Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-08-16
ATTRE SUMMIT.
A kainy day Dalnpens the Enthu'
siasm Of the Tenters.


Yesterday morning broke upon the
sleeping ,enters at Brandywine Sum.
nit with q rather discOuraging aspect.
The katy -did.its had ceased Their rasp-
| ing songs, and the squirrels had ceased
tumbling hickory nuts down on the
tents, but the sun played shy and kept
his face hidden behind thickly curtain
I'd clouds, which denoted rain in the not
distant future. -,
AS each masculine sleeper emerged
| in the open air he rubbed his eyes,
yawned, and then struck for the edge
of the woods to get an unobstructed
view of the sky beyond. Chandler was
sure it would rain, though he hoped not.
Oliver was of a similar opinion, and In
this Pickles, McCabe and France coin
cided.
In doing up the mornings work
around the tents, there was an evident
preparation for rain for there were tent.
ers there who remembered the scenes OF
two years ago, when tents were pros
trated, and large trees were broken on
like pipe-stems.
The s O'Clock bellcalled the worship
pers IN the large tents to engage In fami.
" worship, and at So'clock the bell
called them to the stand to engage IN o
special prayer service led by Rev y. ~.
Hubbard. Rev. J. F. Meredith,of the
Philadelphia Conference, was the preach
or for the forenoon, and at ten o'clock
he took the stand and preached the word
of life from Hebrews 10th chapter, 34tb
verse.
The congregation Of listeners was
small compared with the large number
who preferred keeping themselves in
the enclosure of their tents and enjoy
Ii ing themselves in prOmenading
through the grove. Hardly was the
morning sermon ended before the rain
that had been 80 confidently predicted
commenced to fall, and the congrega-
ton Immediately began to fall back
to their tents and the morning services
ended. Services for the balance Of the
day we're in the large tents.
At 1902. m prayer meeting was
held in Sloan tent lead by Rev. Maris
Graves.
At3 o'clock, ia the same tent, Rev.
Mr.. Young, of Pittman's Chapel, Phil
adelphia, preached from the 4th Psalm,
and list verse, and Rev. j. f. Smith, OF
Mt. Salem, followed in an earnest ex-
hortation.
Rev. Mr.. Graves led the evening
prayer meeting and number of ex-
hortations took the place of the preach
ing Services.
A number of vacant tents were Occu-
pied Yesterday, and the camp may now
be said to be under full headway, rain
or no rain.
The Board Of Managers held meet.
ing yesterday but contrary to expseta.
tions, took NO action looking towards a
re. leasing of the grounds. Some are in
favor of release but an apparent ma
jority is opposed to it.
The Company has been leasing the
grounds for nineteen years. The FIRST
year they only gave $40 for the privi'
lege but it has increased gradually sinet
until now they pay 500 a season. Tht
managers say they cannot stand such a
heavy strain.
A couple of hay wagons, containing
fOrty-three persons, came over from
Chester Heights yesterday in picnic
style and spent the day on the grounds.
The boarding tent keepers have had
a conference and have agreed to chargs
80 cents for supper or breakfast, go cent
for dinner, 81 for single day and Z!
cents a day for four days or more.
1t is expected that Rev. j. s. Inskil
will be present on Sunday.