Daily Republican., 1879-08-30
PROM YBsrnspAY's LATE Drriss. I
BRANDYwINE CAMP

ee1AI LATE DiTi0n.
sRANDYwINE CAnP
Lass Dsy's Serviee-An Able Ser
mon from . Yeung Preacher
The C1osinR Exercises.
Another Brandywine Summit Camp
Meeting Is now numbered with the past
and makes part Of the history OF
camp mestings The crowd during ths
day and especially in the evening was
immense and the religious services
were more generally attended than us
ual and the spiritual tide offseling ran
much higher than at sny other period
Of the meeting. The days religious
exercises opened with prayer meeting
at 8 o'clock inAsbury and Sloan tents,
the latter being conducted by Rev.
Lewis Todd.
At 8 o'clock Revs. Todd and Thatcher
conducted q prayer and experience meet
ing Of considerable power, some so per.
sons arising and relating their relig-
ious experience. At this meeting the
writer Of the editorial In the REPUBLICAN
in relation to unsuccessful Camp Meet
ings, came in for liberal share Of very
unconplimentary remarks, while with
others more devout he was made the
subject Of prayers.
At 10 O'Clock there was preaching at
the stand by Rev. G. w. Lybrapd from
the 10th Psalm and 18th verse: "I
will pay my VOWS unto the Lord in the
presence Of all his people," A very
large congregation listened sttsntivsly
to the sermon, at the close of which
Rev. l. N. Gable delivered a stirring
exhortation. Children's meeting was
held at u o'clock and was addressed by
Revs. W. B. Gregg and G. w. Lybrand.
Mr.. Gregg formed class Of 16children,
ranging in age from 4 to 16 years, who
had been converted during the present
camp-mesting.
At 1890 o'clock Rev. w. K. Avery
preached from Jonah third chapter and
second verse, and Jonah fourth chapter
and first verse. After the preaching a
prayer meeting Of great power was held
and continued until six o'clock, when
Rev. c. Seminar took charge and con-
Quoted the meeting until preaching
time In the evening.
At u o'clock the largest congrega.
tion that had assembled during the
present camp was in waiting 10 hear
Rev. William Powick, the boy preach.
er Of the camp, preach. Mr.. Powick
had only this last spring made appli-
cation to be received into the Philadel.
phia Conference and had been sta.
toned at Valley Forge, under the sp-
pointment by the Presiding Elder. He
had but recently been a member Of st..
Paul's NJ. E Church, of this city, but
removing to Landenberg he was licensed
as a local preacher under Rev. Mr..
Barnhill. He did good work in New
London circuit, and last Spring, as we
have stated, he was stationed at Valley
Forge. Coming down to pay his
mother a visit on Thursday he went to
camp and through Rev. J. B. Mann's
influence he was appointed to preach
last evening.
During yesterday fears being enter
tanned that he would fail before large
congregation, committee waited upon
him to receive his declination, but he de-
cliDed to decline but offered no objection
to any other preacher taking his place
if it was the wish of the powers that
be. He was then left to fill his appoint
ment and nob!y did he do it, taking
his text from the lst chapter Of LIST
Corinthians and 2lst verse: For after
that in the wisdom of God, the wisdom
knew not God, it pleased God by the
foolisEness of preaching to save them
that believe. ut was not long before the
boy preacher warming up with his sub
ject attracted the attention OF the
promenaders and for an hour he held
the vast congregation spell bound by
his fervid eloqueuce and logical reason
ing.
1t was acknowledged to be the lead.
ing sermon of the camp, and long be-
fore he closed some who could. never be-
fore see much in young Powick were
glory under his eloquent
preaching. Rev. w. X. Galloway fol-
lowed in stirring exhortation and
soon several persons were bowed at the
altar for prayer. About II o'clock
procession was formed which marched
around the circle of the tents, bid
ding farewell 70 each other and singing
spiritual song. Returning to the stand
the meeting was continued until about
2 o'clock this (Friday) morning when
all became quiet until this morning at
an early hour. the camp was astir
again with the preparations for going
home.
A drunken man created some dis.
turbance in the circle, but the police
hustled him outside and started him
homsward.
1t was reported this morning that
another horse had been stolen last
night, but we could hear nothing defn-
ite.
Some drunken rowdies also engaged
in prize.fght in the public road but
they were too drunk to hurt each other
very much.
We would like to say more but our
space will not allow, SO good bye to
Brandywine Camp, for this year.