Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-19

WOUDLI WV.


oIeClhl correspondence OF state JOur1ial.
WooDLAwN CAMP, August 12.--The camp
at this place commenced Tuesday under very
favorable auspices. The promise of Il success
full meeting is very ilattering, the number of
tents being greater than last year, and all of
them entirely new. The first service of the
camp took place at l O'Clock on Tuesday, and
was conducted by DR.. Matlack and other
ministers present.
The following gentlemen constitute the
Board of Control Theodore j. Nannaman,
President G. =. Abraham, Secretary II. G.
Nesbitt, Enoch Mccullough Alfcrd Ford,
benjamin Clifford, ESD, and Others To-day
there will be grand temperance demons ira
ton, the day being set apart solely for that
purpose, William Daniel, ESD, of Baltimore
and other able temperance advocates will be
present and address the meeting. On next
Tuesday there will be grand reunion of all
the preachers now living who have attended
the camp during the last 10 years. This will
be jolly day III camp, and no doubt will he
the means OF bringing together large num-
Der of preachers.
The following ministers have arrived Rev.
DR. Matlack, Rev. n. VI. Browne. Rev. J. ID.
Kemp, Rev. John d. Rigg Bishop Scott and
his son are also here, and are the guests of
Mr.. John McClcnahan. of Port Deposit
The cncampment is well supplied with an
abundance of pure, sparkling water, the sup
ply of which is inexhaustable.
The announcement of the death of Mr..
Benjamin Clifford was received with much re-
greet here. Mr.. Clifford has always taken an
active part in the camp meeting, having been
u manager since the organization OF the
association, and was a gentleman of much
worth and ability. His death will be a great
loss, not only to the church of which he was
an honored member, but to the community at
large
I
ance on the camp to-day was quite large. and
the exercises of n very interesting characte
The experience meeting at the stand at
$40 O'Clock was we'll attended, ana was led
by Rev. j. d. Rigg, of Newport.
At III, 30 Rev. w. Miller, of Grace Church,
occupied the stand, and preached from Isaiah,
tx chap, 6 ", His name shall be called won,
derful." The sermon was quite a mastery
effort. The Rev. gentlemanS efforts We're
chiefly directed to dolineation of the place
of Christ in history. From the permanence
of His influence on the thought and life of
the world, he argued His divinity and claimed
that in every nation the name and person of
Christ was an increasing element in the his
tory and religious thought of the world. and
would continue to increase in influence until
all other religions We're overthrown, and Jesus
reigned supreme,
At 2 p. III. the Rev. Mr. Richards, from
New Castle, Del, preached from /. John, 1.
chapter, Ia verses. Mr.. Richards sermon
for omprehcnsveness depth Of thought and
practical suggestions is rarely cycelled. and
was listened to with much attention and
appreciation by the large audience before
him.
Rev. Mr.. Miller occupied the stand again at
o'clock, and diScoursed to large audience
in his usual eloquent and furcblc manner.
Notwithstanding the large cuncourse of per-
SONS present during the day, the general
behaviour was good.
Tho management of the camp keep sharp
lookout for any irregularity, and are prompt
to check it AZ soon as possible.
The following ministers have arrived Rev.
Messrs. O'Neill Miller and Richards. Many
others are expected on tomorrow to partici-
pate in the reunion Of ministers on Tuesday.
This will be grand day with the preachers,
and no doubt they will have a jolly good time,