Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-08-27
CAMP MEETING CORRESPONDENTS

NOTES OF PREPARATION At THE RRASprwISE SUM
| Mt CAMP TRK pAI BERoRE THE OPENING -
rgosPEcrs, &c.
tCorrespendence Of the Commercial
| RAASprwISE SUMMIT cAsP Aug Is.
| Being nov pretty well settled in our camp
meeting domicll, we will try to give your readers
come idea Of camp life, As viewed by our eyes.
Being day ahead Of time. We hardly think We
give An adequate idea OF the meeting, as good
number OF the tents are s, present unoccupied.
many Of them remaining over from the camp
| meeting Of last year but IS thore which are
| EFF standing from year 10 year are owned by
| the regular attendants OF the camp it is fair 10
/ presume that all or nearly all OF the tents will
be ocaepied, which being the case the camp will
be faly ~ large as any previous wear. and the
CONSTANT pounding, ehopping and grating which
ggeeis oar eAis. tells the story Of the erection
| q many more aboies. and We would not be sur
plised 10 learn Of 9 considerable increase in the
| number Of tents over that OF the previous meet
inEs- But as we have no data We do not give
this As positive statement but shall eudesvor
IN our next letter to give you something mere
reliable.
Although very many Of your readers are ia.
miliar with the Brsndyvine summit Camp Meet
ing grounds. yet among your thousands OF read
ers there cannot but be 6 large proportion who
have never had the privilege TO stroll theee truly
majestic woods therefore short description OF
The woods is owned by one Mr.. johnson. and
is known as Johnson's woods. the camp taking
its name, we suppose, from the Brandywine Sum
init Station, the nearest station on the p 4 b.
q. II. r which is about a mile distant
When We remember that nature in all her
works never makes mistakes.we think We can
give no more fitting description OF the adaptable
ity Of the grove for camp purposes than to say
that nature intended these woods for camp.
Situated upon rolling ground, covered with tall
hickory phaefDtlt
whose noble trunks tower many feet into the
air before they begin to branch, then inter-
mingling their foliage, they cover the earth be-
meath with cool, refreshing shade, which OF
itself is enough to inspire enthusiasm in the
heart of the new conner, as he tresds the walks
made sacred to the hearts of msny who have
realized the answer of peace to their anxious
souls.
10 one who is looking for such things the first
day of camp is good opportunity to crafty the
sense o the ridiculous" While stroling along
the avenues it il common sight to see some
perpeIed one standing in his tent holding in one
hand some article, while with the other he
scratches his head taxing his ingenuity to the
utmost in the effort to make the means in his
hand answer the eud in view.
little further on We met good brother,
(whom we would much rather employ to drive a
good bargain than to drive nsiD with hatchet
in hand pounding away away at Perverse nail,
which sggravatingly goes in every direction but
the one he desires, until with blow dire1ted
with more energy than precision the hAtchet
comes down upon hi, unlucky finger. when sud
denly, as if by magic. the hitherto peaceful
Methodist brother, one would suppose had be-
come infatuated into the idea that he ie Modoc
brave, aud hurlug his hatchet (as though 1t were
a tnmahswk) into the air. he executes dance
which would make any of those dark hued dem
izeus OF the front blush with envy; notSith-
standing the fact that dancing ls especially Tor
bldden in the "discipAn.'
But Of course the haucination is only tenn
p1rary But dropping tear Of syupa.hy for
the unfortunate wounded brother Nhu stands
with SAID wounded member III his mouth. aud
with wOe-begone EXPRESSION looking SO lntently
for said tear. We anIgse ourselves still further
by Watching little men stretching themselves in
the vSlu endeaSor to reach q point just three
tourths Of an zach beyond their limit while just
opposite, perhaps, is our big Brother b just as
yaln'y striving TO -queeZe Lie huge buay INTO
space Just leetle bit too small
How msny Of the "Brtthten' will wonder
where Mr.. Nerdaat was Sheu they we're IN the
dliemmss dercrlted L. linn viii email unk .owu
to HISTORY We fear
We are unable to-day To give the plan OF ar
raigemeEts IN leg I'd to TIE various lei g. u
meetings owing to he nnsel tied cuLd.tiou Gi the
camp, the day eng devoted exclusively to the
erection and preparatIcu VI the tents
Ihls evening = nesting 1lH be cOniuc eli il
st. Pauls NJ L. Church tent. by Mr. |.
Crouch. whcL IL 10 t4ke tie place u hls usual
Monday nlsAt ass.
There are but very few ministers upon the
ground ss yet. but the familiar faces Of qlite a
number of veterans Of the cross are hitting
around the various parts Of the ground
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