Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-08-28
CAMP MEETING CORRESPONDENCE.
BRASpYwIsE suMMIr-No rERvIcRs, YESTERDAY,
THE TENTS NoT BEING ALL UP-A RAINY NIGHT
SIZE OF TIE KNoAMPzEET, ETC.
Correspondence of the Commercial

BRASpYwISE suMMIr-No aERvIcEs, YESTERDAY,
THE TENTS MOI BEING ALL UP-A RAINY NIGHT
SIZE OF TIE ENoAMPHEET, ETC.
Correspondence of the Commercial
BRAsDYwINE SUMMIT CAMP, Aug, 26
To-day being the first day OF the camp, and as
a large proportion Of campers have but just ar
rived. it has been decided to hold no meetings
during the day, as the noise and confusion of
tent erecting, and tent preparing is probably
fully ss great as that Of yesterday, those who
are settled in their own tents assisting the new
comers; and we cannot refrain from remarking
here that IL q camp-meeting did no other good
it is worth all the trouble and expense attending
it in enabling us to Letter understand our peigh-
bors, and in provoking spirit OF kindliness aud
socsbility toward each other which it ID impos.
sible to develop under any other circumstances.
In our letter, yesterday we gave description
Of the grove Es prepared by nature, but as ma
ture could not do all. We Will tell what advan-
tage art has taken OF the opportunities afforded
it.
There are at present abont one hundred and
thnty tents erected for ind viduas. v hich, added
to the tents devoted to public purposes will make
about one hundred and fifty The church tents
are as follows Sloan, of Brandywine Hundred:
Mt. Pleasant, Of Delaware Co The Wilmington
tent, used by Asbury and Grace churches in
uniou and st. Pauls, OF Wilmington.
Last night we were greeted with an exceeding
ly heavy rain which commenced about O'clock
and continued through the greater part of tue
night.
To spend a night at camp during heavy
rain is not the most delightful amusement in
the world by any means, In our letter Of
yesterday we described the noble trees ar
being so close together as to intermingle their
foliage, but We have since learned bv experience
that those leaves are not 80 much Of q success
in shielding us from the rain as in shielding ue
from the sums rays
1msglue to yourself one OF "our prominent
citizens sitting upon SOLITARY isle, said isle
being the highest point of his bed surrounded
on all sides with water without either boat or
life preserVer, grimly cured up and occasional
y feeling around in the darkness to ascertain II
/ the tide is rising, and imagining it must be al
most daybreak when it is perhaps no later than
ii Z. NJ, and you will have some ieea OF camp
ing on rainy night. But daylight appears at
last and with it comes the glorious sunlight in
all its Eplender rendered all the more glorious
bs contrast with the night which had just passed.
But We are fully convinced that the poet which
composed the beautiful poem in regard to the
patter Of the soft rain overhead never receiv-
ed lis inspiration in board tent at camp meet
ing.
But We are now enjoying perfect weather, we
leave the past behind US, ep pjuying the present
ami hoping much III the future we pass away our
time. We have noticed among the arrivals to-day
Mr. Matlack, Of Grace, and Rev f Stubbs, of AS
bury of Wilmington, and Rev j d. kigg Of New
port also Rev. Joshua Humphris of Wilmington.
hC Nah4R &c uildol Allo SC VI IhGf. .his nun
nv OF Sloan Church. AZ no definite arrangements
have been made in regard to the appointments
Of those who are to preach as far as We can
learn, we can send you nothing reliable in that
direction at present, but will advise you as we
proceed. VERDANT.
The WooDLAwN CAMP MEETING The Wood
lawn Camp, near Port Deposit, Nd, which com
menced on the 18th Is proving grand success.
As the meeting progresses it increases in inter
est and power The preaching has been OF high
order and appropriate Rev DR. Mstlack preach
ed powerful sermon on Sabbath morning.
Many are being converted and ssnctifed. The
services will close on Friday morning.