The daily gazette., 1875-07-22
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Reh000M and tine CuanD.
From the Rehoboth Record, goth.
On Wednesday last, the third annual
camp cam oasa meeting OF the Rehoboth Associa-
Including the Surf House guests, not
more than three hundred people we're on
the grounds, and it was evident to ali
that the camp this year would not even
be up to the standard of the two pre-
ceding years.
Little ii anything had been accom-
plished in the way Of improvements,
| and the accommodations on the ground
were only endurablo because Of ths
limited attendance.
The exercises of the day were opend
by Rev: J. B. Quigg, who delivered q
nr1ef address, appropriate to the occa-
Several other ministers followed Mr..
Vulgg, and prayer meeting concluded
the days devotion.
excellent sermon from the text. "Come
to the Throne with Boldneas," to q very
fair audience principally from the Surf.
At the conclusion of the sermon the
special meeting was quite interesting to
those who attended.
On Sunday the attendance. though
much larger than upon previous days,
was anything but encouraging.
Rev; Jacob Todd. Of Trinity Church.
Philadelphia, delivered very powerful
and, o. usual. sxcellentlv arranged SER
mon.
Mr.. Todd was forcible in his opinions
and convincing In his arguments.l 1t
was great pity that more people could
not be persuaded to attend.
In tie afternoon DR.. John Porter, who
served the people Of Lewes mora than
forty yearn ago, preached an excellent
sermon,
In the evening, Rev. c. NJ. Pegg. Of
Lewes, conducted the services. Mr..
Pegs preached from Luke / /: SO, blessed
be the Lord God Of Israel, dcn The
sermon was. we'll timed and ably de-
lvered, and one Of the best of the
season. tJL = sd
Notwithstanding & meeting at the Surf
the services were very well attended,
Dr. Newman, Of Washington, preached
laGt evening. His theme was the "blesa-
edness and philosophy of Christian ex
perience.'' ..-...ez a.
Those who were fortunate enough. to
attend will ever remember this as one OF
tue most graceful, polished, and yet with
al one OF the most sincere efforts ,evel
heard at the camp from the beginning.
This morning, Rev. Mr. Gillespis
preached and this afternoon DIR. .lNew-
man will preach again. and will leave fa1
home tomorrow. liza
A meeting is arranged to take place at
the Surf this p. m, s 80. ~ ',i II+24
The camp has not been success 0nlJ
about half the number Of tents have been
taken, and on Sunday not more than ons..
third the number OF persons were pres
ent as on the same dsy last year. offyt
III the camp has been q failure, mat
ters at the surf have been more anccass-
full. E'oHT
The hotel has been greatly inproved.
and placed under the efficient manage
ment of Mr.. Rider, of Princess Anne, who
conducts the house in a manner as salts
factory to the guests as it must be to him
self. -. ..7sas.
About two hundred guests are accom-,
nodated, of whom one hundred and fifty
are from Baltimore. ID
Every attention is shown the guests,
and In the manner OF bath hsusssand
general bathing arrangements they are
in marked contrast to what they were
last ysa-.
Eight new cottages have been erected.
and the grounds about the Surf House
begin to present an appearance Of civil.
zation.