To a visitor who has never before beheld, or taken part in such a scene, a Spiritualistic camp meeting produces an indescribable feeling of strangeness and bewilderment, which scarcely allows him to determine whether he is under the influence of pleasure or pain. The gatherings are so vast, the scenes so new, and each member of the busy crowd seems so intent on pursuing his own special avocation, that a sense of loneliness, even of desolation, such as if often experienced by strangers in thronged cities, almost invariably possesses the sensitive mind. Gradually, the multitude of objects crowding in upon view on every side, arrange themselves into order, and then the sight is one of endless interest and amusement. To a lounger passing through the various groups, some arranged in picturesque knots at the tent doors, others reclining beneath shady trees, or stretched out upon grassy knolls, the fragments of conversation that meet the ear are as curious and heterogeneous, as the objects that appeal to the sense of vision. From the first peep of day, the campers are astir, lighting gipsy fires, preparing breakfast, and trading with the various hawkers who ply with their provisions regularly through the white-tented streets. After the morning meal, visits are exchanged, and the business of the day proceeds with as much energy and order as in the cities.

The preceding statement has always challenged me as to how all these people came here with tents, cooking utensils and the things they needed to camp here. Most people came here by train and how was this transported by passenger trains. I have always felt that the things needed for the campers was rented here. I have never brought up this subject because I like to be able to prove what I say. The attached picture is not absolute proof but I feel deeply we had a place that rented whatever was needed. This picture was a tin type I copied from a friend. Look at the tall wide white building in the background and the covered wagon in front of it. I believe that was the place where things were rented for the campers and then taken to the campers’ lot.