Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-07-19
THE TENTING GROUND.
Rshoboth Camp Meeting-But 1900
People Present Yestsrday-What Will
Avert a Promised Failure.

Avert Promised faltures
sseeiai Correspou dsnee Of the STATE JouRSAL.
RKHoBoqH CAMP GRoUED, July 14th.-
Leaving Wilmington Saturday evening
on the 6 25 train and connecting at har-
rington with the extra train on the juno
tlon Il Breakwater Railroad, | arrived at
Lewes about II 80, and, in company with
two other Wilminglonians, engaged one
of the numerous vehicles found AZ the
depot, and directed Jehu TO deliver us rs
soon as possible on the RehObOth Camp
Meeting ground. In few jerky remarks
that wonjd have done credit TO ATTIC
Jingle, he promised, without any so icl-
tation. to pass all other vehicles on the
road and TO make better time than il was
tossible for any other Sussex county
team to make. We started, and Jehu kept
his promise. The night was lad ED
lovely one, and the fine fields Of corn and
trnck along the road added to the interest
Of the ride. How we sped along over
those sandy roadsl First this vel lcie
and then that were passed after short,
hut exciting races. and before we were
aware OF IL we were IN the eamp-meetlng
grove, place which nature has favored
greatly.
Everything was az still as death for The
bedtime hell had struck ami tue cody
and unpodly alike had retired ana all
seemed to b sleeping sounliy, ihcir
siumbers disturbed only hy pleasant and
ever welcome dreams. No sound save
that made by the frogs and bugs, aud tue
mighty ocean came 10 the ear, We were
all tired and desir,d a good nights rest
Our driver pointed US ont boarding tent
and We directed our steps toward II. All
was darkness.
Boss" said one Of our party, who
was cautiously peeping IN through the
curtain hung ~ at one end OF the tent
and who was addressing some imaginary
being rs The proprietor, " can we get
board here No an Wer came ana
after a few more questions Of ms Glass
had been propounded, with the same re-
suit as at first, we Withdrew and proceeded
TO another tent where the wants OF man
are provided for.
here We succ' eded in awakening on in
divldual but lie told as the proprietor was
out, and II he was ir he didn't think be
had room for rs. This was getting some
what monotonous and t'iy tiIes0me. "lf
b ID lust little straw to sleep on, said
one Of our number. " would De satisfied;
/ am so tired This idea was not en-
tertaintd by the others. be il said TO their
credit. It was next proposed that We
should visit the Surf House. three quar-
tiers Of a mile distant, and obtain lodgings
at least This we did. The house vas
full but We were kindly allowed TO lay
uTOn The floor of the wash room and
spend the night there. Being very tired,
the delightful sea hrcese and tue roar Of
the ocean soon lulled us TO sleep, aud We
were permitted to stay there until break
fast.
Amer this meal we took a walk on the
beach, viewed the lake and returned TO
the camp ground. Now something ahOHt
the meeting. II would not only he "as
easy as lying" for Tie to nsy the keho
both Camp meeting is a success, il won
be lying, plain aud unvarnished. OF
course II would be easier for me TO join
with certain enthusiastic individuals and
say the meeting is grand success. than
70 prove il a partial if not a complete
failure, as / can. Sunday is always a
"big" day at any camp meeting, and
this has hitherto been the rule especially
in Sussex county. But yesterday, a nc
time during the day We're there over 1906
people on the ground when $1,000 were
confidently looked for. The smallest
camp-meeting in the past IN this county
has seldom failed to draw ct least > ,Oul
persons together on Sunday. There l.
no enthusiasm manifest in the meeting
aud the eloquent sermon OF Rev. Jacoi
Todd, yesterday morning, failed toawtkei
any except in one instance. where singh
man was noticed TO say halcl jan scvcrn
times about 10 minutes after tie reverence
gentleman had closed his discourse.
Huccession OF meetings were held q da
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