The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1880-08-16
For the GAZETTE.
Brandywine Summit Camp.
ST. PAUL's CIRCLE,
BRANDYwfNE SUMMIT CAMP,
Sunday, Aug. IA, 1880.

bhANOI W INN NAMP.
Sunday, Aug. IA, 1880.
Saturday morning comes in pleas
antly with cool breeze from the
south. But few ale ON the ground
this morning. the people having gone
to market. At the prayer meeting, L.
w. Paxon, the elder, gave the members
of the churches that were present a
short exhortation, and mixed with
good advices. First, the camp was
held for religious purpose and not for
recreation and social enjoyment, and
those who came with the latter idea in
their minds he would like them to 90
home again or get converted over for
they were only in the way and were
hinderance to the work of God and the
conversion of sinners. Second, though
was the camp was not to be used for
the purpose of holding meetings for
the church members to seek the bless
ing of sanctification, for they can at
tend to that at home, in the class and
prayer meetings. We had now reach
cd the crisis, spiritually, and it was
high time sinners were getting con-
verified for this was what the camp was
for and nothing else. Last evening
we had sermon from the Rev. d. L.
Paterson, text 51st Psalm, 31st verse.
The discourse was a good one but not
in place for an evening service. At 10
O'Clock this morning the Rev. F. B.
Harvey preached to us from the words
found in the 9th chapter of John and
35th verse, II am the bread of life"
1t was one of these plain practicable
discourses which was appreciated
very much by his hearers the majority
of whom were members of the church.
The usual children's meeting was held
at the Union tent.
The O'Clock services were conducted
By the Rev. e. Stubs, who preached a
most excellent sermon from the 5th
chapter of Acts. The subject was the
conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch.
The sermon appeared to put new life in
20 the camp.
1t is raining here this evening, and we
are holding our meetings In the tent.
Ten o'clock has ARR we'd, and thus euds
the first week of the camp.
THE SECOND SUNDAY.
The second Sabbath as arrived, the
weather looking doubtful, but soon be-
gan to clear, and by 8 o'clock the people
began to Come in by the thousands.
We bad quite lively time at the love
feast at o'clock. The camp IS coming
up spiritually.
DR.. j. Roach, of the New York con-
ference, and formerly OF Wilmington,
preached for us this a orninR at 10 O'Clock
from the text found in Cor 2 4-6, in
elusive. He spoke full hour and a half
space or time to give you a description
of The discourse, l would fail in the at
tempt. Tho eyes of the hearers were
fixed on him, trying to catch every word;
sometimes III breathless silence, and at
othtr tunes gushing tears and responses
would burst forth. These theme was,
"Paul may plant and Apollos water, bui
God gives the Increase" 1 have listened
to great many sermons on the camp
ground, but this was second to none. His
wlndlng-up was wonderfully grand.
Children's meeting at the stand at one
O'clock.
Or. Caldwell followed this afternoon
and gave us discourse suitable fort such
a large congregation, from the 73d Ps.
1913 ", Inclusive. The doctor display
ed large amount of tact and talent, and
had also the spirit of the Master with
him, He treated the whole psalm as Q
version of human life and destiny, con-
sis ing of four parts, in which he con.
trasted wildly clear between the pres
porous worldllng and the suffering child
of God, wiu1ing up with short expert
ence OF his work ia the ministry. While
the mornings sermon was grand, this,
though a different subjecr, was its equal
We have had large number of people
here to- day, aud the best Of order pre-
vailed. l never spent n more pleasant
Sabbath on a camp ground. The people
are leaving now as fast as they came this
morning. A. T.