Daily Republican., 1880-08-16
BRANDY WINE CAMP.
TIE Sixth and Seventh Days of the
Cawp-The Bi< sunday-An Ina.
mense CrOwd-A Revival Breeze.

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Correspondence VI the Re- UBLIoAH.
BRAEDYwIyE SUMMIT, August 16 -
Two more days Of the camp meeting
have passed by since my last letter from
this place TO the REPUBLICAN. Yestsr
day was what is generally known as
the big Sunday Of the camp. The
pleasant and much wished for shower
of Saturday evening cleveriy laid the
dust though there was net as heavy a
fall of rain as there was ia Wilmington
rhe proprietors Of the boarding tables
were busy all day Saturday laying IL
supplies for the expected crowd on Sun
day. Sunday morping dawned bsauti'
fully and pleasant, with hazy clouds
here and there dotting the sky as il II
curtain the sun. Scarcely had tht
birds concluded thcir morning matins
when the songs of praise at O O'clocl
came from human throats congregatet
in the large meeting tent, and will
very little intermisaion ths reli gioui
exercises continued throughout th'
day.
As early as eight o'cl ok crowds be
gan to arrive ina variety Of convey
aness and many came several miles OF
foot. By 10 o'clock it was estimated
that there were not less than 1000 peo
pie on the grounds AMI In the after
noon the crowd reached probably 5000
The grove which 10 not very large was
literally packed with horses and
vehicles.
According to arrangements the ict
cream stand was shut and nothing wai
allowed to be sold except bread, sand
wiches and soda water, and those only
at stated hours between the main ser
vices. There were, however, quite Q
large number Of ics creAu, fruit, candy
aud water. melon booths opened
up by, unauthorized persons around
the outskirts Of the grove, and judging
from number of drunken boys tina
we're seen they had either brough
their tasks Of liquor along with then
or had purchased it from some Of th'
unauthorized booth9. These staggering
boys should have besn arrested anc
sent out Of the woods. BY noon thu
sun became hot drying up the moistur'
and the dust became very uncomfortable
and annoying. Notwithstanding the
humber ofpeople on the ground and th'
Jam Of carriages, this only accident W.
beard OF was the smashing OF a carriag,
which had been backed with too muct
force against q tree. Nobody was in
jured but the carriage was rendered
useless.
The following Was the programme
of services since our last writing.
SATURDAY.
Prayer meeting in the Union tent al
6 o'clock led by Leroy MsGee son ot
Rev. W. T. MaGse, preacher in charge
OF the camp, and student for the min
istry. A prayer meeting of considsra-
Bile power was held in front Of the
preachers stand at So'olock which was
led by Rev. II. Sanderson.
At 10 30 O'Clock the morning sermon
vas preached by Rev. F. B. Harvey
from John 9th chapter and 35th verse:
"I am that bread Of life" Presiding
Elder Paxson following In an eKhorta
tion.
Children's meeting was held in the
Union tent at 1880 p. %. led by c. II.
Ssntnan, deorge z. Hartman exhorted.
At 3 O'Clock Rnooh Stnbbs preached
an able impressive aud logical sermon
from the Sth chspter Of acts and 36th,
37th and 3Sth verses the subject heing
Philip and the eunush. The sermon
was able and grand but the perOratiop
was sublime, and he left the pulpit for
the altar aud exhorted the people to
get down out Of their chariots and get
converted.
Prayer meetings were held In Asbury
and Sloan tents In the evening, the
shower of rain which fell preventing
the holding Of meeting out doors. The
elder Stubbs carried on the meeting in
Asbury tent and Rev. Thomas J.Pretty.
man in Sloan, where one sonl was
aud the first converted dur
ing camp meeting outside Of the chill
drsn's meetings.
The news of the terrible accident to
Oven B. Benner who Ia leading mem
Der Of the Union n. H. church of your
city cast q gloom over the Union circle,
and many were the devout prayers of.
fsred up for the unfortunate man &nd
his family.
SUNDAY.
Prayer meetings were held ct 9
,'clook in the morning at both Asbury
and Union tents, and at 8o'clook love
least nndsr the charge Of Presiding
Elder Psxson. was held in front of the
preachers stand. 1t was q season Of
great spiritual manifestation and 43
persons testified to the pardoning eff
,acy Of the blood Of Jesus. Probably
luudreds more would have testified
lad time permitted, but the hour of
10 o'clock having arrived, Rev. John
\ Roach of Brooklyn, N. Y, preached
powerful sermon from the 3rd chap |
or of First Corinthians and the
itth and seventh verses inclusive {: !
who then is Paul, and who Is Apollos,
,ut ministers by who ye believed, even
IS the Lord gave 10 every manf l have
Wanted, Apollos watered ; bat God
ave the increase. So then neither he
hat planted is any thing, neither he
nat watersth, but God that giveth the
ncrease." Mr.. Roach was in = happy
mood for preaching and heightened out
lis strmon to an hour and quarter,
he vast congregation Of thousand
istaning with bresthless attention to
is eloquent and logical utteranses.
10 showed that Paul was a great plan
or and organizer Of churches that
Ipollos with his eloquence watered them
Ike the gentle rain showers, but after
II 1t was God alone who could give the
perease.
The ohildrsn's meeting al 1:30 in front
. the stand was in charge of G. II. ,