will hate to break camp"
and 60 back to their homes! Without
doubt 1t has been the best, the happiest
campmeeting within our knowledge.
In this we are all agreed. From a re-
ligious standpoint 1t has been a real
mount Of blessing" from social
standpoint 1t has been Just one happy
reunion Of nearly two weeks duration.
has happened to Jar the even
flow Of good times. Already the sue
cess Of the next campmeeting seems
assured. With the possible exception
Of four rooms every cottage and room
has been reserved for next year. How
is that for success? The Board of Di-
rectors are full of plans for next year.
If the Epworth League Institute idea
can be put over it will be an occasion
of the greatest interest, not only to
those who usually come here, but for
the whole Kentucky conference.
The day began with another new
preacher, Rev. w. c. Stewart, Of
Augusta, in charge Of the prayer serv-
ice.
At 10 a. m. DR.. Fort gave his last
Sunday school efficiency talk. on the
subject "Play and Religion" 1t was
a talk fraught with excellent sugges-
tions for the right care Of the young
life of our communities. He emphasiz-
ed the necessity of the Sunday school
caring for the social, the play side of
child nature. 1t was with much re-
gret that the camp bid Dr.. Fort good
bye for this year. But he too, has fall
en- in love with Ruggles and has re-
served rooms for himself and family
next year, intending to spend two
weeks here If plans come round al
right.
Our singer, Bro. Ashley, preached
at the young peoples service. Ashley
is a prime favorite with the younger
element and they turned out in large
numbers to hear him. AS he did the
preaching q new chorus director was
put into service, Dean Ryder, of Union
College. He proved in very few
minutes that he could sing himselg,
and direct a choir as well as preach.
DR.. Ryder will give the Saturday
morning sermon. This will be another
unexpected treat. So much good
preaching this year. Our Oldest camp
ers are saying nothing like 1t has
ever been heard.
The climax of the day came with the
great young folks rally this evening.
Promptly at 7 o'clock at the sound of
the bugle out in the camp everyone
assembled, forming into line accord
ing to ages and then led by the cornet
the whole camp marched around Tab
ernacle square and into the tabernacle
Seats wefe reserved for each separate
group. The choir was made up of per-
sons over fifty years Of age. And, by
the way, 1t was a choir hard to beat
About forty persons of this age were
on the platform and the way they sung
the old songs was uplifting. A flash
light photograph was taken Of the
crowded tabernacle before the service
began. DR.. Birney then gave another
of his stirring revival sermons, fol.
lowing which a large group of the
children gave themselve sin consecra'
ton, to the Christ life. 1t was indeed 9
service of triumph and 1t was re-
joicing crowd that Departed after the
service.
Mr.. r. M. Hawkins, the Cincinnati
photographer, who last year made thu
pictures from which cuts were made
for the Ruggles Campmeeting booklet
came into the camp today. 1t wasn'
long before the campers had him ant
his camera busy taking views. The
new Lane Inn" was photographed
from several angles. Campers may bt
assured that good results will be giver
by Mr.. Hawkins.
The Rev. F. 8. Pollitt, Of Huntington
W. Va, is here visiting his mother ant
enjoying the campmeeting. Dr. Pollitt
Is n leading minister Of the M. e
Church, South, and by the way, a ma
tive Of Lewis county. II was quite
pleasure for the writer to renew ac'
auaintance with him after separation
Of forty years. For in our boyhood
days he was our pastor at Old Stone
church on Lawrence Creek. 1t was
pleasure to talk about people and hep
penings Of those days way back In
1881.
We are having continuous vista
ton Of distinguished ministers o.
other denominations as well as oul
own. Rev. W. B. Campbell, president
Of Kentucky Wesleyan College, wal
here for while today. He has beer
looking after Wesleyan students In
this section and took advantage Of thu
good opportunity to see Ruggiei
campmeeting in action.
Messrs. Ralph Riggs, Of 1ronton
Ohio, and c. +. Trent, Of Russell, KY.
arrived this morning to remain until
the close
Col and Mrs. W. H. Thomas had as
their guests yesterday, Memorial